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people that all who would not sign the address would be blacklisted or
proscribed。 That's why they had desks set up in all the public
squares； and seized by the arm all who came； and forced them to sign。
As this approach did not prove fruitful they made children ten years
of age； women； and ignorant rustics put down their name。〃 They were
told that the object was to put down the price of bread。 〃I swear to
you that this address is the work a hundred persons at most； the great
majority of the citizens of Lyons desire to avail themselves of their
own sovereignty in the judgment of Louis。〃 （Letter of David of Lyons
to the president of the convention； Jan。 16。）
＇108＇ 〃Fragment；〃 by Lanjuinais （in the memoirs of Durand…Maillane； p。
297）。
＇109＇ Meillan； 113。
＇110＇ Buchez et Roux； XXVI。 3！9 （May 12）。 … Meillan； 113。
＇111＇ Buchez et Roux； XVI。 327。 On being informed of this the crowd
sent new deputies； the latter stating in relation to the others： 〃We
do not recognise them。〃
＇112＇ Buchez et Roux； XXVI。 143。
＇113＇ Buchez et Roux； XXVII。 175； May 23。
＇114＇ Schmidt； I。 212。 Report of Dutard； May 13。 … I。 218。 〃A plot is
really under way； and many heads are singled out。〃 （Terrasson； May
13。）
＇115＇ Buchez et Roux； XXVII 9。 Speech of Guadet to the Convention； May
14。
＇116＇ Buchez et Roux； XXVII。 2。 Patriote Fran？ais； May 13。
＇117＇ Schmidt； I 242。 Report of Dutard； May 18。 … Also 245。
＇118＇ Schmidt； I 254。 Report of Dutard； May 19。
＇119＇ Bergoeing； Chatry； Dubosq； 〃Pièces recueillies par la Commission
des Douze et publiées à Caen。〃 June 28； 1793 （in the 〃Mémoires〃 of
Meillan； pp。 176…198）。 Attempts at murder had already occurred。
〃Lanjuinais came near being killed。 Many of the deputies were insulted
and threatened。 The armed force joins with the malefactors； we have
accordingly no means of repression。〃 （Mortimer…Ternaux； VII。562；
letter of the deputy Michel to his constituents； May 20。）
＇120＇ Bergoeing； 〃Pièces； etc。〃 Meillan； pp。 39 and 40。 The
depositions are all made by eye witnesses。 The propositions for the
massacre were made in the meetings at the town…hall； May 19； 20 and
21； and at the Cordeliers club May 22 and 23。
＇121＇ The Jacobins at Lyons plot the same thing （Guilion de Montléon；
248）。 Chalier says to the club： 〃We shall not fail to have 300 noted
heads。 Get hold of the members of the department； the presidents and
secretaries of the sections； and let us make a bundle of them for the
guillotine； we will wash our hands in their blood。〃 Thereupon； on the
night of May 28 the revolutionary municipality seize the arsenal and
plant cannon on the H？tel…de…ville。 The Lyons sections； however； more
energetic than those of Paris； take； up arms and after a terrible
fight they get possession of the H？tel…de…ville。 The moral difference
between the two parties is very marked in Gonchon's letters。
（〃Archives Nationales；〃 AF； II。 43。 letters of Gonchon to Garat； May
31； June 1 and 3。） 〃Keep up the courage of the Convention。 It need not
be afraid。 The citizens of Lyons have covered themselves with glory。
They displayed the greatest courage in every fight that took place in
various quarters of the town； and the greatest magnanimity to their
enemies； who behaved most villainously。〃 The municipal body had sent a
flag of truce； pretending to negotiate； and then treacherously opened
fire with its cannon on the columns of the sections； and cast the
wounded into the river。 The citizens of Lyons； so often slandered；
will be the first to have set an example of true republican character。
Find me a similar instance； if you can； in the history of revolutions：
being victorious and yet not then to have shed a drop of blood！〃 They
cared for the wounded； and raised a subscription for the widows and
orphans of the dead； without distinction of party。 Cf。 Lauvergue；
〃Histoire du Var；〃 175。 The same occurs at Toulon （insurrection of the
moderates； July 12 and 13； 1793）。 At Toulon； as at Lyons； there was
no murder after the victory； only regular trials and the execution of
two or three assassins whose crimes were legally proved。
＇122＇ Schmidt； I。 335。 Report of Perrière； May 29。
＇123＇ Bergoeing； 〃Pièces； etc。〃； p。 195。 … Buchez et Roux； XXVII 296。
＇124＇ The insurrection at Lyons took place on May 29。 On the 2nd of
June it is announced in the Convention that the insurgent army of
Lozère； more than 30；000 strong； has taken Marvejols； and is about to
take Mende （Buchez et Roux XXVII。 387）。 A threatening address from
Bordeaux （May 14） and from thirty…two sections in Marseilles （May 25）
against the Jacobins （Buchez et Roux； XXVII。 3。 214）。 … Cf。 Robinet in
〃Le procès des Dantonistes； 303； 305。
＇125＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； VII 38。
＇126＇ Buchez et Roux； XXVII。 297； session of the Jacobins； May 29。
＇127＇ Barrère； 〃Mémoires；〃 II。 91； 94。 As untruthful as Barrère is；
here his testimony may be accepted。 I see no reason why he should
state what is not true； he was well informed； as he belonged to the
Committee of Public Safety。 His statements； besides； on the complicity
d the Mountain and on the r？le of Danton are confirmed by the whole
mass of facts。 … Buchez et Roux； XXVIII。 200 （speech by Danton in the
Convention； June 13）。 〃Without the canon of the 31st of May； without
the insurrection the conspirators would have triumphed； they would
have given us the law。 Let the crime of that insurrection be on our
heads！ That insurrection … I myself demanded it！ 。 。 。 I demand a
declaration by the Convention； that without the insurrection of May
31； liberty would be no more！ 〃 Ibid。； 220。 Speech by Leclerc at the
Cordeliers club； June 27： 〃Was it not Legendre who rendered abortive
our wise measures； so often taken； to exterminate our enemies？ He and
Danton it was； who； through their culpable resistance； reduced us to
the moderation of the 31st of May； Legendre and Danton are the men who
opposed the revolutionary steps which we had taken on those great days
to crush out all the aristocrats in Paris！〃
＇128＇ Schmidt； I。 244。 Report by Dutard； May 18。
＇129＇ Buchez et Roux； XXVII。 253 and following pages； session of May
27。 … Mortimer…Ternaux； VII。 294。 Buchez et Roux； XXVIII。 9
（〃Précis rapide〃 by Gorsas）。
＇130＇ Buchez et Roux； XXVII。 258。 Meillan； 43。
＇131＇ Buchez et Roux； XXVII。 259 （words of Raffet）。
＇132＇ Meillan； 44。 Buchez et Roux； XXVII。 267； 280。
＇133＇ Meillan； 44。 Placed opposite the president； within ten paces of
him； with my eyes constantly fixed on him； because in the horrible din
which disgraced the Assembly we could have no other compass to steer
by； I can testify that I neither saw nor heard the decree put to
vote。〃 Buchez et Roux； XXVII。 278。 Speech by Osselin； session of May
28： 〃I presented the decree as drawn up to the secretaries for their
signatures this morning。 One of them； after reading it； observed to me
that the last article had not been decreed； but that the preceding
articles had been。〃 … Mortimer…Ternaux； VII。 562。 Letter of the deputy
Michel。 May 29。 〃The guards were forced； and the sanctuary of the law
invested from about four to ten hours； so that nobody could leave the
hall even for the most urgent purposes。
＇134＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； VII。 308。 Extract from the official reports of
the patriotic club of Butte…des…Moulins； May 30。 〃Considering that the
majority of the section； known for incivism and its antirevolutionary
spirit； would decline this election or would elect commissaries not
enjoying the confidence of patriots；〃 。 。 the patriotic club takes
upon itself the duty of electing the two commissaries demanded。
＇135＇ Durand…Maillan； 297。 〃Fragment；〃 by Lanjuinais。 〃Seven
strangers； seven outside agents； Desfieux； Proly； Pereyra； Dubuisson；
Gusman； the two brothers Frey； etc。； were set up by the commune as an
insurrectionary committee。〃 Most of them are vile fellows； as is the
case with Varlet； Dobsen； Hassenfratz； Rousselin； Desfieux； Gusman；
etc。
＇136＇ Buchez et Roux； XXVIII。 156。 〃We； members of the revolutionary
commission； citizens Clémence； of the Bon…Conseil section； Dunouy； of
the Sans…culottes section； Bonin； of the section of Les Marchés；
Auvray of the section of Mont…Blanc； Séguy； of the section of Butte…
des…Moulins； Moissard； of Grenelle； Berot； canton d'Issy； Rousselin；
section of the Unité； Marchand； section of Mont…Blanc； Grespin；
section of Gravilliers。〃 They resign on the 6th of June。 The
commission； at first composed of nine members； ends in comprising
eleven （Buchez et Roux； XXVII。 316； official reports of the commune。
May 31。） then 25 （Speech by Pache to the Committee of Public Safety；
June 1。）
＇137＇ Buchez et Roux XXVII。 306。 Official reports of the commune； May
31。 … Ibid。； 316。 Mortimer…Ternaux； VII。 319。
＇138＇ Buchez et Roux； XXVII。 274 Speech by Hassenfratz to the Jacobin
Club； May 27。