intended　to　put　the　buttons　on　themselves。〃　Such　a　detail　is
  alarming。　　An　inquiry　is　set　on　foot　and　the　alarm　increases；　people
  in　a　strange　uniform　have　been　seen　passing　on　their　way　to　the
  chateau　of　Villiers；　from　thence；　on　reaching　the　number　of　two
  hundred；　they　will　go　and　join　the　garrison　of　Besan？on；　they　will
  travel　four　at　a　time　in　order　to　avoid　detection。　　At　Besan？on　they
  are　to　meet　a　corps　of　forty　thousand　men；　commanded　by　M。
  Autichamp；　which　corps　is　to　march　on　to　Paris　to　carry　off　the
  King；　and　break　up　the　National　Assembly。　　The　National　Guards　along
  the　whole　route　are　to　be　forced　into　the　lines。　　At　a　certain
  distance　each　man　is　to　receive　1；200　francs；　and；　at　the　end　of　the
  expedition；　is　to　be　enrolled　in　the　Artois　Guard；　or　sent　home　with
  a　recompense　of　12；000　francs。　　…　　？Meanwhile；　the　Prince　de　Condé；
  with　forty　thousand　men；　will　come　by　the　way　of　Pont　Saint…Esprit
  in　Languedoc；　rally　the　disaffected　of　Carpentras　and　of　the　Jalès
  camp　to　his　standard；　and　occupy　Cette　and　the　other　seaports；　and
  finally；　the　Comte　d'Artois；　on　his　side；　will　enter　by　Pont…
  Beauvoisin　with　thirty　thousand　men。　　…　　A　horrible　discovery！　The
  municipal　authorities　of　Valence　immediately　inform　those　of　Lyons；
  Besan？on；　Chalons；　Ma？on；　and　others　beside。　　On　the　strength　of
  this　the　municipal　body　of　Ma？on；　〃considering　that　the　enemies　of
  the　Revolution　are　ever　making　the　most　strenuous　efforts　to
  annihilate　the　Constitution　which　secures　the　happiness　of　this
  empire；〃　and　〃that　it　is　highly　important　to　frustrate　their
  designs；〃　sends　two　hundred　men　of　its　National　Guard　to　the　chateau
  of　Villiers；〃　empowered　to　employ　armed　force　in　case　of
  resistance。〃　For　greater　security；　this　troop　is　joined　by　the
  National　Guards　of　the　three　neighboring　parishes。　　M。　de　Bussy；　on
  being　told　that　they　were　climbing　over　the　wall　into　his　garden；
  seizes　a　gun　and　takes　aim；　but　does　not　fire；　and　then；　the
  requisition　being　legal；　throws　all　open　to　them。　There　are　found　in
  the　house　six　green　coats；　seven　dozens　of　large　buttons；　and
  fifteen　dozens　of　small　ones。　　The　proof　is　manifest。　　He　explains
  what　his　project　was　and　states　his　motive　　…　　it　is　a　mere　pretext。
  He　makes　a　sign；　as　an　order；　to　his　valet　　…　　there　is　a　positive
  complicity。　　M。　de　Bussy；　his　six　guests；　and　the　valet；　are
  arrested　and　transported　to　Ma？on。　　A　trial　takes　place；　with
  depositions　and　interrogatories；　in　which　the　truth　is　elicited　in
  spite　of　the　most　adverse　testimony；　it　is　clear　that　M。　de　Bussy
  never　intended　to　do　more　than　defend　himself。　　…　　But　prejudice　is
  a　blindfold　to　hostile　eyes。　　It　cannot　be　admitted　that；　under　a
  constitution　which　is　perfect；　an　innocent　man　could　incur　danger；
  the　objection　is　made　to　him　that　〃it　is　not　natural　for　an　armed
  company　to　be　formed　to　resist　a　massacre　by　which　it　is　not　menaced
  ；〃　they　are　convinced　beforehand　that　he　is　guilty。　　On　a　decree　of
  the　National　Assembly　the　minister　had　ordered　all　accused　persons
  to　be　brought　to　Paris　by　the　constabulary　and　hussars；　the　National
  Guard　of　Ma？on；　〃in　the　greatest　state　of　agitation；〃　declares　that；
  〃as　it　had　arrested　M。　de　Bussy；　it　would　not　consent　to　his
  transport　by　any　other　body。　　。　　。　　Undoubtedly；　the　object　is　to
  allow　him　to　escape　on　the　way；〃　but　it　will　know　how　to　keep　its
  captive　secure。　　The　guard；　in　fine；　of　its　own　authority；　escorts
  M。　de　Bussy　to　Paris；　into　the　Abbaye　prison；　where　he　is　kept
  confined　for　several　months　　…　　so　long；　indeed；　that；　after　a　new
  trial　and　investigation；　the　absurdity　of　the　accusation　being　too
  palpable；　they　are　obliged　to　set　him　at　liberty。　　…　　Such　is　the
  situation　of　most　of　the　gentry　on　their　own　estates；　and　M。　de
  Bussy；　even　acquitted　and　vindicated；　will　act　wisely　in　not
  returning　home。
  III。
  Domiciliary　visits。　　…　　The　fifth　jacquerie。　　…　　Burgundy　and
  Lyonnais　in　1791。　　…　　M。　de　Chaponay　and　M。　Guillin…Dumoutet
  He　would　be　nothing　but　a　hostage　there。　　Alone　against　thousands；
  sole　survivor　and　representative　of　an　abolished　régime　which　all
  detest；　it　is　the　noble　against　whom　everybody　turns　whenever　a
  political　shock　seems　to　shake　the　new　régime。　　He　is　at　least
  disarmed；　as　he　might　be　dangerous；　and；　in　these　popular
  executions；　brutal　instincts　and　appetites　break　loose　like　a　bull
  that　dashes　through　a　door　and　rages　through　a　dwelling…house。　　In
  the　same　department；　some　months　later；　on　the　news　arriving　of　the
  arrest　of　the　King　at　Varennes；　〃all　nonjuring＇13＇　priests　and　ci…
  devant　nobles　are　exposed　to　the　horrors　of　persecution。〃　Bands
  forcibly　enter　houses　to　seize　arms：　Commarin；　Grosbois；　Montculot；
  Chaudenay；　Créancé；　Toisy；　Chatellenot；　and　other　houses　are　thus
  visited；　and　several　are　sacked。　　During　the　night　of　June　26…27；
  1791；　at　the　chateau　of　Créancé　〃there　is　pillaging　throughout；　the
  mirrors　are　broken；　the　pictures　are　torn　up；　and　the　doors　are
  broken　down。〃　The　master　of　the　house；　〃M。　de　Comeau…Créncé；　Knight
  of　St。　　Louis；　horribly　maltreated；　is　dragged　to　the　foot　of　the
  stairs；　where　he　lies　as　if　dead：〃　previous　to　this；　〃he　was　forced
  to　give　a　considerable　contribution；　and　to　refund　all　penalties
  collected　by　him　before　the　Revolution　as　the　local　lord　of　the
  manor。　　〃　　…　　Two　other　proprietors　in　the　neighborhood；　both
  Knights　of　St。　　Louis；　are　treated　in　the　same　way。　　〃That　is　the
  way　in　which　three　old　and　brave　soldiers　are　rewarded　for　their
  services！〃　A　fourth；　a　peaceable　man；　escapes　beforehand；　leaving
  his　keys　in　the　locks　and　his　gardener　in　the　house。
  Notwithstanding　this；　the　doors　and　the　clothes…presses　were　broken
  open；　the　pillaging　lasting　five　hours　and　a　half；　with　threats　of
  setting　the　house　on　fire　if　the　seigneur　did　not　make　his
  appearance。　　Questions　were　asked　〃as　to　whether　he　attended　the
  mass　of　the　new　curé　whether　he　had　formerly　exacted　fines；　and
  finally；　whether　any　of　the　inhabitants　had　any　complaint　to　make
  against　him。〃　No　complaint　is　made；　on　the　contrary；　he　is　rather
  beloved。　　…　　But；　in　tumults　of　this　sort；　a　hundred　madmen　and
  fifty　rogues　prescribe　the　law　to　the　timid　and　the　indifferent。
  These　outlaws　declared　that　〃they　were　acting　under　orders；　they
  compelled　the　mayor　and　prosecuting　attorney　to　take　part　in　their
  robberies；　they　likewise　took　the　precaution　to　force　a　few　honest
  citizens；　by　using　the　severest　threats；　to　march　along　with　them。〃
  These　people　come　the　next　day　to　apologize　to　the　pillaged
  proprietor；　while　the　municipal　officers　draw　up　a　statement　of　the
  violence　practiced　against　them。　The　violence　nevertheless；　is
  accomplished；　and；　as　it　will　go　unpunished；　it　is　soon　to　be
  repeated。
  A　beginning　and　an　end　are　already　made　in　the　two　neighboring
  departments。　　There；　especially　in　the　south；　nothing　is　more
  instructive　than　to　see　how　an　outbreak　stimulated　by　enthusiasm　for
  the　public　good　immediately　degenerates　under　the　impulse　of　private
  interest；　and　ends　in　crime。　　…　　Around　Lyons；＇14＇　under　the　same
  pretext　and　at　the　same　date；　similar　mobs　perform　similar
  visitations；　and；　on　all　these　occasions；　〃the　rent…rolls　are　burnt；
  and　houses　are　pillaged　and　set　on　fire。　　Municipal　authority；
  organized　for　the　security　of　property；　is　in　many　hands　but　one
  facility　more　for　its　violation。　　The　National　Guard　seems　to　be
  armed　merely　for　the　protection　of　robbery　and　disorder。〃　　…　　For
  more　than　thirty　years；　M。　de　Chaponay；　the　father　of　six　children
  of　whom　three　are　in　the　service；　expended　his　vast　income　on　his
  estate　of　Beaulieu；　giving　occupation　to　a　number　of　persons；　men；
  women；　and　children。　　After　the　hailstorm　of　1761；　which　nearly
  destroyed　the　village　of　Moranée；　he　rebuilt　thirty…three　houses；
  furnished　others　with　timber　for　the　　framework；　supplied　the
  commune　with　wheat；　and；　for　several　years；　obtained　for　the
  inhabitants　a　diminution　of　their　taxation。　　In　1790；　he　celebrated
  the　Federation　Festival　on　a　magnificent　scale；　giving　two　banquets；
  one　of　a　hundred　and　thirty　seats；　for　the　municipal　bodies　and
  officers　of　the　National　Guards　in　the　vicinity；　and　the　other　of　a
  thousand　seats　for　the　privates。　　If　any　of　the　gentry　had　reason　to
  believe　himself　popular　and　safe　it　was　certainly　this　man。　　…　　On
  the　24th　of　June；　1791；　the　municipal　authorities　of　Moranée；
  Lucenay；　and　Chazelai；　with　their　mayors　and　National　Guards；　in　all
  nearly　two　thousand　men；　arrive　at　the　chateau　with　drums　beating
  and　flags　flying。　　M。　de　Chaponay　goes　out　to　meet　them；　and　begs　to
  know　to　what　he　owes　〃the　pleasure〃　of　their　visit。　　They　reply　that
  they　do　not　come　to　offend　him；　but　to　carry　out　the　orders　of　the
  district；　which　oblige　them　to　take　possession　of　the　chateau　and　to
  place　in　it　a　guard　of　sixty　men：　on　the　following　day　the
  〃district〃　and　the　National　Guard　of　Villefranche　are　to　come　and
  inspect　it。　　…