[Footnote 3331: Moniteur, XXIV., 397 (Speech of Dubois-Crancé in the Convention Floréal 16, year III.)--Archives Nationales, F.7, 31167. (Report by Rolin, Nivôse 7, year II.) "The same complaints are heard against the civil Commissioners of the section, most of whom are unintelligent, not even knowing how to read."] [Footnote 3332: Archives des Affaires étrangères, vol. 1411. (August, 1793.) "Plan adopted" for the organization of the Police, "excepting executive modifications." In fact, some months later, the number of claqueurs, male and female, is much greater, and finally reaches a thousand. (Beaulieu, "Essais," V., l10.)--The same plan comprehends fifteen agents at two thousand four hundred francs, "selected from the frequenters of the clubs," to revise the daily morning lists; thirty at one thousand francs, for watching popular clubs, and ninety to twelve hundred francs for watching the section assemblies.] [Footnote 3333: Archives Nationales, F.7, 4436. (Letter of Bouchotte, Minister of war, Prairial 5, year II.) "The appointment of Ronsin, as well as of all his staff, again excited public opinion. The Committee, to assure itself, sent the list to the Jacobin club, where they were accepted."--Ibid., AF.,II., 58. "Paris, Brumaire II, year II., club of the Friends of Liberty and Equality, in session at the former Jacobin club, rue St. Honoré. List of the citizens who are to set out for Lyons and act as national commissioners. (Here follow their names.) All the citizens designated have undergone the inspection of the said club, at its meeting this day." (Here follow the signatures of the President and three secretaries.)--"Journal des Débats et Correspondence de la Société des Jacobins, No.543, 5th day of the 3rd month of the year II.--In relation to the formation of a new Central club, "Terrasson is of opinion that this club may become liberticide, and demands a committee to examine into it and secure its extinction. The committee demanded by Terrasson is appointed."--It is evident that they hold on energetically to this monopoly.--Cf. Moniteur, XIX., 637. (Ventôse 13.) Motion adopted in the Jacobin club, obliging the ministers to turn out of office any individual excluded from the club.] [Footnote 3334: Dauban, ibid., 307. (Report of Germinal 9.)] [Footnote 3335: Moniteur, XXII. 353. (Session of Brumaire 20, year III. Reclamation made by M. Bélanger at the bar of the Convention.)]