The people even set free a good many aristocrats against whom there was no direct proof. I trust that you will state all this exactly， because the Journal des Révolutions is the compass of public opinion."[59] Prudhomme， "Crimes de la Révolution，" IV. 123. According to the statements of Théophile Mandar， vice-president of a section， witness and actor in the scene； he authorizes Prudhomme to mention his name. -- Afterwards， in the next room， Mandar proposes to Pétion and Robespierre to attend the Assembly the next day and protest against the massacre； if necessary， the Assembly may appoint a director for one day. "Take care not to do that，" replied Robespierre； "Brissot would be the dictator." -- Pétion says nothing. "The ministers were in perfect agreement to let the massacres continue."[60] Madame Roland， II. 37. -- "Angers et le départment de Maine-et-Loire de 1787 à 1830，" by Blordier Langlois. Appended to the circular was a printed address bearing the title of Compte rendu au peuple souverain， "countersigned by the Minister of Justice and with the 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； Idenounce 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 AbbéSicard， 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.