38 Laura B. Pfciffcr 



guards at the Tuileries after the king's flight and it is said was 

 recognized by the king and queen and conversed with them and 

 even received overtures from the queen to desert the popular 

 cause. He was compromised in the affair of the Champ de Mars 

 as being an Orleanist and sought safety in hiding to avoid being 

 arrested. He was generous of heart, giving freely of his money to 

 the poor and distributing free beer to the people. He was daring 

 in the execution of his plans but not cruel nor wicked. Idolized 

 by the people he could lead them wherever he chose.-^ 



About the middle of June the leaders of the faubourgs began 

 to assemble nightly, sometimes meeting in the house of Santerre 

 and sometimes in the hall of the committee of the section Quinze- 

 Vingts. At these meetings plans were drawn up for the uprising. 

 Topics were selected to be debated in popular gatherings at the 

 Tuileries, at the Palais Royal, in the Place de Greve and at the 

 Forte Saint-Antoine. Incendiary placards were prepared to be 

 posted up in the faubourgs and petitions were formulated to be 

 carried by deputations to the patriotic societies of Paris and the 

 famous petition presented to the assembly on the 20th of June 

 was framed.-® This definite work seems to have been done on 

 June i5.-» 



On June 16, a deputation of ten citizens representing the 

 petitioners from the faulx^urgs and led by Lazowsky was sent to 



^ Carro, Saiitcrrc, 1-99. The statements found here are drawn from 

 Carro's Life of Santerre. See critical bibhography for the value of 

 this material. One of these statements, at least, is borne out by an extract 

 from the register of the executive council, April 6, 1793. showing that 

 Santerre obtained a discharge of a tax of 49,603 livres which he owed 

 to the government for 1789 and 1790 for his manufacture of beer. The 

 report of the minister of finance declared that this beer having been con- 

 sumed chiefly for patriotic ends there was reason for remitting this tax. 

 The documents are found in Ternaux, I, 389 fF. It is also shown by these 

 documents that Santerre had asked favors of Necker and Delessart before 

 June 20 and of Bonaparte after the 18th brumaire. He held the title of 

 Marcclial dc caiiit' and later, general of division under the revolutionary 

 government. 



"■*" Declaration de Lareynie," June 24, 1792. 



■" Roederer, Chroiiiquc dc ciiujuautc jours, 18, 



