In February 1792 he was elected as a member of the "Conseil Général" of the Paris Commune.

[1] He denounced the September Massacres, and voted against the execution of Louis XVI.

In Spring 1793 was attacked by Billaud-Varenne, arrested, but saved by Marat, as being too old to become dangerous.

Dusaulx was a man of letters, a lover of the works by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, corresponded and organized a dinner for him where the famous author read his Confessions for the audience (1770-1771).

[2] Dusaulx is known for his translations of Satires (Juvenal) (1770), and he wrote passionate about gambling (1775, 1779) and travelling and going into the mountains (1788).