2134 ([return])
[ Mercure de France, Dec. 10, 1791, letter from Montpellier, dated Nov. 17, 1791.—" Archives Nationales," F7, 3,223. Extracts from letters, on the incidents of Oct. 9 and 12, 1791. Petition by Messrs. Théri and Devon, Nov. 17, 1791. Letter addressed them to the Minister, Oct. 25. Letters of M. Dupin, syndical attorney of the department, to the Minister, Nov.14 and 15, and Dec. 26, 1791 (with official reports).—Among those assassinated on the 14th and 15th of November, we find a jeweler, an attorney, a carpenter, and a dyer. "This painful Scene," writes the syndic attorney, "has restored quiet to the town.">[
2135 ([return])
[ Buchez et Roux, X. 223 (l'Ami du Peuple, June 17, 19, 21, 1791)]
2136 ([return])
[ "'Archives Nationales,' F7, 3204. letter by M. Melon de Tradou, royal commissary at Tulle, Sept. 8, 1791]
CHAPTER II.
I.—Composition of the Legislative Assembly.
Social rank of the Deputies. Their inexperience,
incompetence, and prejudices.