You　have　saved　France；　you　will　regenerate　humanity。　　　The　whole
  world　looks　on　you　in　admiration；　finish　your　glorious　work
  forward；　always　forward。〃
  Superior　good　sense　and　rooted　convictions　could　alone　stand　firm
  against　this　flood　of　seductions　and　solicitations；　but　vacillating
  and　ordinary　men　are　carried　away　by　it。　　　In　the　harmony　of
  applause　which　rises；　they　do　not　hear　the　crash　of　the　ruins　they
  produce。　　　In　any　case；　they　stop　their　ears；　and　shun　the　cries　of
  the　oppressed；　they　refuse　to　admit　that　their　work　could　possibly
  bring　about　evil　results；　they　accept　the　sophisms　and　untruths
  which　justify　it；　they　allow　the　assassinated　to　be　calumniated　in
  order　to　excuse　the　assassins；　they　listen　to　Merlin　de　Douay；　who；
  after　three　or　four　jacqueries；　when　pillaging；　arson；　and　murder
  are　going　on　in　all　the　provinces；　has　just　declared　in　the　name　of
  the　Committee　on　Feudalism＇34＇　that　〃a　law　must　be　presented　to　the
  people；　the　justice　of　which　may　enforce　silence　on　the　feudatory
  egoists　who；　for　the　past　six　months；　so　indecently　protest　against
  plunder；　the　wisdom　of　which　may　restore　to　a　sense　of　duty　the
  peasant　who　has　been　led　astray　for　a　moment　by　his　resentment　of　a
  long　oppression。〃　And　when　Raynal；　the　surviving　patriarch　of　the
  philosophic　party；　one　day；　for　a　wonder；　takes　the　plain　truth　with
  him　into　their　tribune；　they　resent　his　straightforwardness　as　an
  outrage；　and　excuse　it　solely　on　the　ground　of　his　imbecility。　　　An
  omnipotent　legislator　cannot　depreciate　himself；　like　a　king　he　is
  condemned　to　self…admiration　in　his　public　capacity。　　　〃There　were
  not　thirty　deputies　amongst　us；〃　says　a　witness；　〃who　thought
  differently　from　Raynal；〃　but　〃in　each　other's　presence　the　credit
  of　the　Revolution；　the　perspective　of　its　blessings；　was　an　article
  of　faith　which　had　to　be　believed　in；〃　and；　against　their　own
  reason；　against　their　conscience；　the　moderates；　caught　in　the　net
  of　their　own　acts；　join　the　revolutionaries　to　complete　the
  Revolution。
  Had　they　refused；　they　would　have　been　compelled；　for；　to　obtain
  the　power；　the　Assembly　has；　from　the　very　first；　either　tolerated
  or　solicited　the　violence　of　the　streets。　　　But；　in　accepting
  insurrectionists　for　its　allies；　it　makes　them　masters；　and
  henceforth；　in　Paris　as　in　the　provinces；　illegal　and　brutal　force
  becomes　the　principal　power　of　the　State。　　　〃The　triumph　was
  accomplished　through　the　people；　it　was　impossible　to　be　severe　with
  them；〃＇35＇　hence；　when　insurrections　were　to　be　put　down；　the
  Assembly　had　neither　the　courage　nor　the　force　necessary。　　　〃They
  blame　for　the　sake　of　decency；　they　frame　their　deeds　by
  expediency。〃　and　in　turn　justly　undergo　the　pressure　which　they
  themselves　have　sanctioned　against　others。　　　Only　three　or　four
  times　do　the　majority；　when　the　insurrection　becomes　too　daring
  after　the　murder　of　the　baker　Fran？ois；　the　insurrection　of　the
  Swiss　Guard　at　Nancy；　and　the　outbreak　of　the　Champ　de　Mars　　　feel
  that　they　themselves　are　menaced；　vote　for　and　apply　martial　law；
  and　repel　force　with　force。　　　But；　in　general；　when　the　despotism　of
  the　people　is　exercised　only　against　the　royalist　minority；　they
  allow　their　adversaries　to　be　oppressed；　and　do　not　consider
  themselves　affected　by　the　violence　which　assails　the　party　of　the
  〃right：〃　they　are　enemies；　and　may　be　given　up　to　the　wild　beasts。
  In　accordance　with　this；　the　〃left　〃　has　made　its　arrangements；　its
  fanaticism　has　no　scruples；　it　is　principle；　it　is　absolute　truth
  that　is　at　stake；　this　must　triumph　at　any　cost。　　　Besides；　can
  there　be　any　hesitation　in　having　recourse　to　the　people　in　the
  people's　own　cause？　A　little　compulsion　will　help　along　the　good
  cause；　and　hence　the　siege　of　the　Assembly　is　continually　renewed。
  This　was　the　practice　already　at　Versailles　before　the　6th　of
  October；　while　now；　at　Paris；　it　is　kept　up　more　actively　and　with
  less　disguise。
  At　the　beginning　of　the　year　1790；＇36＇　the　band　under　pay　comprises
  seven　hundred　and　fifty　effective　men；　most　of　them　deserters　or
  soldiers　drummed　out　of　their　regiments；　who　are　at　first　paid　five
  francs　and　then　forty　sous　a　day。　　　It　is　their　business　to　make　or
  support　motions　in　the　coffee…houses　and　in　the　streets；　to　mix　with
  the　spectators　at　the　sittings　of　the　sections；　with　the　groups　at
  the　Palais…Royal；　and　especially　in　the　galleries　of　the　National…
  Assembly；　where　they　are　to　hoot　or　applaud　at　a　given　signal。
  Their　leader　is　a　Chevalier　de　Saint…Louis；　to　whom　they　swear
  obedience；　and　who　receives　his　orders　from　the　Committee　of
  Jacobins。　　　His　first　lieutenant　at　the　Assembly　is　a　M。　Saule；　〃a
  stout；　small；　stunted　old　fellow；　formerly　an　upholsterer；　then　a
  charlatan　hawker　of　four　penny　boxes　of　grease　（made　from　the　fat　of
  those　that　had　been　hung　…　for　the　cure　of　diseases　of　the　kidneys）
  and　all　his　life　a　sot　。。。。　　　who；　by　means　of　a　tolerably　shrill
  voice；　which　was　always　well　moistened；　has　acquired　some　reputation
  in　the　galleries　of　the　Assembly。〃　In　fact；　he　has　forged　admission
  tickets　he　has　been　turned　out；　he　has　been　obliged　to　resume　〃the
  box　of　ointment；　and　travel　for　one　or　two　months　in　the　provinces
  with　a　man　of　letters　for　his　companion。〃　But　on　his　return；
  〃through　the　protection　of　a　groom　of　the　Court；　he　obtained　a　piece
  of　ground　for　a　coffee…house　against　the　wall　of　the　Tuileries
  garden；　almost　alongside　of　the　National　Assembly；〃　and　now　it　is　at
  home　in　his　coffee…shop　behind　his　counter　that　the　hirelings　of　the
  galleries　〃　come　to　him　to　know　what　they　must　say；　and　to　be　told
  the　order　of　the　day　in　regard　to　applause。〃　Besides　this；　he　is
  there　himself；　〃it　is　he　who　for　three　years　is　to　regulate　public
  sentiment　in　the　galleries　confided　to　his　care；　and；　for　his　useful
  and　satisfactory　services；　the　Constituent　Assembly　will　award　him　a
  recompense；〃　to　which　the　Legislative　Assembly　will　add　〃　a　pension
  of　six　hundred　livres；　besides　a　lodging　in　an　apartment　of　the
  Feuillants。〃
  We　can　divine　how　men　of　this　stamp；　thus　compensated；　do　their
  work。　　　From　the　top　of　the　galleries＇37＇　they　drown　the　demands　of
  the　〃right〃　by　the　force　of　their　lungs；　this　or　that　decree；　as；
  for　instance；　the　abolition　of　titles　of　nobility；　is　carried；　〃not
  by　shouts；　but　by　terrific　howls。〃＇38＇　On　the　arrival　of　the　news　of
  the　sacking　of　the　H？tel　de　Castries　by　the　populace；　they　applaud。
  On　the　question　coming　up　as　to　the　decision　whether　the　Catholic
  faith　shall　be　dominant；　〃they　shout　out　that　the　aristocrats　must
  all　be　hung；　and　then　things　will　go　on　well。〃　Their　outrages　not
  only　remain　unpunished；　but　are　encouraged：　this　or　that　noble　who
  complains　of　their　hooting　is　called　to　order；　while　their
  interference　and　vociferations；　their　insults　and　their　menaces；　are
  from　this　time　introduced　as　one　of　the　regular　wheels　of
  legislative　operations。　　　Their　pressure　is　still　worse　outside　the
  Chamber。＇39＇　　The　Assembly　is　obliged　several　times　to　double　its
  guard。　　　On　the　27th　of　September；　1790；　there　are　40；000　men　around
  the　building　to　extort　the　dismissal　of　the　Ministers；　and　〃motions
  for　assassination〃　are　made　under　the　windows；　On　the　4th　of
  January；　1791；　whilst　on　a　call　of　the　house　the　ecclesiastical
  deputies　pass　in　turn　to　the　tribune；　to　take　or　refuse　the　oath　to
  the　civil　constitution　of　the　clergy；　a　furious　clamor　ascends　in
  the　Tuileries；　and　even　penetrates　into　the　Chamber。　　　〃To　the　lamp
  post　with　all　those　who　refuse！　〃　On　the　27th　of　September；　1790；　M。
  Dupont；　economist；　having　spoken　against　the　assignats；　is
  surrounded　on　leaving　the　Chamber　and　hooted　at；　hustled；　pushed
  against　the　basin　of　the　Tuileries；　into　which　he　was　being　thrown
  when　the　guard　rescued　him。　　　On　the　21st　of　June；　1790；　M。　de
  Cazalès　just　misses　〃being　torn　to　pieces　by　the　people。〃＇40＇
  Deputies　of　the　〃right〃　are　threatened　over　and　over　again　by
  gestures　in　the　streets　and　in　the　coffee…houses；　effigies　of　them
  with　ropes　about　the　neck　are　publicly　displayed。　　　The　Abbé　Maury
  is　several　times　on　the　point　of　being　hung：　he　saves　himself　once
  by　presenting　a　pistol。　　　Another　time　the　Vicomte　de　Mirabeau　is
  obliged　to　draw　his　sword。　　　M。　de　Clermont…Tonnerre；　having　voted
  against　the　annexation　of　the　Comtat　to　France；　is　assailed　with
  chairs　and　clubs　in　the　Palais…Royal；　pursued　into　a　porter's　room
  and　from　thence　to　his　dwelling；　the　howling　crowd　break　in　the
  doors；　and　are　only　repelled　with　great　difficulty。　　　It　is
  impossible　for　the　members　of　the　〃right〃　to　assemble　together；　they
  are　〃stoned〃　in　the　church　of　the　Capuchins；　then　in　the　Salon
  Fran？ais　in　the　Rue　Royale；　and　then；　to　crown　the　whole；　an
  ordinance　of　the　new　judges　shuts　up　their　hall；　and　punishes　them
  for　the　violence　which　they　have　to　suffer。＇41＇　In　short　they　are　at
  the　mercy　of　the　mob。　　　The　most　moderate；　the　most　liberal；　and　the
  m