. . The conversion of this country into a desert
must be completed. Show no weakness and no mercy. . . These are
the views of the Convention. . . . I swear that Vend?e shall be
depopulated."
[39] Granier de Cassagnac, "His. du Directoire," II., 241. - (Letter
of General Hoche to the Minister of the Interior, Feb. 2, 1796.)
"Only one out of five remains of the population of 1789."
[40] Campardon, II., 247, 249, 251, 261, 321. (Examination of
Fouquier-Tinville, Cambon's words.)
[41] Article by Guffroy, in his journal Le Rougiff: "Down with the
nobles, and so much the worse for the good ones, if there are any! Let
the guillotine stand permanently throughout the Republic. Five
millions of inhabitants are enough for France!" - Berryat Saint-Prix,
445. (Letter of Fauvety, Orange, Prairial 14, year II.) "We have but
two confined in our arrondissement. What a trifle!" - Ibid., 447.
(Letter of the Orange Committee to the Committee of Public Safety,
Messidor 3.) As soon as the Committee gets fully agoing it is to try
all the priests, rich merchants and ex-nobles." - (Letter of Juge,
Messidor 2.) "Judging by appearances more than three thousand heads
will fall in the department.
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