the origins of contemporary france-2-第12章
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inadvertently； on provocation； and always with an infallible
instinct。 Moreover； says a deputy； 〃this blood； was it so pure？〃
The greater number of people prefers the theories of their books to
the experience of their eyes； they persist in the idyll； which they
have fashioned for themselves。 At the worst their dream； driven out
from the present； takes refuge in the future。 To…morrow； when the
Constitution is complete； the people； made happy； will again become
wise： let us endure the storm； which leads us on to so noble a
harbor。
Meanwhile； beyond the King； inert and disarmed； beyond the Assembly；
disobeyed or submissive； appears the real monarch； the people … that
is to say； a crowd of a hundred； a thousand； a hundred thousand
individuals gathered together at random； on an impulse； on an alarm；
suddenly and irresistibly made legislators； judges； and
executioners。 A formidable power； undefined and destructive； on
which no one has any hold； and which； with its mother； howling and
misshapen Liberty； sits at the threshold of the Revolution like
Milton's two specters at the gates of Hell。
。 。 Before the gates there sat
On either side a formidable shape；
The one seem'd woman to the waist； and fair；
but ended foul in many a scaly fold
Voluminous and vast； a serpent arm'd
With mortal sting： about her middle round
A cry of hell hounds never ceasing bark'd
With wide Cerberean mouths full loud； and rung
A hideous peal： yet； when they list； would creep；
If aught disturb'd their noise； into her womb；
And kennel there； yet there still bark'd and howl'd
Within unseen 。 。 。
。。。。。。。。the other shape；
If shape it might be call'd； that shape had none
Distinguishable in member； joint； or limb；
Or substance might be call'd that shadow seem'd
For each seem'd either： black it stood as night；
Fierce as ten furies； terrible as hell；
And shook a dreadful dart； what seem'd his head
The likeness of a kingly crown had on。
* * * * * *
The monster moving onward came as fast；
With horrid strides； hell trembled as he strode。
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Notes：
＇1＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 H。 1453。 Letter of M。 Miron； lieutenant
de police； April 26th； of M。 Joly de Fleury； procureur…général； May
29th； of MM。 Marchais and Berthier； April 18th and 27th； March 23rd；
April 5th； May 5th。 … Arthur Young； June 10th and 29th。 〃Archives
Nationales；〃 H。 1453 Letter of the sub…delegate of Montlhéry； April
14th。
＇2＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 H。 1453。 Letter of the sub…delegate
Gobert； March 17th； of the officers of police； June 15th ： 〃 On
the 12th； 13th； 14th and 15th of March the inhabitants of Conflans
generally rebelled against the game law in relation to the rabbit。〃
＇3＇ Montjoie； 2nd part； ch。 XXI。 p。14 （the first week in June）。
Montjoie is a party man； but he gives dates and details； and his
testimony； when it is confirmed elsewhere； deserves； to be admitted。
＇4＇ Montjoie； 1st part； 92…101。 … 〃Archives Nationales；〃 H。
1453。 Letter of the officer of police of Saint…Denis： 〃A good many
workmen arrive daily from Lorraine as well as from Champagne；〃 which
increases the prices。
＇5＇ De Bezenval； 〃Mémoires；〃 I。353。 Cf。 〃The Ancient Regime；〃
p。509。 … Marmontel； II； 252 and following pages。 … De Ferrières；
I。 407。
＇6＇ Arthur Young； September 1st； 1788
＇7＇ Barrère； 〃Mémoires；〃 I。 234。
＇8＇ See； in the National Library； the long catalogue of those which
have survived。
＇9＇ Malouet； I。 255。 Bailly； I。 43 （May 9th and 19th）。
D'Hezecques； 〃Souvenirs d'un page de Louis XV。〃 293。 De
Bezenval； I。 368。
＇10＇ Marmontel； II； 249。 Montjoie； 1st part； p。 92。 De
Bezenval； I。 387： 〃These spies added that persons were seen
exciting the tumult and were distributing money。〃
＇11＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 Y。11441。 Interrogatory of the Abbé Roy；
May 5th。 Y。11033； Interrogatory （April 28th and May 4th） of
twenty…three wounded persons brought to the H？tel…Dieu These two
documents are of prime importance in presenting the true aspect of
the insurrection； to these must he added the narrative of M。 de
Bezenval； who was commandant at this time with M。 de Chatelet。
Almost all other narratives are amplified or falsified through party
bias。
＇12＇ De Ferrières； vol。 III。 note A。 （justificatory explanation
by Réveillon）。
＇13＇ Bailly I。 25 （April 26th）。
＇14＇ Hippeau； IV。 377 （Letters of M。 Perrot； April 29th）。
＇15＇ Letter to the King by an inhabitant of the Faubourg Saint…
Antoine …〃Do not doubt； sire； that our recent misfortunes are due to
the dearness of bread〃
＇16＇ Dampmartin； 〃Evénements qui se sont passés sous mes yeux；〃 etc。
I。 25： 〃We turned back and were held up by small bands of
scoundrels； who insolently proposed to us to shout 'Vive Necker！
Vive le Tiers…Etat ！'〃 His two companions were knights of St。
Louis； and their badges seemed an object of 〃increasing hatred。〃
〃The badge excited coarse mutterings； even on the part of persons
who appeared superior to the agitators。〃
＇17＇ Dampmartin； ibid。 i。 25 ： 〃 I was dining this very day at the
H？tel d'Ecquevilly； in the Rue Saint…Louis。〃 He leaves the house on
foot and witnesses the disturbance。 〃Fifteen to Sixteen hundred
wretches； the excrement of the nation； degraded by shameful vices；
covered with rags； and gorged with brandy； presented the most
disgusting and revolting spectacle。 More than a hundred thousand
persons of both sexes and of all ages and conditions interfered
greatly with the operations of the troops。 The firing soon
commenced and blood flowed： two innocent persons were wounded near
me。〃
＇18＇ De Goncourt； 〃La Société Fran？aise pendant la Révolution。〃
Thirty…one gambling…houses are counted here； while a pamphlet of the
day is entitled 〃Pétition des deux mill cent filles du Palais…
Royal。〃
＇19＇ Montjoie； 2nd part； 144。 Bailly； II； 130。
＇20＇ Arthur Young； June 24th； 1789。 … Montjoie； 2nd part； 69。
＇21＇ Arthur Young； June 9th； 24th； and 26th。 … 〃La France libre；〃
passim； by C。 Desmoulins。
＇22＇ C。 Desmoulins； letters to his father； and Arthur Young； June
9th。
＇23＇ Montjoie； 2nd part； 69； 77； 124； 144。 C。 Desmoulins； letter；
of June 24th and the following days。
＇24＇ Etienne Dumont； 〃Souvenirs；〃 p。72。 … C。 Desmoulins； letter
of； June 24th。 … Arthur Young； June 25th。 … Buchez and Roux；
II。 28。
＇25＇ Bailly； I。 227 and 179。 … Monnier； 〃Recherches sur les
causes；〃 etc。 I。 289； 291； II。61； Malouet； I。 299； II。 10。
〃Actes des Ap？tres；〃 V。43。 （Letter of M。 de Guillermy； July
31st； 1790）。 … Marmontel； I。 28： 〃The people came even into the
Assembly； to encourage their partisans； to select and indicate their
victims； and to terrify the feeble with the dreadful trial of open
balloting。〃
＇26＇ Manuscript letters of M。 Boullé； deputy； to the municipal
authorities of Pontivy； from May 1st； 1789； to September 4th； 1790
（communicated by M。 Rosenzweig； archivist at Vannes）。 June 16th；
1789： 〃The crowd gathered around the hall 。 。 。 was； during these
days； from 3；000 to 4；000 persons。〃
＇27＇ Letters of M。 Boullé； June 23rd。 〃How sublime the moment； that
in which we enthusiastically bind ourselves to the country by a new
oath！ 。 。 。 。 Why should this moment be selected by one of our
number to dishonor himself？ His name is now blasted throughout
France。 And the unfortunate man has children！ Suddenly overwhelmed
by public contempt he leaves； and falls fainting at the door；
exclaiming； 'Ah！ this will be my death！' I do not know what has
become of him since。 What is strange is； he had not behaved badly
up to that time； and he voted for the Constitution。〃
＇28＇ De Ferrières； I。 168。 … Malouet； I。 298 （according to him
the faction did not number more than ten members）； idem II。 10。
… Dumont； 250。
＇29＇ 〃Convention nationale〃 governed France from 21st September 1792
until Oct。 26th 1796。 We distinguish between three different
assemblies； 〃la Convention Girondine〃 1792…93； 〃the Mountain；〃 1793…
94 and 〃la Thermidorienne； from 1794…1795。 （SR）。
＇30＇ Declaration of June 23rd； article 15。
＇31＇ Montjoie； 2nd part； 118。 C。 Desmoulins； letters of June
24th and the following days。 A faithful narrative by M。 de Sainte…
Fère； formerly an officer in the French Guard； p。9。 De Bezenval；
III； 413。 … Buchez and Roux； II。 35。 〃Souvenirs〃； by PASQUIER
（Etienne…Dennis； duc）； chancelier de France。 in VI volumes；
Librarie Plon； Paris 1893。。
＇32＇ Peuchet （〃Encyclopédie Méthodique；〃 1789； quoted by Parent
Duchatelet）： 〃Almost all of the soldiers of the Guard belong to that
class （the procurers of public women）： many； indeed； only enlist in
the corps that they may live at the expense of these unfortunates。〃
＇33＇ Gouverneur Morris； 〃Liberty is now the general cry； authority
is a name and no longer a reality。〃 （Correspondence with Washington；
July 19th。）
＇34＇ Bailly。 I。 302。 〃The King was very well…disposed； his
measures were intended only to preserve order and the public peace。
。 。 Du Chatelet was forced by facts to acquit M。 de Bezenval of
attempts against the people and the country。〃 Cf。 Marmontel；
IV。 183； Mounier； II； 40。
＇35＇ Desmoulins； letter of the 16th July。 Buchez and Roux； II。 83。
＇36＇ Trial of the Prince de Lambesc （Paris； 1790）； with the eighty…
three depositions and the discussion of the testimony。 … It is the
crowd which began the attack。 The troops fired in the air。 But one
man； a sieur Chauvel； was wounded slightly by the Prince de Lambesc。
（Testimony of M。 Carboire； p。84； and of Captain de Reinack； p。
101。） 〃M。 le Prince de Lambesc； mounted on a gray horse with a gray
saddle without holsters or pistols； had scarcely entered the garden
when a dozen persons jumped at the mane and bridle of his horse and
made every effort to drag him off。 A small man in gray clothes
fired at him with a pistol。 。 。 。 The prince tried hard to free
himself； and succeeded by making his horse rear up and by
flourishing his sword； without； however； up to this time； wounding
any one。 。 。 。 He deposes that he saw the prince strike a man on
the head with the flat of his saber who was trying to close the
turning…bridge； which would have cut off the retreat of his troops
The troops did no more than try to keep off the crowd which assailed
them with stones； and even with firearms； from the top of the
terraces。〃 The man who tried to close the bridge had seized the
prince's horse with one hand； the wound he received was a scratch
about 23 lines long； which was dressed and cured with a bandage
soaked in brandy。 All the details of the affair prove that the
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