书城公版The Origins of Contemporary France
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[18] Sauzay, IV., 158: "The motives for judgments were thus stated by judges themselves."[19] Moniteur, XVII., 40, 48, 72, 140, 175, 194, 263. (Cf. Speeches by Chaumette, July 14, and Report by Gossoin, August 9). - Archives Nationales, B. II., 23. Negative votes in Ardèche 5, in Aude 5, Moselle 5, Sa?ne-et-Loire 5, C?te-d'Or 4, Creuse 4, Haut-Rhin 4, Gers 4, Haute-Garonne 3, Aube 2, Bouches-du-Rh?ne 2, Cantal 2, Basses-Alpes 1, Haute-Marne 1, Haute-Vienne 1, Var 0, Seine 0. - The details and circumstances of voting are curious. In the department of Aube, at Troyes, the second section in agreement with the third, excluded "suspects" from the vote. At Paris, the section "Gardes Fran?aise, Fourcroy president, announces 1,714 voters, of which 1,678 are citizens and 36 citoyennes. In the "Mont Blanc" section, the secretary signs as follows: Trone segretaire general de la semblé.

[20] Moniteur, XVII., 375. (Session of the convention, August 11, 1793). Chabot: "I demand a law requiring every man who does not appear at a primary meeting to give good reason for his absence; also, that any man who has not favored the Constitution, be declared ineligible to all constitutional franchises." Ibid., 50. (Meeting of the Commune, July 4th). Leonard Bourdon demands, in the name of his section, the Gravilliers, a register on which to inscribe those who accept the Constitution, "in order that those who do not vote for it may be known." - Souzay, IV. 159. M. Boillon, of Belleherbe, is arrested "for being present at the primary assembly of the canton of Vaucluse, and when called upon to accept the Constitutional act, leaving without voting."[21] Moniteur, XVII., 11. (Instructions on the mode of accepting the Constitution). - Sauzay IV., 158. - Moniteur, XVII., 302. (Speech by Garat, August 2.) "I have dispatched commissioners to push the Constitutional Act through the primary assemblies." - Durand-Maillane.

150. "The envoys of the departments were taken from the sans-culotterie then in fashion, because they ruled in the Convention."[22] Sauzay, IV., 158.

[23] Moniteur, XVII., 363. (Report of Gossuin to the Convention, August 9). "There are primary assemblies which have extended their deliberations beyond the acceptance of the Constitution. This acceptance being almost unanimous, all other objects form matter for petitions to be entrusted to competent committees.""--Ibid., 333.

(Speech of Delacroix). "The anti-revolutionary delegates sent by the conspirators we had in the Convention must be punished. (August 6.).

[24] Moniteur, ibid., 333. Speech and motions of Bazire, August 8. -XIX., 116. Report of Vouland, January 2, 1794. The pay of Maillard and his acolytes amounted to twenty-two thousand livres. - XVIII., 324. (Session of August 5. Speeches of Gossuin, Thibault and Lacroix.) - Ibid., 90. (Session of Germinal 8, year III.) Speech by Bourdon de l'Oise: "We have been obliged to pick men out of the envoys in order to find those disposed for rigorous measures."[25] Moniteur, XVII., 330. Ordinance of the Commune, August 6.

[26] Moniteur, XVII., 332. (Session of the Convention, August 6.) -Cf. the "Diurnal" of Beaulieu, August 6. Beaulieu mentions several deputations and motions of the same order, and states the alarm of the "Mountain." - Durand-Maillane, "Mémoires," 151. "Among the envoys from the departments were sensible men who, far from approving of all the steps taken by their brethren, entertained and manifested very contrary sentiments. These were molested and imprisoned." - "Archives des Affaires étrangères," vol. 1411. (Report of the agents of August 10 and 11.) The department commissioners . . . seemed to us in the best disposition. There are some intriguers among them, however; we are following up some of them, and striving by fraternizing with them to prevent them from being seduced or led away by the perfidious suggestions of certain scoundrels, the friends of federalism, amongst them. . . . A few patriotic commissioners have already denounced several of their brethren accused of loving royalty and federalism."[27] Buchez et Roux, XXVIII., 408.

[28] Moniteur., XVII., 330. (Act passed by the Commune, August 6.)[29] Archives des Affaires étrangères, vol. 1411. (Reports of agents, Aug. 10 and 11). "Citizens are, to-day, eager to see who shall have a commissioner at his table: who shall treat him the best .

. . the Commissioners of the primary assemblies come and fraternise with them in the Jacobin club. They adopt their maxims, and are carried away by the energy of the good and true republican sans-culottes in the clubs."[30] Moniteur, XVII., 307, 308. (Report of Couthon to the Convention, Aug. 2.) "You would wound, you would outrage these Republicans, were you to allow the performance before them of an infinity of pieces filled with insulting allusions to liberty."[31] Ibid. 124. (Session of Aug. 5.)[32] Ibid., 314; (Letter of Lhuillier, Aug. 4.) - 322, Session of the Commune, Aug. 4th; 332, (Session of the Convention, Aug. 6). -Buchez et Roux, XXVIII., 409. (Meeting of the Jacobin Club, Aug.

5th).

[33] Buchez et Roux, 411 (Article in the Journal de la Montagne.)[34] Moniteur, XVII., 348.

[35] "Le Féderation" was in 1790 "the Association of the National Guards." (SR).

[36] Buchez et Roux, XVIII., 415 and following pages.

[37] Ibid., 352. - Cf. Beaulieu, "Diurnal," Aug. 9.

[38] On the mechanical character of the festivals of the Revolution read the programme of "The civic fete in honor of Valor and Morals,"ordered by Fouché at Nevers, on the 1st day of the 1st decade of the 2nd month of the year II. (De Martel, "Etude sur Fouché," 202); also, the programme of the "Fete de l'Etre Supréme," at Sceaux, organized by the patriot Palloy, Presidial 20, year II. (Dauban, "Paris en 1794, p.187).

[39] It cost one million two hundred thousand francs, besides the traveling expenses of eight thousand delegates.