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the origins of contemporary france-3-第27部分
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impression this gallant and intensely vulgar mediocrity made upon him;
still inspired disgust。 He much preferred to talk with longshoremen;
if need be; than with these scented limbs of the law。〃
'17' Etienne Dumont; 〃Mémoires;〃 40。 Mercure de France; Nov。 19;
1791; Feb。 11 and March 3; 1792。 (articles by Mallet du Pan)。
'18' Moniteur; Dec。 17 (examination at the bar of the house of Rauch;
a pretended labor contractor; whom they are obliged to send off
acquitted)。 Rauch tells them: 〃I have no money; and cannot find a
place where I can sleep at less than 6 sous; because I pee in the
bed。〃 Moniteur; XII。 574。 (session of June 4); report by Chabot: 〃A
peddler from Mortagne; says that a domestic coming from Coblentz told
him that there was a troop about to carry off the king and poison him;
so as to throw the odium of it on the National Assembly。〃 Bernassais
de Poitiers writes: 〃A brave citizen told me last evening: 'I have
been to see a servant…girl; living with a noble。 She assured me that
her master was going to…night to Paris; to join the 30;000; who; in
about a month; meant to cut the throats of the National Assembly and
set fire to every corner of Paris!'〃 … 〃M。 Gerard; a saddler at
Amiens; writes to us that Louis XVI is to be aided in his flight by
5;000 relays; and that afterwards they are going to fire red…hot
bullets on the National Assembly。〃
'19' Mercure de France; Nov。 5; 1791 (session of Oct。 25)。 Ibid。;
Dec。 23。…Moniteur; XII。 192 (session of April 21; 1792)。 XII。 447
(address to the French; by Clootz): 〃God brought order out of
primitive chaos; the French will bring order out of feudal chaos。 God
is mighty; and manifested his will; we are mighty; and we will
manifest our will。 。 。 The more extensive the seat of war the sooner;
and more fortunately; will the suit of plebeians against the nobles be
decided。 。 。 We require enemies; 。 。 Savoy; Tuscany; and quickly;
quickly!〃
'20' Cf。 Moniteur; XI。 192 (sitting of Jan。 22; 1792)。 〃M。 Burnet;
chaplain of the national guard; presents himself at the bar of the
house with an English woman; named Lydia Kirkham; and three small
children; one of which is in her arms。 M。 Burnet announces that she is
his wife and that the child in her arms is the fruit of their
affection。 After referring to the force of natural sentiments which he
could not resist; the petitioner thus continues: 'One day; I met one
of those sacred questioners。 Unfortunate man; said he; of what are you
guilty? Of this child; sir; and I have married this woman; who is a
Protestant; and her religion has nothing to do with mine。 。 。 Death or
my wife! Such is the cry that nature now and always will; inspire me
with。〃 … The petitioner receives the honors of the Assembly。 … (Ibid。;
XII 369)。
'21' The grotesque is often that of a farce。 〃M。 Piorry; in the name
of poor; but virtuous citizens; tenders two pairs of buckles; with
this motto: 'They have served to hold the shoe…straps on my feet; they
will serve to reduce under them; with the imprint and character of
truth; all tyrants leagued against the constitution' (Moniteur; XII。
457; session of May 21)〃 … Ibid。; XIII。 249 (session of July 25)。 〃A
young citoyenne offers to combat; in person; against the enemies of
her country;〃 and the president; with a gallant air; replies: 〃Made
rather to soothe; than to combat tyrants; your offer; etc。〃
'22' Moniteur; XL 576 (session of March 6); XII。 237; 314; 368
(sessions of April 27; May 5 and 14)。
'23' Mercure de France。 Sept。 19;1791; Feb。11; and March 3; 1792。
Buchez et Roux; XVI 185 (session of July 26; 1792)。
'24' 〃Mémoires de Mallet du Pan;〃 1433 (tableau of the three parties;
with special information)。
'25' Buchez et Roux; XII。 348 (letter by the deputy Chéron; president
of the Feuillants Club)。 The deputies of the Legislative Assembly;
registered at the Feuillants Club; number 264 besides a large number
of deputies in the Constituent Assembly。 According to Mallet du Pan
the so…called Independents number 250。
'26' These figures are verified by decisive ballottings (Mortimer…
Ternauz; II。 205; 348。)
'27' Moniteur; XII。 393 (session of May 15; speech by Isnard): 〃The
Constituent Assembly only half dared do what it had the power to do。
It has left in the field of liberty; even around the very roots of the
young constitutional tree; the old roots of despotism and of the
aristocracy 。 。 。 It has bound us to the trunk of the constitutional
tree; like powerless victims given up to the rage of their enemies。〃 …
… Etienne Dumont saw truly the educational defects peculiar to the
party。 He says; apropos of Madame Roland: 〃I found in her too much of
that distrustful despotism which belongs to ignorance of the world 。 。
。 What her intellectual development lacked was a greater knowledge of
the world and intercourse with men of superior judgment to her own。
Roland himself had little intellectual breadth; while all those who
frequented her house never rose above the prejudices of the vulgar。〃
'28' 〃Souvenirs〃; by PASQUIER (Etienne…Dennis; duc); chancelier de
France。 in VI volumes; Librarie Plon; Paris 1893。
'29' Madame de Stael; 〃Considerations sur la Révolution Fran?aise;
IIIrd part; ch。 III。…Madame de Sta?l conversed with them and judges
them according to the shrewd perceptions of a woman of the world。
'30' Louvet; 〃Mémoires〃 32。 〃I belonged to the bold philosophers who;
before the end of 1791; lamented the fate of a great nation; compelled
to stop half…way in the career of freedom;〃 and; on page 38 〃A
minister of justice was needed。 The four ministers (Roland; Servane;
etc。) 〃cast their eyes on me。 。 。 Duranthon was preferred to me。 This
was the first mistake of the republican party。 It paid dear for it。
That mistake cost my country a good deal of blood and many tears。〃
Later on; he thinks that he has the qualifications for ambassador to
Constantinople。
'31' Buzot; 〃Mémoires〃 (Ed。 Dauban); pp。31; 39。 〃Born with a proud and
independent spirit which never bowed at any one's command; how could I
accept the idea of a man being held sacred? With my heart and head
possessed by the great beings of the ancient republics; who are the
greatest honor to the human species; I practiced their maxims from my
earliest years; and nourished myself on a study of their virtues。 。 。
The pretended necessity of a monarchy 。 。 。 could not amalgamate; in
my mind; with the grand and noble conceptions formed by me; of the
dignity of the human species。 Hope deceived me; it is true; but my
error was too glorious to allow me to repent of it。〃 … Self…
admiration is likewise the mental substratum of Madame Roland; Roland;
Pétion; Barbaroux; Louvet; etc。; (see their writings)。 Mallet du Pan
well says: 〃On reading the memoirs of Madame Roland; one detects the
actress; rehearsing for the stage。 〃 Roland is an administrative
puppet and would…be orator; whose wife pulls the strings。 There is an
odd; dull streak in him; peculiarly his own。 For example; in 1787
(Guillon de Montléon; 〃Histoire de la ville de Lyon; pendant la
Révolution;〃 1。58); he proposes to utilize the dead; by converting
them into oil and phosphoric acid。 In 1788; he proposes to the
Villefranche Academy to inquire 〃whether it would not be to the public
advantage to institute tribunals for trying the dead?〃 in imitation of
the Egyptians。 In his report of Jan。 5; 1792; he gives a plan for
establishing public festivals; 〃in imitation of the Spartans;〃 and
takes for a motto; Non omnis moriar (Baron de Girardot; 〃Roland and
Madame Roland〃。 I。 83; 185)
'32' Political club uniting moderate and constitutional monarchists。
They got their nickname because they held their meetings in the old
convent formerly used by the feullants; a branch of Cistercians who;
led by LaBarrière; broke away in 1577。 The Feuillant Club was
dissolved in 1791。 (SR)。
'33' Moniteur; XI。 61 (session of Jan 7; 1792)。 … Ibid。; 204 (Jan。
25); 281 (Feb。 1); 310 (Feb。 4); 318 (Feb。 6); 343 (Feb。 9); 487 (Feb。
26)。 … XII。 22 (April 2)。 Reports of all the sessions must be read to
appreciate the force of the pressure。 See; especially; the sessions of
April 9 and 16; May 15 and 29; June 8; 9; 15; and 25; July 1; 2; 5; 9;
11; 17; 18; and 21; and; after this date; all the sessions。 …
Lacretelle; 〃Dix Ans d'Epreuves;〃 p。 78…81。 〃The Legislative Assembly
served under the Jacobin Club while keeping up a counterfeit air of
independence。 The progress which fear had made in the French character
was very great; at a time when everything was pitched in the
haughtiest key。 。 。 The majority; as far as intentions go; was for the
conservatives; the actual majority was for the republicans。〃
'34' Moniteur; XIII。 212; session of July 22。
'35' Moniteur; XII。 22; session of April 2。 … Mortimer…Ternaux; II。
95。 … Moniteur; XIII。 222; session of July 22。
'36' Lacretell
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