▁Convention . ▁However ▁he ▁escaped ▁the ▁pros cription ▁inf lic ted ▁on ▁his ▁fellow ▁pet ition ers ; ▁at ▁the ▁moment ▁when ▁his ▁dec ree ▁of ▁arrest ▁striking ▁him ▁proceeded ▁to ▁the ▁vote , ▁he ▁abs ented ▁himself ▁from ▁the ▁Convention ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁needed ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁to ile t , ▁and ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁fle e ▁from ▁Paris ▁to ▁Switzerland . ▁He ▁remained ▁there ▁for ▁eigh teen ▁months , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁got ▁married . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Th erm id ore an ▁Re action , ▁Gam on ▁was ▁re called ▁to ▁the ▁Convention , ▁where ▁he ▁supported ▁the ▁reaction ary ▁policies ▁of ▁the ▁majority ; ▁the ▁rest itution ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁condem ned ▁under ▁the ▁Great ▁T error ▁and ▁severe ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁those ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁Revol t ▁of ▁ 1 ▁Pra i rial ▁Year ▁III . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁even ▁sus pected ▁of ▁royal ism ▁after ▁his ▁name ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁the ▁papers ▁of ▁an ▁agent ▁of ▁the ▁Com te ▁de ▁Prov ence ▁named ▁L ema ître . ▁He ▁managed ▁to ▁ex on er ate ▁himself , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁pay ▁of ▁Prov ence . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety ▁on ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁m un itions . ▁▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁Directory , ▁five ▁depart ments ▁elected ▁Gam on ▁to ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Five ▁H undred , ▁where ▁he ▁sat ▁until ▁the ▁year ▁VI