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however；　but　under　Dumouriez；　are　you　content？〃　The　young　man；

delighted；　thanks　him。　Danton　resumes：　〃Let　me　give　you　one　piece　of

advice　before　you　go：　You　have　talent　and　will　succeed。　But　get　rid　of

one　fault　。　You　talk　too　much。　You　have　been　in　Paris　twenty…four

hours；　and　already　you　have　repeatedly　criticized　the　affair　of

September。　I　know　this；　I　have　been　informed　of　it〃　〃But　that　was　a

massacre；　how　can　one　help　calling　it　horrible？〃　〃I　did　it；〃　replies

Danton；　〃The　Parisians　are　all　so　many　j…　f…。　A　river　of　blood　had

to　flow　between　them　and　the　émigrés。。　You　are　too　young　to　understand

these　matters。　Return　to　the　army；　it　is　the　only　place　nowadays　for　a

young　man　like　you　and　of　your　rank。　You　have　a　future　before　you；　but

mind　this　　keep　your　mouth　shut！〃



＇51＇　Hua；　167。。　Narrative　by　his　guest；　the　physician　Lambry；　an

intimate　friend　of　Danton　ultra…fanatical　and　member　of　a　committee　in

which　the　question　came　up　whether　the　members　of　the　〃Right〃　should

likewise　be　put　out　of　the　way。　〃Danton　had　energetically　repelled

this　sanguinary　proposal。　　'Everybody　knows；'　he　said；　'that　I　do　not

shrink　from　a　criminal　act　when　necessary；　but　I　disdain　to　commit　a

useless　one。〃'



＇52＇　　Mortimer…Ternaux；　Iv。　437。　Danton　exclaims；　in　relation　to　the

hot…headed　commissioners　sent　by　him　into　the　department：　〃Eh！　damn

it；　do　you　suppose　that　we　would　send　you　young　ladies？〃



＇53＇　　Philippe　de　Ségur；　〃Mémoires；〃I。12。　Danton；　in　a　conversation

with　his　father；　a　few　weeks　after　the　2nd　of　September。



＇54＇　　See　above；　narrative　of　the　king；　louis　Philippe。



＇55＇　　Buchez　et　Roux；　xvii。　347。　The　words　of　Danton　in　the　National

Assembly；　Sept。　2nd　　a　little　before　two　o'clock；　just　as　the　tocsin

and　cannon　gave　the　signal　of　alarm　agreed　upon。　Already　on　the　31st

of　August；　Tailien；　his　faithful　ally；　had　told　the　National　Assembly：

〃We　have　arrested　the　priests　who　make　so　much　trouble。　They　are　in

confinement　in　a　certain　domicile；　and　in　a　few　days　the　soil　of

liberty　will　be　purged　of　their　presence。〃



＇56＇　　Meillan；　〃Mémoires；〃　325　（Ed。　Barrière　et　Berville）。　Speech　by

Fabre　d'Eglantine　at　the　Jacobin　Club；　sent　around　among　the

affiliated　clubs；　May　1；　1793。



＇57＇　　Robinet；　〃Procès　des　Dantonistes；〃　39；　45　（words　of　Danton　in

the　committee　on　general　defense）。　…　Madame　Roland；　2Mémoires；〃　II。

30。　On　the　2nd　of　September　Grandpré　ordered　to　report　to　the　Minister

of　the　Interior　on　the　state　of　the　prisons；　waits　for　Danton　as　he

leaves　the　council　and　tells　him　his　fears。　〃Danton；　irritated　by　the

description；　exclaims　in　his　bellowing　way；　suiting　his　word　to　the

action。　'I　don't　give　a　damn　about　the　prisoners！　Let　them　take　care

of　themselves！　And　he　proceeded　on　in　an　angry　mood。　This　took　place

in　the　second　ante…room；　in　the　presence　of　twenty　persons。〃　…

Arnault；　II。　101。　About　the　time　of　the　September　massacres　〃Danton；

in　the　presence　of　one　of　my　friends；　replied　to　someone　that　urged

him　to　use　his　authority　in　stopping　the　spilling　of　blood：　'Isn't　it

time　for　the　people　to　take　their　revenge？'　〃



＇58＇　Prudhomme；　〃Crimes　de　la　Révolution；〃　iv。　90。　On　the　2nd　of

September；　at　the　alarm　given　by　the　tocsin　and　cannon；　Prudhomme

calls　on　Danton　at　his　house　for　information。　Danton　gives　him　the

agreed　story　and　adds：　〃The　people；　who　are　now　aroused　and　know　what

to　do；　want　to　administer　justice　themselves　on　the　nasty　imprisoned

persons。　　　Camille　Desmoulins　enters：　〃Look　here；〃　says　Danton；

〃Prudhomme　has　come　to　ask　what　is　going　to　be　done？〃　　　〃Didn't　you

tell　him　that　the　innocent　would　not　be　confounded　with　the　guilty？

All　those　that　are　demanded　by　their　Sections　will　be　given　up。〃　

On　the　4th；　Desmoulins　calls　at　the　office　of　the　journal　and　says　to

the　editors：　〃Well；　everything　has　gone　off　in　the　most　perfect　order。

The　people　even　set　free　a　good　many　aristocrats　against　whom　there

was　no　direct　proof。　I　trust　that　you　will　state　all　this　exactly；

because　the　Journal　des　Révolutions　is　the　compass　of　public　opinion。〃



＇59＇　Prudhomme；　〃Crimes　de　la　Révolution；〃　IV。　123。　According　to　the

statements　of　Théophile　Mandar；　vice…president　of　a　section；　witness

and　actor　in　the　scene；　he　authorizes　Prudhomme　to　mention　his　name。　…

…　Afterwards；　in　the　next　room；　Mandar　proposes　to　Pétion　and

Robespierre　to　attend　the　Assembly　the　next　day　and　protest　against

the　massacre；　if　necessary；　the　Assembly　may　appoint　a　director　for

one　day。　〃Take　care　not　to　do　that；〃　replied　Robespierre；　〃Brissot

would　be　the　dictator。〃　　Pétion　says　nothing。　〃The　ministers　were　in

perfect　agreement　to　let　the　massacres　continue。〃



＇60＇　Madame　Roland；　II。　37。　　〃Angers　et　le　départment　de　Maine…et…

Loire　de　1787　à　1830；〃　by　Blordier　Langlois。　Appended　to　the　circular

was　a　printed　address　bearing　the　title　of　Compte　rendu　au　peuple

souverain；　　〃countersigned　by　the　Minister　of　Justice　and　with　the

Minister's　seal　on　the　package；〃　and　addressed　to　the　Jacobin　Clubs　of

the　departments；　that　they；　too；　might　preach　massacre。



＇61＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　III。　391；　398。　　　Warned　by　Alquier；

president　of　the　criminal　court　of　Versailles；　of　the　danger　to　which

the　Orleans　prisoners　were　exposed；　Danton　replied：　〃What　is　that　to

you？　That　affair　does　not　concern　you。　Mind　your　own　business；　and　do

not　meddle　with　things　outside　of　it！〃　　　〃But；　Monsieur；　the　law

says　that　prisoners　must　be　protected。〃　　〃What　do　you　care？　Some

among　them　are　great　criminals；　and　nobody　knows　yet　how　the　people

will　regard　them　and　how　far　their　indignation　will　carry　them。〃

Alquier　wished　to　pursue　the　matter；　but　Danton　turned　his　back　on　him



＇62＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　III。　217



＇63＇　Madame　Roland；　〃Lettres　autographes；　etc。；〃　Sept。　5；　1792。　〃We

are　here　under　the　knives　of　Marat　and　Robespierre。　These　fellows　are

striving　to　excite　the　people　and　turn　them　against　the　National

Assembly　and　the　council。　They　have　organized　a　Star　Chamber　and　they

have　a　small　army　under　pay；　aided　by　what　they　found　or　stole　in　the

palace　and　elsewhere；　or　by　supplies　purchased　by　Danton；　who　is

underhandedly　the　chieftain　of　this　horde。〃　　Dusaulx；　〃Mémoires；〃

441。　〃On　the　following　day　（Sept。　3）　I　went　to　see　one　of　the　most

estimated　personalities　at　this　epoch。　'You　know；'　said　I　to　him；

'what　is　going　on？'　　　'Very　well；　but　keep　quiet；　it　will　soon　be

over。　A　little　more　blood　is　still　necessary。'　　　I　saw　others　who

explained　themselves　much　more　definitely。　〃　　Mortimer…Ternaux；　II。

445。



＇64＇　Madame　Roland；　〃Lettres　autographes；　etc。；〃　Sept。　5；　1792。　〃We

are　here　under　the　knives　of　Marat　and　Robespierre。　These　fellows　are

striving　to　excite　the　people　and　turn　them　against　the　National

Assembly　and　the　council。　They　have　organized　a　Star　Chamber　and　they

have　a　small　army　under　pay；　aided　by　what　they　found　or　stole　in　the

palace　and　elsewhere；　or　by　supplies　purchased　by　Danton；　who　is

underhandedly　the　chieftain　of　this　horde。〃　　Dusaulx；　〃Mémoires；〃

441。　〃On　the　following　day　（Sept。　3）　I　went　to　see　one　of　the　most

estimated　personalities　at　this　epoch。　'You　know；'　said　I　to　him；

'what　is　going　on？'　　　'Very　well；　but　keep　quiet；　it　will　soon　be

over。　A　little　more　blood　is　still　necessary。'　　　I　saw　others　who

explained　themselves　much　more　definitely。　〃　　Mortimer…Ternaux；　II。

445。



＇65＇　Madame　de　Sta？l；　〃Considérations　sur　la　Révolution　Fran？aise；〃

3rd　　part；　ch。　X。



＇66＇　Prudhomme；　〃Les　Révolutions　de　Paris〃　（number　for　Sept。　22）。　At

one　of　the　last　sessions　of　the　commune　〃M。　Panis　spoke　of　Marat　as　of

a　prophet；　another　Siméon　Stylite。　'Marat；'　said　he；　'remained　six

weeks　sitting　on　one　thigh　in　a　dungeon。'　〃　…　Barbaroux；　64。



＇67＇　Weber；　II。　348。　Collot　dwells　at　length；　〃in　cool…blooded

gaiety；〃　on　the　murder　of　Madame　de　Lamballe　and　on　the　abominations

to　which　her　corpse　was　subjected。　〃He　added；　with　a　sigh　of　regret；

that　if　he　had　been　consulted　he　would　have　had　the　head　of　Madame　de

Lamballe　served　in　a　covered　dish　for　the　queen's　supper。〃



＇68＇　On　the　part　played　by　Robespierre　and　his　presence　constantly　at

the　Commune　see　Granier　de　Cassagnac；　II。　55。　　Mortimer…Ternaux；

III。　205。　Speech　by　Robespierre　at　the　commune；　Sept。　1：　〃No　one　dares

name　the　traitors。　Well；　I　give　their　names　for　the　safety　of　the

people：　I　denounce　the　libertycide　Brissot；　the　Girondist　factionists；

the　rascally　commission　of　the　Twenty…One　in　the　National　Assembly；　I

denounce　them　for　having　sold　France　to　Brunswick；　and　for　having

taken　in　advance　the　reward　for　their　dastardly　act。〃　On　the　2nd　of

September　he　repeats　his　denunciation；　and　consequently　on　that　day

warrants　are　issued　by　the　committee　of　supervision　against　thirty

deputies　and　against　Brissot　and　Roland　（Mortimer…Ternaux；　III。　216；

247）。



＇69＇　〃Procès…verbaux　de　la　Commune；〃　Aug。　30。　…　Mortimer…Ternaux；　III。

217　（resolutions　of　　the　sections　Poissonnière　and　Luxembourg）。　

Granier　de　Cassagnac；　II。　104　（adhesion　of　the　sections　Mauconseil；

Louvre；　and　Quinze…Vingt）。



＇70＇　Granier　de　Cassagnac；　II。　156。



＇71＇　Mortimer…Ternaux；　III。　265。　　Granier　de　Cassagnac；　XII。　402。

（The　other　five　judges　were　also　members　of　the　commune。）



＇72＇　Granier　de　Cassagnac；　II。　313。　Register　of　the　General　Assembly

of　the　sans…culottes；　section；　Sept。　2。　　　〃Mémoires　sur　les　journées

de　Septembre；〃　151　（declaration　of　Jourdan）。



＇73＇　〃Mémoires　sur　les　journées　de　Septembre；〃　narrative　of　Abbé

Sicard；　111。



＇74＇　　Buchez　et　Roux；　XVIII。　109；　178。　（〃La　vérite　tout　entière；〃　by

Méhée；　Jr。）　…　Narrative　of　Abbé　Sicard；　132；　134。



＇75＇　　Granier　de　Cassagnac；　II。　92；　93。　…　On　the　presence　and

complicity　of　Santerre。　　Ibid；　　89…99。



＇76＇　　Mortimer…Ternaux；　III。　277　and　299　（Sept。　3）。　…　Granier　de

Cassagnac；　II。　257。　A　commissary　of　the　section　of　the　Quatre…Nations

states　in　his　report　tha