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in their scarves; who arrive on the ground; dare not give the order

required by the commandant。  At this decisive moment; when it is

necessary to shed blood and kill a number of men; they obviously

fear to take the responsibility; their reply is; 〃We have no orders

to give。〃  … An extraordinary spectacle now presents itself in this

barrack courtyard surrounding the prison。  On the side of the law

stand eight hundred armed men; four hundred of the 〃Swiss〃 and four

hundred of the National Guard of Marseilles。  They are drawn up in

battle array; with guns to their shoulders; with special orders

repeated the evening before at three different times by the

municipal district and departmental authorities and they have the

sympathies of all honest people and of most of the National Guard。

But the legal indispensable phrase does not pass the lips of those

who by virtue of the Constitution should utter it; and a small group

of convicts are found to be sovereign。   The three municipal

officers are seized in their turn under the eyes of their own

soldiers who remain motionless; and 〃with bayonets at their breasts

they sign; under constraint; the order to give up M。  Pascalis to

the people。〃 M。  de la Roquette is likewise surrendered。  〃The only

portion of the National Guard of Aix which was visible;〃 that is to

say; the Jacobin minority; form a circle around the gate of the

prison and organize themselves into a council of war。  And there

they stand; at once 〃accusers; witnesses; judges; and executioners。〃

A captain conducts the two victims to the public promenade where

they are hung。  Very soon after this old M。 de Guiramand; whom the

National Guard of his village have brought a prisoner to Aix; is

hung in the same manner。



There is no prosecution of the assassins。  The new tribunal;

frightened or forestalled; has for some time back ranged itself on

the popular side; its writs; consequently; are served on the

oppressed; against the members of the assaulted dub。  Writs of

arrest; summonses to attend court; searches; seizures of

correspondence; and other proceedings; rain down upon them。  Three

hundred witnesses are examined。  Some of the arrested officers are

〃loaded with chains and thrust into dungeons。〃 Henceforth the club

rules; and 〃makes everybody tremble。〃'48'  〃From the 23rd to the

27th of December; more than ten thousand passports are delivered at

Aix。〃 〃If the emigrations continue;〃 write the commissioners; 〃there

will be no one left at Aix but workmen without work and with no

resources。  Whole streets are uninhabited。  。  。  。  。  As long as

such crimes can be permitted with impunity fear will drive out of

this town every one who has the means of living elsewhere。〃  … ?Many

come back after the arrival of the commissioners; hoping to obtain

justice and security through them。  But; 〃if a prosecution is not

ordered; we shall scarcely have departed from Aix when three or four

hundred families will abandon it。  。  。  。  And what man in his

senses would dare guarantee that each village will not soon have

some one hung in it? 。  。  。  Country valets arrest their masters。

。  。  。  The expectation of impunity leads the inhabitants of

villages to commit all sorts of depredations in the forests; which

is very harmful in a region where woods are very scarce。  They set

up the most absurd and most unjust pretensions against rich

proprietors; and the fatal rope is ever the interpreter and the

signal of their will。〃 There is no refuge against these outrages。

〃The department; the districts; the municipalities; administer only

in conformity with the multiplied petitions of the club。〃 In the

sight of all; and on one solemn day; a crushing defeat has

demonstrated the weakness of the government officials; and; bowed

beneath the yoke of their new masters; they preserve their legal

authority only on the condition that it remains at the service of

the victorious party。



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Notes:



'1' Festivals approving the federation of all the National Guards in

France。  (SR。)



'2' See the address of the commune of Paris; June 5; 1790。  〃Let the

most touching of all utterances be heard on this day (the

anniversary of the taking of the Bastille); Frenchmen; we are

brothers! Yes; brothers; freemen and with a country!〃 Roux et

Buchez; VI。  275。



'3' Buchez and Roux; IV。  3; 309; V。  123; VI。  274; 399。 …

Duvergier; Collection of Laws and Decrees。  Decree of June 8 and 9;

1790。



'4' For one who; like myself; has lived for years among the Moslems;

the 5 daily ritual prayers all performed while turned towards Mecca;

this description of the French taking of the oath; has something

familiar in it。  (SR。)



'5' Michelet; 〃Histoire de la Révolution Fran?aise;〃 II; 470; 474。



'6' De Ferrières; II。  91。 …  Albert Babeau; I。  340。  (Letter

addressed to the Chevalier de Poterat; July 18; 1790。)  …  De

Dampmartin; 〃Evénements qui se sont passés sous mes yeux;〃etc。; 155。



'7' One may imagine the impression Taine's description made upon the

thousands of political science students and others in the years

after this book was printed and widely sold all over Europe。  (SR。)



'8' Sauzay; I。  202。



'9' Albert Babeau; ib。  I; 339  …  De Ferrières; II; 92。



'10' 〃Archives Nationales;〃 H。 1453; Correspondence of M。  de

Bercheney; May 23; 1790。



'11' 〃Archives Nationales;〃 ibid; May 13; 1790。  〃M。  de la

Rifaudière was dragged from his carriage and brought to the guard…

house; which was immediately filled with people; shouting; 'To the

lamp post; the aristocrat!'  …  The fact is this: after his having

repeatedly shouted Vive le Roi et la Nation! They wanted him to

shout Vive la Nation! alone; upon which he gave Vive la Nation tant

qu'elle pourra。〃  …  At Blois; on the day of the Federation; a mob

promenades the streets with a wooden head covered with a wig; and a

placard stating that the aristocrats must be decapitated。



'12' Might Freud ( 1856… 1939) have been inspired; directly or

indirectly; by Taine's observation? 'La Révolution' vol。  I; was

published in 1877 when Freud was 21 years old!! (SR。)



'13' Mercure de France; the articles by Mallet du Pan (June 18th and

August 16; 1791; April 14; 1792)。



'14' Moniteur; IV。  560。  (sitting of June 5; 1790) report of M。

Freteau。  〃These facts are attested by fifty witnesses。〃  …  Cf。

The number of April 19; 1791。



'15' Solon was a famous legislator who reformed Athens some 2500

years ago。 (SR。)



'16' 〃Archives Nationales;〃 KK; 1105; Correspondence of M。  de

Thiard; military commandant in Brittany (September; 1789); 〃There

are in every petty village three conflicting powers; the présidial;

the bourgeois militia; and the permanent committee。  Each is anxious

to outrank the other; and; on this occasion; a scene happened to

come under my eyes at Landivisiau which might have had a bloody

termination; but which turned out to be simply ridiculous。  A lively

dispute arose between three speakers to determine which should make

the first address。  They appealed to me to decide。  Not to offend

either of the parties; I decided that all three should speak at the

same time; which decision was immediately carried out。



'17' Decree of August 10…14; 1789。



'18' 〃Archives Nationales;〃 KK; 1105。  Correspondence of M。  de

Thiard; September 21; 1789。  〃The troops now obey the municipalities

only。〃  Also July 30th; August 11; 1790。



'19' 〃Archives Nationales;〃 KK; 1105。  Correspondence of 31。  M。  de

Thiard; September 11 and 25; November 20; December 25 and 30; 1789。



'20' Buchez and Roux; V。304 (April; 1790)。 …  〃Archives Nationales;〃

Papers of the committee of Investigation; DXXIX。  I (note of M。

Latour…du…Pin; October 28; 1789)  … ? Buchez and Roux; IV。  3

(December 1; 1789); IV。  390 (February; 1790); VI。  179 (April and

May; 1790)。



'21' Mercure de France; Report of M。  Emery; sitting of July 21;

1790; Number for July 32。   〃Archives Nationales;〃 F7; 3200。

Letter of the directory of Calvados; September 26 and October 20;

1791。



'22' 〃Archives Nationales;〃 F7; 3207。  Letter of the minister

Dumouriez; June 15; 1792。  Report of M。  Caillard; May 29; 1792。



'23' Mercure de France; No。  for July; 1791 (sitting of the 6th);

Nos。  for November 5 and 26; 1791。



'24' Albert Babeau; 〃Histoire de Troyes;〃 vol。  I。  passim。   〃

Archives Nationales;〃 F7; 3257。  Address of the Directory of Sa?ne…

et…Loire to the National Assembly; November 1; 1790。   F7; 3200。

Letter of the Directory of Calvados; November 9; 1791。   F 7;

3195。  Minutes of the meeting of the municipality of Aix; March 1;

1792 (on the events of February 26th); letter of M。  Villard;

President of the Directory; March 20; 1792。   F7; 3220。  Extracts

from the deliberations of the Directory of Gers; and a letter to the

King; January 28; 1792。  Letter of M。  Lafitau; President of the

Directory; January 30。  (He was dragged along by his hair and

obliged to leave the town。)



'25' Mercure de France; No。  for October 30; 1790。



'26' 〃Archives Nationales;〃 F7; 3226。  Letter of the directory of

Indre to M。  Cahier; minister; December 6; 1791。   Letter of M。

Delessart; minister; to the directory of Indre; December 31; 1791。



'27' Fabre; 〃Histoire de Marseille;〃 II。  442。  Martin had but 3;555

votes; when shortly after the National Guard numbered 24;000 men。



'28' 〃Archives Nationales;〃 F7; 3196。  Letter of the minister; M。

de Saint…Priest; to the President of the National Assembly; May 11;

1790。



'29' 〃Archives Nationales;〃 F7 3196。  Letters of the military

commandant; M。  de Miran; March 6; 14; 30; 1790。



'30' 〃Archives Nationales;〃 F7; 3196。  Letter of M。  de Bournissac;

grand…privot; March 6;1790。



'31' 〃Archives Nationales;〃 F7; 3196。  Letters of M。  du Miran;

April 11th and 16th; and 
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