Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-12-04

AZ the Jecobis print, are ,ceming with sttacks
upon MIR. THOMAS PAINE, ia is but fsis
play 20 hear what may be offered in bis favor.
The following article, arc extracted isom
communication which lately appeared in li.c
Lanssasr isfrttyssnr.]
A s there arc probably many perions who
"a are NOT fully informed OF MIR. Psine's
merit and fervices during our revolutionary
war, we iobjoin here iuch ,pidsHe Of their i'm
portansc 40 no man will dare 10 controvcit.
The exhibition Of ,hete lctimonials, now. msy
aRord information to fuch s.yslsg jsds,sidt''
as weIr not born at tie period 20 which they
refer; and may hrhdcs ierve 20 rcfrefh the nem-
orics OF inch wings ~ have " remembered 10
forget" them. They viii ihow asly the is,~s
eafansi0isd MIR. Pane and qrby Gen. Wsin-
ington aud the wings boso,ed and reevafdsa him.
Soon alter the declaration ot independence.
Coag'sG, by an unanimous vote, appointed Mr.
PAINE Sse,efny is ibf Depeunsm Jcr Fsr,6n
I1an, without any knowiedge. on his pari, Of
their having ioch drGen. Aboci the cole OF
the year 1850 he accompanied thar gssbr
young oifieer. Col. Hsrv Lszrrn,, to F1nse.
on a milton from Copgseh. lie aif, received,
during the war, Two or three Ieiretiable sp-
poinumcnu from the Stas Of fPehsyivasis. .
AZ the conclofon OF the var, MIR. Paine
went from Philsdelphia 10 Bordentown, whefs
he had fnall eastc. Ccngreis was th,n at
Princeton, fifteen mica diGant, and General
We@isgan had takcn his head -qost,ep IT
Rocky hill. in their vicinity, for the purpole ef
iurrsndering op to them his COMMUNION. AZ
this period the General addnncd 20 MIR. Pains
the following letter. II bears tcfimony. high
iv IN ~
able to MIR. Poias's pan irrvices 10 his coun-
ful recollection Of thcfe I" fervices," ard his
+" lively fenfc OF the imto,fsso of Mr.. PGnc's
qDo,kf.
"RocKY.BILL. Sept. 10, 1888.
al have learned, fnce have been al This
place, that you are at Bordentown. Whether
for the fake Of retirement or economy / ksow
NOT. Be il for tirhei, for both, or vha,evcr il
may, II you will cone to this place and partske
with me, ! mall be exceedingly happy TO fee you
xt II.
Yoor pfcience may remind Congreb Of
your paa lefvices 10 this country Ard IL il is
in my power 10 impress them, command ry
bea exertions with freedom, Is ,..sy will he
rendered cheetfully by one, ~ho cntcnains a
lively isn!e Of the Importance Of your works /,
and who. with much pIesfuie. iobfcribes him
ielf, " Your lnctfc friend.
&c. WASIilkGTON."
MefTsge from tho PicGdent snd the Suprme
Executive Council of Pennlylyznia 10 the
General AGernbIy.
Ceafkmsn, rr
The P'e6deot having reported in Council.
4 ccnvcrfa,ion between General Warrington &c
hi,nfelf, fefpetiing Mr.. IhomY Paine, ard VIC
have hereby been induced TO rake the icryiccs
and f,uaiion Of that Gentleman al this time, in.
20 our particular confederation.
Arriving in America, juA before the war
broke ont, he commencsd his scfidrncc here,
and became citizen Of this commonwealth by
taking the cath OF allegiance at very carly
period.
So important ard diGpteSened wrfe bis
eryiees dgrisg The late con,ef, that ihofe per-
tns, Sboie owp merits 10 the courfc Of il have
been moa diGinguifhed, concur with hishi
honorable unarmity. in entertaining feniimeo !.
OF efeem for him, aid ionnfing ,hemfelyes in
his dcieus.
II is nnreeefIsry for us TO enlarge on this
fubjed. 1.-THE Gensrsl Agcmbly fhsll be plesf-
cd TO appoint committee, they will ,hen re-
ccive Information. thst, we doubt not, will in
every rcfPett prove iasisiAetoy.