Footnote 1108: Buchez et Roux, XXXI, 400. (Articles of the Declaration
of Rights, 1, 7, 9, 11, 27, 31, 35)]

[Footnote 1109: Buchez et Roux, XXVIII., 178. Report by
Herault-Sechelles. "Each of us had the same desire, that of attaining
to the greatest democratic result. The sovereignty of the people and the
dignity of man were constantly in our minds... A secret sentiment tells
us that our work is perhaps the most popular that ever existed."]

[Footnote 1110: Archives Nationales, B. II., 23. (Table of votes by the
commission appointed to collect the proces-verbaux of the adoption
of the constitution, August 20, 1793.)--Number of primary assemblies
sending in their proces-verbaux, 6,589 (516 cantons have not yet sent
theirs in).--Number of voters on call, 1,795,908; Yes, 1,784,377; Noes,
11,531.--Number of primary assemblies voting Yes unanimously, not on
call of names, 297.--At Paris, 40,990 voters, at Troyes, 2,491, at
Limoges, 2,137.--Cf. For details and motives of abstention, Sauzay IV.
pp. 157-161. Albert Babeau, II, pp. 83 and 84. Moniteur, XVII., 375
(speech by the representative Desvars).]

[Footnote 1111: Ibid., Moniteur, XVII., 20. (report by Barrere on
the convocation of the primary assemblies, June 17, 1793.) Ibid., 102
(Report of Cambon, July 11). "It is now a fortnight since you demanded a
Constitution. Very well, here it is.... Respect for persons and
property is amply secured in it. Yes, more definitely than in any other
constitution. Does it provide for its own revision? Yes, for in six
weeks, we can convoke the primary assemblies and express our desire
for the reform that may appear necessary.--Will the popular wish be
respected? Yes, the people then will make definitive laws."]

[Footnote 1112: Guillon de Montleon, I., 282, 309.--Buchez et Roux,
XXVIII, 356, 357 (Journal de Lyon Nos. 223 and 224.) "The acceptance of
the Constitution was neither entire nor very sincere; people took credit
to themselves for accepting a vicious and sketchy production." Meillan,
"Memoires," 120. (In July he leaves Caen for Quimper). "Although we
were assured that we should pass only through Maratist towns, we had the
satisfaction of finding nearly all the inhabitants regarding Marat
with horror. They had indeed accepted the Constitution offered by
the Committee of Public Safety, but solely to end the matter and on
conditions which would speak well for them; for, everywhere the renewal
of the Convention was exacted and th