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with　lewdness　to　add　debasement　to　torture；　while　life　is　violated

through　outrages　on　modesty。　　In　Madame　de　Lamballe；　killed　too

quickly；　the　libidinous　butchers　could　outrage　only　a　corpse；　but　for

the　widow；＇109＇　and　especially　the　flower…girl；　they　revive；　like　so

many　Neros；　the　fire…circle　of　the　Iroquois。＇110＇　　From　the　Iroquois

to　the　cannibal；　the　gulf　is　small；　and　some　of　them　jump　across　it。

At　the　Abbaye；　an　old　soldier　named　Damiens；　buries　his　saber　in　the

side　of　the　adjutant…general　la　Leu；　thrusts　his　hand　into　the

opening；　tears　out　the　heart　〃and　puts　it　to　his　mouth　as　if　to　eat

it〃；　〃the　blood；〃　says　an　eye…witness；　〃trickled　from　his　mouth　and

formed　a　sort　of　mustache　for　him。〃＇111＇　At　La　Force；　Madame　de

Lamballe　is　carved　up。　What　Charlot；　the　wig…maker；　who　carried　her

head　did；　I　to　it；　should　not　be　described。　I　merely　state　that

another　wretch；　in　the　Rue　Saint…Antoine；　bore　off　her　heart　and　〃ate

it。〃＇112＇



They　kill　and　they　drink；　and　drink　and　kill　again。　Weariness　comes

and　stupor　begins。　　One　of　them；　a　wheelwright's　apprentice；　has

dispatched　sixteen　for　his　share；　another　〃has　labored　so　hard　at　this

merchandise　as　to　leave　the　blade　of　his　saber　sticking　in　it〃；　〃I　was

more　tired；〃　says　a　Federate；　〃with　two　hours　pulling　limbs　to　pieces；

right　and　left；　than　any　mason　who　for　two　days　has　been　plastering　a

wall。〃＇113＇　　The　first　excitement　is　gone；　and　now　they　strike

automatically。＇114＇　Some　of　them　fall　asleep　stretched　out　on　benches。

Others；　huddled　together；　sleep　off　the　fumes　of　their　wine；　removed

on　one　side。　　The　exhalation　from　the　carnage　is　so　strong　that　the

president　of　the　civil　committee　faints　in　his　chair；＇115＇　the　fumes

of　the　tavern　blending　with　those　from　the　charnel…house。　A　heavy；

dull　state　of　torpor　gradually　overcomes　their　clouded　brains；　the

last　glimmerings　of　reason　dying　out　one　by　one；　like　the　smoky　lights

on　the　already　cold　breasts　of　the　corpses　lying　around　them。　Through

the　stupor　spreading　over　the　faces　of　butchers　and　cannibals；　we　see

appearing　that　of　the　idiot。　　It　is　the　revolutionary　idiot；　in　which

all　conceptions；　save　two；　have　vanished；　two　fixed；　rudimentary；　and

mechanical　ideas；　one　destruction　and　the　other　that　of　public　safety。

With　no　others　in　his　empty　head；　these　blend　together　through　an

irresistible　attraction；　and　the　effect　proceeding　from　their　contact

may　be　imagined。　〃Is　there　anything　else　to　do？　〃asks　one　of　these

butchers　in　the　deserted　court。　　　〃If　there　is　no　more　to　do；〃　reply

a　couple　of　women　at　the　gate；　〃you　will　have　to　think　of

something；〃＇116＇　and；　naturally；　this　is　done。



As　the　prisons　are　to　be　cleaned　out；　it　is　as　well　to　clean　them　all

out；　and　do　it　at　once。　After　the　Swiss；　priests；　the　aristocrats；　and

the　〃white…skinned　gentlemen；〃　there　remain　convicts　and　those

confined　through　the　ordinary　channels　of　justice；　robbers；　assassins；

and　those　sentenced　to　the　galleys　in　the　Conciergerie；　in　the

Chatelet；　and　in　the　Tour　St。　Bernard；　with　branded　women；　vagabonds；

old　beggars；　and　boys　confined　in　Bicêtre　and　the　Salpétrière。　They

are　good　for　nothing；　cost　something　to　feed；＇117＇　and；　probably；

cherish　evil　designs。　At　the　Salpétrière；　for　example；　the　wife　of

Desrues；　the　poisoner；　is；　assuredly；　like　himself；　〃cunning；　wicked；

and　capable　of　anything〃；　she　must　be　furious　at　being　in　prison；　if

she　could；　she　would　set　fire　to　Paris；　she　must　have　said　so；　she　did

say　it＇118＇　　one　more　sweep　of　the　broom。　This　time；　as　the　job　is

more　foul；　the　broom　is　wielded　by　fouler　hands；　among　those　who　seize

the　handle　are　the　frequenters　of　jails。　The　butchers　at　the　Abbaye

prison；　especially　towards　the　close；　had　already　committed

thefts；＇119＇　here；　at　the　Chatelet　and　the　Conciergerie　prisons；　they

carry　away　〃everything　which　seems　to　them　suitable；〃　even　to　the

clothes　of　the　dead；　prison　sheets　and　coverlids；　even　the　small

savings　of　the　jailers；　and；　besides　this；　they　enlist　their　cronies。

〃Out　of　36　prisoners　set　free；　many　were　assassins　and　robbers；　the

killers　attached　them　to　their　group。　There　were　also　75　women；

confined　in　part　for　larceny；　who　promised　to　faithfully　serve　their

liberators。〃　　Later　on；　indeed；　these　are　to　become；　at　the　Jacobin

and　Cordeliers　clubs；　the　tricoteuses　（knitters）　who　fill　their

tribunes。＇120＇　　At　the　Salpétrière　prison；　〃all　the　pimps　of　Paris；

former　spies；　。　。　。　libertines；　the　rascals　of　France　and　all　Europe；

prepare　beforehand　for　the　operation；〃　and　rape　alternates　with

massacre。＇121＇　　Thus　far；　at　least；　slaughter　has　been　seasoned　with

robbery；　and　the　grossness　of　eating　and　drinking；　at　Bicétre；

however；　it　is　crude　butchery；　the　carnivorous　instinct　alone

satisfying　itself。　Among　other　prisoners　are　43　youths　of　the　lowest

class；　from　17　to　19　years　of　age；　placed　there　for　correction　by

their　parents；　or　by　those　to　whom　they　are　bound；＇122＇　one　need　only

look　at　them　to　see　that　they　are　genuine　Parisian　scamps；　the

apprentices　of　vice　and　misery；　the　future　recruits　for　the　reigning

band；　and　these　the　band　falls　on；　beating　them　to　death　with　clubs。

At　this　age　life　is　tenacious；　and；　no　life　being　harder　to　take；　it

requires　extra　efforts　to　dispatch　them。　〃In　that　corner；〃　said　a

jailer；　〃they　made　a　mountain　of　their　bodies。　The　next　day；　when　they

were　to　be　buried；　the　sight　was　enough　to　break　one's　heart。　One　of

them　looked　as　if　he　were　sleeping　like　one　of　God's　angels；　but　the

rest　were　horribly　mutilated。〃＇123＇　　Here；　man　has　sunk　below

himself；　down　into　the　lowest　strata　of　the　animal　kingdom；　lower　that

the　wolf；　for　wolves　do　not　strangle　their　young。







VI。　Jacobin　Massacre。



Effect　of　the　massacre　on　the　public。　　　General　dejection　and　the

dissolution　of　society。　　　The　ascendancy　of　the　Jacobins　assured　in

Paris。　　　The　men　of　September　upheld　in　the　Commune　and　elected　to

the　Convention。



There　are　six　days　and　five　nights　of　uninterrupted　butchery；＇124＇　171

murders　at　the　Abbaye；　169　at　La　Force；　223　at　the　Chatelet；　328　at

the　Consciergerie；　73　at　the　Tour…Saint…Bernard；　120　at　the

Carmelites；　79　at　Saint　Firmin；　170　at　Bicêtre；　35　at　the　Salpétrière；

among　the　dead；＇125＇　250　priests；　3　bishops　or　archbishops；　general

officers；　magistrates；　one　former　minister；　one　royal　princess；

belonging　to　the　best　names　in　France；　and；　on　the　other　side；　one

Negro；　several　working　class　women；　kids；　convicts；　and　poor　old　men：

What　man　now；　little　or　big；　does　not　feel　himself　threatened？　　And

all　the　more　because　the　band　has　grown　larger。　Fournier；　Lazowski；

and　Bécard；　the　chiefs　of　robbers　and　assassins；　return　from　Orleans

with　fifteen　hundred　cut…throats。＇126＇　　One　the　way　they　kill　M。　de

Brissac；　M。　de　Lessart；　and　42　others　accused　of　lése…nation；　whom

they　wrested　from　their　judges'　hands；　and　then；　by　the　way　of

surplus；　〃following　the　example　of　Paris；〃　twenty…one　prisoners　taken

from　the　Versailles　prisons。　　At　Paris　the　Minister　of　Justice　thanks

them；　the　Commune　congratulates　them；　and　the　sections　feast　them　and

embrace　them。＇127＇　　Can　anybody　doubt　that　they　were　ready　to　begin

again？　Can　a　step　be　taken　in　or　out　of　Paris　without　being　subject　to

their　oppression　or　encountering　their　despotism？　Should　one　leave　the

city；　sentinels　of　their　species　are　posted　at　the　barriers　and　on　the

section　committees　in　continuous　session。　Malouet；　led　before　that　of

Roule；＇128＇　sees　before　him　a　pandemonium　of　fanatics；　at　least　a

hundred　individuals　in　the　same　room；　the　suspected；　those　denouncing

them；　collaborators；　attendants；　a　long；　green　table　in　the　center；

covered　with　swords　and　daggers；　with　the　committee　around　it；　〃twenty

patriots　with　their　shirt　sleeves　rolled　up；　some　holding　pistols　and

others　pens；〃　signing　warrants　of　arrest；　〃quarreling　with　and

threatening　each　other；　all　talking　at　once；　and　shouting：　Traitor！　

Conspirator！　　Off　to　prison　with　him！　　Guillotine　him！　　and

behind　these；　a　crowd　of　spectators；　pell…mell　；　yelling；　and

gesticulating〃　like　wild　beasts　pressed　against　each　other　in　the　same

cage；　showing　their　teeth　and　trying　to　spring　at　each　other。　〃One　of

the　most　excited；　brandishing　his　saber　in　order　to　strike　an

antagonist；　stopped　on　seeing　me；　and　exclaimed；　'There's　Malouet！'　

The　other；　however；　less　occupied　with　me　than　with　his　enemy；　took

advantage　of　the　opportunity；　and　with　a　blow　of　his　club；　knocked　him

down。〃　　Malouet　had　a　close　shave；　in　Paris　escapes　take　place　by　such

accidents。　　If　one　remains　in　the　city；　one　is　beset　with　lugubrious

fears　by；



1。　the　hurrying　step　of　squads　of　men　in　each　street；　leading　the

suspected　to　prison　or　before　the　committee；



2。　around　each　prison　the　crowds　that　have　come　〃to　see　the

disasters〃；



3。　in　the　court　of　the　Abaye　the　cry　of　the　auctioneer　selling　the

clothes　of　the　dead；



4。　the　rumbling　of　carts　on　the　pavement　bearing　away　1；300　corpses；



5。　the　songs　of　the　women　mounted　aloft　on　the　carts；　beating　time　on

the　naked　bodies。＇129＇



Is　there　a　man　who；　after　one　of　these　encounters；　does　not　see

himself　in　imagination　before　the　green　table　of　the　section

committee；　after　this；　in　prison　with　sabers　over　his　head；　and　then

in　the　cart　in　the　midst　of　the　bloody　pile？



Courage　falters　before　a　vision　like　this。　All　the　journals　approve；

palliate；　or　keep　silent；　nobody　dares　offer　resistance。＇130＇　Property

as　well　as　lives　belong　to　whoever　wants　to　take　them。　At　the

barriers；　at　the　markets；　on　the　boulevard　of　the　Temple；　thieves；

decked　with　the　tricolor　ribbon；　stop　people　as　they　pass　along；　seize

whatever　they　carry；　and；　under　the　pretext　that　jewels　should　be

deposited　on　the　altars　of　Patriotism；　take　purses；　watches；　rings；

and　other　articles；　so　rudely　that　women　who　are　not　quick　enough；

have　the　lobes　of　their　ears　torn　in　unhoo