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The Origins of Contemporary France
Volume 3 (of 6)

CHAPTER VI
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Jolivet, that evening attending a meeting of the Jacobin Club, states "that the Jacobin tribunes were far from sharing in this frenzy." He heard "one individual in these tribunes exclaim, on the proposal to put the dwellings of the deputies on the list, that it was outrageous."-- Countless other details show the small number and character of the factions .-- Ibid., 374.

Speech of Aubert-Dubacet: "I saw men dressed in the coats of the national guard, with countenances betraying everything that is most vile in wickedness." There are "a great many evil-disposed persons among the federates."] [Footnote 2659: Moniteur, XIII.

170 (letter of M.de Joly, Minister of Justice) .-- Ibid., 371, declaration of M.Jolivet .-- Buchez et Roux, XVI.

370 (session of the Jacobin Club, Aug.

8, at evening).


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