"Anti-patriotic" journalists are arrested first of all， the entire impression of their journals being additionally confiscated， and the journal suppressed； the printing-rooms of Gorsas are sacked， seals placed on his presses，[150] and Prudhomme himself is locked up. All resistance is overcome in the Contrat-Social， Fraternity， Marais and Marseilles sections， leaving the Commune free， as far as the street is concerned， to recommence its attack on the Convention. "Lists of sans-culottes workmen" have been drawn up in each section， and six francs a head is allowed them， payable by the Convention， as indemnity for their temporary suspension from work；[151] this is a premium offered to voters， and as nothing is more potent than cash in hand， Pache provides the funds by diverting 150，000 francs intended for the colonists in San Domingo； the whole day on the 2nd of June， trusted men go about among the ranks distributing five-franc assignats.[152]
Vehicles loaded with supplies accompany each battalion， the better to keep the men under arms；[153] the stomach needs filling up， and a pint of wine is excellent for strengthening patriotic sentiment. Henriot has ordered back from Courbevoie the battalions of volunteers which a few days before had been enlisted for La Vendée，[154] crooked adventurers and looters， later known as "the heroes of the 500francs." Besides these he has under his thumb Rosenthal's hussars， a body of German veterans who do not understand French， and will remain deaf to any legal summons. Finally， he surrounds the Convention with a circle of picked sans-culottes， especially the artillerists， the best of Jacobins，[155] who drag along with them the most formidable park of artillery， 163 cannons， with grates and charcoal to heat the balls. The Tuileries is thus encircled by bands of roughs and fanatics； the National Guard， five or six times as many，[156] brought out "to give an appearance of a popular movement to the proceedings of five or six thousand bandits，" cannot come to the aid of the Convention， it being stationed out of reach， beyond the Pont Tournant， which is raised， and behind the wooden fence separating the Carrousel from the palace. Kept in its position by its orders， merely serving as a stationary piece of scenery， employed against itself unbeknown to itself，[157] it can do no more than let the factionists act who serve as its advanced guard. -- Early in the morning the vestibules， stairs and passages in the hall of the convention have been invaded by the frequenters of the galleries and the women under pay. The commandant of the post， with his officers， have been confined by "men with moustaches，" armed with sabers and pistols； the legal guard has been replaced with an extraordinary guard，[158] and the deputies are prisoners. If one of them is obliged to go out for a moment， it is under the supervision of four fusiliers， "who conduct him， wait for him， and bring him back."[159] Others， in trying to look out the windows， are aimed at； the venerable Dussaulx is struck， and Boissy d'Anglas， seized by the throat， returns with his cravat and shirt all in shreds. For six hours by the clock the Convention is under arrest， and when the decree is passed， ordering the removal of the armed force bearing upon it， Henriot replies to the officer who notifies him of it： "Tell your damned president that he and his Assembly may go to hell. If he don't surrender the Twenty-two in an hour， I'll send him there！"[160]
In the hall the majority， abandoned by its recognized guides and its favorite spokesmen， grows more and more feeble from hour to hour.
Brissot， Pétion， Guadet， Gensonné， Buzot， Salle， Grangeneuve， and others， two-thirds of the Twenty-two， kept away by their friends， remain at home.[161] Vergniaud， who had come， remains silent， and then leaves； the "Mountain，" probably， gaining by his absence， allows him to pass out. Four other Girondists who remain in the Assembly to the end， Isnard， Dussaulx， Lauthenas， and Fauchet， consent to resign；when the generals give up their swords， the soldiers soon lay down their arms. Lanjuinais， alone， who is not a Girondist， but a Catholic and Breton， speaks like a man against this outrageous attack on the nation's representatives They rush at him and assail him in the tribune； the butcher， Legendre， simulating "the cleaver's blow，" cries out to him， "Come down or I'll knock you down！ A group of Montagnards spring forward to help Legendre， and one of them claps a pistol to his throat；[162] he clings fast to the tribune and strives in vain， for his party around him are losing courage. -- At this moment Barrère， remarkable for expedients， proposes to the Convention to adjourn， and hold the session "amidst the armed force that will afford it protection."[163] All other things failing， the majority avails itself of this last straw. It rises in a body， in spite of the vociferations in the galleries， descends the great staircase， and proceeds to the entrance of the Carrousel. There the Montagnard president， Hérault-Séchelles， reads the decree of Henriot， which enjoins him to withdraw， and he officially and correctly summons him in the usual way. But a large number of the Montagnards have followed the majority， and are there to encourage the insurrection； Danton takes Henriot's hand and tells him， in a low voice， "Go ahead， don't be afraid； we want to show that the Assembly is free， be firm."[164] At this the tall bedizened gawky recovers his assurance， and in his husky voice， he addresses the president： "Hérault， the people have not come here to listen to big words. You are a good patriot . . . Do you promise on your head that the Twenty-two shall be given up in twenty-four hours？" -- "No." --"Then， in that case， I am not responsible. To arms， cannoneers， make your guns ready！" The cannoneers take their lighted matches， "the cavalry draw their sabers， and the infantry aim at the deputies."[165]