[16] He is the first speaker on the part of the "Mountain" in the king's trial， and at once becomes president of the Jacobin Club. His speech against Louis XVI. is significant. " "Louis is another Catiline." He should be executed， first as traitor taken in the act， and next as king； that is to say， as a natural enemy and wild beast taken in a net.
[17] Vatel， "Charlotte Corday and the Girondists，" I. preface， CXLI.
(with all the documents， the letters of Madame de Saint-Just， the examination on the 6th of October， 1786， etc.) The articles stolen consisted of six pieces of plate， a fine ring， gold-mounted pistols， packets of silver lace， etc.-- The youth declares that he is "about to enter the Comte d'Artois' regiment of guards until he is old enough to enter the king's guards." He also had an idea of entering the Oratoire.
[18] Cf. his upeech against the king， hishis report on Danton， on the Girondists， etc. If the reader would comprehend Saint-Just's character he has only to read his letter to d'Aubigny， July 20， 1792： "Since Icame here I am consumed with a republican fury， which is wasting me away. . . It is unfortunate that I cannot remain in Paris. I feel something within me which tells me that I shall float on the waves of this century. . . You dastards， you have not appreciated me！ My renown will yet blaze forth and cast yours in the shade. Wretches that you are， you call me a thief， a villain， because I can give you no money.
Tear my heart out of my body and eat it， and you will become what you are not now -- great！"[19] Buchez et Roux， XXIV. 296， 363； XXV. 323； XXVII. 144， 145. --Moniteur， XIV 80 (terms employed by Danton， David， Legendre， and Marat).
[20] Moniteur， XV. 74. -- Buchez et Roux， XXVII. 254， 257， sessions of Jan. 6 and May 27.
[21] Moniteur， XIV. 851. (Session of Dec.26， 1792. Speech by Julien.)[22] Moniteur， XIV. 768 (session of Dec. 16). The president says： "Ihave called Calon to order three times， and three times has he resisted. " -- Vergnieud declares that "The majority of the Assembly is under the yoke of a seditious minority." - Ibid， XIV. 851， 853， 865(session of Dec. 26 and 27). -- Buchez et Roux， XXV. 396 (session of April 11.)[23] Louvet， 72[24] Meillan， 24： "We were for some time all armed with sabres， pistols， and blunderbusses." -- Moore， II. 235 (October， 1792). Anumber of deputies already at this date carried sword canes and pocket-pistols.
[25] Dauban， "La Demagogie en 1793，" p.101. Description of the hall by Prudhomme， with illustrations. - Ibid.， 199. Letter of Brissot to his constituents： "The brigands and the bacchantes have found their way into the new hall. - According to Prudhomme the galleries hold 1，400persons in all， and according to Dulaure， 20，000 or 3，000.
[26] Moore， I.44 (Oct. 10)， and II. 534.
[27] Moniteur. XIV. 795. Speech by Lanjuinais， Dec. 19， 1792.
[28] Buchez et Roux， XX. 5， 396. Speech by Duperret， session of April 11， 1793.
[29] Dauban， 143. Letter of Valazé， April 14. -- Cf. Moniteur， XIV.
746， session of Dec. 14. - Ibid.， 800， session of Dec. 20. - Ibid.， 853， session of Dec. 26.
[30] Speech by Salles. -- Lanjuinais also says： "One seems to deliberate here in a free Convention； but it is only under the dagger and cannon of the factions." - Moniteur. XV. 180， session of Jan. 16.
Speech by N----， deputy， its delivery insisted on by Charles Vilette.
[31] Meillan， 24.
32 "Archives Nationales，" AF， II.45. Police reports， May 16， 18， 19.
"There is fear of a bloody scene the first day." -- Buchez et Roux， XXVII. 125. Report of Gamon inspector of the Convention hall.
[33] Moniteur， XIV. 362 (Nov. 1， 1792).- Ibid.， 387， session of Nov.
4. Speech by Royer and Gorsas.-Ibid.， 382. Letter by Roland， Nov. 5.
[34] Moniteur， XIV. 699. Letter of Roland， Nov. 28.
[35] Moniteur， XIV. 697， number for Dec. 11.
[36] Moniteur， XV. 180， session of Jan. 16. Speech by Lehardy， Hugues， and Thibaut. -- Meillan， 14： "A line of separation between the two sides of the Assembly was then traced. Several deputies which the faction wished to put out of the way had voted for death (of the king). Almost all of these were down on the list of those in favor of the appeal to the people， which was the basis preferred. We were then known as appellants."[37] Moniteur， XV. 8. Speech by Rabaut-Saint-ètienne. -- Buchez et Roux， XXIII 24. Mortimer-Ternaux， V. 418. - Moniteur， XV.180， session of Jan. 16. -- Buchez et Roux， XXIV. 292. -- Moniteur， XV. 182. Letter of the mayor of Paris， Jan. 16. - Ibid.， 179. Letter of Roland， Jan.
16. -- Buchez et Roux， XXIV. 448. Report by Santerre.
[38] Buchez et Roux， XXV. 23 to 26. -- Mortimer-Ternaux， VI. 184(Manifesto of the central committee， March 9， 2 o'clock in the morning).-Ibid. 193. Narrative of Fournier at the bar of the Convention， March 12. -- Report of the mayor of Paris， March 10. --Report of the Minister of Justice， March 13. -- Meillan， 24. --Louvet， 72， 74.
[39] Pétion， "Mémoires，" 106 (Ed. Dauban)： "How many times I heard， 'You rascal， we'll have your head！' And I have no doubt that they often planned my assassination."[40] Taillandier， "Documents biographiques，" on Daunou (Narrative by Daunou)，p. 38. -- Doulcet de Pontécoulant， "Mémoires，" I. 139： "It was then that the 'Mountain' used all the means of intimidation it knew so well how to bring into play， filling the galleries with its satellites， who shouted out to each other the name of each deputy as he stepped up to the president's table to give his vote， and yelling savagely at every one who did not vote for immediate and unconditional death. - Carnot， "Mémoires，" I.293. Carnot voted for the death of the king； yet afterward he avowed that "Louis XVI. would have been saved， if the Convention had not held its deliberations under the dagger."[41] Durand-Maillane， 35， 38， 57.