[Footnote 2318: Laws of November 24, 1789 (article 52), August 10-14, 1789.--Instruction of August 10-20, 1790; § 8--Law of October 21, November 21, 1789.] [Footnote 2319: Laws of November 14 and 23, 1790; January 13th, September 26th, October 9, 1792.] [Footnote 2320: Albert Babeau, I. 327 (Féte of the Federation, July 14, 1790).--"Archives Nationales," F7, 3215 (May 17,1791, Deliberation of the council-general of the commune of Brest. May 17 and 19, Letters of the directory of the district).--Mercure, March 5, 1791. "Mesdames are stopped until the return of the two deputies, whom the Republic of Arnay-le-Duc has sent to the representatives of the nation to demonstrate to them the necessity of keeping the king's aunts in the kingdom."] [Footnote 2321: Moniteur, X. 132. Speech by M. Labergerie, November 8, 1791.] [Footnote 2322: At Montauban, in the intendant's salon, the ladies of the place spoke patois only, the grandmother of the gentleman who has informed me of this fact did not understand any other language.] [Footnote 2323: Moniteur, V.163, sitting of July 18, 1791. Speech by M. Lecoulteux, reporter.] [Footnote 2324: Moniteur, XI. 283, sitting of February 2, 1792. Speech by Cambon: "They go away thinking that they understand what is explained to them, but return the following day to obtain fresh explanations. The attorneys refuse to give the municipalities any assistance, stating that they know nothing about these matters."] [Footnote 2325: The same may happen when a subordinate is promoted to be placed in charge of his or her former equals and colleagues. This is why it is often preferably to transfer someone who is recognized as being of superior talent whenever a promotions is to take place. (SR.)] [Footnote 2326: Law of May 11-15, 1791.] [Footnote 2327: Minutes of the meeting of the Electoral Assembly of the Department of Indre-et-Loire (1791, printed).] [Footnote 2328: De Ferrières, I. 367.] [Footnote 2329: Suzay, I, 191 (21,711 are eligible out of 32,288 inscribed citizens).] [Footnote 2330: Official report of the Electoral Assembly of the Department of Indre-et-Loire, Aug. 27, 1791. "A member of the Assembly made a motion that all the members composing it should be indemnified for the expenses which would be incurred by their absence from home and the long sojourn they had to make in the town where the Assembly was held. He remarked that the inhabitants of the country were those who suffered the most, their labor being their sole riches; that if no attention was paid to this demand, they would be obliged, in spite of their patriotism, to withdraw and abandon their important mission; that the electoral assemblies would then be deserted, or would be composed of those whose resources permitted them to make this sacrifice."] [Footnote 2331: Sauzay, I. 147, 192.] [Footnote 2332: For the detail of these figures, see vol. II. Book IV.] [Footnote 2333: De Ferrières, I. 367. Cf. The various laws above mentioned.]