No claim is more unpalatable, because it
interposes an obstacle to the arbitrary acts of a party which thinks
it has a right to do as it pleases. On the 4th of October the
regiment of Aunis left the town, and all good citizens were handed
over to the militia, "in uniform or not," they alone being armed.
That day, for the first time in a long period, M. Bunel, the former
cur? of Saint-Jean, with the consent and assistance of his sworn
successor, officiates at the mass. There is a large gathering of
the orthodox, which causes uneasiness among the patriots. The
following day M. Bunel is to say mass again; whereupon, through the
municipal authorities, the patriots forbid him to officiate, to
which he submits. Nevertheless, for lack of due notice, a crowd of
the faithful have arrived and the church is filled. A dangerous
mob! The patriots and National Guards arrive "to preserve order,"
which has not been disturbed, and which they alone disturb.
Threatening words are exchanged between the servants of the nobles
and the National Guard.
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