historical chroniele. 
‘ A wise but too feeble de-|and that 
partment ; Commons aet:ve, but 
despotic; people excellent but 
deceived ; confusion of powers ; 
abuse and contempt of consti- 
tuted authorities ; public jorce 
of little avail, owing to its 
being badly commanded.’ 
Roland was of opinion that 
the National Convention, by 
too long delaying to pursue vi- 
gorous measures, had given 
rise to all those disorders 
which had happened at Paris. 
With regard to the thirty pri- 
soners, supposed to be emi- 
grants, they were all except two 
really foreigners. — Germans, 
Prufsians, Austrians, Gc. He 
also. stated, that some despe- 
rate men wifhed to renew the 
horrid scenes of the 2d and 3d 
of September. He mentioned 
a letter whicha citizen had 
written to him on the subject : 
it was signed Granin, and the 
signature was certified by seve- 
ral public officers well known. 
Granin, in this letter, in- 
formed the minister, that he 
had heard a man belonging to 
the section of Marseilles, a 
member of the Club des Corde- 
hers, whom he did not name, 
but whose name he said, he| 
could procure in two days, say, 
that another bleeding, but more 
copious, was necefsary ; that it 
would take placeina few days ; 
that the factions of Roland and 
Brifsot must perifh ; that they 
must be annihilated in France ; 
iti 
Roberspierré alone 
ought to remain. 
The members on all sides. 
called out, that the memorial,. 
and the pieces which éccom- 
panied it, ought to be printed. 
‘This, however, was violently, 
opposed. 
Roberspierre rose to speak, 
but it wasa long time before he 
could make himself be heard. 
He complained with the great- 
est warmth of the hooting fand 
noise which prevented him 
from speaking. ‘ Shall I not 
then have the right (said he,) 
of telling you that the reports 
which you from time to tim 
hear, are insidiouslv directed. 
to one end, that of opprefsing 
ihe parriots. ( ‘“ Tur Vit- 
tains !?? exclaimed some mem-. 
bers. The tumult and noise. 
were here redoubled.) 
‘ If the president (resumed. 
Roberspierre) employs the 
most specious pretences.’—— 
President-—“‘ I forgive you 
one calumny more.” 
The tumult was again re- 
newed, 
Dawton——“ Speak Rober- 
splerre, good citizens are pre- 
sent to hear you. - 
Merlin—“ If any thing can | 
unmask intrigue, it is the me- 
morial ef Reland. 
it be printed; and let a /o- 
rum be establifhed, on which 
Roberspierre, and these wha 
|attack it, may appear, and act 
the part of gladiators. 
I move that: 
