Symbol and satire in the French Revolution . mmons, ex-cept in the case of his nephews, the princes. The question of the refractory clergy was causingquite as much alarm and excitement as that of theemigres. They would like to swim in the bloodof the patriots, declared Abbe Fauchet on October20th, that is their sweet and familiar comparison with these priests atheists are . Good God, what a Church! ... If hellcould found one among men it would be animatedby just this spirit.^ And Isnard, the Girondist,made this reply to a plea to treat the non-jurorswith more toleration:
Symbol and satire in the French Revolution . mmons, ex-cept in the case of his nephews, the princes. The question of the refractory clergy was causingquite as much alarm and excitement as that of theemigres. They would like to swim in the bloodof the patriots, declared Abbe Fauchet on October20th, that is their sweet and familiar comparison with these priests atheists are . Good God, what a Church! ... If hellcould found one among men it would be animatedby just this spirit.^ And Isnard, the Girondist,made this reply to a plea to treat the non-jurorswith more toleration: Toleration for those who will not tolerate either the lawor your Constitution? Indulgence for those who conspireagainst their country? Indulgence for those who with thetorch of fanaticism are setting the whole kingdom ablaze?Ah, what! When the corpses of your brothers are cryingfor vengeance, when floods of French blood have gone toswell the floods of the sea—is it then they come to suggest Sorel, ii., 331. Aulard, Eloquence, ii., AJJ Jcl^u.^, lUi //w/n/ne (J (/eaa 7/J</</e< Plate 97. A cartoon representing Louis XVI as King Janus with one face turned towards the Constitution and the other towards the non-juring clergy. 219 220 The French Revolution to you indulgence? It is time for the pride of the censerlike the pride of the diadem to bow before the sceptre ofthe sovereignty of the people.^ In November, rigid laws were passed againstthose who should refuse to take the civic oathwithin a week.^ They were to lose all claim on thepublic treasury; they were to be considered undersuspicion of revolt against the law and of harbour-ing evil intentions against their country and, on thisground, to be particularly subjected and recom-mended to the surveillance of all the constitutedauthorities. On May 27th the severity reachedits climax. It would be compromising publicsafety, says the preamble of a new series of laws,any longer to regard as members of society menwho a
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