▁the ▁laws ▁rel ating ▁to ▁re venue ▁st amps ▁and ▁assign ats , ▁and ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁oppos ing ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁an ▁income ▁tax . ▁ ▁Paris ▁Directory ▁and ▁hiding ▁After ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁the ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly , ▁he ▁was ▁elected , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁proc ure ur ▁général ▁synd ic ▁of ▁the ▁dé partment ▁of ▁Paris . ▁The ▁directory ▁of ▁the ▁dé partment , ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁Duc ▁de ▁la ▁Ro che f ou ca uld ▁d ' En ville ▁was ▁president , ▁was ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁in ▁pron ounced ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁radical ▁views ▁that ▁domin ated ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁and ▁the ▁Jacob in ▁Club , ▁and ▁Ro eder er ▁was ▁not ▁altogether ▁in ▁touch ▁with ▁his ▁colle agues . ▁For ▁example , ▁he ▁took ▁no ▁share ▁in ▁signing ▁their ▁protest ▁against ▁the ▁law ▁against ▁the ▁non - j uring ▁cler gy ▁as ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁religious ▁liberty . ▁ ▁But ▁the ▁directory ▁did ▁not ▁long ▁surv ive : ▁with ▁the ▁growing ▁revolution ary ▁opposition ▁in ▁the ▁capital , ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁members ▁res igned ▁and ▁fled , ▁and ▁their ▁places ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁filled . ▁Ro eder er ▁himself ▁left ▁in ▁his ▁Chron ique ▁des ▁cin qu ante ▁jours ▁(" Chr on icle ▁of ▁fifty ▁days ", ▁ 1 8 3 2 ) ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁p iti able ▁part ▁played ▁by ▁the ▁directory ▁of ▁the ▁dé partment ▁in ▁the ▁critical ▁period ▁between ▁the ▁failed ▁ins