Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-07-20
FRzDA7, JULr 20, 1910.

"dikeu erect CID petulant, Ill f1atured
--carbuncled, cuprosed, drunkard a
stinkard and miser; hater of the
sex, who did not consumate his lawful
marriage ask it, in the name of
Heaven and truth, If this were SO land
It'll be not ST., the historian lies, ) could
he believe that such one as that ever
seduced woman? Did he believe
that such a piece Of a. sh, and, at a
time when he wa; both prescribed and
'pennyless, lodged by the bounty of a
husband, immersed in dangerous con-
troversiess that such one could be.
the gay and fortunate seducer Of la
dy, bred up at Paris. IN the pride of
life, Of polished habits and personal
attractions, and have seduced her from
the father Of her children, a man of
personal figure, manners and shining;
acquisitions One of his counsel ar
gued, as ifhe thought his clients cause
would be the safer, the more it was
entrenched in heaps of caiumny, tina,
it she did not love his person she did
worse, she loved his principles. Gem
tlemeD, this lady had no more to do
with his opinions than you have with
those of Mr.. Cheetham. She neither
hated him nor Mr.. Chee,ham, as those
who love his newborn virtues did
two years age. And at this hour she
ia, perhaps, to learn his opinions, so
foreign are such topics to her guileless
nature and her femininc spirit. Nav,
more; she did net even speak Paine's
language, nor he hers. This you may
gather from the evidence, and from
the history, which is now evidence.
Paine never could speak French,
though he could read it, she never
spoke the English till she learned it
mere and Mr.. UnderhiiI, the defen-
dant's witness, has confirmed this, be.
cause in mimickry he tells you, tina,
after years of residence she spoke i'm
perfectly, and called her child Paine's
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Could this man believe, even on an
atheists faith, though he affirmed with
.uplifted hands, or on the faith of the
most "pious and intelligent nurse,"]
that kites and doves would bill and
peck together. If he is not credu.
tous enough FOR this and more than
this, he does not nor did not, when he
wrote, believe the horrible SANDER.
No, gentlemen; but truth was not his
wish. He wanted filthy anecdotes to
swell his scandaIous chronicles, and
make his history precious merchan-
die for all the idle and illibera,, who
take delight in wonders and in wicked
ness.
But it is said, all this must be ex-
cused, because he is, laborer in the
vine yard, christian hero and histori-
an. Whence fell this sudden dispen.
sation upon him? Did the star shine
upon him from the west, or from the
east, whence wise men come or who
ordained him to uphold that faith,
which no man in this country, except
his atheist friends and he himself, had
questioned! or if it was in danger and
likely to succumb, could it receive
from the attacks of twenty such as
Paine, so great an injury as from one
single advocate like him, who lives by
writing down all christian charities !!
Are there not venerable men enough,
who spend their youths in studying,
ard their maturer years in teaching
christianity and do they want the aid
of common libellers? Are there not
those, the chosen OF their flock,
whose pure and innocent lives give eff
icacy To their words Good fathers,
faithful friends aud tender husbands,
who practise what they preach whose
gentle manners and mild intercourse
inspire your souls with reverence aud
love whom you can hear with conf
dence and follow with delight who
in your sickness visit you, in your al
flictions comfort you with whom you
and your families can Join in modest
prayer before the altar Of eternal mer-
cy, in the blessed hope of everlasting
lite with whom invoke his power,
who by whatever name he may be cal
led, through whatsoever medium the
erriDg eye of weak mortality may view
his image, is ever God! But shall
such rufEian accents trouble the peace
Of Heaven aud of man Has he not Ii
6elled womanl lie hiss aod never