Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-02-25

better
Z February 25-
The following is handed by one Of pm,
former friends, and is printed Just as i n' w.
rcceived.j ~. Z. Ev. PostI
70 1AE PEoPL1 eF THE UNITRD Sr,,..
In orderto elucidate. Thomas Paine's pa,;;.;
to Congress, delivered February an ~ ~.
y When men cither possessed Of taiph,,
having reisctered personal service 10 ~.
country as volunteers in that couutry's rsr s'
luton, are brought before the pubic min.
they have Alright to .he thanks and assiist,s,a
OF the country, they have cirIicr protected !,
benefited, IF .wanting) as tor Instance w,
late glorious immortal WAsHISGroy. W..
according TO Thomas Paine writings IN H.
I'd. part OF Rights Of Man, eng. copy, d..
~, says, g lie acce7tted no Iay-lss comafsg.
IN ehi.; he accepts none as president Of ti4r.
W1ied States Again, in same book. mare
81, he says, IN extraordinary hower ssS
not to be lodged IN the hands Of aae indtndm
so ousht there be ia. ahltrolr7qtiou of}tabf. No
aey 10 any t,erson Beyond aaat his seruceshs.
stare mag &c svorth." l state these from liz
own words, observing also, thar he sayso
his petition, that he has not received ag
thing from Congress III must take the ibe.
ty OF asking him, why he Gid rot cone hs
" ard when the request was made to him BY
Gen. Washington. in the year l7S3--}Taea
he says in bis letter to Thcnlas Paine. spuy
PRESENCE may remind congress Of your tast. tr.
v1ces 10 this country, and ifiti is il myAs.srrts
IMPRESS them, command my best e.rcrtt5as ei.a
freedom, as IN y nil BE- rendered cAeeyuQsJy
one .zvho e,,tertaius HUety sense ofiis ,rea
1;mnartqare Of your sporka, ana eth s,uf
49, ..A-c..idt Mnlsey yonr fieal
6 Wa8hinYton. --------I 1t must thegctOEs5,
inferred by every man of sense, taat ThonS
Paine thought he was fully recompeaced in
|, the appointments 81 HIN as secFetaryil the 70
reign department, ana in tic gifts made hin
of. .sOO{ Penn. currency, By the state Of Penn
syivania and the farm at McW-Rochelle,6 b.
the state OF Ncs-Y ork, consisting, | bcIiege>
OF three hundred acres sixtyo one OF ytca
Thomas Paine sold soon after his arnVatla
America, for sixty dollars al acre; and the
remaining two hundred and thirty nne acres
about year and q half since, TO Mr.. Shlt'
Of New Rochelle, for, 5 $4,000, the teal g.
mount CT which is Sl6,gs5 Is. thinkp0'
per to give this statement to tie pubic, %
slew that Thomas Paine has not been rn's,
warded for his services to this country ass
cannot bear to hear his mentioning ms I" g.
& 'serosity III .sr;ZVny a7yay MS serv.css'r'
6 THIS STORY VIII NOT TELL WELL ISSE
roR4.'"--ln writing this, | am not influences
by any personal prejuaices against J A0n %,
Paine, but IN order to set the matterln cD4
point Of view, thai the fcoisle and -fo7sfe
may Judge ior themselves; for as ! ho"n
Paine says in the 2dipart Of his hl55EI' ~ y
Man, pa. e .27 I: - ii is elavays tie ta5e'eags
.jr greater 1lya6en q iieo4hie ina ;1af11n, "@N@
thugs a1g4:, than 70 let them remain F''s,
eNa aVhen hgdie matters are ehen TO asoa'. -,
tie i<t5Ac jadgMeat fire, ii sHH ne' q" -,
a9,oAs ADDE'S j: deciGes 100 hastily - 40 ~,
mean to enter into any literary con'r0ss ~
with Thomas Paine, / only wish he NAY
present employ his time in doing every IL.
vice in his power, to remedy the pres ':'t he
t.essed state of this country, Ill W'is'
would voluntarily be joined, by ~