Vergniaud to the
convention, session of April 20. "These facts are accepted. Nobody can
contradict them. More than 10,000 witnesses would confirm them."--There
are the same proceedings at Lyons Jan.13, 1792, against the petition far
an appeal to the people (Guillon de Montleon, I.145, 155). The official
report of the Jacobins claims that the petition obtained 40,215
signatures. "The petition was first signed by about 200 clubbists, who
pretended to be the people... They spread the report among the people
that all who would not sign the address would be blacklisted or
proscribed. That's why they had desks set up in all the public squares,
and seized by the arm all who came, and forced them to sign. As this
approach did not prove fruitful they made children ten years of age,
women, and ignorant rustics put down their name." They were told that
the object was to put down the price of bread. "I swear to you that this
address is the work a hundred persons at most; the great majority of the
citizens of Lyons desire to avail themselves of their own sovereignty
in the judgment of Louis." (Letter of David of Lyons to the president of
the convention, Jan. 16.)]

[Footnote 34108: "Fragment," by Lanjuinais (in the memoirs of
Durand-Maillane, p. 297).]

[Footnote 34109: Meillan, 113.]

[Footnote 34110: Buchez et Roux, XXVI. 3!9 (May 12).--Meillan, 113.]

[Footnote 34111: Buchez et Roux, XVI. 327. On being informed of this the
crowd sent new deputies, the latter stating in relation to the others:
"We do not recognise them."]

[Footnote 34112: Buchez et Roux, XXVI. 143.]

[Footnote 34113: Buchez et Roux, XXVII. 175, May 23.]

[Footnote 34114: Schmidt, I. 212. Report of Dutard, May 13.--I. 218. "A
plot is really under way, and many heads are singled out." (Terrasson,
May 13.)]

[Footnote 34115: Buchez et Roux, XXVII 9. Speech of Guadet to the
Convention, May 14.]

[Footnote 34116: Buchez et Roux, XXVII. 2. Patriote Francais, May 13.]

[Footnote 34117: Schmidt, I 242. Report of Dutard, May 18.--Also 245.]

[Footnote 34118: Schmidt, I 254. Report of Dutard, May 19.]

[Footnote 34119: Bergoeing, Chatry, Dubosq, "Pieces recueillies par
la Commission des Douze et publiees a Caen." June 28, 1793 (in the
"Memoires" of Meillan, pp. 176-198). Attempts at murder had already
occurred. "Lanjuinais came near being killed. Many of the deputies were
insulted and threatened. The armed force joins with the malefactors; we
have according