nce," II., 409. "The National Guard as a regular
institution was in great part suppressed after the summer of 1793, those
who composed it being gradually disarmed. Guard-mounting was continued,
but the citizens performing this service were, with very few exceptions,
armed with pikes, and these again were not fully entrusted to them; each
man, on quitting his post, gave up his arms more punctually than if he
had been bound to do so through capitulation with a victorious enemy."]

[Footnote 11116: Moniteur, XVIII., 106. (Report by Saint-Just, Oct.
10th).]

[Footnote 11117: Ibid., 473. (Report of Billaud-Varennes, Nov. 13th).]

[Footnote 11118: Ibid., XVIII., 591. (Speech by Couthon, December 4th).
Ibid., Barere: "Electoral assemblies are monarchical institutions, they
attach to royalism, they must be specially avoided in revolutionary
times."]

[Footnote 11119: Mortimer-Ternaux, VIII., 40. (Decree passed on the
proposition of Danton, session of September 13th). The motive alleged
by Danton is that "members are still found on the committees whose
opinions, at least, approach federalism." Consequently the committees
are purified, and particularly the Committee of General Security. Six
of its members are stricken off (Sept. 14), and the list sent in by the
Committee of Public safety passes without discussion.]

[Footnote 11120: Moniteur, XVIII., 592. (Session of December 4, speech
by Robespierre).]

[Footnote 11121: Miot de Melito, "Memoires," I., 47.]

[Footnote 11122: Buchez et Roux, XXVIII., 153. Mortimer-Ternaux,
VIII., 443. (Decree of September 28th).--Wallon, "Histoire du Tribunal
Revolutionaire de Paris," IV., 112.]

[Footnote 11123: Buchez et Roux, XXXIV., 300. (Trial of
Fouquier-Tinville and associates). Bill of indictment: "One of these
publicly boasted of always having voted death. Others state that they
were content to see people to give their judgment; physical inspection
alone determined them to vote death. Another said, that when there
was no offense committed it was necessary to imagine one. Another is
a regular sot and has never sat in judgment but in a state of
intoxication. Others came to the bench only to fire their volleys." Etc.
(Supporting evidence.)--"Observe, moreover, that judges and juries are
bound to kill under penalty of death (Ibid.,30)." Fouquier-Tinville
states that on the 22nd of Prairial he took the same step (to resign)
with Chatelet, Brochet and Lerry, when they met Robespierre,