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The army, where promotion used to go by rank instead of merit, were so glad of the change, that they were full of fresh spirit, and repulsed the army of Germans and emigrants all along the frontier. THE ARMY WHERE PROMOTION USED TO GO BY RANK INSTEAD OF MERIT WAS SO GLAD OF THE CHANGE THAT THEY WERE FULL OF FRESH SPIRIT AND REPULSED THE ARMY OF GERMANS AND EMIGRANTS ALL ALONG THE FRONTIER
arlotte Corday, to assassinate Marat, whom she supposed to be the chief cause of the cruelties that were taking place; but his death only added to the dread of reaction. A Committee of Public Safety was appointed by the Convention, and endeavoured to sweep away every being who either seemed adverse to equality, or who might inherit any claim to rank. The queen was put to death nine months after her husband; and the Girondins, who had begun to try to stem the tide of slaughter, soon fell under the denunciation of the more violent. To be accused of "conspiring against the State" was instantly fatal, and no one's life was safe. Danton was denounced by Robespierre, and perished; and for three whole years the Reign of Terror lasted. The emigrants, by forming an army and advancing on France, assisted by the forces of Germany, only made matters worse. There was such a dread of the old oppressions coming back, that the peasants were ready to fight to the death against the return of the nobles. NTAIN LED A YOUNG GIRL NAMED CHARLOTTE CODY TO ASSASSINATE MAHA WHOM SHE SUPPOSED TO BE THE CHIEF CAUSE OF THE CRUELTIES THAT WERE TAKING PLACE BUT HIS DEATH ONLY ADDED TO THE DREAD OF REACTION A COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY WAS APPOINTED BY THE CONVENTION AND ENDEAVORED TO SWEEP AWAY EVERY BEING WHO EITHER SEEMED ADVERSE TO EQUALITY OR WHO MIGHT INHERIT ANY CLAIM TO RANK THE QUEEN WAS PUT TO DEATH NINE MONTHS AFTER HER HUSBAND AND THE GENDIN WHO HAD BEGUN TO TRY TO STEM THE TIDE OF SLAUGHTER SOON FELL UNDER THE DENUNCIATION OF THE MORE VIOLENT TO BE ACCUSED OF CONSPIRING AGAINST THE STATE WAS INSTANTLY FATAL AND NO ONE'S LIFE WAS SAFE DANTON WAS DENOUNCED BY ROBESPIERRE AND PERISHED AND FOR THREE WHOLE YEARS THE REIGN OF TERROR LASTED THE EMIGRANTS BY FORMING AN ARMY AND ADVANCING ON FRANCE ASSISTED BY THE FORCES OF GERMANY ONLY MADE MATTERS WORSE THERE WAS SUCH A DREAD OF THE OLD OPPRESSIONS COMING BACK THAT THE PEASANTS WERE READY TO FIGHT TO THE DEATH AGAINST THE RETURN OF THE NOBLES
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