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The Origins of Contemporary France
Volume 3 (of 6)

CHAPTER II
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Under this system, write the Marseilles Jacobins, "to-day, in our happy region, the good rule over the bad, and constitute a party which allows no contamination; whatever is vicious has gone into hiding or has been exterminated." The programme is very precise, and acts form its commentary.

This is the programme which the faction, throughout the interregnum, sets openly before the electors.
***** [Footnote 3201: Guillon de Montleon, I.122.Letter of Laussel, dated Paris, 28th of August, 1792, to the Jacobins of Lyons: "Tell me how many heads have been cut off at home.

It would be infamous to let our enemies escape." (1792).] [Footnote 3202: "Les Revolutions de Paris," by Prudhomme, Vol.XIII.

pp.
59-63 (14th of July, 3 Decrees of the 10th and 11th of August, 1792.)] [Footnote 3204: Prudhomme, number of the 15th of September, p.
483 .-- Mortimer-Ternaux, IV.

430.] [Footnote 3205: Mortimer-Ternaux.


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