. . For two months the session the best attended, contains but one
hundred deputies. The Montagnards overran the departments to deceive
or intimidate the people. The rest, discouraged, keep away from the
meetings or take no part in the proceedings."
[111] The meaning and motives of this declaration are clearly
indicated in Bazire's speech. "Since the adoption of the
Constitution," he says, "Feuillantism has raised its head; a struggle
has arisen between energetic and moderate patriots. At the end of the
Constituent Assembly, the Feuillants possessed themselves of the words
law, order, public, peace, security, to enchain the zeal of the
friends of freedom; the same man?uvres are practiced to-day. You must
shatter the weapon in your enemies' hands, which they use against
you." - Durand-Maillane, 154. "The simple execution of constitutional
laws," said Bazire, "made for peaceable times, would be impotent among
the conspiracies that surround you." - Meillan, 108.
[112] Moniteur, XVIII, 106. (Report of Saint-Just on the organization
of the revolutionary government, October 10th, and the decree in
conformity therewith.) Ibid., 473. (Report of Billaud-Varennes on a
mode of provisional and revolutionary government, Nov.
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