I, myself, knowing nothing of military affairs, have perhaps, in this matter, given four thousand signatures."-- Ibid., XXIV., 74.

(Session of Germinal 6, year III.) Speech of Lavesseur, witness of an animated scene between Carnot and Robespierre concerning two of Carnot's clerks, arrested by order of Robespierre .-- Carnot adds "I had myself signed this order of arrest without knowing it."-- Ibid., XXII., 116.

(Session of Vendemiaire 8, year II., speech by Carnot in narrating the arrest of General Huchet for his cruelties in Vendee.) On appearing before the committee of Public Safety, Robespierre defended him and he was sent back to the army and promoted to a higher rank; I was obliged to sign in spite of my opposition."] [Footnote 3243: Carnot, "Memoires," I., 572.

(Speech by Carnot, Germinal 2, year III.)] [Footnote 3244: Senart, "Memoires," 145, 153.

(Details on the members of the two Committees.)] [Footnote 3245: Reports by Billaud on the organization of the revolutionary government, November 18, 1793 and on the theory of democratic government, April 20, 1794 .-- Reports by Robespierre on the political situation of the Republic, November 17, 1793; and on the principles of revolutionary government, December 5, 1793 .-- Information on the genius of revolutionary laws, signed principally by Robespierre and Billaud, November 29, 1793 .-- Reports by Robespierre on the principles of political morality which ought to govern the Convention, February 5, 1794; and on the relationship between religious and moral ideas and republican principles, May 7, 1794.] [Footnote 3246: Billaud no longer goes on mission after he becomes one of the Committee of Public Safety.