Its members, who designated the suspects, often
arrested them themselves; they made levies and reports of these in which
they omitted the gold and jewels found."]

[Footnote 33122: Moniteur, XXII. 133. (Session of Vendemiaire II, year
III.) Report by Thibaudeau. "These seven individuals are reprobates who
were dismissed by the people's representatives for having stolen the
effects of persons arrested. A document is on record in which they make
a declaration that, not remembering the value of the effects embezzled,
they agree to pay damages to the nation of twenty-two francs each."]

[Footnote 33123: Berryat Saint-Prix, 447. Judge Ragot was formerly a
joiner at Lyons, and Viot, the public prosecutor, a former deserter from
the Penthievre regiment. "Other accused persons were despoiled. Little
was left them other than their clothes, which were in a bad state.
Nappier, the bailiff, was, later, (Messidor, year III.), condemned
to irons for having appropriated a part of the effects, jewels and
assignats belonging to persons under accusation."]

[Footnote 33124: The words of Camille Desmoulins in "La France Libre,"
(August, 1782).]

[Footnote 33125: De Martel, "Fouche," 362.-Ibid.,, 132, 162, 179, 427,
443.--Lecarpentier, in La Manche, constantly stated: "Those who do not
like the Revolution, must pay those who make it."]

[Footnote 33126: Marcelin Boudet, 175. (Address of Monestier to the
popular clubs of Puy-de-Dome, February 23, 1793.)]

[Footnote 33127: Alexandrine des Echerolles, "Une famille noble sous la
Terreur."]

[Footnote 33128: Archives Nationales, AF., II., 65. (Letter of
General Kermorvan to the president of the committee of Public Safety,
Valenciennes, Fructidor 12, year III.)]

[Footnote 33129: Report by Courtois, "Sur les papiers de Robespierre,"
(Pieces justificatives, pp. 312-324), Letters of Reverchon, Germinal 29,
Floreal 7 and 23, and by La Porte, Germinal 24, year II.]

[Footnote 33130: Ibid. Letter by La Porte "I do not know what fatality
induces patriots here not to tolerate their brethren whom they call
strangers ... They have declared to us that they would not suffer any of
them to hold office." The representatives dared arrest but two robbers
and despoilers, who are now free and declaiming against them at Paris.
"Countless grave and even atrocious circumstances are daily presented to
us on which we hesitate to act, lest we should strike patriots, or those
who call themselves such... Horr