\"Fortwomonths，\"writesacommandantintheSouth，[20]\"inferiorjudgesandlawyers，withwhichbothtownandcountryswarm，withaviewtotheirelectiontotheStates—General，havebeenracingafterthemembersoftheThird—Estate，underthepretextofstandingbythemandofgivingtheminformation……Theyhavestriventomakethembelievethat，intheStates—General，theyalonewouldbemastersandregulatealltheaffairsofthekingdom；thattheThird—Estate，inselectingitsdeputiesamongmenoftherobe，wouldsecurethemightandtherighttotakethelead，toabolishnobilityandtocancelallitsrightsandprivileges；thatnobilitywouldnolongerbehereditary；thatallcitizens，indeservingit，wouldbeentitledtoclaimit；that，ifthepeopleelectedthem，theywouldhaveaccordedtotheThird—Estatewhateveritdesired，becausethecurates，belongingtotheThird—Estate，havingagreedtoseparatefromthehigherclergyandunitewiththem，thenoblesandtheclergy，unitedtogether，wouldhavebutonevoteagainsttwooftheThird—Estate……Ifthethird—Estatehadchosensensibletownspeopleormerchantstheywouldhavecombinedwithoutdifficultywiththeothertwoorders。
Buttheassembliesofthebailiwicksandotherdistrictswerestuffedwithmenoftherobewhohadabsorbedallopinionsandstriventotakeprecedenceoftheothers，each，inhisownbehalf，intriguingandconspiringtobeappointedadeputy。\"
\"InTouraine，\"writestheintendant，[21]\"mostofthevoteshavebeenbespokenorbeggedfor。Trustyagents，atthemomentofvoting，placedfilled—inballotsinthehandsofthevoters，andputintheirway，onreachingthetaverns，everydocumentandsuggestioncalculatedtoexcitetheirimaginationsanddeterminetheirchoiceforthegentryofthebar。\"
\"InthesénéchauséeofLectoure，anumberofparisheshavenotbeendesignatedornotifiedtosendtheirreportsordeputiestothedistrictassembly。Inthosewhichwerenotifiedthelawyers，attorneysandnotariesofthesmallneighboringtownshavemadeupthelistofgrievancesthemselveswithoutsummoningthecommunity……Exactcopiesofthissingleroughdraftweremadeandsoldatahighpricetothecouncilsofeachcountryparish\"。—
Thisisanalarmingsymptom，onemarkingoutinadvancetheroadtheRevolutionistotake:Themanofthepeopleisindoctrinatedbytheadvocate，thepikemanallowinghimselftobeledbythespokesman。[22]