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Minister's seal on the package；〃 and addressed to the Jacobin Clubs of
the departments； that they； too； might preach massacre。
＇61＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 391； 398。 Warned by Alquier；
president of the criminal court of Versailles； of the danger to which
the Orleans prisoners were exposed； Danton replied： 〃What is that to
you？ That affair does not concern you。 Mind your own business； and do
not meddle with things outside of it！〃 〃But； Monsieur； the law
says that prisoners must be protected。〃 〃What do you care？ Some
among them are great criminals； and nobody knows yet how the people
will regard them and how far their indignation will carry them。〃
Alquier wished to pursue the matter； but Danton turned his back on him
＇62＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 217
＇63＇ Madame Roland； 〃Lettres autographes； etc。；〃 Sept。 5； 1792。 〃We
are here under the knives of Marat and Robespierre。 These fellows are
striving to excite the people and turn them against the National
Assembly and the council。 They have organized a Star Chamber and they
have a small army under pay； aided by what they found or stole in the
palace and elsewhere； or by supplies purchased by Danton； who is
underhandedly the chieftain of this horde。〃 Dusaulx； 〃Mémoires；〃
441。 〃On the following day （Sept。 3） I went to see one of the most
estimated personalities at this epoch。 'You know；' said I to him；
'what is going on？' 'Very well； but keep quiet； it will soon be
over。 A little more blood is still necessary。' I saw others who
explained themselves much more definitely。 〃 Mortimer…Ternaux； II。
445。
＇64＇ Madame Roland； 〃Lettres autographes； etc。；〃 Sept。 5； 1792。 〃We
are here under the knives of Marat and Robespierre。 These fellows are
striving to excite the people and turn them against the National
Assembly and the council。 They have organized a Star Chamber and they
have a small army under pay； aided by what they found or stole in the
palace and elsewhere； or by supplies purchased by Danton； who is
underhandedly the chieftain of this horde。〃 Dusaulx； 〃Mémoires；〃
441。 〃On the following day （Sept。 3） I went to see one of the most
estimated personalities at this epoch。 'You know；' said I to him；
'what is going on？' 'Very well； but keep quiet； it will soon be
over。 A little more blood is still necessary。' I saw others who
explained themselves much more definitely。 〃 Mortimer…Ternaux； II。
445。
＇65＇ Madame de Sta？l； 〃Considérations sur la Révolution Fran？aise；〃
3rd part； ch。 X。
＇66＇ Prudhomme； 〃Les Révolutions de Paris〃 （number for Sept。 22）。 At
one of the last sessions of the commune 〃M。 Panis spoke of Marat as of
a prophet； another Siméon Stylite。 'Marat；' said he； 'remained six
weeks sitting on one thigh in a dungeon。' 〃 … Barbaroux； 64。
＇67＇ Weber； II。 348。 Collot dwells at length； 〃in cool…blooded
gaiety；〃 on the murder of Madame de Lamballe and on the abominations
to which her corpse was subjected。 〃He added； with a sigh of regret；
that if he had been consulted he would have had the head of Madame de
Lamballe served in a covered dish for the queen's supper。〃
＇68＇ On the part played by Robespierre and his presence constantly at
the Commune see Granier de Cassagnac； II。 55。 Mortimer…Ternaux；
III。 205。 Speech by Robespierre at the commune； Sept。 1： 〃No one dares
name the traitors。 Well； I give their names for the safety of the
people： I denounce the libertycide Brissot； the Girondist factionists；
the rascally commission of the Twenty…One in the National Assembly； I
denounce them for having sold France to Brunswick； and for having
taken in advance the reward for their dastardly act。〃 On the 2nd of
September he repeats his denunciation； and consequently on that day
warrants are issued by the committee of supervision against thirty
deputies and against Brissot and Roland （Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 216；
247）。
＇69＇ 〃Procès…verbaux de la Commune；〃 Aug。 30。 … Mortimer…Ternaux； III。
217 （resolutions of the sections Poissonnière and Luxembourg）。
Granier de Cassagnac； II。 104 （adhesion of the sections Mauconseil；
Louvre； and Quinze…Vingt）。
＇70＇ Granier de Cassagnac； II。 156。
＇71＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 265。 Granier de Cassagnac； XII。 402。
（The other five judges were also members of the commune。）
＇72＇ Granier de Cassagnac； II。 313。 Register of the General Assembly
of the sans…culottes； section； Sept。 2。 〃Mémoires sur les journées
de Septembre；〃 151 （declaration of Jourdan）。
＇73＇ 〃Mémoires sur les journées de Septembre；〃 narrative of Abbé
Sicard； 111。
＇74＇ Buchez et Roux； XVIII。 109； 178。 （〃La vérite tout entière；〃 by
Méhée； Jr。） … Narrative of Abbé Sicard； 132； 134。
＇75＇ Granier de Cassagnac； II。 92； 93。 … On the presence and
complicity of Santerre。 Ibid； 89…99。
＇76＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 277 and 299 （Sept。 3）。 … Granier de
Cassagnac； II。 257。 A commissary of the section of the Quatre…Nations
states in his report that 〃the section authorized them to pay expenses
out of the affair。〃 … Declaration of Jourdan； 151。 … Lavalette；
〃Mémoires；〃 I。 91。 The initiative of the commune is further proved by
the following detail： 〃Towards five o'clock （Sept。 2） city officials
on horseback； carrying a flag； rode through the streets crying： 'To
arms！ To arms！' They added： 'The enemy is coming； you are all lost；
the city will be burnt and given up to pillage。 Have no fear of the
traitors or conspirators behind your backs。 They are in the hands of
the patriots； and before you leave the thunderbolt of national justice
will fall on them！〃 … Buchez et Roux； XXVIII。 105。 Letter of Chevalier
Saint…Dizier； member of the first committee of supervision； Sept。 10。
〃Marat； Duplain； Fréron； etc。； generally do no more in their
supervision of things than wreak private vengeance。 。 。 Marat states
openly that 40；000 heads must still be knocked off to ensure the
success of the revolution。〃
＇77＇ Buchez et Roux； XVIII。 146。 〃Ma Résurrection；〃 by Mathon de la
Varenne。 〃The evening before half…intoxicated women said publicly on
the Feuillants terrace： 'To…morrow is the day when their souls will be
turned inside out in the prisons。〃
＇78＇ 〃Mémoires sur les journées de Septembre。 Mon agonie；〃 by Journiac
de Saint…Méard。 Madame de la Fausse…Landry； 72。 The 29th of August
she obtained permission to join her uncle in prison： 〃M。 Sergent and
others told me that I was acting imprudently； that the prisons were
not safe。〃
＇79＇ Granier de Cassagnac； II。 27。 According to Roch Marcandier
their number 〃did not exceed 300。〃 According to Louvet there were
〃200； and perhaps not that number。〃 According to Brissot； the
massacres were committed by about 〃a hundred unknown brigands。〃
Pétion； at La Force （Ibid。； 75）； on September 6； finds only about a
dozen executioners。 According to Madame Roland （II。 35）； 〃there were
not fifteen at the Abbaye。〃 Lavalette the first day finds only about
fifty killers at the La Force prison。
＇80＇ Mathon de la Varenne； ibid。； 137。
＇81＇ Buchez et Roux； XVII。 183 （session of the Jacobin Club； Aug。 27）。
Speech by a federate from Tarn。 … Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 126。
＇82＇ Sicard； 80。 Méhée； 187。 Weber； II。 279。 Cf。； in Journiac
de Saint…Méard； his conversation with a Proven？al。 Rétif de la
Bretonne； 〃Les Nuits de Paris；〃 375。 〃About 2 o'clock in the morning
（Sept。 3） I heard a troop of cannibals passing under my window； none
of whom appeared to have the Parisian accent； they were all
strangers。〃
＇83＇ Granier de Cassagnac； II。 164； 502。 Mortimer…Ternaux； III。
530。 Maillard's assessors at the Abbaye were a watchmaker living in
the Rue Childebert； a fruit…dealer in the Rue Mazarine； a keeper of a
public house in the Rue du Four…Saint…Germain； a journeyman hatter in
the Rue Sainte…Marguerite； and two others whose occupation is not
mentioned。 On the composition of the tribunal at La Force； Cf。
Journiac de Saint…Méard； 120； and Weber； II。 261。
＇84＇ Granier de Cassagnac； II。 507 （on Damiens）； 513 （on L'empereur）。
Meillan； 388 （on Laforet and his wife； old…clothes dealers on the
Quai du Louvre； who on the 31st of May prepare for a second blow； and
calculate this time on having for their share the pillaging of fifty
houses）。
＇85＇ Sicard； 98
＇86＇ De Ferrières （Ed。 Berville et Barrière）； III。 486。 Rétif de la
Bretonne； 381。 At the end of the Rue des Ballets a prisoner had just
been killed； while the next one slipped through the railing and
escaped。 〃A man not belonging to the butchers； but one of those
thoughtless machines of which there are so many； interposed his pike
and stopped him。 。 。 The poor fellow was arrested by his pursuers and
massacred。 The pikeman coolly said to us： 'I couldn't know they wanted
to kill him。'〃
＇87＇ Granier de Cassagnac； II。 511。
＇88＇ The judges and slaughterers at the Abbaye； discovered in the
trial of the year IV。； almost al