the origins of contemporary france-4- 第137部分

Paris；　September　22；　1795。）



＇12＇　Decrees　of　Fructidor　5　and　13；　year　III。



＇13＇　Mallet…Dupan　（〃Correspondance　avec　la　cour　de　Vienne；〃　I。；　292；

August　30；　1795）。　　…　　　Moniteur；　XXV。；　518；　551。　　（Session　of

Fructidor　3。）　The　first　idea　of　the　commission　of　Eleven　was　to　have

the　Convention　itself　choose　the　two…thirds。　　〃Its　opponents　took

advantage　of　the　public　outcry　and　broke　off　this　plan。　　。　　。　　。　　of

the　Girondist　cabal。〃　Louvet；　Fructidor　3；　mounted　three　times　into

the　tribune　to　support　this　project；　still　more　scandalous　than　the

other。　　〃Eh；　what　electoral　assembly　could　be　better　than　yours！　You

all　know　each　other　well。〃　Louvet　adds　this　significant　expression：

〃The　armies　also　will　vote　the　new　constitution。　　I　have　no　fears　of

its　fate。〃



＇14＇　Moniteur；　XXII；　22。　　（Report　of　Lindet；　4th　sans…culottide；　year

II。）　〃Each　man　confines　himself　to　his　family　and　calculates　his

resources。〃



＇15＇　Meissner；　58。



＇16＇　Decree　of　Fructidor　s。　　〃All　Frenchmen　who　voted　at　the　last

primary　assemblies　will　be　admitted　to　vote　on　the　acceptance　of　the

Constitution。〃　…　Archives　Nationales；　A。　　II。　　B。　　638。　　（General

recapitulation　of　the　vote　on　the　Constitution　of　the　year　III　and　on

the　decrees　of　Fructidor　5　and　13　printed　by　order　of　the　Convention

Vendémiaire；　year　IV。）　Number　of　voters　on　the　constitutional　bill；

1；107；368。



＇17＇　Moniteur；　XXV。；　637。　　（Address　to　Frenchmen　by　Lareveillère…

Lepeaux；　in　the　name　of　the　Commission　of　Eleven；　affixed　to　the

decree　of　Fructidor　13。）　〃Let　all　opposition　to　the　legitimacy　of　this

measure　cease！　The　only　legitimate　measure　is　that　which　saves　the

country！　Besides；　if　the　majority　of　the　primary　assemblies　of　France

approve　of　it；　who　dares　say　that　the　people　would　have　renounced　its

sovereignty　in　thus　expressing　its　will！　〃　…　Cf。　　Sauzay；　VII。；　653　to

667；　on　the　details　and　circumstances　of　the　elections　in　one　of　the

departments。



＇18＇　Archives　Nationales1　A。　　II。　　B。；　688。　　（Procés…verbaux　of　the

primary　meetings　of　Seine…Inférieure；　Dieppe；　〃Liberté〃　section；

session　of　Fructidor　20。）　The　constitution　is　unanimously　accepted　by

forty…four　voters；　on　a　call　of　names。　　Then；　〃before　proceeding　to

the　nomination　of　electors　the　law　was　read；　concerning　the　mode　of

electing　the　two…thirds　of　the　National　Convention。　　The　President

having　asked　if　any　one　wished　to　speak　on　this　law　the　order　of　the

day　was　immediately　called　for　on　all　sides。〃　The　electors　are

appointed　forthwith　and　the　assembly　adjourns。…The　clerk；　who　has　to

draw　up　the　minutes；　writes　on　the　margin　〃forty…four　voters

unanimously　accept　the　Constitution　as　well　as　the　decrees　of

Fructidor　5　and　13；〃　which　is　false。　　It　is　clear　that　the　scribe　had

been　instructed　to　enlarge　the　number　of　votes　accepting　the　decrees；

which　suggests　doubts　on　the　truth　of　the　total　furnished　by　the

convention。



＇19＇　Ibid。；　A。　　II。　　B。；　638　（General　recapitulation）。　　I　have　taken

the　number　of　primary　assemblies　in　the　twenty…two　first　departments

on　the　alphabetical　list；　that　is　to　say；　one　quarter　of　the

territory；　which　warrants　a　conclusion；　proportionately；　on　the　whole

country。　　In　these　twenty…two　departments；　1；570　assemblies　vote　on

the　constitution　and　only　three　hundred　and　twenty…eight　on　the

decrees。　　The　figures　are　herewith　given：　in　the　C？tes…du…Nord；

eighty…four　primary　assemblies；　only　one　votes　in　favor　of　the

decrees。　　Bouches　du　Rhone；　ninety　primary　assemblies；　four　vote　on

the　decrees；　two　for　and　two　against。　　Aude；　eighty…three　primary

assemblies；　four　vote　on　the　decrees；　three　for　and　one　against。

Arriége；　fifty…nine　primary　assemblies；　two　vote　on　the　decrees。

Basses…Alpes；　forty…eight　primary　assemblies：　two　vote　on　the　decrees。

Maritime　Alps；　twenty…three　primary　assemblies；　not　one　votes　on　the

decrees。



＇20＇　Ibid。；　（Procés…verbaux　of　the　primary　assemblies　of　the

department　of　the　Seine；　Popincourt　section；　Vendémiaire）　91。　　This

section；　on　learning　that　its　vote　against　the　decrees〃　was　put　down

as　a　cipher　in　the　general　count　of　votes；〃　protested　and　declared

that　〃when　the　vote　was　taken　at　the　meeting　of　Fructidor　22；　it　was

composed　of　845　citizens　representing　2；594　votes。〃　Nevertheless；　in

the　general　recapitulation　of　Vendémiaire　its　vote　counts　for　nothing。

…　The　same　remark　for　the　〃Fidélité〃　section。　　Its　minutes　state　that

the　décrees　are　rejected　〃unanimously；〃　and　that　it　is　composed　of

1；300　citizens；　its　vote；　likewise；　goes　for　nothing。　　The　totals

given　by　the　recapitulation　are　as　follows：　Voters　on　the

Constitution；　1；107；368。　　For；　1；057；390。　　Against；　49；978。　　…　Voters

on　the　Decrees；　314；382。　　For；　205；498。　　Against；　108；794。　　…　Mallet…

Dupan　（I。；　313）　estimates　the　number　of　electors；　at　Paris；　who

rejected　the　decrees；　at　eighty　thousand。　　Fiévée；　〃Correspondance

avec　Bonaparte；〃　introduction；　p。　　126。　　…　（A　few　days　before

Vendémiaire　13；　Fiévée；　in　the　name　of　the　Theatre…Fran？ais　section；

came；　with　two　other　commissioners；　to　verify　the　returns　announced　by

the　Convention。）　〃We　divided　the　returns　into　three　parts；　each

commissioner　undertook　to　check　off　one　of　these　parts；　pen　in　hand；

and　the　conscientious　result　of　our　labor　was　to　show　that；　although

the　Convention　had　voting　done　in　a　mass　by　all　the　regiments　then　in

France；　individually；　the　majority；　incontestably　was　against　its

project。　　Thus；　while　trying　to　have　the　election　law　passed　under　the

Constitution；　both　measures　were　rejected。〃



＇21＇　Schmidt；　〃Tableaux　de　Paris　pendant　la　Revolution。〃　（Reports　of

Messidor　1　and　24；　year　III。）　〃Good　citizens　are　alarmed　at　the

numerous　pardons　granted　to　the　members　of　the　revolutionary

committees。〃　〃The　release　of　numerous　terrorists　is　generally　turned

to　account。〃　…　Mallet…Dupan；　〃　Correspondance；〃　etc。；　I。；　259；　261；

321。　　〃The　vilest　terrorists　have　been　set　free；　a　part　of　them

confined　in　the　chateau　of　Ham　have　been　allowed　to　escape；　they　are

summoned　from　all　parts　of　the　kingdom；　they　even　send　for　them

abroad；　in　Germany；　in　Belgium；　in　Savoy；　in　Geneva。　　On　reaching

Paris　they　are　given　leaders　and　organized。　　September　11　and　12　they

began　to　meet　publicly　in　groups　and　to　use　threats。　　I　have　proof　of

emissaries　being　engaged　in　recruiting　them　in　the　places　I　have

mentioned　and　in　paying　their　expenses　to　the　capital。〃　（Letter　of

September　26；　1795。）



＇22＇　Buchez　et　Roux；　XXXVII。；　36；　49。　　（Reports　of　Merlin　de　Douai　and

Barras　on　the　13th　of　Vendémiaire。）　…　Thibaudeau；　〃Histoire　de　la

Convention　et　du　Directoire；〃　I。；　209。　　…　Fabre　de　l'Aude；　〃Histoire

secrete　du　Directoire；〃　I。；　p。10。　　〃The　Convention　opened　the　prison

doors　to　fifteen　or　eighteen　hundred　Jacobin　lunatics；　zealots　of　the

former　members　of　the　Committee　of　Public　Safety。〃　…　Mallet　Dupan；

（ibid。；　I。；　332；　337；　361；）　estimates　the　numbers　of　terrorists

enrolled　at　three　thousand。



＇23＇　Barbé…Marbois；　〃Mémoires；〃9。　　…　Meissner；　p。246。



＇24＇　Mallet…Dupan；　ibid。；　I。；　282。　　（Letter　of　August　16；　1795。）　〃At

Paris；　the　patriots　of　1789　have　got　the　upper　hand。　　The　regicides

have　the　greatest　horror　of　this　class　because　they　regard　it　as　a

hundred　times　more　dangerous　than　pronounced　aristocrats。〃　Ibid。；　316。

…　…Meissner；　p。　　229。　　〃The　sectionists　want　neither　a　republic　nor

monarchy　but　simply　intelligent　and　honest　men　for　the　places　in　the

new　Convention。〃



＇25＇　Lavalette；　〃Mémoires；〃　I。；　162；　170。



＇26＇　Meissner；　p。　　236。　　…　Any　number　of　details　show　the　features　and

characters　of　the　male　and　female　Jacobins　here　referred　to。　　For

example；　Carnot；　（〃Mémoires；〃　I。；　581；）　says　in　his　narrative　of　the

foregoing　riot；　（Prairial　1st。）：　〃A　creature　with　a　horrible　face　put

himself　astride　my　bench　and　kept　constantly　repeating：　〃To…day　is　the

day　we'll　make　you　passer　le　gout　de　pain？　and　furies　posted　in　the

tribunes；　made　signs　of　the　guillotine。〃



＇27＇　Meissner；　p。　　238。…Fiévée；　p。127；　and　following　pages。



＇28＇　Mallet…Dupan；　I。；　333；　and　following　pages。　　（Letter　of　October

24；　1795。）　〃Barras　does　not　repeat　the　mistake　made　by　the　Court　on

the　10th　of　April；　and　shut　himself　up　in　the　chateau　and　the

Tuileries；　he　posts　troops　and　artillery　in　all　the　avenues。　　。　　。　　。

Fréron　and　two　other　representatives；　supplied　with　coin　and　assignats

collected　in　the　faubourg　Saint…Antoine；　four　or　five　hundred　bandits

which　joined　the　terrorists；　these　formed　the　pretended　battalions　of

the　loyal　section　which　had　been　pompously　announced　to　the

Convention。　　No　section；　excepting　the〃　Quinze…vingts；〃　sent　its

battalion；　this　section　having　separated　at　the　outset　from　the　other

forty…seven　sections。　　。　　。　　。　　The　gardens　and　court　of　the　Tuileries

resembled　a　feasting　camp；　where　the　Committees　caused　distributions

of　wine　and　all　sorts　of　provisions；　many　of　their　defenders　were

intoxicated；　the　troops　of　the　line　were　kept　loyal　with　money　and

drink。〃…　After　Vendemiaire　13；　the　Convention　brings　further

reinforcements　of　regular　troops　into　Paris　to　keep　the　city　under；

amounting　to　eight　or　nine　thousand　men。



＇29＇　Constitution　of　year　III。；　Articles　VI。　　and　VII。



＇30＇　Albert　Babeau；　〃Histoire　de　Troyes；〃　II。；　367　and　following

pages。　　Sauzay；　〃Hist。　　de　la　Persecution　Révolutionnaire　dans　le

Doubs；〃　VIII。；　ch。　　52　and　54　…　Law　of　Pluvi？se　4；　year　IV。；

authorizing　the　executive　Directory　to　appoint　the　members　who；　up　to

Thermidor　I；　year　IV。；　shall　compose　the　municipal　bodies　of　Bordeaux；

Lyons；　Marseilles　and　Paris。



＇31＇　Decree　of　Brumaire　3；　year　IV。



＇32＇　Archives　Nationales；　AF。；　II。；　65。　　（Letter　of　Gen。　　Kermorvan；

to　the　Com。　　of　Public　Safety；　Valenciennes；　Fructidor　22；　year　III。）

At　Valenciennes；　during　the　elections；　〃the　leaders　of　the　sections

used　their　fists　in　driving　out　of　the　primary　assemblies　all　the

worthy　men　possessing　the