Historical Epochs of the French Revolution Part 21

Richard Death...............................................+ Primaudiere Death...............................................+ Phelippeau Death...............................................+ G Boutrone Death...............................................+ Leva.s.seur Death...............................................+ I Froger Death...............................................+ Letourneur Death...............................................+ Syeyes "Death, (adding) without a word more"...............+ Salmon "I am for detention; lest the anarchists and "ambitious find in the death of Louis more food "for their intrigues."..............................O I Chevalier "The law does not permit me to p.r.o.nounce any "other sentence than forfeiture of the crown."......O I

Page 187

43. SEINE ET OISE (VERSAILLES)

Lecointre Death...............................................+ I Ba.s.sal Death...............................................+ P Audoin Death...............................................+ P Treilhard Death...............................................+ Tallien Death.............................................. + Chenier Death...............................................+ G Royt "I vote for death, but not until after the "const.i.tution has been ratified."...................O Mercier "The sentence of death is impolitic and dangerous.

"The phantom of a King may be of marvellous "service to us. Perpetual confinement."............O P Kersaint "I do not think myself called forth to p.r.o.nounce "a judicial sentence. And if I were a judge, I "should vote in mercy, and not in hatred. I have "no notion of a great nation acting from revenge; "in this struggle the inequality of the parties "makes it shocking. I am for confinement until "the time of peace."................................O G

Page 188

Dupuis Confinement.........................................O Alquier Death, after the peace..............................D Gorsas, _journa -liste_ Detention...........................................O G Haussman Absent by commission................................a Herault de Sech.e.l.les, _avocat -general_ Absent by commission................................a G

44. SEINE INFERIEURE (ROUEN)

Albite Death...............................................+ p Pocholles Death...............................................+ Vincent "To condemn Louis to death is to provoke a civil.

"war, to ruin the nation, to overturn the state, "and to destroy liberty altogether. I am for "confinement and banishment.".......................O G

Page 189

Bailleul "Consider that before posterity the illusion will "cease, and the pa.s.sions will be no more. You "wish for the happiness of the people, and the head "of Louis is your security for it. I vote for "detention."........................................O I Mariette "I have only the quality of legislator; that of "judge is inconsistent with it. I vote for "banishment.".......................................O Doublet "The evils which the death of Stuart brought upon "England, make me vote for detention."..............O I Rualt "It is very strange that people are so earnest to.

"follow the penal code, when they have not "followed, in the forms of proceeding, any one of "the articles of criminal legislation. I vote for "provisional confinement."..........................O P Faure, _libraire_ Confinement and banishment..........................O Bourgeois Confinement and transportation......................O Hardy, _medicin_ Confinement and banishment..........................O

Page 190

Yger Confinement and banishment..........................O Hecquet Confinement and banishment..........................O I Duval, Confinement and banishment..........................O _avocat_ Lefevre, _juge_ Confinement and banishment..........................O Blutel Confinement and banishment..........................O I Delahaye Confinement.........................................O P

45. SEINE ET MARNE (MELUN)

Mauduit Death...............................................+ Tellier Death...............................................+ S Cordier Death...............................................+ Bernard "I am for death, but not until after the "const.i.tution is settled."..........................O Bailly de "I consider Louis as an hostage necessary to public Juilly "tranquility. I am for confinement and "banishment.".......................................O P Himbert "I have the fullest conviction that I cannot act as "a judge. You have annulled the high national "court, and are you not afraid that history will "accuse you of having usurped a power which did not "belong to you? I am for confinement and "banishment.".......................................O

Page 191

De France "Since all judiciary forms are trampled under foot, "I vote for confinement.............................O Vigny Confinement and banishment..........................O Geoffry, Confinement.........................................O l'aine Opoix Confinement and banishment..........................O Bernier Provisional confinement.............................O

46. LES DEUX SEVRES (NIORT)

Lecointepuy -raveau Death...............................................+ Dubreuil Death...............................................+ I Cochon Death...............................................+ L'Official "I declare that I have no power to judge "criminally.".......................................O Jard- Confinement and transportation......................O panviller

Page 192

Anguis Confinement and transportation......................O Du Chatel Absent through sickness.............................m G

47. LA SOMME (AMIENS)

Saladin Death...............................................+ I Dumont Death...............................................+ Delecloy Death...............................................+ Scellier Death...............................................+ Florent "Although my opinion does not seem to be that which -louvet "will prevail, I vote for detention."...............O P Du Festel "My electoral a.s.sembly was so far from designing to "give me a judicial power, that when it nominated "me a deputy, it appointed two _haut jures_"

[Footnote: They are appointed in every department to try all causes, civil and criminal."] "at the "same time. Confinement and banishment."...........O

Page 193

Sillery, "My const.i.tuents were not so senseless as to _n.o.ble_ "acc.u.mulate upon my head all sorts of powers. I "vote for banishment................................O G De Verite "I cannot be accuser and judge in the same cause.

"Confinement and banishment.........................O P Rivery, Confinement.........................................O _avocat_ Gantois Confinement and banishment..........................O Martin Confinement.........................................O St. Prix a.s.selin, Confinement.........................................O _avocat_

48. LE TARN (CASTRES)

La Source Death...............................................+ G La Combe Death...............................................+ St. Michel Campmas Death...............................................+ Gourry "As soon as you shall have voted the expulsion of "all the Bourbons, I will vote for the death of "Louis; but not before."............................O

Page 194

Soloniac Confinement and banishment..........................O Marvejols Confinement and banishment..........................O Rochegude Confinement and banishment..........................O Meyer Confinement and transportation......................O D'Ambermenil Absent by illness...................................m I

49. LE VAR (TOULON)

Escudier Death...............................................+ I Ricard Death...............................................+ I Charbonier Death...............................................+ I D'Espina.s.sy Death...............................................+ Isnard Death...............................................+ P Roubaud Death, with discussion as to time...................D Barras Death...............................................+ Antiboul Confinement.........................................O G

Page 195

50. LA VENDEE (FONTENAY-LE-COMTE)

Goupilleau, Death...............................................+ P l'aine Goupilleau, Death...............................................+ le jeune Maignen Death...............................................+ Fayo Death...............................................+ Musset Death, with discussion as to time...................D Garros Death...............................................+ Gaudin "I cannot imagine that the French people "delegated to us a despotic power--that is, a power "to make laws and to apply them. I am for "confinement and banishment.".......................O I Girard Confinement and banishment..........................O Morisson "I do not think that Louis is subject to our "jurisdiction; therefore I abstain from voting."....nv

Page 196

51. LA VIENNE (POITIERS)

Piozzy Death...............................................+ Martineau Death...............................................+ Ingrand Death...............................................+ Thibaudot Death...............................................+ Creuze- "I do not think that men who make laws can order la-touche "the death of any man. I vote for confinement and "banishment.........................................O Creuze- Confinement.........................................O paschal Dutroubor- Confinement and banishment..........................O nier Bion Confinement and banishment..........................O

52. LA HAUTE VIENNE (LIMOGES)

Gay Vernon Death...............................................+

Page 197

Lesterp "For death, in case of an hostile invasion."........O P beauvais Bordas "As a measure of safety, I decide for confinement.".O Faye "My conscience forbids me to vote for death.".......O La Croix Confinement and banishment..........................O G Rivaud Confinement.........................................O Soulignac Confinement.........................................O P

53. LES VOSGES (EPINAL)

Perrin Death...............................................+ Poulain Death, but not till after the const.i.tution....... O grand-pre Souhait Confinement.........................................O Baland Confinement.........................................O Couhey Confinement and banishment..........................O Bresson "Judges prostrate themselves before a law that is "equal for all, but we have violated equality to "make an exception against a single individual.

"Judges have a bandage of ice (_bandeau glace_) upon "their forehead, but hatred against Louis burns and "devours us. Judges reject severe opinions, but we "publish with pride the rigour of our judgments.

"Judges mitigate the horror of a condemnation by "the expression of pity, but our aversion pursues "Louis even under the axe of the executioner. From "hence I conclude that we are not judges, and that "I cannot vote but for confinement."................O I

Page 198

Noel Absent by commission................................a G Hugo Absent by commission................................a

54. L'YONNE (AUXERRE)

Le Pelletier Death...............................................+ A de St. Fargeau Maure Death...............................................+ S

Page 199