Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-24
FROM TIE N. Y. COLuAiBIAN..
Ma. SIMPSONS REPLY,
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Next came the reverend Mr. Poster
To reverend men great reverence be
lgiven. He has claim against Paine's
Iestate for the tuition of the little Bon.
nevilles, 1t is dispute, believe in
llaw.. He was called 10 Justify. the
Historian. on his. own authority, for
having written that Mr. Paine scduced
her from her husband. What does
he sayf He says that Mrs Bonneville
Imight psssibty have said as much as
thst but for Paine she. would not have
come here and that Paine was un-
idcr special obligations to provide for
her children. In this Mr. Foster has
proved the defendant more guilty than
he was before; because these words,
IF true, could never warrant him or
the historian, unless they both were
fools, to say that MIR Paine was Mrs
|Bonnevilse's paramour. The thing
was plain enough, when malice did
not warp it. Her husband had been
kind to Paine in Paris. He promised
gratitude aud mutual succor, if ever
terror orr disastrous fortune should
Danish the family of Mr. bonneville
from their native land. One child he
had adopted, be was his godson the
Others he promised to protect. Who
but 6end would have inferred from
this, who but slanderer have publish
ed in a history, that this old man Sc
duced that lady from her husband s
bed Ifsuch historians are thus al
lowed TO write down character, Il were
better to have that Lions mouth which
once belonged to the inquisitorial 60
lvernment of Venice, where every, vile
informer or denouncer might throw in
what he pleased, and RUN whom he
chose.
Doctor Manley said, she wishe
Paine dead, and Mr. Chcetham had
lthat news from him; but whether i
was from feeling and compassion o.
ms sufferings or other motives, he could
mot tell. These qualifications being II
the work, We are contented to give VI
that count, and shall make but this
remark, that If there was not malice
lit was worse than useless to introduce
that fact into the history. And let mt
ljust observe that Mr. Manly had alss
la dispute touching his bill which wa.
objected TO as being unreasonable ane
| reduced.
1 Aud now for Peter Underhill. A
few day since the defendant postpon
ed his trial, by swearing to the cour
THAT Peter Underhill was a mater:s
witness, without the benefit of who's.
testimony he could not, as advised b,
counsel, and as he veiily believed pro
coed to trial. What does this sal,
Peter swear to-day! That he (thi
Peter Underhill) one day told Mr.
Bonneville, that her child resemblee
i Paine, and Mrs Bonneville said il wa
4 Paine's child. Ii Mr. Underhill sais
this in any other way than innoceu
nairth, he proves himself upmanneri,
and insolent, for having SO; insulsed a
Ipy lady. IfMrs Bonneville answered
as he says, it must have been out o
good nature, and that gaiety the char
lacierlstic OF her country women, tina
IPlays around them like a lambent ligh
even In their sorrows, which none blu
sour and ignorau: boor will constru
into guilt. Did MIR UnderhiIl, or rh
historian who promulgated his Sian
: der for the love Of God, believe that a
my woman, would and apropos Of no
: saing, without inducement or mosiv,
: whatsoever, seriously hold up her in
: tant and say to. him, i ana Paine
: who're, and this my infant is his bas
tard. To the character of this rpsteri
ii witnessye call two Witnesses. In
first was Mr. Pelton, who knew some
: thing particular of him, that was wron
; but scrupled to declare his genera
character at the same tine told yo
. that Mrs Bonneville was modes
woman, and an acquaintance of hi
own wife, and that her children wer
all alike the objects of Palne's care
Judge Summefyille of Westchests
county, supplied what was wanting j
: the testimony Of Mr. Pelton: FOR h
said that in one single transaction Ii
could say good of him, but MS gener
al character was bad. But as to MIR
bonneville, Judge SommervilIe sale
That he often saw her, and never hear