[118] Ibid.， XVIII.， 591. (Speech by Couthon， December 4th). Ibid.， Barère： "Electoral assemblies are monarchical institutions， they attach to royalism， they must be specially avoided in revolutionary times."[119] Mortimer-Ternaux， VIII.， 40. (Decree passed on the proposition of Danton， session of September 13th). The motive alleged by Danton is that "members are still found on the committees whose opinions， at least， approach federalism." Consequently the committees are purified， and particularly the Committee of General Security. Six of its members are stricken off (Sept. 14)， and the list sent in by the Committee of Public safety passes without discussion.
[120] Moniteur， XVIII.， 592. (Session of December 4， speech by Robespierre).
[121] Miot de Melito， "Mémoires，" I.， 47.
[122] Buchez et Roux， XXVIII.， 153. Mortimer-Ternaux， VIII.， 443.
(Decree of September 28th). - Wallon， "Histoire du Tribunal Révolutionaire de Paris，" IV.， 112.
[123] Buchez et Roux， XXXIV.， 300. (Trial of Fouquier-Tinville and associates). Bill of indictment： "One of these publicly boasted of always having voted death. Others state that they were content to see people to give their judgment； physical inspection alone determined them to vote death. Another said， that when there was no offense committed it was necessary to imagine one. Another is a regular sot and has never sat in judgment but in a state of intoxication. Others came to the bench only to fire their volleys." Etc. (Supporting evidence.) - Observe， moreover， that judges and juries are bound to kill under penalty of death (Ibid.，30)." Fouquier-Tinville states that on the 22nd of Prairial he took the same step (to resign) with Chatelet， Brochet and Lerry， when they met Robespierre， returning to the National Convention arm-in-arm with Barère. Fouquier adds， that they were treated as aristocrats and anti-revolutionaries， and threatened with death if they refused to remain on their posts."Analogous declarations by Pigeot， Ganne， Girard， Dupley， Foucault， Nollin and Madre. "Sellier adds， that the tribunal having remonstrated against the law of Prairial 22， he was threatened with arrest by Dumas. Had we resigned， he says， Dumas would have guillotined us.
[124] Moniteur， XXIV.， 12. (Session of Vent？se 29， year III.， speech by Baileul). "Terror subdued all minds， suppressed all emotions； it was the force of the government， while such was this government that the numerous inhabitants of a vast territory seemed to have lost the qualities which distinguish man from a domestic animal. They seemed even to have no life except what the government accorded to them.
Human personality no longer existed； each individual was simply a machine， going， coming， thinking or not thinking as he was impelled or stimulated by tyranny."[125] Decree of Frimaire 14， year II.， Dec. 4， 1793.
[126] Moniteur， XVII.， 473， 474， 478. (Speech by Billaud-Varennes).
"The sword of Damocles must henceforth be brandished over the entire surface." This expression of Billaud sums up the spirit of every new institution.
[127] Moniteur， XVIII.， 275. (Session of Oct. 26. 1793， speech by Barère.) "This is the most revolutionary step you can take."(Applause.)[128] Ibid.， 520. (Report of Barère and decree in conformity). "The representatives sent on mission are required to conform strictly to the acts of the Committee of Public Safety. Generals and other agents of the executive power will， under no pretext， obey any special order， that they may refuse to carry out the said acts." - Moniteur， XVIII.， 291. (Report by Barère， Oct. 29， 1793.) At this date one hundred and forty representatives are on mission.
[129] Archives Nationales， AF. II.， 22. (Papers of the 'Committee of Public Safety. Note on the results of the revolutionary government without either date or signature.) "The law of Frimaire 14 created two centers of influence from which action spread， in the sense of the Committee， and which affected the authorities. These two pivots of revolutionary rule outside the Committee were the representatives of the people on missions and the national agents controlling the district committees. The word revolutionary government alone exercised an incalculable magical influence." - Mallet-Dupan， "Mémoires，" II.， p. 2， and following pages.