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,PHOTO BY T#*,W,I,T1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE ,POSITION ( SECTIONS -- 0,POPUL> SOCIETIES0 -- ,OPPOSITION ( ,JACOB9S -- ,ATTITUDE ( ,ROBESPI]RE -- ,SECTIONS GRADUALLY DEPRIV$ ( !IR P[]S -- ,CONTROL ( POLICE -- ,REVOLUTION>Y COMMITTEES SUBORD9AT$ TO ,COMMITTEE ( ,PUBLIC ,SAFETY -- ,/ATE ABSORBS SECTIONS -- ,REVOLUTION DOOM$ 

,T[>DS ! 5D ( #a#g#i#c1 TWO RIVAL P[]S /OOD FAC+ ONE ANO!R3 ! TWO COMMITTEES--( ,PUBLIC ,WELF>E & ( ,PUBLIC ,SAFETY--:I* GOV]N$ ! ,CONV5TION1 & ! ,COMMUNE ( ,P>IS4 ,YET ! REAL /R5G? ( ! ,COMMUNE LAY NEI!R 9 ITS EXTREMELY POPUL> MAYOR ,PA*E1 NOR 9 ITS EQUALLY POPUL> PROCUREUR ,*AUMETTE1 NOR YET 9 HIS DEPUTY ,HEB]T1 NOR 9 ITS ,G5]AL ,C\NCIL4 ,IT WAS TO BE F\ND 9 ! SECTIONS4 ,& !RE=E ! C5TRAL GOV]NM5T WAS /EADILY 5DEAVOR+ TO SUBJECT ! SECTIONS TO ITS AU?ORITY4 

,AFT] ! ,CONV5TION HAD )DRAWN ! 0P]MAN5CE0 ( ! SECTIONS ( ,P>IS2 ?AT IS TO SAY1 !IR RI<T ( CALL+ !IR G5]AL MEET+S AS FREQU5TLY AS !Y *OSE1 ! SECTIONS BEGAN TO F\ND 0POPUL> SOCIETIES0 OR 0SECTIONAL SOCIETIES40 ,BUT !SE SOCIETIES W]E VIEW$ V]Y UNFAVORABLY BY ! ,JACOB9S1 :O 9 !IR TURN W]E BECOM+ 0GOV]NM5T M540 ,!RE=E1 AT ! 5D ( #a#g#i#c1 & 9 ,JANU>Y #a#g#i#d1 !RE WAS MU* TALK 9 ! ,JACOB9 ,CLUB AGA9/ !SE SOCIETIES--! MORE SO AS ! ROYALI/S W]E MAK+ A UNIT$ EF=T TO 9VADE & TO CAPTURE !M4 0,\T ( ! CORPSE ( MON>*Y10 SAID ,SIMOND1 ONE ( ! ,JACOB9S1 0CAME AN 9F9ITE NUMB] ( POISON\S 9SECTS1 :O >E NOT SUFFICI5TLY /UPID TO ATTEMPT ITS RESURRECTION1 BUT :O TRY NEV]!LESS  TO PROLONG ! CONVULSIONS ( ! POLITICAL BODY40#a ,9 ! PROV9CES ESPECIALLY1 !SE 09SECTS0 W]E SUCCESSFUL4 ,AN 5ORM\S NUMB] ( EMIGRES1 CONT9U$ ,SIMOND1 0LAWY]S1 F9ANCI]S1 AG5TS ( ! ANCI5 REGIME10 OV]RAN ! C\NTRY1 9VAD$ ! POPUL> SOCIETIES & BECAME !IR PRESID5TS & SECRET>IES4 

,IT IS EVID5T ?AT ! POPUL> SOCIETIES1 :I* 9 ,P>IS W]E M]ELY ! SAME SECTIONS UND] ANO!R NAME1#b W\LD HAVE EASILY 0PURIFI$0 !MSELVES BY EXCLUD+ FROM !IR MID/ ! DISGUIS$ ROYALI/S1 & !N HAVE CONT9U$ ! WORK ( ! SECTIONS4 ,BUT !IR 5TIRE ACTIVITY DISPLEAS$ ! ,JACOB9S1 :O VIEW$ ) JEAL\SY ! 9FLU5CE ( !SE 0NEW-COM]S0 :O 0VI$ ) !M 9 PATRIOTISM40 0,IF ONE BELIEV$ !M10 SAID ! SAME ,SIMOND1 0! PATRIOTS ( #a#g#h#i444 >E NO?+ BUT OV]TAX$ OR WORN-\T BEA/S ( BURD5 :O \<T TO BE SLAU<T]$ BECAUSE !Y CAN NO LONG] KEEP PACE ) ! NOVELTIES 9 ! POLITICAL LIFE ( ! ,REVOLUTION40 ,& HE BETRAY$ ! FE>S ( ! MIDDLECLASS ,JACOB9S :5 HE SPOKE ( ! 0F\R? LEGISLATIVE BODY0 :I* !SE NEW-COM]S W\LD HAVE LIK$ TO CONVOKE1 9 ORD] TO GO FUR!R ?AN ! ,CONV5TION4 0,\R GREATE/ 5EMIES10 ADD$ ,JEANBON ,SA9T-,&RE1 0>E NOT )\T2 WE SEE !M3 !Y >E AMONG US2 !Y WI% TO C>RY REVOLUTION>Y MEASURES FUR!R ?AN WE DO40#c ,!REUPON ,DUF\RNEY SPOKE AGA9/ ALL ! SECTIONAL SOCIETIES1 & ,DES*AMPS CALL$ !M ! PETITES ,V5DEES4 

,AS TO ,ROBESPI]RE1 HE HA/5$ TO BR+ =W>D HIS FAVORITE >GUM5T--=EIGN 9TRIGUES4 0,MY SUSPICIONS10 SAID HE1 0W]E ONLY TOO TRUE4 ,Y\ SEE ?AT ! HYPOCRITICAL C\NT]REVOLUTIONI/S >E DOM9ANT 9 !M4 ,PRUSSIAN1 ,5GLI% & ,AU/RIAN AG5TS WANT1 BY !SE MEANS1 TO ANNIHILATE ! AU?ORITY ( ! ,CONV5TION & ! PATRIOTIC ASC5DANCY ( ! ,FACOB9 ,SOCIETY40#d 

,! HO/ILITY ( ! ,JACOB9S AGA9/ ! POPUL> SOCIETIES WAS EVID5TLY NO?+ BUT HO/ILITY AGA9/ ! SECTIONS 9 ,P>IS & AGA9/ ALL SIMIL> ORGANIZATIONS 9 ! PROV9CES1 & ?IS HO/ILITY WAS BUT AN EXPRESSION ( SIMIL> FEEL+ 9 ! ,C5TRAL ,GOV]NM5T4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 AS SOON AS ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,GOV]NM5T WAS E/ABLI%$ BY ! DECREE ( ! #a#d? ,FRIMAIRE 7,DECEMB] #d1 #a#g#i#c71 ! RI<T TO ELECT JU/ICES ( ! PEACE & !IR SECRET>IES--A PRIVILEGE :I* ! SECTIONS HAD 5JOY$ S9CE #a#g#h#i--WAS TAK5 FROM !M4 ,! MAGI/RATES & !IR SECRET>IES W]E H5CE=? TO BE NOM9AT$ BY ! ,G5]AL ,C\NCIL ( ! DEP>TM5T4#e ,EV5 ! RI<T ( ! SECTIONS TO NOM9ATE !IR RELIEF COMMITTEES1 & ( !MSELVES TO ORGANIZE RELIEF WORK1 :I* !Y HAD TURN$1 AS WE SAW1 TO SU* GOOD ACC\NT1 WAS TAK5 FROM !M 9 ,DECEMB] #a#g#i#c1 & GIV5 TO ! ,COMMITTEES ( ,PUBLIC ,WELF>E & ,PUBLIC ,SAFETY4 ,! POPUL> ORGANIZATION ( ! ,REVOLUTION WAS ?US /RUCK AT ITS V]Y ROOT4 

,BUT IT IS ESPECIALLY 9 ! CONC5TRATION ( POLICE FUNCTIONS ?AT ! LEAD+ IDEA ( ! ,JACOB9 GOV]NM5T APPE>S 9 FULL4 ,WE HAVE SE5 ! IMPORTANCE ( ! SECTIONS AS P>TS ( ! LIFE ( ,P>IS1 BO? MUNICIPAL & REVOLUTION>Y2#f WE KN[ :AT !Y W]E DO+ = ! PROVISION+ ( ! CAPITAL1 ! 5LI/+ ( VOLUNTE]S1 ! RAIS+1 >M+ & DISPAT*+ ( VOLUNTE] REGIM5TS1 ! MANUFACTURE ( SALTPET]1 ! ORGANIZATION ( LABOR1 ! C>E ( ! POOR1 @&C4 ,BUT BESIDES !SE FUNCTIONS ! SECTIONS ( ,P>IS & ! PROV9CIAL POPUL> SOCIETIES ALSO P]=M$ POLICE DUTIES4 ,?IS HAD DAT$1 9 ,P>IS1 FROM ,JULY #a#d1 #a#h#g#i1 :5 ! CITIZ5S HAD !MSELVES =M$ !IR DI/RICT COMMITTEES1 9 ORD] TO TAKE *>GE ( ! DUTIES ( ! POLICE4 ,LAT] ON1 ! LAW ( ,SEPTEMB] #f1 #a#g#h#i1 CONFIRM$ !M 9 ! DIS*>GE ( !SE DUTIES1 & 9 ! FOLL[+ ,OCTOB] ! MUNICIPALITY ( ,P>IS1 /ILL A PROVISIONAL BODY1 AT ?IS P]IOD1 F\ND$ ITS SECRET POLICE UND]  ! NAME ( 0,! ,SE>* ,COMMITTEE40 ,! MUNICIPAL GOV]NM5T1 SPRUNG FROM ! ,REVOLUTION1 ?US REVIV$ ONE ( ! WOR/ TRADITIONS ( ! ANCI5 REGIME4 

,AFT] ,AUGU/ #a ! ,LEGISLATIVE ,ASSEMBLY DECRE$ ?AT ALL ! POLICE DUTIES ( 0PUBLIC SAFETY0 %\LD PASS TO ! C\NCILS ( ! DEP>TM5TS1 ! DI/RICTS & ! MUNICIPALITIES1 & A ,COMMITTEE ( ,SUP]VISION WAS E/ABLI%$1 ) ITS SUBORD9ATE COMMITTEES 9 EV]Y SECTION2 BUT AS1 BY DEGREES1 ! /RUGGLE BETWE5 ! REVOLUTIONI/S & !IR 5EMIES BECAME KE5]1 !SE COMMITTEES W]E OV]:ELM$ ) WORK1 & ON ,M>* #b#a1 #a#g#i#c1 NEW REVOLUTION>Y COMMITTEES1 EA* MADE UP ( TWELVE MEMB]S1 W]E E/ABLI%$ 9 EV]Y COMMUNE & 9 EV]Y SECTION ( ! COMMUNES ( ! L>GE T[NS1 :I*1 LIKE ,P>IS1 W]E DIVID$ 9TO SECTIONS4#g 

,9 ?IS WAY1 ! SECTIONS1 ?R\< ! M$IUM ( !IR REVOLUTION>Y COMMITTEES1 BECAME POLICE BUREAUX4 ,! DUTIES ( !SE REVOLUTION>Y COMMITTEES W]E LIMIT$1 IT IS TRUE1 TO ! SUP]VISION ( /RANG]S2 BUT !Y SOON ACQUIR$ RI<TS AS EXT5SIVE AS ?OSE ( ! SECRET POLICE 9 MON>*ICAL ,/ATES4 ,AT ! SAME TIME ONE CAN SEE H[ ! SECTIONS1 :I*1 TO BEG9 )1 HAD BE5 ORGANS ( ! DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION1 BECAME GRADUALLY ABSORB$ BY ! POLICE FUNCTIONS ( !IR COMMITTEES1 & H[ !SE LATT]1 BECOM+ LESS & LESS MUNICIPAL BODIES1 *ANG$ 9TO M]E POLICE (FICIALS1 SUBORD9ATE TO ! C5TRAL POLICE1 :I* WAS 9 ITS TURN SUBJECT TO ! ,COMMITTEE ( ,PUBLIC ,SAFETY4#h 

,! TWO COMMITTEES--( ,PUBLIC ,WELF>E & ( ,PUBLIC ,SAFETY--SEP>AT$ ! REVOLUTION>Y COMMITTEES MORE & MORE FROM !IR RIVAL1 ! ,COMMUNE1 :I* 9 ?IS WAY !Y WEAK5$1 & BY DISCIPL9+ !M TO OB$I5CE !Y TRANS=M$ !M 9TO MA*9]Y ( ! ,/ATE4 ,F9ALLY1 UND] ! PRETEXT ( SUPPRESS+ ABUSES1 ! ,CONV5TION TRANS=M$ !M 9TO SAL>I$ (FICIALS2 & AT ! SAME TIME IT SUBORD9AT$ ! #d1 REVOLUTION>Y COMMITTEES TO !  ,COMMITTEE ( ,PUBLIC ,SAFETY1 TO :I* IT GAVE ALSO ! RI<T ( 0PURIFY+ !M10 & EV5 ( NOM9AT+ !IR MEMB]S4 

,! ,/ATE'S SEEK+ TO C5TRALIZE EV]Y?+ 9 ITS [N H&S1 AS ! MON>*Y HAD DONE 9 ! SEV5TE5? C5TURY1 & ITS DEPRIV+ ! POPUL> ORGANIZATIONS ( SU* RI<TS AS ! NOM9ATION ( ! JUDGES & ! ADM9I/RATION ( RELIEF WORK1 AS WELL AS ( ALL O!R ADM9I/RATIVE FUNCTIONS1 & ITS SUBJECT+ !M TO ITS BUREAUCRACY 9 POLICE MATT]S1 MEANT ! DEA? ( ! SECTIONS & ( ! REVOLUTION>Y C\NCILS4 

,AFT] !SE *ANGES HAD BE5 MADE1 ! SECTIONS ( ,P>IS & ! POPUL> SOCIETIES 9 ! PROV9CES W]E REALLY DEAD4 ,! ,/ATE HAD SWALL[$ !M4 ,& !IR DEA? WAS ! DEA? ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,S9CE ,JANU>Y #a#g#i#d1 PUBLIC LIFE 9 ,P>IS HAD BE5 DE/ROY$1 SAYS ,MI*ELET4 0,! G5]AL ASSEMBLIES ( ! SECTIONS W]E DEAD1 & ALL !IR P[] HAD PASS$ TO !IR REVOLUTION>Y COMMITTEES1 :I*1 !MSELVES BE+ NO LONG] ELECT$ BODIES1 BUT SIMPLY GR\PS ( (FICIALS NOM9AT$ BY ! AU?ORITIES1 HAD NOT MU* LIFE 9 !M EI!R40 

,N[1 :5EV] IT MI<T PLEASE ! ,GOV]NM5T TO CRU% ! ,COMMUNE ( ,P>IS1 IT C\LD DO SO )\T FE> ( BE+ ITSELF OV]?R[N4 ,& ?IS IT REALLY DID 9 ,M>* #agid 7,V5TOSE ( ! ,YE> ,I,I474 

#a,JACOB9S1 VOL4 V41 P4 #f#b#c4 

#b,SEE1 = 9/ANCE1 9 ,]NE/ ,MELLIE'S WORK1 ! /ATUTES ( ! POPUL> SOCIETY ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,POISSONNI]E SECTION4 

#c,JACOB9S1 VOL4 V41 PP4 #f#b#d1 #f#b#e4 

#d,JACOB9S1 SITT+ ( ,DECEMB] #b#f1 #a#g#i#c1 VOL4 V41 P4 #e#g#h4 ,MOMORO1 A MEMB] ( ! ,CORDELI]S' ,CLUB1 HAV+ HAZ>D$ ! REM>K ?AT ! MEMB]S ( ! ,CORDELI]S' ,CLUB HAD (T5 QUE/ION$ !IR RI<T TO PREV5T ! =MATION ( POPUL> SOCIETIES1 S9CE 0! RI<T TO ASSEMBLE 9 POPUL> SOCIETIES IS SACR$10 ,ROBESPI]RE ANSW]$ CURTLY3 0,EV]Y?+ DEM&$ BY ! PUBLIC WELF>E IS C]TA9LY RI<T40 

#e,DECREES ( ! #h? ,NIVOSE 7,DECEMB] #b#h1 #a#g#i#c71 & ( ! #b#cRD ,FLOREAL 7,MAY #a#b1 #a#g#i#d74 

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#g,SEE ! RI<TS GIV5 BY ! SECTION ( ! ,PAN!ON TO ITS COMMITTEE1 QUOT$ BY ,]NE/ ,MELLIE1 LOC4 CIT41 P4 #a#h#e4 

#h,SEE ! WORK ( ,]NE/ ,MELLIE1 P4 #ahi ET SEQ4 = V]Y 9T]E/+ DETAILS ON ! 0,COMMITTEE ( ,PUBLIC ,WELF>E ( ! ,DEP>TM5T ( ,P>IS0--AN ORGAN ( ! SECRET POLICE--& O!R SIMIL> 9=MATION4 

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