The Montagnards overran the departments to deceive or intimidate the people.
The rest, discouraged, keep away from the meetings or take no part in the proceedings."] [Footnote 11111: The meaning and motives of this declaration are clearly indicated in Bazire's speech.

"Since the adoption of the Constitution," he says, "Feuillantism has raised its head; a struggle has arisen between energetic and moderate patriots.

At the end of the Constituent Assembly, the Feuillants possessed themselves of the words law, order, public, peace, security, to enchain the zeal of the friends of freedom; the same manoeuvres are practiced to-day.

You must shatter the weapon in your enemies' hands, which they use against you."-- Durand-Maillane, 154.
"The simple execution of constitutional laws," said Bazire, "made for peaceable times, would be impotent among the conspiracies that surround you."-- Meillan, 108.] [Footnote 11112: Moniteur, XVIII, 106.

(Report of Saint-Just on the organization of the revolutionary government, October 10th, and the decree in conformity therewith.) Ibid., 473.