.• HISTORY of EUROPE. i^3 



■ Trial and Evecutlon of the Princess EUtal-eth, Shier to Louis X FT. 

 Terror occasioned iy the cruel Adniinist ration of Robespierre. His £H- 



■ d.vvoiti-s to retain and incre.ise hif Pnp?il/iriti/. His affected Zeal for 

 Religioa. Decrees of the Co7ivention relating to Religions and Moral 

 Su'Jects. Furious Festiimh decreed. Festivals in Honour of the Su- 

 preme Being. Attempts to iissussinate Robespierre and Collot D'Hcrlois. 

 General Discontent at tite Cruelties of Robespierre. He remains injiex- 



■ ible in his Conduct. Robespierre arrives at the Plenitude oj his Power. 

 Prefjossession of the hirer Classes in his Favour. Dreaded hy his Ad- 

 herents. His numerous and serere Decrees. Dangerous State of Societi/ 

 occasumedbif iheni. Encouroseuiefit of Informers. Revolutionary Tri- 



■ iunal and Committee of Public Scfettj entirely jmder his Orders. His 

 Organization (f Juries. Hs Metk)dof directing their Ferdict. Erten^ 

 sive Pi/t'ers grunted through him to the Revolutionary Tribunal. .Pow- 

 ers of the C nimittee of Public ■'•''ufety enlarged through his Means, in 

 order to .'lerve Lis Purposes . That Comviitiee made perinauent. Through 

 the Substrviencif of that Committee, his Power become>> uncontrouled. Sul'^ 

 ■missiueness of the Convention to his Authority. He procures a RevJu- 



■ tiniiarji Army, and encourages a sanguin ry Spirit. His Persecution of 

 the Roifuliits. Through his Instigation, the Jacobins petition and obtain 

 that Terror should be declared the Order of the Day. He procures d 

 Repeal f ike Derree by which the Memtcrs of the Convention were ra- 

 titled to be hrnr-' in their Defence, bifore the passing of an Accusation 



■ again it them. His Severity encreasei. Situation of Paris at that PeriocL 

 Exaltation of the lower Classes. Depression of the letter Sort. Abject-; 

 ness and Degradation of the French under Robespierre. IFretched Con- 

 dition of the People. Adulation and Homage piid to RoLespierre. His 

 Speech to the Convention on the 'li/th rf May. That of Barrere on the 



• 13th. Decree against givii/g Quarter to the English, or to tl:e Towns ta- 

 ken from France on rijusing tj surrender in Twenty four Hours. Power, 

 Popularity, and Influence of Robespierre in Paris. Means by which he 

 retains it. Pufectloyis on his Conduct at t.'tis Time. Execution ofLcU 



■ moignon Malesherlf-s. Conspiracies imputed to Persons imprhoned by 

 Robespierre. Execution 'f Baron Trench and Colonel Xeicton. Im~ 



■ frisonment tf Thomas Payne. Barbarous Treatment of: Prisofinn. 

 Jy umbers of Persons imprisoned a! Pari;. 



l>OEESPfERRE, v.-hateversa- told the downFal of the presenTi 



* »- tisfaction ik; miglit roup from rulers; the interest wliich number- 

 the destruction of the only rival he seemed tc tr.ke in the niagnaninjity^ 

 flreaded, soon perci-ivcd that he had with whicli he met his fate; the cit- 

 feft aparty beliindiii:h,>vhieh would cumst'ancf,i.>particulavI)iusistcdor/, 

 rvfjuire his utmost vip^ilauce. The of his reser.>b!ance toSoJrates wher. 

 defence made by Danton before going to uie,--all the.*? paiticulars 

 llie revolutionary tribunal ; tin- in- were proof's to Robespierre, thar, 

 vectivc;; with \vi,icii he had loaded tlio death of Danton had not rid 

 hi-j judges and thiir coiistituents ; Jiim of ai! hii enemies, and that his 

 «ii> iidmonitions to the peoj)le ; the power still reniaiffed precarious and 

 tvldncss witJi v'.uitii he h:.i hn:. iinstaWe. Tlii* however he re- 



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