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The court magistrates also appealed directly to the Convention… In their view, however, the outcome was already clear: "The proof of their crimes is evident; all of us maintain the firm conviction that they are guilty." The Jacobins also petitioned the deputies. In order that "these monsters may perish" and that “the terror remain the order of the day," they must end the trial and convict the accused.