Danton， a barrister in the royal council in March， 1787， loses about 10，000 francs on the refund of his charge. In his marriage-contract dated June， 1787， he admits 12，000 francs patrimony in lands and houses， while his wife brings him only 20，000 francs dowry. From 1787to 1791 he could not earn much， being in constant attendance at the Cordeliers club and devoted to politics； Lacretelle saw him in the riots of 1788. He left at his death about 85，000 francs in national property bought in 1791. Besides， he probably held property and valuables under third parties， who kept them after his death. (De Martel， "Types Révolutionnaires，" 2d part， p.139. Investigations of Blache at Choisy-sur-Seine， where a certain Fauvel seems to have been Danton's assumed name.) -- See on this question， "Avocats aux conseils du Roi，" by Emil Bos， pp.513-520. According to accounts proved by M.
Bos， it follows that Danton， at the end of 1791， was in debt to the amount of 53，000 francs； this is the hole stopped by the court. On the other side， Danton before the Revolution signs himself Danton even in authentic writing， which is an usurpation of nobility and at that time subject to the penalty of the galleys. -- The double-faced infidelity in question must have been frequent， for their leaders were anything else but sensitive. On the 7th of August Madame Elizabeth tells M. de Montmorin that the insurrection would not take place； that Pétion and Santerre were concerned in it， and that they had received 750，000francs to prevent it and bring over the Marseilles troop to the king's side (Malouet， II. 223). -- There is no doubt that Santerre， in using the king's money against the king， thought he was acting patriotically. Money is at the bottom of every riot， to pay for drink and to stimulate subordinate agents.
[138] Buchez et Roux， XXVIII. 92. Letter of Gadolle to Roland， October， 1792， according to a narrative by one of the teachers in the college d'Harcourt， in which Varlet was placed.
[139] Buchez et Roux， XIII. 254.
[140] "C. Desmoulins，" by Claretie， 238 (in 1786 and in 1775). "The inquest still exists， unfortunately it is convincing." -- Westermann was accused of these acts in December， 1792， by the section of the Lombards， "proofs in hand." -- Gouverneur Morris， so well informed， writes to Washington， Jan. 10， 1793： The retreat of the King of Prussia "was worth to Westermann about 10，000 pounds. . . The council . . . exerted against him a prosecution for old affairs of no higher rank than petty larceny."[141] "Archives Nationales，" F7， 4434 (papers of the committee of general safety). Note on Panis， with full details and references to the occurrence.
[142] "Révolutions de Paris，" No.177 (session of the council-general at the Hotel-de-ville， Nov. 8， 1792， report of the committee of surveillance). Sergent admits， except as to one of the watches， that he intended to pay for the said object the price they would have brought. It was noticed， as he said this， that he had on his finger the agate ring that was claimed."[143] Mortimer-Ternaux， II. 638； III. 500 and following pages； IV.
132. -- Cf. II. 451.
[144] Mortimer-Ternaux， II. 456.
[145] Buchez et Roux， XVI. 138， 140 (testimony of Mathon de la Varenne， who was engaged in the case).
[146] "Dictionnaire biographique，" by Eymery (Leipsic， 1807)， article HéBERT.
[147] Mortimer-Ternaux， III. 484， 601. Cf. letter of the representative Cavaignac， Ibid.， 399.
[148] "Dictionnaire biographique，" article HENRIOT.-The lives of many of these subordinate leaders are well done. Cf. "Stanislas Maillard，"by AL Sorel； "Le Patriote Palloy，" by V Fournel.
[149] Granier de Cassagnac， "Histoire des Girondins，" 409. - "Archives Nationales，" F7 3196. Letters of de Sades on the sacking of his house near Apt， with supporting document and proofs of his civism； among others a petition drawn up by him in the name of the Pique section and read at the Convention year II. brumaire 25. "Legislators， the reign of philosophy has at last annihilated that of imposture. . . The worship of a Jewish slave of the Romans is not adapted to the descendants of Sc？vola. The general prosperity which is certain to proceed from individual happiness will spread to the farthest regions of the universe and everywhere the dreaded hydra of ultramontane superstition， chased by the combined lights of reason and virtue， no longer finding a refuge in the hateful haunts of a dying aristocracy， will perish at her side in despair at finally beholding on this earth the triumph of philosophy！"[150] Barbaroux， "Mémoires，" 57， 59. The latter months of the legislative assembly.
