mountains；　the　rude　Cévenols；　arrive　in　crowds。　　The　red　rosettes
  are　besieged；　a　Capuchin　convent；　from　which　it　is　pretended　that
  they　have　fired；　is　sacked；　and　five　of　the　monks　are　killed。
  Froment's　tower　is　demolished　with　cannon　and　taken　by　assault。　　His
  brother　is　massacred　and　thrown　from　the　walls；　while　a　Jacobin
  convent　next　to　the　ramparts　is　sacked。　　Towards　night；　all　the　red
  rosettes　who　have　fought　are　slain　or　have　fled；　and　there　is　no
  longer　any　resistance。　But　the　fury　still　lasts；　the　fifteen
  thousand　rustics　who　have　flooded　the　town　think　that　they　have　not
  yet　done　enough。　　In　vain　are　they　told　that　the　other　fifteen
  companies　of　red　rosettes　have　not　moved；　that　the　pretended
  aggressors　〃did　not　even　put　themselves　in　a　state　of　defense；〃　that
  during　the　battle　they　remained　at　home；　and　that　afterwards；
  through　extra　precaution；　the　municipal　authorities　had　made　them
  give　up　their　arms。　　In　vain　does　the　Electoral　Assembly；　preceded
  by　a　white　flag；　march　to　the　public　square　and　exhort　the　people　to
  keep　the　peace。　　〃Under　the　pretext　of　searching　suspicious　houses；
  they　pillage　or　destroy；　and　what…ever　cannot　be　carried　away　is
  broken。〃　One　hundred　and　twenty　houses　are　sacked　in　N？mes　alone；
  while　the　same　ravages　are　committed　in　the　environs；　the　damage；　at
  the　end　of　three　days；　amounting　to　seven　or　eight　hundred　thousand
  livres。　　A　number　of　poor　creatures；　workmen；　merchants；　old　and
  infirm　men；　are　massacred　in　their　houses；　some；　〃who　have　been
  bedridden　for　many　years；　are　dragged　to　the　sills　of　their　doors　to
  be　shot。〃　Others　are　hung　on　the　esplanade　and　at　the　Cours　Neuf；
  while　others　have　their　noses；　ears；　feet；　and　hands　cut　off；　and
  are　hacked　to　pieces　with　sabers　and　scythes。　　Horrible　stories；　as
  is　commonly　the　case；　provoke　the　most　atrocious　acts。
  A　publican；　who　refuses　to　distribute　anti…Catholic　lists；　is
  supposed　to　have　a　mine　in　his　cellar　filled　with　kegs　of　gunpowder
  and　with　sulfur　matches　all　ready；　he　is　hacked　to　pieces　with　a
  saber；　and　twenty　guns　are　discharged　into　his　corpse：　they　expose
  the　body　before　his　house　with　a　long　loaf　of　bread　on　his　breast；
  and　they　again　stab　him　with　bayonets；　saying　to　him：　〃Eat；　you
  bastard；　eat〃　　…　　More　than　five　hundred　Catholics　were
  assassinated；　and　many　others；　covered　with　blood；　〃are　crowded
  together　in　the　prisons；　while　the　search　for　the　proscribed　is
  continued；　whenever　they　are　seen；　they　are　fired　upon　like　so　many
  wolves。〃　Thousands　of　the　inhabitants；　accordingly；　demand　their
  passports　and　leave　the　town。　　The　rural　Catholics；　meanwhile；　on
  their　side；　massacre　six　Protestants　in　the　environs　　…　　an　old　man
  of　eighty…two　years；　a　youth　of　fifteen；　and　a　husband　and　his　wife
  in　their　farm…house。　　In　order　to　put　a　stop　to　the　murderous　acts；
  the　National　Guard　of　Montpellier　have　to　be　summoned。　　But　the
  restoration　of　order　is　for　the　benefit　of　the　victorious　party。
  Three…fifths　of　the　electors　have　fled；　one…third　of　the　district
  and　departmental　administrators　have　been　appointed　in　their
  absence；　and　the　majority　of　the　new　directories　is　taken　from　the
  club　of　patriots。　　It　is　for　this　reason　that　the　prisoners　are
  prejudged　as　guilty。　　〃No　bailiff　of　the　court　dares　give　them　the
  benefit　of　his　services；　they　are　not　allowed　to　bring　forward
  justifying　facts　in　evidence；　while　everybody　knows　that　the　judges
  are　not　impartial。〃＇9＇
  Thus　do　the　violent　measures　of　political　and　religious　discord　come
  to　an　end。　　The　victor　stops　the　mouth　of　the　law　when　it　is　about
  to　speak　in　his　adversary's　behalf；　and；　under　the　legal　iniquity　of
  an　administration　which　he　has　himself　established；　he　crushes　those
  whom　the　illegal　force　of　his　own　strong　hand　has　stricken　down。
  II。
  Passion　Supreme。　　…　　　Dread　of　hunger　its　most　acute　form。　　…　　　The
  non…circulation　of　grain。　　…　　Intervention　and　usurpations　of　the
  electoral　assemblies。　　…　　The　rural　code　in　Nivernais。　　…　　The　four
  central　provinces　in　1790。　　…　　　Why　high　prices　are　kept　up。　　…
  Anxiety　and　insecurity。　　…　　　Stagnation　of　the　grain　market。　　…
  The　departments　near　Paris　in　1791。　　…　　　The　supply　and　price　of
  grain　regulated　by　force。　　…　　　The　mobs　in　1792。　　…　　　Village　armies
  of　Eure　and　of　the　lower　Seine　and　of　Aisne。　　…　　　Aggravation　of　the
  disorder　after　August　10th。　　…　　　The　dictatorship　of　unbridled
  instinct。　　…　　　Its　practical　and　political　expedients。
  Passions　of　this　stamp　are　the　product　of　human　cultivation；　and
  break　loose　only　within　narrow　bounds。　　Another　passion　exists　which
  is　neither　historic　nor　local；　but　natural　and　universal；　the　most
  indomitable；　most　imperious；　and　most　formidable　of　all；　namely；　the
  fear　of　hunger。　　There　is　no　such　thing　with　this　passion　as　delay；
  or　reflection；　or　looking　beyond　itself。　　Each　commune　or　canton
  wants　its　bread；　and　a　sure　and　unlimited　supply　of　it。　　Our
  neighbor　may　provide　for　himself　as　best　he　can；　but　let　us　look　out
  for　ourselves　first　and　then　for　other　people。　　Each　group　of
  people；　accordingly；　through　its　own　decrees；　or　by　main　force；
  keeps　for　itself　whatever　subsistence　it　possesses；　or　takes　from
  others　the　subsistence　which　it　does　not　possess。　　ii
  At　the　end　of　1789；＇10＇　〃Roussillon　refuses　aid　to　Languedoc；　Upper
  Languedoc　to　the　rest　of　the　province；　and　Burgundy　to　Lyonnais；
  Dauphiny　shuts　herself　up；　and　Normandy　retains　the　wheat　purchased
  for　the　relief　of　Paris。〃　At　Paris；　sentinels　are　posted　at　the
  doors　of　all　the　bakers；　on　the　21st　of　October　one　of　the　latter　is
  hung；　and　his　head　is　borne　about　on　a　pike。　　On　the　27th　of
  October；　at　Vernon；　a　corn…merchant　named　Planter；　who　the　preceding
  winter　had　supported　the　poor　for　six　leagues　around；　has　to　take
  his　turn。　　At　the　present　moment　the　people　do　not　forgive　him　for
  having　sent　flour　to　Paris；　and　he　is　hung　twice；　but　is　saved
  through　the　breaking　of　the　rope　each　time。　　It　is　only　by　force
  and　under　an　escort　that　it　is　possible　to　insure　the　arrival　of
  grain　in　a　town；　the　excited　people　or　the　National　Guards
  constantly　seize　it　on　its　passage。　　In　Normandy　the　militia　of　Caen
  stops　wheat　on　the　highways　which　is　destined　for　Harcourt　and
  elsewhere。＇11＇　In　Brittany；　Auray　and　Vannes　retain　the　convoys　for
  Nantes；　and　Lannion　those　for　Brest。　　Brest　having　attempted　to
  negotiate；　its　commissioners　are　seized；　and；　with　knives　at　their
  throats；　are　forced　to　sign　a　renunciation；　pure　and　simple；　of　the
  grain　which　they　have　paid　for；　and　they　are　led　out　of　Lannion　and
  stoned　on　the　way。　　Eighteen　hundred　men；　consequently；　leave　Brest
  with　four　cannon；　and　go　to　recover　their　property　with　their　guns
  loaded。　　These　are　the　customs　prevalent　during　the　great　famines　of
  feudal　times；　and；　from　one　end　of　France　to　the　other；　to　say
  nothing　of　the　out…breaks　of　the　famished　in　the　large　towns；
  similar　outrages　or　attempts　at　recovery　are　constantly　occurring。
  …　　〃　The　armed　population　of　Nantua；　Saint…Claude；　and　Septmoncel；〃
  says　a　dispatch；＇12＇　〃have　again　cut　off　provisions　from　the　Gex
  region；　there　is　no　wheat　coming　there　from　any　direction；　all　the
  roads　being　guarded。　　Without　the　aid　of　the　government　of　Geneva；
  which　is　willing　to　lend　to　this　region　eight　hundred　Cuttings　of
  wheat；　we　should　either　die　of　starvation　or　be　compelled　to　take
  grain　by　force　from　the　municipalities　which　keep　it　to　themselves。〃
  Narbonne　starves　Toulon；　the　navigation　of　the　Languedoc　canal　is
  intercepted；　the　people　on　its　banks　repulse　two　companies　of
  soldiers；　burn　a　large　building；　and　want　to　destroy　the　canal
  itself。〃　Boats　are　stopped；　wagons　are　pillaged；　bread　is　forcibly
  lowered　in　price；　stones　are　thrown　and　guns　discharged；　the
  populace　contend　with　the　National　Guard；　peasants　with　townsmen；
  purchasers　with　dealers；　artisans　and　laborers　with　farmers　and
  land…owners；　at　Castelnaudary；　Niort；　Saint…Etienne；　in　Aisne；　in
  Pas…de…Calais；　and　especially　along　the　line　stretching　from
  Montbrison　to　Angers　　…　　that　is　to　say；　for　almost　the　whole　of　the
  extent　of　the　vast　basin　of　the　Loire；　　…　　such　is　the　spectacle
  presented　by　the　year　1790。　　…　　And　yet　the　crop　has　not　been　a　bad
  one。　　But　there　is　no　circulation　of　grain。　　Each　petty　center　has
  formed　a　league　for　the　monopoly　of　food；　and　hence　the　fasting　of
  others　and　the　convulsions　of　the　entire　body　are　the　first　effects
  of　the　unbridled　freedom　which　the　Constitution　and　circumstances
  have　conferred　on　each　local　group。
  〃We　are　told　to　assemble；　vote；　and　elect　men　that　will　attend　to
  our　business；　let　us　attend　to　it　ourselves。　　We　have　had　enough　of
  talk　and　hypocrisy。　　Bread　at　two　sous；　and　let　us　go　after　wheat
  where　it　can　be　found！〃　Such　is　the　reasoning　of　the　peasantry；　and；
  in　Nivernais；　Bourbonnais；　Berri；　and　Touraine；　electoral　gatherings
  are　the　firebrands　of　the　insurrections。＇13＇　At　Saint…Sauge；　〃the