suppress the cackle of aristocrats。〃 Such is the sum of the
instructions to jail keepers。
＇114＇ Archives Nationales； AF。； II。； 88。 （Edict issued by
Representative Milhaud； Narbonne； Vent？se 9； year II。） Article II。
〃The patriotic donation will be doubled if； in three days； all boats
are not unloaded and all carts loaded as fast as they arrive。〃 Article
IV。 〃The municipality is charged； on personal responsibility； to
proportion the allotment on the richest citizens of Narbonne。〃 Article
VII。 〃If this order is not executed within twenty…four hours； the
municipality will designate to the commandant of the post the rich
egoists who may have refused to furnish their contingent； etc。〃
Article VIII。 〃The commandant is specially charged to report （the
arrests of the refractory rich） to the representative of the people
within twenty…four hours； he being responsible on his head for the
punctual execution of the present order。〃 … Ibid。； AF。； II。 135。
（Orders of Saint…Just and Lebas； Strasbourg； Brumaire 10； year II。）
The following is equally ironical； the rich of Strasbourg are
represented as 〃soliciting a loan on opulent persons and severe
measures〃 against refractory egoists。
＇115＇ Archives Nationales； AF。； II。； 92。 Orders of Representative
Taillefer； Villefranche； Aveyron； Brumaire 3； year II。； and of his
delegate； Deitheil； Brumaire 11； year II。
＇116＇ This is the case in Lyons； Bordeaux； Marseilles； and at Paris；
as we see in the signatures of the petition of the eight thousand； or
that of the twenty thousand； and for members of the Feuillants clubs；
etc。
＇117＇ Archives Nationales； AF。； II。； 116。 （Minutes of the public
session of Vent？se 20； year II。； held at Montargis； in the Temple of
Reason； by Benon； 〃national agent of the commune and special agent of
the people's representative。〃 Previous and subsequent orders； by
Representative Lefert。） Eighty…six persons signed； subject to public
penance； among them twenty…four wives or widows； which； with the four
names sent to the Paris tribunal and the thirty…two imprisoned； makes
one hundred and twenty…two。 It is probable that the one hundred and
six who are wanting to complete the list of two hundred and twenty…
eight had emigrated； or been banished in the interval as unsworn
priests。 … Ibid。； D。S。； I。； 10。 （Orders by Delacroix； Bouchet and
Legendre； Conches； Frimaire 8 and 9； year II。） The incarceration of
the municipal officers of Conches for an analogous petition and other
marks of Feuillantism。
＇118＇ The real sentiments and purposes of the Jacobins are well shown
at Strasbourg。 （〃Recueil de Pieces； etc。；〃 I。； 77。 Public meeting of
the municipal body； and speech by Bierlyn； Prairial 25； year II。） 〃
How can the insipid arrogance of these （Strasbourg） people be
represented to you； their senseless attachment to the patrician
families in their midst； the absurd feuil1antism of some and the vile
sycophancy of others？ How is it； they say； that moneyless interlopers；
scarcely ever heard of before； dare assume to have credit in a town of
sensible inhabitants and honest families； from father to son；
accustomed to governing and renowned for centuries？〃 … Ibid。； 113。
（Speech of the mayor Mouet； Floréal 21； year II。） 〃Moral purification
（in Strasbourg） has become less difficult through the reduction of
fortunes and the salutary terror excited among those covetous men 。 。
。 Civilization has encountered mighty obstacles in this great number
of well…to…do families who have nourished souvenirs of； and who regret
the privileges enjoyed by； these families under the Emperors； they
have formed a caste apart from the State carefully preserving the
gothic pictures of their ancestors they were united only amongst
themselves。 They are excluded from all public functions。 Honest
artisans； now taken from all pursuits； impel the revolutionary cart
with a vigorous hand。〃
＇119＇ Archives des Affaires étrangères； vol。 1411。 （Instructions for
the civil commissioners by Hérault； representative of the people；
Colmar； Frimaire 2； year II。） He enumerates the diverse categories of
persons who were to be arrested； which categories are so large and
numerous as to include nine out of ten of the inhabitants。
＇120＇ Dauban； 〃Paris en 1794；〃 p。264。 （Report of Pourveyeur； Vent？se
29。） 〃They remark （sic） that one is not （sic） a patriot with twenty…
thousand livres （sic） income； and especially a former advocate…
general。〃
＇121＇ De Martel； 〃Fouché；〃 p。226； 228。 For instance； at Nevers； a man
of sixty…two years of age； is confined 〃as rich； egoist； fanatic；
doing nothing for the Revolution； a proprietor； and having five
hundred livres revenue。〃
＇122＇ Buchez et Roux； XXVI。； '77。 （Speech by Cambon； April 27； 1793。）
＇123＇ 〃Who are our enemies？ The vicious and the rich。〃 … 〃 All the
rich are vicious； in opposition to the Revolution。〃 （Notes made by
Robespierre in June and July； 1793； and speech by him in the Jacobin
club； May 10； 1793。）
＇124＇ Guillon； II。； 355。 （Instructions furnished by Collot d'Herbois
and Fouché； Brumaire 26； year II。）
＇125＇ De Martel； 171； 181。 （Orders of Fouché； Nevers； August 25 and
October 8； 1793。）
＇126＇ Guillon。…Archives des Affaires étrangères； F。 1411。 Reports by
observers at Paris； Aug。 12 and 13； 1793。 〃The rich man is the sworn
enemy of the Revolution。〃
＇127＇ Archives Nationales； AF。； II。； 135。 （Orders of Saint…Just and
Lebas； Strasbourg； Brumaire 10； year II。； with the list of names of
one hundred and ninety…three persons taxed； together with their
respective amounts of taxation。） … Among others； 〃a widow Franck；
banker； two hundred thousand livres。〃 … Ibid。； AF。； II。； 49。
（Documents relating to the revolutionary tax at Belfort。） 〃Vieillard；
Moderate and egoist； ten thousand francs； Keller； rich egoist； seven
thousand； as aristocrats； of whom the elder and younger brother are
imprisoned； Barthélémy the younger ten thousand； Barthélémy senior；
three thousand five hundred； Barthelemy junior seven thousand；
citoyenne Barthélémy； mother； seven thousand； etc。〃
＇128＇ 〃Recueil de Pièces； etc。；〃 I。； 22。 （Letter of the Strasbourg
authorities。） De Martel； p。 288。 （Letter of the authorities of
Allier。） 〃Citizens Sainay； Balome； Heulard and Lavaleisse were exposed
on the scaffold in the most rigorous season for six hours （at Moulins）
with this inscription … 〃bad citizen who has given nothing to the
charity…box。〃
＇129＇ 〃Recueil de Pièces； etc。；〃 I。； 16。
＇130＇ Ibid。； I。； 159。 （Orders of Brumaire 15； year II。）
＇131＇ Archives Nationales； F。7； 2475。 （Minutes of the Revolutionary
committee of the Piques section。） September 9； 1793； at 3 o'clock in
the morning； the committee declares that； for its part； 〃it has
arrested twenty…one persons of the category below stated。〃 October 8；
it places two sans…culottes as guards in the houses of all those named
below； in the quarter； even those who could not be arrested on account
of absence。 〃It is time to take steps to make sure of all whose
indifference （sic） and moderatism is ruining the country。〃
＇132＇ Berryat Saint…Prix； pp。36； 38。 carrier declares suspect
〃merchants and the rich。〃
＇133＇ Moniteur； XVIII。； 641。 （Letter of the representatives
imprisoned at Bordeaux； Frimaire 10； year II。）
＇134＇ Archives des Affaires étrangères； vol。329。 （Letter of Brutus；
October 3； 1793。）
＇135＇ Ibid。； vol。329。 （Letter of Charles Duvivier； Lille； Vendémiaire
15； year II。）
＇136＇ Speech by Barère； Vent？se 17； year II。
＇137＇ Archives des Affaires étrangères； vol。 331。 Letter by
Darbault； political agent； Tarbes； Frimaire II； year II。 （Project for
doing away with middle men in trade； brokers and bankers。） 〃The
profession of a banker is abolished。 All holders of public funds are
forbidden to sell them under a year and one day after the date of
their purchase。 No one must be at the same time wholesale and retail
dealer； etc。〃 Projects of this sort are numerous。 As to the
establishment of a purely agricultural and military Republic； see the
papers of Saint…Just； and the correspondence of the Lyons Terrorists。
According to them the new France needs no silk…weavers。 The definite
formulas of the system are always found among the Babeuvists。 〃Let
the arts perish； if it must be so； provided real Equality remains。〃
（Sylvain Maréchal；〃 Maniféste des Egaux。〃）
＇138＇ 〃Revue Historique；〃 November； 1878。 （Letter of M。 Falk； Paris；
Oct。19； 1795。）
＇139＇ 〃Etude sur l'histoire de Grenoble Pendant la Terreur；〃 by Paul
Thibault。 （List of notorious 〃suspects〃 and of ordinary 〃suspects〃
for each district in the Isere； April and May； 1793。） … Cf。 the
various lists of Doubs in Sauzay； and of Troyes； in Albert Babeau。
＇140＇ 〃Recueil de Pièces； etc。；〃 I。； 19； and the second letter of
Frederic Burger； Thermidor 25。 … Archives Nationales； AF。；