The principal authorities which
are really contemporary are, "Le Mercure de France," "Le Journal de
Paris," "Le point de Jour" by Barr?re, the "Courrier de Versailles,"
by Gorsas, the "Courrier de Provence" by Mirabeau, the "Journal des
D?bats et D?crets," the official reports of the National assembly,
the "Bulletin de l'Asembl?e Nationale," by Marat, besides the
newspapers above cited for the period following the 14th of July,
and the speeches, which are printed separately.
[19] C. Desmoulins, letters of September 20th and of subsequent
dates. (He quote, a passage from Lucan in the sense indicated). --
Brissot, "M?moires," passim. -- Biography of Danton by Robinet. (See
the testimony of Madame Roland and of Rousselin de Saint-Albin.)
[20] "Discours de la Lanterne." See the epigraph of the engraving.
[21] Buchez and Roux; III. 55; article of Marat, October lst.
"Sweep all the suspected men out of the H?tel-de-Ville. . . . .
Reduce the deputies of the communes to fifty; do not let them remain
in office more than a month or six weeks, and compel them to
transact business only in public.
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