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Footnote 1108: Buchez et Roux, XXXI, 400. (Articles of the Declaration of Rights, 1, 7, 9, 11, 27, 31, 35)] [Footnote 1109: Buchez et Roux, XXVIII., 178. Report by Herault-Sechelles. "Each of us had the same desire, that of attaining to the greatest democratic result. The sovereignty of the people and the dignity of man were constantly in our minds... A secret sentiment tells us that our work is perhaps the most popular that ever existed."] [Footnote 1110: Archives Nationales, B. II., 23. (Table of votes by the commission appointed to collect the proces-verbaux of the adoption of the constitution, August 20, 1793.)--Number of primary assemblies sending in their proces-verbaux, 6,589 (516 cantons have not yet sent theirs in).--Number of voters on call, 1,795,908; Yes, 1,784,377; Noes, 11,531.--Number of primary assemblies voting Yes unanimously, not on call of names, 297.--At Paris, 40,990 voters, at Troyes, 2,491, at Limoges, 2,137.--Cf. For details and motives of abstention, Sauzay IV. pp. 157-161. Albert Babeau, II, pp. 83 and 84. Moniteur, XVII., 375 (speech by the representative Desvars).] [Footnote 1111: Ibid., Moniteur, XVII., 20. (report by Barrere on the convocation of the primary assemblies, June 17, 1793.) Ibid., 102 (Report of Cambon, July 11). "It is now a fortnight since you demanded a Constitution. Very well, here it is.... Respect for persons and property is amply secured in it. Yes, more definitely than in any other constitution. Does it provide for its own revision? Yes, for in six weeks, we can convoke the primary assemblies and express our desire for the reform that may appear necessary.--Will the popular wish be respected? Yes, the people then will make definitive laws."] [Footnote 1112: Guillon de Montleon, I., 282, 309.--Buchez et Roux, XXVIII, 356, 357 (Journal de Lyon Nos. 223 and 224.) "The acceptance of the Constitution was neither entire nor very sincere; people took credit to themselves for accepting a vicious and sketchy production." Meillan, "Memoires," 120. (In July he leaves Caen for Quimper). "Although we were assured that we should pass only through Maratist towns, we had the satisfaction of finding nearly all the inhabitants regarding Marat with horror. They had indeed accepted the Constitution offered by the Committee of Public Safety, but solely to end the matter and on conditions which would speak well for them; for, everywhere the renewal of the Convention was exacted and th
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