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firmly established。 On this very day the mob stops a vehicle； in
which it hopes to find M。 de Virieu； and declares； on searching it；
that 〃they are looking for the deputy to massacre him； as well as
others of whom they have a list。〃＇45＇ Two days afterwards the Abbé
Grégoire tells the National Assembly that not a day passes without
ecclesiastics being insulted in Paris； and pursued with 〃horrible
threats。〃 Malouet is advised that 〃as soon as guns are distributed
among the militia； the first use made of them will be to get rid of
those deputies who are bad citizens；〃 and among others of the Abbé
Maury。 〃The moment I stepped out into the streets；〃 writes Mounier；
〃I was publicly followed。 It was a crime to be seen in my company。
Wherever I happened to go； along with two or three of my companions；
it was stated that an assembly of aristocrats was forming。 I had
become such an object of terror that they threatened to set fire to
a country…house where I had passed twenty…four hours； and； to
relieve their minds； a promise had to be given that neither myself
nor my friends should be again received into it。〃 In one week five
or six hundred deputies have their passports＇46＇ made out； and hold
themselves ready to depart。 During the following month one hundred
and twenty give in their resignations； or no longer appear in the
Assembly。 Mounier； Lally…Tollendal； the Bishop of Langres； and
others besides； quit Paris； and afterwards France。 Mallet du Pan
writes； 〃Opinion now dictates its judgment with steel in hand。
Believe or die is the anathema which vehement spirits pronounce； and
this in the name of Liberty。 Moderation has become a crime。〃 After
the 7th of October； Mirabeau says to the Comte de la Marck：
〃If you have any influence with the King or the Queen； persuade
them that they and France are lost if the royal family does not
leave Paris。 I am busy with a plan for getting them away。〃
He prefers everything to the present situation； 〃even civil war；〃
for 〃war； at least； invigorates the soul；〃 while here； 〃under the
dictatorship of demagogues； we are being drowned in slime。〃 Given up
to itself； Paris； in three months； 〃will certainly be a hospital；
and； perhaps； a theater of horrors。〃 Against the rabble and its
leaders； it is essential that the King should at once coalesce 〃with
his people；〃 that he should go to Rouen； appeal to the provinces；
provide a Centre for public opinion； and； if necessary； resort to
armed resistance。 Malouet； on his side； declares that 〃the
Revolution； since the 5th of October； 〃horrifies all sensible men；
and every party； but that it is complete and irresistible。〃 Thus the
three best minds that are associated with the Revolution those
whose verified prophecies attest genius or good sense； the only ones
who； for two or three years； and from week to week； have always
predicted wisely； and who have employed reason in their
demonstrations these three； Mallet du Pan； Mirabeau； Mabuet；
agree in their estimate of the event； and in measuring its
consequences。 The nation is gliding down a declivity； and no one
possesses the means or the force to arrest it。 The King cannot do
it ： 〃undecided and weak beyond all expression； his character
resembles those oiled ivory balls which one vainly strives to keep
together。〃＇47＇ And as for the Assembly； blinded； violated； and
impelled on by the theory it proclaims； and by the faction which
supports it； each of its grand decrees only renders its fall the
more precipitate。
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Notes：
＇1＇ Bailly； 〃 Mémoires；〃 II。 195； 242。
＇2＇ Elysée Loustalot； journalist； editor of the paper 〃Révolutions
de Paris；〃 was a young lawyer who had shown a natural genius for
innovative journalism。 He was to die already in 1790。 （SR。）
＇3＇ Montjoie； ch。 LXX； p。 65。
＇4＇ Bailly； II。 74； 174； 242； 261； 282； 345； 392。
＇5＇ Such as domiciliary visits and arrests apparently made by
lunatics。 （〃Archives de la Préfecture de Police de Paris。〃） And
Montjoie； ch。 LXX。 p。67。 Expedition of the National Guard against
imaginary brigands who are cutting down the crops at Montmorency and
the volley fired in the air。 Conquest of Ile…Adam and Chantilly。
＇6＇ Bailly； II。 46； 95； 232； 287； 296。
＇7＇ 〃Archives de la Préfecture de Police；〃 minutes of the meeting of
the section of Butte des Moulins； October 5； 1789。
＇8＇ Bailly； II。 224。 Dusaulx； 418； 202； 257； 174； 158。 The
powder transported was called poudre de traite （transport）； the
people understood it as poudre de tra？tre （traitor）。 M。 de la Salle
was near being killed through the addition of an r。 It is he who
had taken command of the National Guard on the 13th of July。
＇9＇ Floquet； VII。 54。 There is the same scene at Granville； in
Normandy； on the 16th of October。 A woman had assassinated her
husband； while a soldier who was her lover is her accomplice； the
woman was about to he hung and the man broken on the wheel； when the
populace shout； 〃The nation has the right of pardon；〃 upset the
scaffold； and save the two assassins。
＇10＇ Bailly； II。 274 （August 17th）。
＇11＇ Bailly； II； 83； 202； 230； 235； 283； 299。
＇12＇ Mercure de France； the number for September 26th。 … De
Goncourt； p。 111。
＇13＇ Mercier； 〃Tableau de Paris；〃 I； 58； X。 151。
＇14＇ De Ferrières； I。 178。 Buchez and Roux； II。 311； 316。
Bai11y； II。 104； 174； 207； 246； 257； 282。
＇15＇ Mercure de France； September 5th； 1789。 Horace Walpole's
Letters； September 5； 1789。 M。 de Lafayette； 〃Mémoires；〃 I。 272。
During the week following the 14th of July； 6；000 soldiers deserted
and went over to the people； besides 400 and 800 Swiss Guards and
six battalions of the French Guards； who remain without officers；
and do as they please。 Vagabonds from the neighboring villages
flock in； and there are more than 〃30；000 strangers and vagrants〃 in
Paris。
＇16＇ Bailly； II。 282。 The crowd of deserters was so great that
Lafayette was obliged to place a guard at the barriers to keep them
from entering the city。 〃Without this precaution the whole army
would have come in。〃
＇17＇ De Ferrières； I。 103。 De Lavalette； I。 39。 Bailly； I。 53
（on the lawyers）。 〃It may be said that the success of the
Revolution is due to this class。〃 Marmontel； II。 243 〃Since the
first elections of Paris； in 1789； I remarked；〃 he says； 〃this
species of restless intriguing men； contending with each other to be
heard； impatient to make themselves prominent。。。。It is well known
what interest this body （the lawyers） had to change Reform into
Revolution； the Monarchy into a Republic； the object was to organize
for itself a perpetual aristocracy。〃 Buchez and Roux； II。 358
（article by C。 Desmoulins）。 〃In the districts everybody exhausts
his lungs and his time in trying to be president； vice…president；
secretary or vice…secretary〃
＇18＇ Eugène Hat