theprisonersconsistofthemostdistinguishedpersonagesoftheQuartierSaintGermain,prelates,officers,grand—seigniors,andnobleladies,——MonseigneurdeClermont—Tonnerre,MonseigneurdeCrussold’Amboise,MonseigneurdeHersaint,MonseigneurdeSaintSimon,bishopofAgde,theComtessedeNarbonne—Pelet,theDuchessedeChoiseul,thePrincessedeChimay,theComtessedeRaymond—Narbonneandherdaughter,twoyearsofage,inshort,theflowerofthatrefinedsocietywhichEuropeadmiredandimitatedandwhich,initsexquisiteperfection,equalledorsurpassedallthatGreece,RomeandItalyhadproducedinbrilliancy,polishandamiability。Contrastwiththesethearbitersoftheirlivesanddeaths,thepotentatesofthesamequarterwhoissuethewarrantsofarrestagainstthem,whopenthemintospeculateonthem,andwhorevelattheirexpenseandbeforetheireyes:theseconsistofthemembersoftherevolutionarycommitteeoftheCroix—Rouge,theeighteenconvictedroguesanddebaucheespreviouslydescribed,[152]ex—cab—drivers,porters,cobblers,street—
messengers,stevedores,bankrupts,counterfeiters,formerorfuturejail—birds,allclientsofthepoliceoralms—houseriff—raff。—AttheotherendofParis,intheeast,inthetoweroftheTemple,separatedfromhissisterandtornfromhismother,stilllivesthelittleDauphin:nooneinFrancemeritsmorepityorrespectthanhim。
For,ifFranceexists,itisowingtothethirty—fivemilitarychiefsandcrownedkingsofwhichheisthelastdirectscion;withouttheirthousandyearsofhereditaryruleandpreservingpolicytheintrudersintotheTuilerieswhohavejustprofanedtheirtombsatSt。Denisandthrowntheirbonesintoacommonditch,[153]wouldnotbeFrenchmen。Atthismoment,weresuffragesfree,theimmensemajorityofthepeople,nineteenFrenchmenoutoftwenty,wouldrecognizethisinnocentandpreciouschildfortheirKing,theheirofthepeopleofwhichtheirnationandcountryisformed,achildofeightyears,ofrareprecociousness,asintelligentasheisgood,andofagentleandwinningexpression。Lookattheotherfigurealongsideofhim,hisfistraisedandwithinsultsonhislips,withahang—dogface,bloatedwithbrandy,titulargovernor,officialpreceptor,andabsolutemasterofthischild,thecobblerSimon,malignant,foul—
mouthed,meanineveryway,forcinghimtobecomeintoxicated,starvinghim,preventinghimfromsleeping,thrashinghim,andwho,obeyingorders,instinctivelyvisitsonhimallhisbrutalityandcorruptionthathemaypervert,degradeanddepravehim。[154]—InthePalaisdeJustice,midwaybetweenthetoweroftheTempleandtheprisonintheruedeSèvres,analmostsimilarcontrast,transposingthemeritsanddemerits,dailybringstogetherinoppositiontheinnocentwiththevile。Therearedayswhenthecontrast,stillmorestriking,seatscriminalsonthejudges’benchandjudgesonthebenchofcriminals。OnthefirstandsecondofFloréal,theoldrepresentativesandtrusteesoflibertyunderthemonarchy,twenty—
fivemagistratesoftheParisandToulouseparliaments,manyofthembeingeminentintellectsofthehighestcultureandnoblestcharacter,embracingthegreatesthistoricalnamesoftheFrenchmagistracy,—
EtiennePasquier,Lefèvred’Ormesson,MolédeChamplatreux,DeLamoignon,deMalesherbes,—aresenttotheguillotine[155]bythejudgesandjuriesfamiliartous,assassinsorbruteswhodonottakethetrouble,orwhohavenotthecapacity,togivepropercolortotheirsentences。M。deMalesherbesexclaims,afterreadinghisindictment,"Ifthatwereonlycommon—sense!"—Ineffectthosewhopronouncejudgmentare,bytheirownadmission,"substantialjurymen,goodsans—culottes,naturalpeople。"Andsuchanature!Oneofthese,Trenchard,anAuvergnatcarpenter,portrayshimselfaccuratelyinthefollowingnoteaddressedtohiswifebeforethetrialcomeson:
"Ifyouarenotalone,andthecompanioncanwork,youmaycome,mydear,andseethetwenty—fourgentlemencondemned,allofthemformerpresidentsorcouncillorsintheparliamentsofToulouseandParis。I
recommendyoutobringsomethingalongwithyou(toeat),itwillbethreehoursbeforewefinish。Iembraceyou,mydearfriendandwife。"[156]
Inthesamecourt,Lavoisier,thefounderandorganizerofchemistry,thegreatdiscoverer,andcondemnedtodeath,asksforareprieveofhissentenceforafortnighttocompleteanexperiment,andthepresident,Coffinhal,anotherAuvergnat,replies,"TheRepublichasnoneedofsavants。"[157]
Andithasnoneedofpoets。Thefirstpoetoftheepoch,André
Chénier,thedelicateandsuperiorartistwhoreopensantiquesourcesofinspirationandstartsthemoderncurrent,isguillotined;wepossesstheoriginalmanuscriptindictmentofhisexamination,averitablemaster—pieceofgibberishandbarbarism,ofwhichafullcopyisnecessarytoconveyanideaofits"turpitudesofsenseandorthography。"[158]Thereadermaytheresee,ifhepleases,amanofgeniusdelivereduptobrutes,coarse,angry,despoticanimals,wholistentonothing,whocomprehendnothing,whodonotevenunderstandtermsincommonuse,whostumblethroughtheirqueries,andwho,toapeintelligence,draggletheirpensalonginsupremestupidity。
Theoverthrowiscomplete。France,subjecttotheRevolutionaryGovernment,resemblesahumanbeingforcedtowalkwithhisheaddownandtothinkwithhisfeet。
Notes:
[1]Cf。"TheRevolution,"bookI。,ch。3,andbookIII。,chs。9and10。
[2]Grégoire,"Memoires,"II。,172。"Abouteighteenthousandecclesiasticsareenumeratedamongtheémigrésofthefirstepoch。
Abouteighteenthousandmoretookthemselvesoff,orweresentoff,afterthe2ndofSeptember。"
[3]Ibid。,26。"Thechiefoftheémigrébureauinthepolicedepartment(May9,1805)enumeratesabouttwohundredthousandpersonsreached,oraffected,bythelawsconcerningemigration。"—Lally—
Tolendal,"DéfensedesEmigrés,"(2ndpart,p。62andpassim)。
SeveralthousandpersonsinscribedasémigrésdidnotleaveFrance。
Thelocaladministrationrecordedthemonitslistseitherbecausetheylivedinanotherdepartment,andcouldnotobtainthenumerouscertificatesexactedbythelawinproofofresidence,orbecausethosewhomadeuptheliststreatedthesecertificateswithcontempt。
Itwasfoundconvenienttomanufactureanémigréinordertoconfiscatehispossessionslegally,andeventoguillotinehim,notlesslegally,asareturnedémigré。—MessageoftheDirectorytothe"FiveHundred,"Vent?se3,yearV。:"Accordingtoaroughestimate,obtainedattheMinistryofFinances,thenumberenrolledonthegenerallistofémigresamountstooveronehundredandtwentythousand;and,again,thelistsfromsomeofthedepartmentshavenotcomein。"—Lafayette,"Mémoires,"vol。II。,181。(LetterstoM。deMaubourg,Oct。17,1799(noté)Oct。19,1800。)AccordingtothereportoftheMinisterofPolice,thelistofémigrés,inninevols。,stillembracedonehundredandforty—fivethousandpersons,notwithstandingthatthirteenthousandwerestruckoffbytheDirectory,andtwelvehundredbytheconsulargovernment。
[4]Cf。MémoiresofLouvet,DulaureandVaublanc。—Mallet—Dupan,"Mémoires,"II。,7。"Several,towhomIhavespoken,literallymadethetourofFranceinvariousdisguises,withouthavingbeenabletofindanoutlet;itwasonlyafteraseriesofromanticadventuresthattheyfinallysucceededingainingtheSwissfrontier,theonlyoneatallaccessible。"—Sauzay,V。,210,220,226,276。(Emigrationoffifty—fourinhabitantsofCharquemont,settingoutforHungary。)
[5]Ibid。,vols。IV。,V。,VI。,VII。(Onthebanishedpriestsremainingandstillcontinuingtheirministrations,andonthosewhoreturnedtoresumethem。)—Toobtainanideaofthesituationoftheemigrésandtheirrelationsandfriends,itisnecessarytoreadthelawofSep。15,1794(Brumaire25,yearIII。),whichrenewsandgeneralizespreviouslaws;childrenoffourteenyearsandtenyearsareaffectedbyit。Itwaswiththegreatestdifficulty,evenifonedidnotleaveFrance,thatapersoncouldprovethathehadnotemigrated。
[6]Pandour,an18thcenturyCroatianfoot—soldierintheAustrianservice:arobber。(SR)
[7]Moniteur,XVIII。,215。(LetterofBrigadier—generalVandammetotheconvention,Ferney,BrumaireI,yearII。)Thereadingofthislettercallsforth"reiteratedapplause。"
[8]Sauzay,V。,196。(Thetotalisfivethousandtwohundred。Somehundredsofnamesmightbeadded,inasmuchasmanyofthevillagelistsarewanting。)
[9]BuchezetRoux,XXXIV。,434。(TrialofFouquier—Tinville,depositionofTherriet—Grandpré,oneoftheheadsofthecommissiononcivilPoliceandJudicialAdministration,51stwitness。)
[10]ReportbySaladin,March4,1795。
[11]Wallon,"LaTerreur,"II。,202。
[12]Duchatelier,"BrestPendantlaTerreur,"p。105。—Paris,"HistoiredeJosephLebon,"II。,370。—"TableaudesPrisonsdeToulouse,"byPescayre,p。409。—"RecueildePiècesAuthentiquessurlaRévolutionàStrasbourg,"I。,65。(ListofarrestsafterPrairial7,yearII。)WhenthefollowingarrestsweremadetherewerealreadyoverthreethousandpersonsconfinedinStrasbourg。"—AlfredLallier,"LesNoyadesdeNantes,"p。90。—BerryatSaint—Prix,p。436。
(LetterofMaignettoCouthon,Avignon,Floreal4,yearII。)
[13]Baulieu,"Essais,"V。,283。AttheendofDecember,1793,CamilleDesmoulinswrote:"Opentheprisondoorstothosetwohundredthousandcitizenswhomyoucall’suspects’!"—Thenumberofprisonerslargelyincreasedduringthesevenfollowingmonths。("LeVieuxCordelier,"No。IV。,Frimaire30,yearII。)—BeaulieudoesnotstatepreciselywhatthecommitteeofGeneralSecuritymeantbytheworddéténu。Doesitmerelyrelatetothoseincarcerated?Ormustallwhowereconfinedattheirownhousesbeincluded?—Weareabletoverifyhisstatementanddeterminethenumber,atleastapproximatively,bytakingonedepartmentinwhichtherigoroftherevolutionarysystemwasaverageandwherethelistshandedinwerecomplete。Accordingtothecensusof1791,Doubscontainedtwohundredandtwenty—onethousandinhabitants;Francehadapopulationof26millions,andwehavejustseenthenumberofeachcategorythatwereunderconfinement;theproportionforFrancegives258000personsincarcerated,and175000confinedtotheirhouses,and175000
personsbesidestheseonthelimitsintheircommunes,orajournées,thatistosay,608000personsdeprivedoftheirliberty。Thefirsttwocategoriesformatotalof433000persons,sufficientlynearBeaulieu’sfigures。
[14]Paris,"HistoiredeJosephLebon,"II。,371,372,375,377,379,380。—"LesAngoissesdelaMort,"byPoirierandMonjayofDunkirk(secondedition,yearIII。)。"Theirchildrenandtrustyagentsstillremainedinprison;theyweretreatednobetterthanourselves……wesawchildrencominginfromallquarters,infantsoffiveyears,and,towithdrawthemfrompaternalauthority,theyhadsenttothemfromtimetotime,commissionerswhousedimmorallanguagewiththem。"
[15]MémoiressurlesPrisons,"(BarrièreetBervillecollection),II。,354,andappendixF。Ibid。,II。,2262。—Thewomenwerethefirsttopassunderrapiotage。"(PrisonsofArrasandthatofPlessis,atParis。)
[16]DocumentsonDaunou,"byTaillandier。(NarrativebyDaunou,whowasimprisonedinturninLaForce,intheMadelonettes,intheEnglishBenedictineestablishment,intheHoteldesFermes,andinPort—Libre。)—Onprisonmanagementcf。,fortheprovinces,"TableauxdesPrisonsdeToulouse,"byPescayre;"UnSejourenFrance,"and"LesHorreursdesPrisonsd’Arras,"forArrasandAmiens;AlexandrinesdesEcherolles,"UneFamillenoblesouslaTerreur,"forLyons;thetrialofCarrierforNantes;forParis,"HistoiredesPrisons"byNougaret,4vols。,andthe"MémoiressurlesPrisons,"2vols。
[17]TestimonyofRepresentativeBlanqui,imprisonedatLaForce,andofRepresentativeBeaulieu,imprisonedintheLuxembourgandattheMadelonettes。—Beaulieu,"Essais,"V。,290:"Theconciergeriewasstillfullofwretchesheldforrobberyandassassination,poverty—
strickenandrepulsive。—Itwaswiththesethatcounts,marquises,voluptuousfinanciers,elegantdandies,andmorethanonewretchedphilosopher,wereshutup,pell—mell,inthefoulestcells,waitinguntiltheguillotinecouldmakeroominthechambersfilledwithcamp—
bedsteads。Theyweregenerallyputwiththoseonthestraw,onentering,wheretheysometimesremainedafortnight……Itwasnecessarytodrinkbrandywiththesepersons;intheevening,afterhavingdroppedtheirexcrementneartheirstraw,theywenttosleepintheirfilth……Ipassedthosethreenightshalf—sitting,half—
stretchedoutonabench,onelegonthegroundandleaningagainstthewall。"—Wallon,"LaTerreur,"II。,87。(ReportofGrandpréontheConciergerie,March17,1793。"Twenty—sixmencollectedintooneroom,sleepingontwenty—onemattresses,breathingthefoulestairandcoveredwithhalf—rottenrags。"Inanotherroomforty—fivemenandtenstraw—beds;inathird,thirty—ninepoorcreaturesdyinginninebunks;inthreeotherrooms,eightymiserablecreaturesonsixteenmattressesfilledwithvermin,and,astothewomen,fifty—fourhavingninemattressesandstandingupalternately。—TheworstprisonsinParisweretheConciergerie,LaForce,LePlessisandBicêtre。—
"TableaudesPrisonsdeToulouse,"p。316。"Dyingwithhunger,wecontendedwiththedogsforthebonesintendedforthem,andwepoundedthemuptomakesoupwith。"
[18]"RecueildePièces,etc。,"i。,p。3。(LetterofFrédéricBurger,Prairial2,yearII。)
[19]AlfredLallier,"LesNoyadesdeNantes,"p。90。—Campardon,"HistoiredeTribunalRévolutionnairedeParis,"(trialofCarrier),II。,55。(Depositionofthehealth—officer,Thomas。)"Isawperishintherevolutionaryhospital(atNantes)seventy—fiveprisonersintwodays。Nonebutrottenmattresseswerefoundthere,oneachofwhichtheepidemichadconsumedmorethanfiftypersons。AttheEntrepot,Ifoundanumberofcorpsesscatteredabouthereandthere。
Isawchildren,stillbreathing,drownedintubsfullofhumanexcrement。"
[20]Narrativeofthesufferingsofunswornpriests,deportedin1794,intheroadsteadofAix,passim。
[21]"HistoiredesPrisons,"I。,10。"Goandvisit,"saysacontemporary,(attheConciergerie),thedungeonscalled’thegreatC?sar,’’Bombie,’’St。Vincent。’’BelAir,’etc。,andsaywhetherdeathisnotpreferabletosuchanabode。"Somepersons,indeed,thesoonertoendthematter,wrotetothepublicprosecutor,accusingthemselves,demandingakingandpriests,andareatonceguillotined,astheyhopedtobe。—Cf。thenarrativeof"LaTranslationdes132
àNantoisParis,"andRiouffe,"Mémoires,"onthesufferingsofprisonersontheirwaytotheirlastprison。
[22]BerryatSaint—Prix,p。IX。,passim。
[23]Campardon,II。,224。
[24]BerryatSaint—Prix,445。—Paris,"HistoiredeJosephLebon,"
II。,352。—AlfredLallier,p。90。—BuchezetRoux,XXXII。,394。
[25]BerryatSaint—Prix,pp。23,24。
[26]BerryatSaint—Prix,p。458。"AtOrange,MadamedeLatour—Vidan,agedeightyandidioticformanyyears,wasexecutedwithherson。Itisstatedthat,onbeingledtothescaffold,shethoughtshewasenteringacarriagetopayvisitsandsotoldherson。"—Ibid。,471。
AfterThermidor,thejudgesoftheOrangecommissionhavingbeenputontrial,thejurydeclaredthat"theyrefusedtoheartestimonyforthedefenseanddidnotallowtheaccusedeveninformallawyerstodefendthem。"
[27]CamilleBoursier,"LaTerreurenAnjou,"p。228。(DepositionofWidowEdin。)"LaPersac,anunillandinfirm,wasreadytotaketheoath。Nicolas,Vacheron’sagent,assistedbyseveralotherpersons,draggedheroutofbedandputheronacart;fromninetytoninety—
fourotherswereshotalongwithher。"
[28]BerryatSaint—Prix,p。161。Thefollowingaresamplesofthesewarrants:"S。(shot),Germinal13,WidowMenard,seventy—twoyearsold,anoldaristocrat,likingnobody,habituallylivingbyherself。"
—WarrantoftheMarseillescommittee,Germinal28,yearII。,condemningoneCousinériforhavingcontinuallystrayedoffasiftoescapepopularvengeance,towhichhewasliableonaccountofhisconductandforhavingdetestedtheRevolution。"—CamilleBoursier,p。72,Floréal15,yearII。,executionof"Gerard,guiltyofhavingscornedtoassistattheplantingofaLiberty—pole,inthecommuneofVouille,Sep。,1792,andinducingseveralmunicipalofficerstojoinhiminhisinsolentandliberticidecontempt。"
[29]Wallon,"HistoireduTribunalRévolutionnairedeParis,V。,145。
[30]Ibid。,v。,109。(DepositionofMadamedeMaillé。)—V。,189。
(DepositionofLhullier。)—Cf。Campardon,inthesameaffairs。
[31]Campardon,II。,189,190,193,197。(DepositionsofBeaulieu,Duclos,Tirard,Ducray,etc。)
[32]BerryatSaint—Prix,395。(LetterofRepresentativeMoyseBayle,)
—Ibid。,216。(WordsofRepresentativeLecarpentieratSaint—Malo。)
"Whysuchdelays?Ofwhatusearetheseeternalexaminations?Whatneedisthereofgoingsodeepintothismatter?Thename,professionandtheupshot,andthetrialisover。"—Hepubliclystatedtotheinformers:Youdon’tknowwhatfactsyourequiretodenouncetheModerates?Well,agesture,onesinglegesture,suffices。"
[33]LetterofPayantoRomanFormosa,judgeatOrange:"Inthecommissionschargedwithpunishingtheconspirators,noformalitiesshouldexist;theconscienceofthejudgeisthereasasubstituteforthese……Thecommissionsmustserveaspoliticalcourts;theymustrememberthatallthemenwhohavenotbeenonthesideoftheRevolutionareagainstit,sincetheyhavedonenothingforthecountry……Isaytoalljudges,inthenameofthecountry,donotrisksavingaguiltyman。"—RobespierremadethesamedeclarationintheJacobinClub。Frimaire19,yearII。:"Wejudge,inpolitics,withthesuspicionsofanenlightenedpatriotism。"
[34]"MémoiresdeFréron"andonFréron,(collectionBarrièreetBerville,)p。364。LetterofFréron,Toulon,Niv?se16。"MorethaneighthundredToulonesehavealreadybeenshot。"
[35]Lallier,p。90。(TheelevendistinctdrowningsascertainedbyM。
LallierextenduptoPluvi?se12,yearII。)
[36]Moniteur,XXII。,227。(OfficialdocumentsreadintheConvention,Vent?se21,yearIII。)Thesedocumentsauthenticateanulteriordrowning。Vent?se9,yearII。,byorderofLefévre,adjutantgeneral,forty—onepersonsweredrowned,amongwhomweretwomenseventy—eightyearsofageandblind,twelvewomen,twelveyounggirls,fifteenchildren,ofwhichtenwerebetweensixandtenyearsold,andfiveatthebreast。ThedrowningtookplaceintheBourgneufbay。—CarriersaysintheConvention,(Moniteur,XXII。,p。578),inrelationtothedrowningofpregnantwomen:"AtLaval,Angers,Saumur,Chaban—Gontier,everywherethesamethingstookplaceasatNantes。"
[37]CamilleBoursier,p。159。
[38]Ibid。,203。RepresentativeFrancastelannounces"thefirmdeterminationtopurge,tobleedfreelythisVendeanquestion。"ThissameFrancastelwrotetoGeneralGrignon:"Makethosebrigandstremble!Givethemnoquarter!TheprisonsinVendéeareoverflowingwithprisoners!……Theconversionofthiscountryintoadesertmustbecompleted。Shownoweaknessandnomercy……ThesearetheviewsoftheConvention……IswearthatVendéeshallbedepopulated。"
[39]GranierdeCassagnac,"His。duDirectoire,"II。,241。—(LetterofGeneralHochetotheMinisteroftheInterior,Feb。2,1796。)
"Onlyoneoutoffiveremainsofthepopulationof1789。"
[40]Campardon,II。,247,249,251,261,321。(ExaminationofFouquier—Tinville,Cambon’swords。)
[41]ArticlebyGuffroy,inhisjournalLeRougiff:"Downwiththenobles,andsomuchtheworseforthegoodones,ifthereareany!LettheguillotinestandpermanentlythroughouttheRepublic。FivemillionsofinhabitantsareenoughforFrance!"—BerryatSaint—Prix,445。(LetterofFauvety,Orange,Prairial14,yearII。)"Wehavebuttwoconfinedinourarrondissement。Whatatrifle!"—Ibid。,447。
(LetteroftheOrangeCommitteetotheCommitteeofPublicSafety,Messidor3。)AssoonastheCommitteegetsfullyagoingitistotryallthepriests,richmerchantsandex—nobles。"—(LetterofJuge,Messidor2。)"Judgingbyappearancesmorethanthreethousandheadswillfallinthedepartment。"—Ibid。,311。AtBordeaux,ahugescaffoldisputup,authorizedbytheMilitaryCommittee,withsevendoors,twoofwhicharelargeandlikebarn—doors,calledafour—
bladedguillotine,soastoworkfasteranddomore。ThewarrantandordersforitsconstructionbeardateThermidor3and8,yearII。—
BerryatSaint—Prix,285。LetterofRepresentativeBlutel,onmissionatRochefort,afterThermidor:"Afewmen,sunkindebaucheryandcrime,daredproscribe(here)virtues,patriotism,becauseitwasnotassociatedwiththeirsanguinaryexcitement:thetreeofLiberty,theysaid,requiredforitsrootstenfeetofhumangore。"
[42]"RecueildePiècesAuthentiques,concernantleRevolutionà
Strasbourg,"I。,174,178。Examplesofrevolutionarytaxes。—OrdersofRepresentativesMilhaud,Ruamps,Guyadin,approvingofthefollowingcontributions,Brumaire20,yearII。
On3individualsofStutzheim……150,000livres。
"3"Offenheim……30,000"
"21"Molsheim……367,000"
"17"Oberenheim……402,000"
"84"Rosheim……503,000"
"10"Mutzig……114,000"
AnotherorderbyDaumandTisseraud,membersofthecommitteewhotemporarilyreplacethedistrictadministrators:"Whereas,itisowingtothecountyaristocratsthattheRepublicsupportsthewar,"theyapproveofthefollowingtaxes:
OnthearistocratsofGeispolzheim,400,000livres。
dittoofObersch?ffolsheim200,000"
dittoofDüttlenheim150,000"
dittoofDuppigheim100,000"
dittoofAchenheim100,000"
ListofcontributionsraisedintheruralcommunesofthedistrictofStrasbourg,accordingtoanassessmentmadebyStamm,procureurprotem。ofthedistrict,amountingtothreemillionsonehundredandninety—sixthousandonehundredlivres。
[43]"RecueildesPiecesAuthentiques,"etc。,I。,23。ByorderoftherepresentativesunderdateofBrumaire25,yearII。"ThemunicipalityofStrasbourgstrippedthewholecommuneofshoesintwenty—fourhours,sendingforthemfromhousetohouse。"—Ibid……p。32。OrdersofRepresentativesLemaireandBaudot,FrimaireI,yearII。,declaringthatkitchen—utensils,boilers,sauce—pans,stew—pans,kettlesandothercopperandleadvessels,aswellascopperandleadnotworked—
up,foundatStrasbourgandinthedepartments,beleviedon。"—
ArchivesNationales,AF。,I。,92。(OrdersofTaillefer,Brumaire3,yearII。Villefranche1’Avergnon。)FormationofaCommitteeoftenpersonsdirectedtomakedomiciliaryvisits,andauthorizedtotakepossessionofalltheiron,lead,steelandcopperfoundinthehousesof"suspects,"allofwhichkitchenutensils,aretobeturnedintocannon。—Mallet—Dupan,"Mémoires,"I。,15。
[44]Moniteur,XXV。,188。(SpeechbyBlutels,July9,1795。)
[45]"RecueilduPiècesAuthentiques,"etc。,I。,24。—Grégoire,reportsonVandalism,Fructidor14,yearII。,andBrumaire14,yearIII。(Moniteur,XXII。,86and751。)—Ibid。,LetterofDecember24,1796:"Notmillions,butbillionshavebeendestroyed。"—Ibid。,,"Mémoires,"I。,334:"Itisincalculable,thelossofreligious,scientificandliteraryobjects。ThedistrictadministrationsofBlanc(Indre)notifiedmethattoensurethepreservationofalibrary,theyhadthebooksputincasks。"—FourhundredthousandfrancswereexpendedinsmashingstatuesoftheFathersofthechurch,formingacirclearoundthedomeoftheInvalides。—Agreatmanyobjectsbecameworthlessthroughacessationoftheiruse:forexample,thecathedralofMeauxwasputupatauctionandfoundnopurchaseratsixhundredfrancs。Thematerialswerevaluedatforty—
fivethousandfrancs,butlabor(fortakingitdown)wastoohigh。
(NarrativebyaninhabitantofMeaux。)
[46]LesOriginesduSystèmeFinancierActuel,"byEugeneSturm,p。53,79。
[47]Meissner,"VoyageàParis,"(endof1795),p。65。"TheclassofthosewhomayhavereallygainedbytheRevolution……iscomposedofbrokers,armycontractors,andtheirsubordinates,afewgovernmentagentsandfermiers,enrichingthemselvesbytheirnewacquisitions,andwhoarecoolandshrewdenoughtohidetheirgrain,burytheirgoldandsteadilyrefuseassignats。"—Ibid。,68,70。"Ontheroad,heaskstowhomafinechateaubelongs,andtheytellhimwithasignificantlook,’toaformerscruffywretch。’—’Oh,monsieur,’saidthelandladyatVesoul,’foreveryonethattheRevolutionhasmaderich,youmaybesurethatithasmadeathousandpoor。’"
[48]Thefollowingdescriptionsandappreciationsarethefruitofextensiveinvestigation,scarcelyonetenthofthefactsandtextsthathavebeenofservicebeingcited。Imustreferthereader,accordingly,totheseriesofprintedandwrittendocumentsofwhichI
havemadementioninthisandthethreeprecedingvolumes。
[49]"TheAncientRegime,"bookII。,ch2,§IV。
[50]Ibid。,bookIV。,chs。I。,II。,III。
[51]Lacretelle,"HistoiredeFranceau18emeSiecle,"V。,2。——"
TheAncientRegime,"pp。163,300。
[52]Morellet,"Mémoires,"I。,166。(LetterbyR?derertoBeccaria’sdaughter,May20,1797)。
[53]Beccaria(CesareBonesana,marquisde)(Milan1738—id。1794)。
Italianjurist,whose"Traitédesdélitsetdespeines(1764)
contributedtothereformsandthesofteningofofEuropeanpenallaw。
(SR)
[54]Mallet—Dupan,"Mémoires,"II。,493。"WhiletheDukeofOrleanswasundergoinghisexaminationhereadanewspaper。"—Ibid。,497。
"Nobodydiedwithmorefirmness,spiritanddignitythantheDukeofOrleans。Heagainbecamearoyalprince。Onbeingaskedintherevolutionarytribunalwhetherhehadanydefensetomake,hereplied,’Ratherdieto—daythanto—morrow:deliberateaboutit。’"Hisrequestwasgranted。—TheDucdeBironrefusedtoescape,consideringthat,insuchadilemma,itwasnotworthwhile。"Hepassedhistimeinbed,drinkingBordeauxwine……Beforethetribunal,theyaskedhisnameandhereplied,’Cabbage,turnip,Biron,asyoulike,oneisasgoodastheother。’’How!’exclaimedthejudges,’youareinsolent!’’Andyou—youarewindbags!ICometothepoint;
Guillotine,thatisallyouhavetosay,whileIhavenothingtosay。’"MeanwhiletheyproceededtointerrogatehimonhispretendedtreacheryinVendée,etc。"’Youdonotknowwhatyouaretalkingabout!Youignoramusesknownothingaboutwar!Stopyourquestions。I
reportedatthetimetotheCommitteeofPublicSafety,whichapprovedofmyconduct。Now,ithaschangedandorderedyoutotakemylife。
Obey,andlosenomoretime。’BironaskedpardonofGodandtheKing。
Neverdidheappearbetterthanonthe(executioner’s)cart。"
[55]Morellet,II。,31。—"MémoiresdelaDuchessedeTourzel,""deMlle。desécherolles,"etc。—Beugnot,"Mémoires,I。,200—203。"Thewittiestremarks,themostdelicateallusions,themostbrilliantreparteeswereexchangedoneachsideofthegrating。Theconversationwasgeneral,withoutanysubjectbeingdwelton。There,misfortunewastreatedasifitwereabadchildtobelaughedat,and,infact,theydidopenlymakesportofMarat’sdivinity,Robespierre’ssacerdoceandthemagistracyofFouquier。Theyseemedtosaytoallthesebloodymenials:’Youmayslaughteruswhenyouplease,butyoucannothinderusinbeingaimable’"—ArchivesNationales,F。7,31167。(Reportbythewatchman,Charmont,Niv?se29,yearII。)"Thepeopleattendingtheexecutionsareverymuchsurprisedatthefirmnessandcouragetheyshow(sic)onmountingthescaffold。
Theysaythatitlooks(sic)likegoingtoawedding。Peoplecannotgetusedtoit,somedeclaringthatitissupernatural。"
[56]Sauzay,I……introduction。—DeTocqueville,"L’AncienRegimeetlaRevolution,"166。"Ihavepatientlyreadmostofthereportsanddebatesoftheprovincialétats,’andespeciallythoseofLanguedoc,wheretheclergytookmuchgreaterpartthanelsewhereinadministrativedetails,aswellastheprocès—verbauxoftheprovincialassembliesbetween1779and1787,and,enteringonthestudywiththeideasofmytime,Iwassurprisedtofindbishopsandabbés,amongwhomwereseveralaseminentfortheirpietyastheirlearning,drawingupreportsonroadsandcanals,treatingsuchmatterswithperfectknowledgeofthefacts,discussingwiththegreatestabilityandintelligencethebestmeansforincreasingagriculturalproducts,forensuringthewell—beingofthepeopleandthepropertyofindustrialenterprises,oftentimesmuchbetterthanthelaymenwhowereinterestedwiththeminthesameaffairs。"
[57]"TheAncientRegime,"p。300。—"TheRevolution,"vol。I。,p。
116。??BuchezetRoux,I。,481。ThelistofnotablesconvokedbytheKingin1787givesanapproximateideaofthissocialstaff。Besidestheleadingprincesandseigniorswefind,amongonehundredandthirty—fourmembers,twelvemarshalsofFrance,eightCouncillorsofState,fivema?tresderequêtes,fourteenbishopsandarchbishops,twentypresidentsandseventeenprocureursgénerauxdesparlements,orofroyalcouncils,twenty—fivemayors,prév?tsdesmarchands,capitouls,andequerriesoflargetowns,thedeputiesofthe"Etats"
ofBurgundy,Artois,BrittanyandLanguedoc,threeministersandtwochiefclerks。—Thecapacitieswereallthere,onhand,forbringingaboutagreatreform;buttherewasnofirm,strong,controllinghand,thatofaRichelieuorFredericII。
[58]See"TheRevolutionII"Ed。Lafontpage617。USedictionP。69。
(SR。)
[59]"MémoiresdeGaudin,"ducdeGa?te。
[60]Mallet—Dupan,"Mémoires,"II。,25,24。"TheWarCommitteeiscomposedofengineerandstaff—officers,ofwhichtheprincipalareMeussuer,Favart,St。Fief,d’Arcon,LafitteClavéandafewothers。
D’ArcondirectedtheraisingofthesiegeofDunkirkandthatofMaubenge……Theseofficerswereselectedwithdiscernment;
theyplannedandcarriedouttheoperations;aidedbyimmenseresources,intheshapeofmaps,plansandreconnaissancespreservedinthewardepartment,theyreallyoperatedaccordingtotheexperienceandintelligenceofthegreatgeneralsunderthemonarchy。"
[61]MiotdeMelito,"Mémoires,"I。,47。—AndreMichel,"CorrespondancedeMalletDupanaveclaCourdeVienne,"I。,26。
(January3,1795。)"TheConventionfeelssostronglytheneedofsuitableaidstosupporttheburdenofitsembarrassmentsastonowseekforthemamongpronouncedroyalists。Forinstance,ithasjustofferedthedirectionoftheroyaltreasurytoM。Dufresne,formerchiefofthedepartmentunderthereignofthelateKing,andretiredsince1790。Itisthesamespiritandmakingastillmoreextraordinaryselection,whichleadsthemtoappointM。GerarddeRaynevaltotheCommissariatofForeignAffairs,chief—clerkofcorrespondencesincetheministryoftheDucdeChoiseuluntilthatoftheComtedeMontmorininclusive。Heisamanofdecidedopinionsandanequallydecidedcharacter;in1790IsawhimabandonthedepartmentthroughaversiontothemaximswhichtheRevolutionhadforciblyintroducedintoit。
[62]MarshalMarmont,"Mémoires。"Atnineyearsofageherodeonhorsebackandhunteddailywithhisfather。
[63]Amongothermanuscriptdocuments,aletterofM。SymndeCarneville,MarchII,1781。(OnthefamiliesofCarnevilleandMontmorin—Saint—Herem,in1789。)ThelatterfamilyremainsinFrance;
twoofitsmembersaremassacred,twoexecuted,afifth"escapedthescaffoldbyforestallingthejusticeofthepeople;"thesixth,enlistedintherevolutionaryarmies,receivedashotatnineteenyearsofagewhichmadehimblind。Theotherfamilyemigrated,anditschiefs,thecountandviscountCarnevillecommanded,one,afreecompanyintheAustrianservice,andtheother,aregimentofhussarsinConde’sarmy。Twelveofficersofthesetwocorpswerebrothers—in—
law,nephews,first—cousinsandcousinsofthetwocommanders,thefirstofwhomenteredtheserviceatfifteen,andthesecondateleven。—Cf。"MémoiresduPrincedeLigne。"AtsevenoreightyearsofageIhadalreadywitnessedthedinofbattle,Ihadbeeninabesiegedtown,andsawthreesiegesfromawindow。Alittleolder,I
wassurroundedbysoldiers;oldretiredofficersbelongingtovariousservices,andlivingintheneighborhoodfedmypassion。—Turennesaid"Isleptonagun—carriageattheageoften。Mytasteforwarwassogreatastoleadmetoenlistwithacaptainofthe’RoyalVaissiaux,’
ingarrisontwoleaguesoff。IfwarhadbeendeclaredIwouldhavegoneoffandletnobodyknowit。Ijoinedhiscompany,determinednottoowemyfortunetoanybutvalorousactions。"—Cf。also"MémoiresduMaréchaldeSaxe。"Asoldierattwelve,intheSaxonlegion,shoulderinghismusket,andmarchingwiththerest,hecompletedeachstageonfootfromSaxonytoFlanders,andbeforehewasthirteentookpartinthebattleofMalplaquet。
[64]AlexandrinedesEcherolles,"UnFamilleNoblesouslaTerreur,"
p。25。—Cf。"CorrespondancedeMadelledeFéring,"byHonoreBonhomme。Thetwosisters,onesixteenandtheotherthirteen,disguisedasmen,foughtwiththeirfatherinDumouriez’army。—SeethesentimentofyoungnoblesintheworksofBerquinandMarmontel。
(LesRivauxd’Eux—meme。)
[65]"TheRevolution,"I。,158,325。Ibid。,theaffairofM。deBussy,306;theaffairoftheeighty—twogentlemenofCaen,316。—
SeeinRivarol("JournalPolitiqueNationale")detailsoftheadmirableconductoftheBody—guardsatVersailles,Oct。5and6,1789。
[66]Thenoblefamiliesundertheancientregimemaybecharacterizedassomanyfamiliesofsoldiers’children。
[67]"L’AncienRégimeetlaRevolution,"byM。deTocqueville,p。169。
Myjudgment,likewisebasedonthestudyoftexts,andespeciallymanuscripttexts,coincideshereaselsewherewiththatofM。deTocqueville。Biographiesandlocalhistoriescontaindocumentstoonumeroustobecited。
[68]Sauzay,I。,introduction,andLudovicSciout,"HistoiredelaConstitutionCivileduClergé,"I。,introduction。(SeeinSauzay,biographicaldetailsandthegradesoftheprincipalecclesiasticaldignitariesofthedioceseBesan?on。)Thecathedralchapter,andthatoftheMadeleine,couldbeenteredonlythroughnobilityorpromotion;
itwasrequisiteforagraduatetohaveanobleforafather,oradoctorofdivinity,andhimselfbeadoctorofdivinityorincanonlaw。Analogoustitles,althoughlowerdown,wererequisiteforcollegiatecanons,andforchaplainsorfamiliars。
[69]TheRevolution,"I。,233。—Cf。EmileOllivier,"L’Egliseetl’EtatauConcileduVatican,"I。,134,II。,511。
[70]Morellet,"Mémoires,"I。,8,31。TheSorbonne,foundedbyRobertSorbon,confessortoSt。Louis,wasanassociationresemblingoneoftheOxfordorCambridgecolleges,thatistosay,acorporationpossessingabuilding,revenues,rules,regulationsandboarders;itsobjectwastoaffordinstructioninthetheologicalsciences;itstitularmembers,numberingaboutahundred,weremostlybishops,vicars—general,canons,curésinParisandintheprincipaltowns。
MenofdistinctionwerepreparedinitattheexpenseoftheChurch。
—Theexaminationsforthedoctoratewerethetentative,themineure,theSorboniqueandthemajeure。Atalentfordiscussionandargumentwasparticularlydeveloped。—Cf。ErnestRenan,"Souvenirsd’EnfanceetdeJeunesse,"p。279,(onSt。SulpiceandthestudyofTheology)。
[71]Cf。thefilesoftheclergyintheStates—General,andthereportsofecclesiasticsintheprovincialassemblies。
[72]"TheRevolution,"p。72。(Ed。LafontI,p223etc。)
[73]Insomedioceses,notablythatofBesan?on,theruralparisheswereservedbydistinguishedmen。(Sauzay,I。,16。)"ItwasnotsurprisingtoencounteramanofEuropeanreputation,likeBergier,solongcuréofFlangebouche;anastronomerofgreatmerit,likeM。
Mongin,curéoflaGrand’CombedesBois,whoseworksoccupyanhonorableplaceinLalande’sbibliography,allpassingtheirlivesinthemidstofpeasants。AtRochejean,apriestofgreatintelligenceandfinefeeling,M。Boillon,adistinguishednaturalist,hadconvertedhishouseintoamuseumofnaturalhistoryaswellasintoanexcellentschool……Itwasnotraretofindpriestsbelongingtothehighestsocialcircles,likeMM。deTrevillers,ofTrevillers,BalarddeBonnevauxofBonétage,deMesmayofMesmay,duBouvot,atOsselle,cheerfullyburyingthemselvesinthedepthsofthecountry,someontheirfamilyestates,and,notcontenttosharetheirincomewiththeirpoorparishioners,butondying,leavingthemalargepartoftheirfortunes。
[74]DeTocqueville,"L’AncienRegime,"134,137。
[75]Termssignifyingcertainminorcourtsoflaw。
[76]AlbertBabeau,"LaVillesousl’AncienRégime,"p。26。—
(Advertisementsinthe"JournaldeTroyes,"1784,1789。)"Forsale,theplaceofcouncillorintheSalt—departmentatSézannes。Incomefromeighttoninehundredlivres。Pricetenthousandlivres。"—"A
persondesirestopurchaseinthistown(Troyes)anofficeintheMagistracyorFinances,atfromtwenty—fivethousandtosixtythousandlivres;cashpaiddownifrequired。"
[77]DeTocqueville,"L’AncienRégime,"p。356。ThemunicipalbodyofAngerscomprised,amongothermembers,twodeputiesoftheprésidial,twooftheForestandStreamsdepartment,twooftheElection,twooftheSalt—department,twooftheCustoms,twooftheMint,twoCounciljudges。Thesystemoftheancientregime,universally,isthegroupingtogetherofallindividualsinonebodywitharepresentativeofallthesebodies,especiallythoseofthenotables。ThemunicipalbodyofAngers,consequently,comprisestwodeputiesofthesocietyoflawyersandprocureurs,twoofthenotarialbody,oneoftheUniversity,oneoftheChapter,aSyndicoftheclerks,etc。—AtTroyes(AlbertBabeau,"HistoiredeTroyesPendantlaRévolution,"
p。23。)Amongthenotablesofthemunicipalitymaybefoundonememberoftheclergy,twonobles,oneofficerofthebailiwick,oneofficeroftheotherjurisdictions,onephysician,oneortwobourgeois,onelawyer,onenotaryorprocureur,fourmerchantsandtwomembersofthetradeguild。
[78]AlbertBabeau,"LaVille,"p。26。(Cf。noteonprecedingpage。)
TheCollector’sOfficeatReteil,in1746,issoldatonehundredandfiftythousandlivres;itbringsinfromeleventhousandtofourteenthousandlivres。—Thepurchaser,besides,hastopaytotheStatethe"rightofthegoldenmarc"(ataxonthetransferofproperty);in1762,thisrightamountedtoninehundredandfortylivresforthepostofCouncillortothebailiwickofTroyes。D’Esprémenil,councillorintheParisParliament,hadpaidfiftythousandlivresforhisplace,besidestenthousandlivrestaxationofthe"goldenmarc。"
[79]EmileBos,"LesAvocatsauconseilduRoi,"p。340。MasterPeruot,procureur,wasseatedonthebalconyoftheTheatreFran?aiswhenCountMoretonChabrillantarrivesandwantshisplace。Theprocureurresistsandthecountcallstheguard,wholeadshimofftoprison。MasterPeruotentersacomplaint;thereisatrial,interventionofthefriendsofM。deChabrillantbeforethegardedessceaux,petitionsofthenoblesandresistanceoftheentireguildofadvocatesandprocureurs。M。deChabrillant,senior,offersPeruotfortythousandlivrestowithdrawhissuit,whichPeruotrefusestodo。Finally,theCountdeChabrillantiscondemned,withsixthousandlivresdamages,(whicharegiventothepoorandtoprisoners),aswellastotheexpenseofprintingtwohundredimpressionsoftheverdict。—DuportdeCheverney,"Mémoires,"(unpublished),communicatedbyM。RobertdeCrevecceur:"Formerlyamanpaidfiftythousandlivresforanofficewithonlythreehundredlivresincome;
theconsideration,however,heenjoyedthroughit,andthecertaintyofremaininginitforlife,compensatedhimforthesacrifice,whilethelongerhekeptit,thegreaterwastheinfluenceofhimselfandchildren。"
[80]AlbertBabeau,"LaVille,"p。27;—"HistoiredeTroyes,"p。
21。—Thisportraitisdrawnaccordingtorecollectionsofchildhoodandfamilynarrations。Ihappentohaveknownthedetailsoftwoorthreesmallprovincialtowns,oneofaboutsixthousandinhabitantswhere,before1800,nearlyallthenotables,fortyfamilies,wererelations;to—dayallarescattered。Themoreonestudiesdocuments,themoredoesMontesquieu’sdefinitionoftheincentiveofsocietyundertheancientrégimeseemprofoundandjust,thisincentiveconsistingofhonor。Inthebourgeoisiewhowereconfoundedwiththenobility,namelytheParliamentarians,theirfunctionswerenearlygratuitous;themagistratereceivedhispayindeference。(Moniteur,V。,520。SessionofAugust30,1790,speechbyd’Espremenil。)"HereiswhatitcostaCouncillor;Itakemyselfasanexample。Hepaidfiftythousandlivresforhisplace,andtenthousandmoreforthetaxofthe’marcd’or。’Hereceivedthreehundredandeighty—ninelivrestensoussalary,fromwhichthreehundredandsixty—sevenlivres’capitation’hadtobededucted。TheKingallowedusforty—fivelivresforextraserviceof’LaTournelle’。Howaboutthefees?isasked。The(grandechambre)superiorcourt,assertedtohavereceivedthelargestamount,wascomposedofonehundredandeightymembers;
thefeesamountedtotwohundredandfiftythousandlivres,whichwerenotaburdenonthenation,butonthelitigants。M。Thouret,whopracticedintheRouenparliament,willbearwitnesstothis。I
appealtohimtosayconscientiouslywhatsumaCouncillorderivedfromhisoffice—notfivehundredlivres……WhenajudgmentcostthelitigantninehundredlivrestheKing’sportionwassixhundredIivres……Tosumup,theprofitsofanofficeweresevenlivrestensous。"
[81]AlbertBabeau,"LaVille,"ch。II。,and"HistoiredeTroyes,"
I。,ch。1。AtTroyes,fiftymerchants,notables,electedthejudge—
consulandtwoconsuls;themerchants’guildpossesseditsownhallandhaditsownmeetings。AtParis,thedrapers,mercers,grocers,furriers,hattersandjewelersformedthesixbodiesofmerchants。
Themerchants’guildeverywheretookprecedenceofotherindustrialcommunitiesandenjoyedspecialprivileges。"Themerchants,"saysLoyseau,"holdrank(qualitéd’honneur),beingstyledhonorablemen,honestpersonsandbourgeoisofthetowns,qualificationsnotattributedtohusbandmen,nortosergeants,nortoartisans,nortomanuallaborers。"—OnpaternalauthorityanddomesticdisciplineintheseoldbourgeoisfamiliesseetheHistoryofBeaumarchaisandhisfather。("Beaumarchais,"byM。deLomenie,vol。I。)
[82]AlbertBabeau,"Levillagesousl’AncienRégime,"p。56,ch。
IIIandIV。,(onthevillagesyndics),andpp。357and359。"Thepeasantshadtherighttodeliberateontheirownaffairsdirectlyandtoelecttheirprincipalagents。Theyunderstoodtheirownneeds,wereabletomakeasacrificeforschoolandchurch……forrepairsofthetownclockandthebelfry。Theyappointedtheirownagentsandgenerallyelectedthemostcapable。"—Ibid,"LaVillesous1’AncienRegime,"p。29。Theartisans’guildsnumberedatParisonehundredandtwenty—four。atAmienssixty—four,andatTroyesfifty,alsoChalons—sur—Marne,atAngerstwenty—seven。Theedictsof1776
reducedthemtoforty—fouratParis,andtotwentyasthemaximumfortheprincipaltownswithinthejurisdictionoftheParisparliament。
—"Eachguildformedacitywithinacity……Likethecommunes,ithaditsspeciallaws,itsselectedchiefs,itsassemblies,itsownbuildingor,atleast,achamberincommon,itsbanner,coat—of—armsandcolors。"—Ibid。,"HistoiredeTroyesPendantlaRevolution,"I。,13,329。Tradeguildsandcorporationsbearthefollowingtitles,drawnupin1789,fromthefilesofcomplaints:apothecaries,jewelersandwatch—makers,booksellersandprinters,master—barbers,grocers,waxandcandle—makers,bakersandtailors,mastershoemakers,eating—
house—keepers,inn—keepersandhatters,master—masonsandplasterersinlimeandcement,master—joiners,coopersandcabinet—makers,master—cutlers,armorers,andpolishers;founders,braziers,andpin—
makers;master—locksmiths,ironmongers,tinsmithsandothermetalworkers,vinegar—makers,master—shearers,masterrope—makers,master—
tanners,dealersandmaster—dyersanddressers;mastersaddleandharness—makers,charcoal—burners,carters,paper—makersandband—box—
makers,cap—makersandassociatesinartsandtrades。—InsometownsoneortwoofthesenaturalguildskeptupduringtheRevolutionandstillexist,as,forexample,thatofthebutchersatLimoges。
[83]F。Leplay,"LesOuvriersEuropéens,"V。,456,2nded。,(onworkmen’sguilds),Charpentier,Paris。
[84]F。Leplay,"LesQuvriersEuropéens,"(2nded。)IV。,377,andthemonographsoffourfamilies(BordierofLowerBrittany,BrassierofArmagnac,SavonnierofLowerProvence,PaysanofLavedan,ch。7,8
and9)。—Ibid。,"L’OrganizationdelaFamille,"p。62,andthewholevolume。—M。Leplay,inhisexact,methodicalandprofoundresearches,hasrenderedaserviceofthehighestordertopoliticalscienceand,consequently,tohistory。Hehasminutelyobservedanddescribedthescatteredfragmentsoftheoldorganizationofsociety;
hisanalysisandcomparisonofthesefragmentsshowsthethicknessandextentofthestratumalmostgone,towhichtheybelonged。Myownobservationsonthespot,inmanyprovincesinFrance,aswellastherecollectionsofmyyouth,agreewithM。Leplay’sdiscoveries。—Onthestable,honestandprosperousfamiliesofsmallruralproprietors,Cf。Ibid。,p。68,(ArthurYoung’sobservationinBéarn),andp。75。
Manyofthesefamiliesexistedin1789,moreofthemthanatthepresenttime,especiallyinGascony,Languedoc,Auvergne,Dauphiny,Franch—Comté,AlsaceandNormandy。—Ibid。,"L’OrganizationduTravail,"pp。499,503,508。(Effectsofthe"CodeCivile"onthetransmissionofamanufactoryandabusinessestablishmentinFrance,andoncultivationinSavoy;thenumberofsuitsinFranceproducedbythesystemofforcedpartitionofproperty。)
[85]F。Leplay,"L’OrganizationdelaFamille,"p。212。(HistoryoftheMélongafamilyfrom1856to1869byM。Cheysson。)Alsop。269。
(Onthedifficultyofpartitionsamongascendants,byM。ClaudioJannet。)
[86]RétifdelaBretonne,"ViedemonPere,"(paternalauthorityinapeasantfamilyinBurgundy)。Thereader,onthispoint,maytestthesouvenirsofhisgrand—parents。WithreferencetothebourgeoisieI
havecitedthefamilyofBeaumarchais。Concerningthenobles,seetheadmirableletterbyBuffonJune22,1787,(correspondenceofBuffon,twovols。,publishedbyM。NadauddeBuffon),tellinghissonhowheoughttoactonaccountofhiswife’sbehavior。
[87]Moniteur,XIX。,669。
[88]Dauban,"Parisen1794,"p。245。(ReportbyBacon,Vent?se25,yearII。)
[89]Ibid。(ReportbyPerrière,Vent?se26。)
[90]Ironical,slangforahog。TR。
[91]Ibid。,245。(ReportbyBacon,speechofanoratortothegeneralassemblyofthesection"Contrat—Social,"Vent?se25。)
[92]"UnSejourenFrance。"(Sep。,1792。)LetterofaParisian:"Itisnotyetsafetowalkthestreetsindecentclothes。Ihavebeenobligedtoprocureandputonpantaloons,jacket,coloredcravatandcoarselinen,beforeattemptingtogooutdoors。"—Beaulieu,"Essais,"
V。,281。"Ourdandieslettheirmoustachesgrowlong;whiletheyrumpledtheirhair,dirtiedtheirhandsanddonnednastygarments。
Ourphilosophersandliterarymenworebigfurcapswithlongfox—
tailsdanglingovertheirshoulders;somedraggedgreattrailingsabersalongthepavement—theyweretakenforTartars……Inpublicassemblies,inthetheatreboxes,nothingwasseeninthefrontrowsbutmonstrousredbonnets。AllthegalériensofalltheconvictprisonsinEuropeseemtohavecomeandsetthefashioninthissuperbcitywhichhadgivenittoallEurope。"—"UnSéjourenFrance,"p。
43。(Amiens,September,1792。)"Ladiesinthestreetwhoarewell—
dressedorwearcolorsthatthepeopleregardasaristocraticarecommonlyinsulted。I,myself,havebeenalmostknockeddownforwearingastrawhattrimmedwithgreenribbons。"—Nolhac,"SouvenirsdeTroisAnnéesdelaRévolutionatLyons,"p。132。"ItwasannouncedthatwhoeverhadtwocoatswastofetchoneofthemtotheSection,soastoclothesomegoodrepublicanandensurethereignofequality。"
[93]BuchezetRoux,XXVI。,455。(SpeechbyRobespierre,intheJacobinclub,May10,1793。):"Therichcherishhopesforananti—
revolution;itisonlythewretched,onlythepeoplewhocansavethecountry。"—Ibid。,XXX。(ReportbyRobespierretotheConvention,December25,1793。):"Virtueistheappanageoftheunfortunateandthepeople’spatrimony。"—ArchivesNationales,AF。,II。,72。(LetterofthemunicipalityofMontauban,Vendémiaire23,yearIV。)Manyworkmeninthemanufactorieshavebeenperverted"byexciteddemagoguesandcluboratorswhohavealwaysheldouttothemequalityoffortunesandpresentedtheRevolutionasthepreyoftheclasstheycalledsans—culottes……Thelawofthe’maximum,’atfirsttolerablywellcarriedout,thehumiliationoftherich,theconfiscationoftheimmensepossessionsoftherich,seemedtobetherealizationofthesefinepromises。"
[94]ArchivesNationales,F。7,4421。PetitionofMadeleinePatris。—
PetitionofQuétrentCogniér,weaver,"sans—culotte,andoneofthefirstmembersoftheTroyesnationalguard。"—(TheStyleandorthographyofthemostbarbarouskind。)
[95]bid。,AF。,II。135。(ExtractfromthedeliberationsoftheRevolutionaryCommitteeofthecommuneofStrasbourg,listofprisonersandreasonsforarrestingthem。)AtObersch?ffolsheim,twofarmers"becausetheyaretwooftherichestprivatepersonsinthecommune。"—"RecueildePieces,etc。,"I……225。(DeclarationbyWelcher,revolutionarycommissioner)。"I,theundersigned,declarethat,ontheordersofcitizenClauer,commissionerofthecanton,I
havesurrenderedatStrasbourgsevenoftherichestinObersh?ffolsheimwithoutknowingwhy。"Fourofthesevenwereguillotined。
[96]BuchezetRoux,XXVI。,341。(SpeechbyChaslesintheConvention,May2,1793。)
[97]Moniteur,XVIII。,452。(SpeechbyHébertintheJacobinclub,Brumaire26。)—Schmidt,"TableauxdelaRévolutionFran?aise,"19。
(ReportsofDutard,JuneII。—ArchivesNationales。F7。,31167。
(ReportofthePourvoyeur,Niv?se6,yearII。)"Thepeoplecomplain(seplain)thattherearestillsomeconspiratorsintheinterior,suchasbutchersandbakers,butparticularlytheformer,whoare(son)anintolerablearistocracy。They(il)willsellnomoremeat,etc。Itisfrightfultoseewhatthey(il)givethepeople。"
[98]"RecueildePolice,"etc。,I。,69and91。AtStrasbourganumberofwomenofthelowerclassareimprisonedas"aristocratsandfanatics,"withnootherallegedmotive。Thefollowingaretheiroccupations:dressmaker,upholsteress,housewife,midwife,baker,wivesofcoffee—housekeepers,tailors,pottersandchimney—sweeps。—
Ibid。,II。,216。"UrsuleRath,servanttoanémigréarrestedforthepurposeofknowingwhathermasterhadconcealed……MarieFaber,onsuspicionofhavingservedinapriest’shouse。"—ArchivesNationales,AF。,II。,135。(ListoftheoccupationsofthesuspectedwomendetainedinthecellsoftheNationalcollege。)Mostofthemareimprisonedforbeingeithermothers,sisters,wivesordaughtersofémigrésorexiledpriests,andmanyarethewivesofshopkeepersormechanics。One,aprofessionalnurse,isan"aristocratandfanatic。"
(Anotherlistdescribesthemen);acooperas"aristocrat;"atripe—
selleras"veryincivique,neverhavingshownanyattachmenttotheRevolution;"amasonhasnevershown"patriotism,"ashoemakerisaristocratatalltimes,havingacceptedaporter’splaceunderthetyrant;"fourforesters"donotentertainpatrioticsentiments,"etc。
—"RecueildePièces,etc。,"II。,220。CitoyenneGenet,aged75,andherdaughter,aged44,areaccusedofhavingsent,May22,1792,thirty—sixfrancsinsilvertotheformer’sson,anémigréandwereguillotined。—Cf。Sauzay,vols。III。,IV。,andV。(appendices),listsofémigrésandprisonersinDoubs,wheretitlesandprofessions,withmotivesforconfiningthem,willbefound。—AtParis,even(ArchivesNationales,F。7,31167。reportofLatour—Lamontagne,September20,1793),aversiontothegovernmentdescendsverylow。
"Threewomen(market—women)allagreeononepoint—thenecessityofaneworderofthings。Theycomplainoftheauthoritieswithoutexception……IftheKingisnotontheirlips,itismuchtobefearedthatheisalreadyintheirhearts。AwomanintheFaubourgSt。Antoine,said:IfourhusbandsmadetheRevolutionweknowhowtomakeacounter—revolutionifthatshouldbenecessary。"
[99]Seeabovech。V。,§4。—ArchivesNationales,F。7,4435,No。
10。(LetterofCollotd’HerboistoCouthon,Frimaire11,yearII。)
[100]ArchivesdesAffairesétrangères,vol。331。(LetterofBertrand,N?mes,Frimaire3。)"Wearesorrytoseepatriotsherenotverydelicateinthewaytheycausearrests,inascertainingwhoarecriminal,andthepreciousclassofcraftsmenisnoexception。"
[101]BerryatSaint—Prix,"LaJusticeRévolutionnaire,"1sted。,p。229。
[102]"UnSéjourenFrance,"p。186。"Inoticethatmostofthearrestsnowmadearefarmers。"(Inconsequenceoftherequisitionsforgrain,andonaccountoftheapplicationsofthelawofthemaximum。)
[103]"BulletinduTribunalRévolutionnaire,"No。431。(TestimonyofTontin,secretaryofthecourt。)TwelvehundredofthesepoorcreaturesweresetfreeafterThermidor9。
[104]Moniteur,sessionofJune29,1797。(ReportofLuminais。)??Danican,"LesBrigandsDémasqués,"p。194。
[105]Meillan,"Mémoires,p。166。
[106]BerryatSaint—Prix,"LaJusticeRévolutionnaire,"p。419。—
ArchivesNationales,AF。,II。,145。(OrdersissuedbyRepresentativeMaignet,Floréal14,15and17,yearII。)"Thecriminalcourtwilltryandexecutetheprincipalcriminals;therestoftheinhabitantswillabandontheirhousesintwenty—fourhours,andtaketheirfurniturealongwiththem。Thetownwillthenbeburnt。Allrebuildingortillageofthesoilisforbidden。Theinhabitantswillbeapportionedamongneighboringcommunes;nobodyisallowedtoleavethecommuneassignedtohimunderpenaltyofbeingtreatedasanemigré。Allmustappearonceeverytendaysatthemunicipalityunderpenaltyofbeingdeclared’suspect’andimprisoned。"
[107]"RecueildePiecès,etc。,"I。,52。(CarretdeBeudotandLaCoste,Pluvi?se6,yearII。)"Whereas,itbeingimpossibletofindjurorswithinanextentofonehundredleagues,two—thirdsoftheinhabitantshavingemigrated。"—Moniteur,Aug。28and29,1797。
(ReportbyHarmanddelaMeuse。)—Ibid。,XIX。,714。(SessionofVent?se26,yearII。,speechbyBaudot。)"FortythousandpersonsofallagesandbothsexesinthedistrictsaloneofHaguenauandWissembourg,fledfromtheFrenchterritoryonthelinesbeingretaken。Thenamesareinourhands,theirfurnitureinthedepotatSaverneandtheirpropertyismadeovertotheRepublic。"
[108]AlbertBabeau,"HistoiredeTroyes,"II。,160。"Agardenerhadcarefullyaccumulatedeightthousandtwohundredandtwenty—threelivresingold,thefruitofhissavings;threatenedwithimprisonment,hewasobligedtogivethemup。"
[109]ArchivesNationales,AF。,II。,116。(OrdersofRepresentativePaganel,Toulouse,Brumaire12,yearII。)"Thedayhasarrivedwhenapathyisaninsulttopatriotism,andindifferenceacrime。Wenolongerreplytotheobjectionsofavarice;wewillforcetherichtofulfillthedutiesoffraternitywhichtheyhaveabjured。"—Ibid。
(ExtractfromtheminutesofthemeetingsoftheCentralcommitteeofMontauban,AprilII,1793,withtheapprovaloftherepresentative,Jeanbon—Saint—André。)"Themomenthasatlengthcomewhenmoderatism,royalismandpusillanimity,andallothertraitorousoruselesssectstothecountry,shoulddisappearfromthesoilofLiberty。"Allopinionsopposedtothoseofsans—culotterieareblamableandmeritpunishment。
[110]ArchivesNationales,F。7,2471。(MinutesoftheRevolutionaryCommitteeoftheTuileriessection,meetingofSeptember17,1793。)
Listofseventy—fourpersonsputunderarrestandamongthem,M。deNoailles,withthefollowingnoteoppositehisname:"Theentirefamilytobearrested,includingtheirheirGuy,andHervet,theiroldintendant,rueSt。Honoré。"
[111]ArchivesdesAffairesétrangères,vol。322。(LettersofLadonay,Chalons,September17and20,1792。)"AtMeaux,thebrigandshavecutthethroatsoffifteenprisoners,sevenofwhomarepriestswhoserelationsbelongtothetownoritsenvirons。Henceanimmensenumberofmalcontents。"—Sauzay,I。,97。"Thecountrycurésaregenerallyrecruitedfromamongtheruralbourgeoisieandthemostrespectedfarmers’families。"
[112]Sauzay,passim,especiallyvols。3,4,5,and6。
[113]ArchivesNationales,F。7,4437。AddressofthepopularclubofClavisson(Gard。),Messidor7,yearII。—RodolpheReuss,"SéligmanAlexandre,surlesTribulationsd’unIsraeliteStrasbourgeoisPendantlaTerreur,"p。37。OrderissuedbyGeneralDiéchetoCoppin,incommandofthe"Seminaire"prison。"Strivewiththeutmostzealtosuppressthecackleofaristocrats。"Suchisthesumoftheinstructionstojailkeepers。
[114]ArchivesNationales,AF。,II。,88。(EdictissuedbyRepresentativeMilhaud,Narbonne,Vent?se9,yearII。)ArticleII。
"Thepatrioticdonationwillbedoubledif,inthreedays,allboatsarenotunloadedandallcartsloadedasfastastheyarrive。"ArticleIV。"Themunicipalityischarged,onpersonalresponsibility,toproportiontheallotmentontherichestcitizensofNarbonne。"ArticleVII。"Ifthisorderisnotexecutedwithintwenty—fourhours,themunicipalitywilldesignatetothecommandantoftheposttherichegoistswhomayhaverefusedtofurnishtheircontingent,etc。"
ArticleVIII。"Thecommandantisspeciallychargedtoreport(thearrestsoftherefractoryrich)totherepresentativeofthepeoplewithintwenty—fourhours,hebeingresponsibleonhisheadforthepunctualexecutionofthepresentorder。"—Ibid。,AF。,II。135。
(OrdersofSaint—JustandLebas,Strasbourg,Brumaire10,yearII。)
Thefollowingisequallyironical;therichofStrasbourgarerepresentedas"solicitingaloanonopulentpersonsandseveremeasures"againstrefractoryegoists。
[115]ArchivesNationales,AF。,II。,92。OrdersofRepresentativeTaillefer,Villefranche,Aveyron,Brumaire3,yearII。,andofhisdelegate,Deitheil,Brumaire11,yearII。
[116]ThisisthecaseinLyons,Bordeaux,Marseilles,andatParis,asweseeinthesignaturesofthepetitionoftheeightthousand,orthatofthetwentythousand,andformembersoftheFeuillantsclubs,etc。
[117]ArchivesNationales,AF。,II。,116。(MinutesofthepublicsessionofVent?se20,yearII。,heldatMontargis,intheTempleofReason,byBenon,"nationalagentofthecommuneandspecialagentofthepeople’srepresentative。"Previousandsubsequentorders,byRepresentativeLefert。)Eighty—sixpersonssigned,subjecttopublicpenance,amongthemtwenty—fourwivesorwidows,which,withthefournamessenttotheParistribunalandthethirty—twoimprisoned,makesonehundredandtwenty—two。Itisprobablethattheonehundredandsixwhoarewantingtocompletethelistoftwohundredandtwenty—
eighthademigrated,orbeenbanishedintheintervalasunswornpriests。—Ibid。,D。S。,I。,10。(OrdersbyDelacroix,BouchetandLegendre,Conches,Frimaire8and9,yearII。)TheincarcerationofthemunicipalofficersofConchesforananalogouspetitionandothermarksofFeuillantism。
[118]TherealsentimentsandpurposesoftheJacobinsarewellshownatStrasbourg。("RecueildePieces,etc。,"I。,77。Publicmeetingofthemunicipalbody,andspeechbyBierlyn,Prairial25,yearII。)"
Howcantheinsipidarroganceofthese(Strasbourg)peopleberepresentedtoyou,theirsenselessattachmenttothepatricianfamiliesintheirmidst,theabsurdfeuil1antismofsomeandthevilesycophancyofothers?Howisit,theysay,thatmoneylessinterlopers,scarcelyeverheardofbefore,dareassumetohavecreditinatownofsensibleinhabitantsandhonestfamilies,fromfathertoson,accustomedtogoverningandrenownedforcenturies?"—Ibid。,113。
(SpeechofthemayorMouet,Floréal21,yearII。)"Moralpurification(inStrasbourg)hasbecomelessdifficultthroughthereductionoffortunesandthesalutaryterrorexcitedamongthosecovetousmen……Civilizationhasencounteredmightyobstaclesinthisgreatnumberofwell—to—dofamilieswhohavenourishedsouvenirsof,andwhoregrettheprivilegesenjoyedby,thesefamiliesundertheEmperors;theyhaveformedacasteapartfromtheStatecarefullypreservingthegothicpicturesoftheirancestorstheywereunitedonlyamongstthemselves。Theyareexcludedfromallpublicfunctions。Honestartisans,nowtakenfromallpursuits,impeltherevolutionarycartwithavigoroushand。"
[119]ArchivesdesAffairesétrangères,vol。1411。(InstructionsforthecivilcommissionersbyHérault,representativeofthepeople,Colmar,Frimaire2,yearII。)Heenumeratesthediversecategoriesofpersonswhoweretobearrested,whichcategoriesaresolargeandnumerousastoincludenineoutoftenoftheinhabitants。
[120]Dauban,"Parisen1794,"p。264。(ReportofPourveyeur,Vent?se29。)"Theyremark(sic)thatoneisnot(sic)apatriotwithtwenty—
thousandlivres(sic)income,andespeciallyaformeradvocate—
general。"
[121]DeMartel,"Fouché,"p。226,228。Forinstance,atNevers,amanofsixty—twoyearsofage,isconfined"asrich,egoist,fanatic,doingnothingfortheRevolution,aproprietor,andhavingfivehundredlivresrevenue。"
[122]BuchezetRoux,XXVI。,’77。(SpeechbyCambon,April27,1793。)
[123]"Whoareourenemies?Theviciousandtherich。"—"Allthericharevicious,inoppositiontotheRevolution。"(NotesmadebyRobespierreinJuneandJuly,1793,andspeechbyhimintheJacobinclub,May10,1793。)
[124]Guillon,II。,355。(InstructionsfurnishedbyCollotd’HerboisandFouché,Brumaire26,yearII。)
[125]DeMartel,171,181。(OrdersofFouché,Nevers,August25andOctober8,1793。)
[126]Guillon。—ArchivesdesAffairesétrangères,F。1411。ReportsbyobserversatParis,Aug。12and13,1793。"TherichmanistheswornenemyoftheRevolution。"
[127]ArchivesNationales,AF。,II。,135。(OrdersofSaint—JustandLebas,Strasbourg,Brumaire10,yearII。,withthelistofnamesofonehundredandninety—threepersonstaxed,togetherwiththeirrespectiveamountsoftaxation。)—Amongothers,"awidowFranck,banker,twohundredthousandlivres。"—Ibid。,AF。,II。,49。
(DocumentsrelatingtotherevolutionarytaxatBelfort。)"Vieillard,Moderateandegoist,tenthousandfrancs;Keller,richegoist,seventhousand;asaristocrats,ofwhomtheelderandyoungerbrotherareimprisoned,Barthélémytheyoungertenthousand,Barthélémysenior,threethousandfivehundred,Barthelemyjuniorseventhousand,citoyenneBarthélémy,mother,seventhousand,etc。"
[128]"RecueildePièces,etc。,"I。,22。(LetteroftheStrasbourgauthorities。)DeMartel,p。288。(LetteroftheauthoritiesofAllier。)"CitizensSainay,Balome,HeulardandLavaleissewereexposedonthescaffoldinthemostrigorousseasonforsixhours(atMoulins)
withthisinscription—"badcitizenwhohasgivennothingtothecharity—box。"
[129]"RecueildePièces,etc。,"I。,16。
[130]Ibid。,I。,159。(OrdersofBrumaire15,yearII。)
[131]ArchivesNationales,F。7,2475。(MinutesoftheRevolutionarycommitteeofthePiquessection。)September9,1793,at3o’clockinthemorning,thecommitteedeclaresthat,foritspart,"ithasarrestedtwenty—onepersonsofthecategorybelowstated。"October8,itplacestwosans—culottesasguardsinthehousesofallthosenamedbelow,inthequarter,eventhosewhocouldnotbearrestedonaccountofabsence。"Itistimetotakestepstomakesureofallwhoseindifference(sic)andmoderatismisruiningthecountry。"
[132]BerryatSaint—Prix,pp。36,38。carrierdeclaressuspect"merchantsandtherich。"
[133]Moniteur,XVIII。,641。(LetteroftherepresentativesimprisonedatBordeaux,Frimaire10,yearII。)
[134]ArchivesdesAffairesétrangères,vol。329。(LetterofBrutus,October3,1793。)
[135]Ibid。,vol。329。(LetterofCharlesDuvivier,Lille,Vendémiaire15,yearII。)
[136]SpeechbyBarère,Vent?se17,yearII。
[137]ArchivesdesAffairesétrangères,vol。331。LetterbyDarbault,politicalagent,Tarbes,FrimaireII,yearII。(Projectfordoingawaywithmiddlemenintrade,brokersandbankers。)"Theprofessionofabankerisabolished。Allholdersofpublicfundsareforbiddentosellthemunderayearandonedayafterthedateoftheirpurchase。Noonemustbeatthesametimewholesaleandretaildealer,etc。"Projectsofthissortarenumerous。AstotheestablishmentofapurelyagriculturalandmilitaryRepublic,seethepapersofSaint—Just,andthecorrespondenceoftheLyonsTerrorists。
AccordingtothemthenewFranceneedsnosilk—weavers。ThedefiniteformulasofthesystemarealwaysfoundamongtheBabeuvists。"Lettheartsperish,ifitmustbeso,providedrealEqualityremains。"
(SylvainMaréchal,"ManiféstedesEgaux。")
[138]"RevueHistorique,"November,1878。(LetterofM。Falk,Paris,Oct。19,1795。)
[139]"Etudesurl’histoiredeGrenoblePendantlaTerreur,"byPaulThibault。(Listofnotorious"suspects"andofordinary"suspects"
foreachdistrictintheIsere,AprilandMay,1793。)—Cf。thevariouslistsofDoubsinSauzay,andofTroyes,inAlbertBabeau。
[140]"RecueildePièces,etc。,"I。,19,andthesecondletterofFredericBurger,Thermidor25。—ArchivesNationales,AF。,II。,111。(OrderofRepresentativesMerlincourtandAmar,Grenoble,April27,1793。)"Thepersonschargedwiththeactualgovernmentofandinstructioninthepublicestablishmentsknowninthistownunderthetitlesof,1st,Orphelines;2ndPresentins;3rdCapuchins;4th,LePropagation;5th,Hospiceforfemaleservants……areputunderarrestandareforbiddentotakeanypartwhateverinthefunctionsrelatingtoteaching,educationorinstruction。"
[141]Moniteur,XXI。,645。(SessionoftheConvention,Fructidor14,yearII。)—"Bibliotèquenationale,"LB41,1802,(DenounciationofthesixsectionsofthecommuneofDijon),3:"Woebetidethoseareseeninanyway,eitherduetoanhonestaffluence,agoodeducation,anelegantdressorsometalentorother,asbeingdifferentfromtheirfellowcitizens!Theyarelikelytobepersecutedortobekilled。"
[142]PerhapsthereisaconnectionwithMaoZedongandtheChineseCulturalRevolution。(SR。)
[143]Moniteur,XVIII。,51。(LetterbyCarrier,Brumaire17,yearII。)—BerryatSaint—Prix,pp。36and38。
[144]Berriat—Saint—Prix,240(TheimprisonedatBrest。)—
Duchaltelier("BrestpendantlaTerreur,"205)。Ofthe975prisoners,106wereformernobles,239femalenobles,174priestsormonks,206
nuns,111seamstresses,femaleworkersetc,56werefarmers,46
artisansorworkers,17merchants,3withaliberalprofession。Oneisimprisonedforhavingsecretopinions"agirl,"forbeingwittyandlaughingatthepatriots。"
[145]Mallet—Dupan,"CorrespondancePolitique。"Introduction,p。