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The Origins of Contemporary France
Volume 3 (of 6)

CHAPTER III
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Schmidt, "Tableaux de la Revolution Francaise," I.98.
Letter of Damour, vice-president of the section of the Theatre-Francais, Oct.29.--" Un Sejour en France," p.29: "The primary assemblies have already begun in this department (Pas-de-Calais).

We happened to enter a church, where we found young Robespierre haranguing an audience as small in point of number as it was in that of respectability.

They applauded vigorously as if to make up for their other shortcomings."] [Footnote 3317: Albert Babeau, I.518.At Troyes, Aug.26, the revolutionaries in most of the sections have it decided that the relations of an emigre, designated as hostages and the signers of royalist addresses, shall not be entitled to vote: "The sovereign people in their primary assembly may admit among its members only pure citizens against whom there is not the slightest reproach" (resolution of the Madeleine section) .-- Sauzay, III.

47, 49 and following pages.

At Quinsy, Aug.


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