the origins of contemporary france-3-第66部分

快捷操作: 按键盘上方向键 ← 或 → 可快速上下翻页 按键盘上的 Enter 键可回到本书目录页 按键盘上方向键 ↑ 可回到本页顶部! 如果本书没有阅读完，想下次继续接着阅读，可使用上方 "收藏到我的浏览器" 功能 和 "加入书签" 功能！



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

have　the　lobes　of　their　ears　torn　in　unhooking　their　earrings＇131＇。

Others；　installed　in　the　cellars　of　the　Tuileries；　sell　the　nation's

wine　and　oil　for　their　own　profit。　Others；　again；　given　their　liberty

eight　days　before　by　the　people；　scent　out　a　bigger　job　by　finding

their　way　into　the　Garde…meuble　and　stealing　diamonds　to　the　value　of

thirty　millions。＇132＇



Like　a　man　struck　on　the　head　with　a　mallet；　Paris；　felled　to　the

ground；　lets　things　go；　the　authors　of　the　massacre　have　fully

attained　their　ends。　The　faction　has　fast　hold　of　power；　and　will

maintain　its　hold。　Neither　in　the　Legislative　Assembly　nor　in　the

Convention　will　the　aims　of　the　Girondins　be　successful　against　its

tenacious　usurpation。　It　has　proved　by　a　striking　example　that　it　is

capable　of　anything；　and　boasts　of　it；　it　is　still　armed；　it　stands

there　ever　prepared　and　anonymous　on　its　murderous　basis；　with　its

speedy　modes　of　operation；　its　own　group　of　fanatical　agents　and

bravos；　with　Maillard　and　Fournier；　with　its　cannon　and　its　pikes。　All

that　does　not　live　within　it　lives　only　through　its　favor　from　day　to

day；　through　its　good　will。　Everybody　knows　that。　The　Assembly　no

longer　thinks　of　dislodging　people　who　meet　decrees　of　expulsion　with

massacre；　it　is　no　longer　a　question　of　auditing　their　accounts；　or　of

keeping　them　within　the　confines　of　the　law。　Their　dictatorship　is　not

to　be　disputed；　and　their　purification　continue。　From　four　to　five

hundred　new　prisoners；　arrested　within　eleven　days；　by　order　of　the

municipality；　by　the　sections；　and　by　this　or　that　individual　Jacobin；

are　crowded　into　cells　still　dripping　with　blood；　and　the　report　is

spread　that；　on　the　20th　of　September；　the　prisons　will　be　emptied　by

a　second　massacre。＇133＇　　　Let　the　Convention；　if　it　pleases；

pompously　install　itself　as　sovereign；　and　grind　out　decrees　　it

makes　no　difference；　regular　or　irregular；　the　government　still

marches　on　in　the　hands　of　those　who　hold　the　sword。＇134＇　　The

Jacobins；　through　sudden　terror；　have　maintained　their　illegal

authority；　through　a　prolongation　of　terror　they　are　going　to

establish　their　legal　authority。　A　forced　suffrage　is　going　to　put

them　in　office　at　the　H？tel…de…ville；　in　the　tribunals；　in　the

National　Guard；　in　the　sections；　and　in　the　various　administrations；

while　they　have　already　elected　to　the　Convention；　Marat；　Danton；

Fabre　d'Eglantine；　Camille　Desmoulins；　Manuel；　Billaud…Varennes；

Panis；　Sergent；　Collot　d'Herbois；　Robespierre；　Legendre；　Osselin；

Fréron；　David；　Robert；　Lavicourterie；　in　short；　the　instigators；

leaders　and　accomplices　of　the　massacre。＇135＇　　Nothing　that　could

force　or　falsify　voting　is　omitted。＇136＇　　In　the　first　place　the

presence　of　the　people　is　imposed　on　the　electoral　assembly；　and；　to

this　end；　it　is　transferred　to　the　large　hall　of　the　Jacobin　club；

under　the　pressure　of　the　Jacobin　galleries。　As　a　second　precaution；

every　opponent　is　excluded　from　voting；　every　Constitutionalist；　every

former　member　of　the　monarchical　club；　of　the　Feuillants；　and　of　the

Sainte…Chapelle　club；　of　the　Feuillants；　and　of　the　Sainte…Chapelle

club；　every　signer　of　the　petition　of　the　20；000　；　or　of　that　of　the

8；000；　and；　on　the　sections　protesting　against　this；　their　protest　is

thrown　out　on　the　ground　of　its　being　the　fruit　of　〃an　intrigue。〃

Finally；　at　each　balloting；　each　elector's　vote　is　called　out；　which

ensures　the　right　vote　beforehand；　the　warnings　he　has　received　being

very　explicit。＇137＇　　On　the　2nd　of　September；　during　the　first　meeting

of　the　electoral　body；　held　at　the　bishop's　palace；　the　Marseilles

troop；　500　yards　away；　came　and　took　the　twenty…four　priests　from　the

town…hall；　and；　on　the　way；　hacked　them　to　pieces　on　the　Pont…Neuf。

Throughout　the　evening　and　all　night　the　agents　of　the　municipality

carried　on　their　work　at　the　Abbaye；　at　the　Carmelites；　and　at　La

Force；　and；　on　the　3rd　of　September；　on　the　electoral　assembly

transferring　itself　to　the　Jacobin　club；　it　passed　over　the　Pont…au…

Change　between　two　rows　of　corpses；　which　the　slaughterers　had　brought

there　from　the　Chatelet　and　the　Conciergerie　prisons。

___________________________________________________________________



Notes：



＇1＇　'Thierry；　son　of　Clovis；　unwilling　to　take　part　in　an　expedition

of　his　brothers　into　Burgundy；　was　told　by　his　men：　〃If　thou　art

unwilling　to　march　into　Burgundy　with　thy　brothers；　we　will　leave　thee

and　follow　them　in　thy　place。〃　Clotaire；　another　of　his　sons；

disposed　to　make　peace　with　the　Saxons；　〃the　angry　Francs　rush　upon

him；　revile　him；　and　threaten　to　kill　him　if　he　declines　to　accompany

them。　Upon　which　he　puts　himself　at　their　head。〃



＇2＇　Social　condition　and　degree　of　culture　are　often　indicated

orthographically。　　Granier　de　Cassagnac；　II。　。480。　Bécard；

commanding　the　expedition　which　brought　back　the　prisoners　from

Orleans；　signs　himself：　〃Bécard；　commandant　congointement　aveque　M。

Fournier　generalle。　〃　　〃Archives　Nationales；〃　F7；　4426。　　Letter　of

Chemin；　commissioner　of　the　Gravilliers　section；　to　Santerre；　Aug。11；

1792。　　〃Mois　Charles　Chemin　commissaire　。　。　。　　fait　part　à　Monsieur

Santaire　générale　de　la　troupe　parisiene　que　le　nommé　Hingray

cavaliers　de　la　gendarmeris　nationalle　。　。　me　délarés　qu'ille　sestes

trouvés　aux　jourduis　11　aoux　avec　une　home　attachés　à　la　cours　aux

Equris；　quille　lui　aves　dis　quiere　800　home　a　peupres　des　sidevant

garde　du　roy　étes　tous　près　a　fondre　sure　Paris　pour　donaire　du　sécour

a　naux　rébelle　et　a　signer　avec　moi　la　presante。〃



＇3＇　On　the　19th　of　March；　1871；　I　met　in　the　Rue　de　Varennes　a　man

with　two　guns　on　his　shoulder　who　had　taken　part　in　the　pillage　of　the

Ecole　d'Etat…major　and　was　on　his　way　home。　I　said　to　him：　〃But　this

is　civil　war；　and　you　will　let　the　Prussians　in　Paris。〃…　　〃I'd　rather

have　the　Prussians　than　Thiers。　Thiers　is　Prussian　on　the　inside！〃



＇4＇　　Today；　115　years　after　these　words　were　written；　we　have　seen

others；　Lenin；　Stalin；　Hitler；　Pol　Pot；　Mao　Tse　Tung；　etc　following　in

the　Jacobin's　footsteps。　Nobles；　Bourgeois；　Jews　and　other

undesirables　have　been　methodically　put　away。　The　sheeplike　majority

did　not　read　Taine　or　did　not　profit　from　his　warnings　while　most　of

the　great　tyrants　learned　from　him　or　from　the　events　he　described

（SR。）



＇5＇　Moniteur；　Nov。　14；　1792。



＇6＇　　〃Archives　Nationales；〃　F7；　4426。　Letter　of　the　police

administrators；　Aug。　11。　Declaration　of　Delaunay；　Aug。　12。



＇7＇　　Buchez　et　Roux；　XVII。　59　（session　of　Aug。　12）　Speech　by　Leprieur

at　the　bar　of　the　house。



＇8＇　　Buchez　et　Roux；　XVII。　47。　…　Mortimer…Ternaux；　III。　31。　Speech　by

Robespierre　at　the　bar　of　the　Assembly　in　the　name　of　the　commune；

Aug。　15。



＇9＇　　Brissot；　in　his　report　on　Robespierre's　petition。　…　The　names　of

the　principal　judges　elected　show　its　character：　Fouquier…Tinville；

Osselin；　Coffinhal。



＇10＇　　Buchez　et　Roux；　XVII。91　（Aug。　17）。



＇11＇　Stated　by　Pétion　in　his　speech　（Moniteur；　　Nov。　10；　1792）。



＇12＇　Buchez　et　Roux；　XVII。　116　（session　of　Aug。　23）。



＇13＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　III。　461。　…　Moore；　I。　273　（Aug。　31）。



＇14＇　Buchez　et　Roux；　XVII。　267　（article　by　Prudhomme　in　the

〃Révolutions　de　Paris〃）。



＇15＇　〃Les　Révolutions　de　Paris；〃　Ibid。；　〃A　number　of　sans…culottes

were　there　with　their　pikes；　but　these　were　largely　outnumbered　by　the

multitude　of　uniforms　of　the　various　battalions。〃　　　Moore；　Aug；　31：

〃At　present　the　inhabitants　of　the　faubourgs　Saint…Antoine　and　Saint…

Marceau　are　all　that　is　felt　of　the　sovereign　people　in　Paris。〃



＇16＇　More；　Aug。　26。



＇17＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　III。　471。　Indictment　against　Jean…Julien。　　In

referring　to　M。　Mortimer…Ternaux　we　do　so　because；　like　a　true　critic；

he　cites　authentic　and　frequently　unedited　documents。



＇18＇　Rétif　de　la　Bretonne；　〃les　Nuits　de　Paris；〃　11th　night；　p。　372。



＇19＇　Moore；　Sept。　2。



＇20＇　Moore；　Sept。　3。　　Buchez　et　Roux；　XVI。　159　（narrative　by

Tallien）。　Official　report　of　the　Paris　commune；　Sept。　4　（in　the

collection　of　Barrière　and　Berville；　the　volume　entitled　〃Mémoires　sur

les　journées　de　Septembre〃）。　The　commune　adopts　and　expands　the　fable；

probably　invented　by　it。　Prudhomme　well　says　that　the　story　of　the

prison　plot；　so　scandalously　circulated　during　the　Reign　of　Terror；

appears　for　the　first　time　on　the　2d　of　September。　The　same　report　was

spread　through　the　rural　districts。　At　Gennevilliers；　a　peasant　while

lamenting　the　massacres；　said　to　Malouet：　〃It　is；　too；　a　terrible

thing　for　the　aristocrats　to　want　to　kill　all　the　people　by　blowing　up

the　city〃　（Malouet；　II。　244）。



＇21＇　Official　reports　of　the　commune；　Aug。　11。



＇22＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　II。　446。　List　of　the　section　commissioners

sitting　at　the　H？tel…de…ville；　　Aug。　10；　before　9　o'clock　in　the

morning。



＇23＇　Official　reports　of　the　commune；　Aug。　21。　〃Considering　that；　to

ensure　public　safety　and　liberty；　the　council…general　of　the　commune

required　all　the　power　delegated　to　it　by　the　people；　　at　the　time　it

was　compelled　to　resume　the　exercise　of　its　rights；〃　sends　a

deputation　to　the　National　Assembly　to　insist　that　〃the　new　department

be　converted；　pure　and　simple；　into　a　tax…commissioners'　office。〃　

Mortimer…Ternaux；　III。　25。　Speech　of　Robespierre　in　the　name　of　the

commune：　〃After　the　people　have　saved　the　country；　after　decreeing　a

National　Convention　to　replace　you；　what　remains　for　you　to　do　but　to

gratify　their　wishes？　。　。　。　The　people；　forced　to　see　to　its　own

salvation；　has　provided　for　this　through　its　delegates。　。　。　It　is

essential　that　those　chosen　by　itself　for　its　magistrates　should　enjoy

the　plenary　powers　befitting　the　sovereign。〃



＇24＇　Official　reports　of　the　commune；　Aug。　10。　…　Mortimer…Ternaux；

III。　155。　Letter　of　the　Minister　Servan；　Aug。　30。…Ibid。；　149。　Ibid。；

148。　The　commission　on　supplies　having　been　b