Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-02-16

We sailed from Boston in ~, Au;,,--
| trigate, captain Barry, tho beo;,n;,o Of 90
bruary, 1881, and arrived at Z ,Cr:.,,. 81
beginning of March. The all ob,s;re,, r,or,
France was SIX millions livres as a nraser,
ana ten millions as :, loan borrowed !, HI !
land on the security of France. VV..s,;l,d
from Brest in the French Resolution l,.,,,.,,,.
the first of June and arrived at BOSTON ill.,
25th August, bringing with us two millions
and hali IN silver, and convoyinr Il SHIN
and brig laden with cloathinc and miiita-
~ stores The money was transported in
10 OK teams to the national bank At phila-
delphis, which enabled the army to march
% YORKTOWN to attack, in conjunction with
inc French army under Rochambeau, the
orit'sh army under CORVALLIS AsInever
l''o a cent Tor this service, feel myself
e"'i''eu, as the country now is i'm 4 state of
proSPeri'y' 10 state the case to congress.
rs 10 my political works, beginning with
the pamphlet Common Sense p6blished tho
beginning Of January 70, which ,w,l.ennd
Americans 70 declaration or Ipdenen,Ien
the president and vce-prcsitlen, both know
AS they were works done from principle. ]
Cannot dishonor that principle by asking any
reward TOT chem. The country has been he
neh'ed by them, and make myself hannv
~ the knowledge oft. It is however proper
Tor me 10 add, that the mere independence
OIL America were it to have been followed
ny system or government modelled after
'he corrupt system of the English oove-,-
rnent it would NOT have Interested me with
the undated ar1or 1t ill. II was hiring
forward and establish the representa.;ve
system of government as the worl, itself
WI, snow that was the leading principle
with me in writing that work and all nv
other works, during tine progress of the re-
violation. And ] olowed the same Drinci
PIE IN writing the Rights OF Man in ENGLAND.
mere Is resolve Of the old congress while
they sat at New-Vork, of grant to me Of
tHree thousand dollars. The resolve is put
IN handsome LANGUAGE, but it has relation
20 matter which it doesu0t express. FL
bridge Gerry was Chairman Of the commit
tee who brought in the resolve. IF conpress
should ju'Ee proper to refer this memorial
70 committee, will inform that commit.
tee OF the particulars OF it.
have also 20 state to congress, that the
authority Of the old CONGRESS- was become
| so rcduced towards the latter end Of the war.
! asto be unable To hold the states together.
CONGRESS- could do no more than recon-
mend, OF which the states took no notice :.
and when they did, it was never uniform
ly.
After the failure of the FIVE per cent du-
~ recommended 5v congress. to paw the
| interest OF q loan TO be borrowed in EJol-
land, wrote 70 chaEcellnr Livingston, then
minister for foreign affairs. and Robert
Norris, minister of france, and proposed
a method for getting over the whole diff
ou'tv at once, which was by adding a con-
T, tinental legislature to congress, who should
be empowed TO make loans for the union,
instead os recommending them. AS the
method proposed met with their full appro-
baton, held myself in reserve to take the
SUBJECT up whenever direct occasion ot =
Cured
In conversation afterwards with cover
nor Clinton, of New York, it was adiudged
| that fcr he purpose of nv going fully into
The subject, and TO prevent any misconstruc-
ton # nv motives or object, il would be
best that receive nothing from congress,
but leave II to the states Individually to
make me what acknowledge they
pleased.
The state of New York made me pre-
sent Of a farm, which since nv return tn
America ] have found it necessary to sell ::
and the state Of Pennsvlvana voted me FIVE
hundred pounds their currency But none
| the states to the eastward Of New York,
or To the Southard of Philadelphia, made
me the least acknowledgements They had
received benefits from me, which they ac-
oepted, and there tn matter ended. THIS
! STORY WILL NOT TELL WELL. IN
| HISTORY Al the civilized world knows
] have been Of great service to the United
States. and have generously given away ia
Tents that would have made me fortune.
much question whether an instance is
to be found, in ancient or modern times. of
a man who had no personal interest in the
cause he took M, that Of IndepenClence and
! tne REPRESENTATIVE System Of Government,
and who sought neither place nor Office af-
ter It was established, that preserved the
same undertaking principles rs have dove
for more than thirty wears: and that in
| spite ot difficulties, dangers and inconveni-
encics, of which ] have had my share. .
THOMAS PAINE.
---------" The worm that's fed
"Hath nature that in time will venom breed
( ".No teeM fur me hresent."--