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[68] Buchez et Roux， XIII. 92-99 (January， 1792)； (February). --Coral， "Lettres inédites，" 33. (One of these days， out of curiosity， he walked along as far as the Rue des Lombards.) "Witness of such crying injustice， and indignant at not being able to seize any of the thieves that were running along the street， loaded with sugar and coffee to sell again， I suddenly felt a feverish chill over all my body." (The letter is not dated. The editors conjectures that the year was 1791. I rather think that it was 1792.)[69] Moniteur， XI. 45 and 46 (session of Jan. 5). The whole of Isnard's speech should be read.

[70] Buchez et Roux， XIII. 177. Letter by Pétion， Feb. 10.

[71] Buchez et Roux， XIII. 252. Letter of André Chénier， in the Journal de Paris， Feb. 26. - Schmidt， "Tableaux de la Révolution Franaise，" I. 76. Reply of the Directory of the Department of the Seine to a circular by Roland， June 12， 1792. The contrast between the two classes is here clearly defined. "We have not resorted to those assemblages of men， most of them foreigners， for the opinion of the people， among the enemies of labor and repose standing by themselves and having no part in common interests， already inclined to vice through idleness， and who prefer the risks of disorder to the honorable resources of indigence. This class of men， always large in large cities， is that whose noisy harangues fill the streets， Squares， and public gardens of the capital， that which excites seditious gatherings， that which constantly fosters anarchy and contempt for the laws -- that， in fine， whose clamor， far from reflecting public Opinion， indicates the extreme effort made to prevent the expression of public opinion. . . We have studied the opinion of the people of Paris among those useful and laborious men warmly attached to the State at all points of their existence through every object of their affection， among owners of property， tillers of the soil， tradesmen and workers . . . An inviolable attachment . . . to the constitution， and mainly to national Sovereignty， to political equality and constitutional monarchy， which are its most important characteristics and their almost unanimous sentiment."[72] Governor Morris， letter of June 20， 1792.

[73] "Souvenirs"， by Pasquier (Etienne-Dennis， duc)， chancelier de France. in VI volumes， Librarie Plon， Paris 1893. Vol. I. page 84.

[74] Malouet， II. 203. Every report that came in from the provinces announced (to the King and Queen) a perceptible amelioration of public opinion， which was becoming more and more perverted. That which reached them was uninfluenced， whilst the opinions of clubs， taverns， and street-corners gained enormous power， the time being at hand when there was to be no other power." The figures given above are by Mallet du Pan， "Mémoires，" II. 120.