HISTORY OF EUROPE. 
those of horror at the maxims by 
which he regulated his condudt. 
His had been literally the reign of 
blood; but unfortunately for France, 
such also had been the splendour that 
accompanied his measures abroad, 
that it dazzled the eyes of many who 
could not but reprobate the atroci- 
ties of which he was guilty at home. 
Another unhappy circumstance was, 
that he had not acted alone. -He 
had a humber of associates in the 
crimes, as well as in the exploits of 
his administration; and when he 
fell, all did not fall with him. Of 
those who remained, some were 
More sanguinary than others: but 
most having gone deep into his 
measures, retained a tincture of that 
ferocity which characterised them. 
These were denominated the ter. 
rorists. They were exceedingly 
numerous, and though far out-num- 
bered by the moderate party, were 
much more active. These, indeed, 
constituted the bulk of the people ; 
and, being removed from the scenes 
of ing and ambition, were sin- 
cerely desirous of internal tranquil- 
lity, and dreaded the renewal of 
those barbarities that dwelled so 
forcibly on their memories, and 
from which no man at the time, 
however obscure his person or con- 
dition, felt himself, or was indeed 
wholly secure, The return of so 
dreadful a situation had excited such 
lively apprehensions, that even the 
most passive and acquiescent in pub- 
licaffairs, were solicitous to prevent 
“such a calamity. Hence the op- 
position to terrorism, as it was 
justly denominated, included an in- 
comparable majority in all classes, 
full of suspicions, and loud in their 
complaints at the least symptoms of 
its appearance. 
- Several intimates of Roberspierre 
had been committed to prison, at 
the time he was deposed and put 
‘to death. Two-of them were no- 
toriously criminal: Fouquier Tin. 
ville, the public accuser, and Joseph 
Lebon, ene of the most execrated of 
the many instruments of his enormi- 
ties. ‘Lhe public voice demanded 
them loudly as victims due to the 
vengeance of the nation; and com- 
plained that, notwithstanding their, 
undoubted and acknowledged guilt, 
they ‘were privately protected, and 
that earnest endeavours were used to 
save them fromthe punishment which 
they so justly merited. This neglect 
of justice was represented by the 
_moderate party, as a proof that the 
principles of the terrorists still sub. 
sisted, and that, unless they were 
vigorously opposed, they would re. 
gain ground, \and drench the couns 
try in blood, as they had done bes 
fore. In compliance with the sense 
of the public, which was expressed 
with great warmth and firmness, it 
was given to understand, that the 
strictest justice should be done upon 
them. In order, at the same time, 
to obviate the dissatisfaction at the 
sanguinary laws that had been en. 
aéted under the late tyrannical sys- 
tem, the convention directed the 
whole code to be reviewed, to the 
end of expunging them. On this 
ground several members of revolu- 
tionary committees were remanded 
to custody, to be tried, for having, 
in the spirit of those cruel laws, 
committed atts of barbarity. This 
was considered as a severe blow 
to terrorism, as these members had 
been acquitted on pretence that no 
proof had been adduced that they 
aéted from counter - revolutionary 
motives. Another measure, con- 
trary to the Jate laws, was the re- 
peal of that which had fixed a price 
on 
