Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-04

sions ready excited are sufficiently violent wiihou
The calamity.
The heart which, under the contemplation of the
present state of the noble county of Lancaster can
ie'aih us vented beat must be formed OF
very different from those OF mine 10 behold scsnes
o' Unparalleled industry, talent and enteTpi ise and
sources Of INDIVIDUAL happiness and national wealth
aud power turned into Of strife aud distraction
aha sources oi misery, must deeply aAlict any man
ana especially one who eau appeal TO all the acts IL
hs iie IN proof Of bis ardent desire 10 promote the
nap pess ana honor, aud to insure the freedom the
siea.hess. ahu the r.n""n OF England Therefore,
upon Tue present occasion Ehiie my bosom rs filled
WIN sorrow ON account Of the recent melanchol,
events IN ms county, let ne beseech you refrain
rom every lung that might be hkely mix up in any
degIee, your reception Of me with those events.
In entering Manchester, I shall see. for my part.
none Out friends being we'll assured that merit I'M,
ehhiity ~ no Englishman Ia the world. II dnd enc
I,"s K. the:: e sGcs without pfovocsiOu anu with.
out reason. TO he received by yuu in the ,ha,nsr 1
hear you intend will be an honor far greater than
DINER that can be bestowed upon me aud most any
IousD WISH 10 receive 1t unalloyed by any thing cal
.uaeo 10 give PAIN To any real friend Of peace order
the King, and the laws. ani my Kind aud generous
Hiena'' yeui faithful aud devoted servant,
"WM. CoBBETT."
from the Nep York Eveniag POST
- mr. CobDett, who sailed from This port in the shin
Hercules, with the bones Of Thomas Paine has arrived
az Liverpool His baggage wa. taken from the vessel
.ne custom hou se to undergo the usual inspection
"heh The iasttrnnk opened Goblet TO the
surrounding spsctaiots who had assembled IN rIeat
nun" eIs, " here are The bones of the late Thomas
falhe ~ MS declaration excited a sudden and yIsi.
bic sensation and the crowd TO see The
contents OF The packags.... .Cobbeu remarked that
great indeed must that man have been whose yeTy
benes attracted such attention. The officer took out
the CONN plate. Inscribed :" Thomas Paine aged ~
died Sth June, 1909" and wing hned nm several 80
tbe oohrs, replaced The whole aud passed them They
have since been forwarded from this Town TO London
ne ttln oil Tue Hercules, ii is said did Lnow
OF 'ner Deibg on beard his vessel until his arrival "A
Liverpool TO welcome his return to his native conn
Try, number of his political friends in LiystpuO,
eeteimihed 10 have public meeting, and give him
dinner. Clayton Square was the place hxrd on 10
receive hiH The day appointed the meeting prov,
Gu Ney unlaVorable Ihe snow aud seet fell CoptsusIy
d'e III tue evening, aud tears entertained by
the impatient crowd who had assembled that he wonId
not MAKE ms appearance But at length their anxiety
was relieved lew minutes aiieT halt past seven he
entered The square through Parker street. He came I'M
nn open haekhe! coach. accompanied by his vii.
,,a'h MT ihonas smith, and Two individuals
he was received with mingled hi.ses and appliance
Inc Veh'eIe de" up IN the south corner If the
square towards which quarter there was a great rnsb
The applauses and Kisses were continued with sre,
vehenIence Several false alarms of danger were in
the course Of the performance raised and in ,.ss
lIuy amusing To see the iTepdalion with which great
numbers He'd from The square through the Different
streets "hich lead out OF it, CobbstI endeavored re-
pedteuy 10 oblain hearing bur loud was the
Storm and so great the confusion which prevailed
among the multitude, that but the favored few
AROUND NE carriage could CATCH with accuracy the
purPoIi "i MS observations They directed, we
believe TO two psns-the statement of his motives
LOT Dnhging the bones OF Paine from America and
INC Necessity OF reform IN the commons house of
parliament. and detail OF the plan OF reform amer
COACH kao remained about quarter of an hour on
Tue ground where IL hrst drew up, was removed 10
aoueI part OF The square, and the proceeded
with his speech with less interruption than before
IN the conclusion he informed the muIut1ds tbot
wac ms lhtenlion To offer himself as member for
the CITY OF Chichester, where there was now a
,"CaHCy IN consequence Of the Earl of March having
Deeh called 10 the House Of Peers and In. he mad
already sent off his address to the electors Of thar
p'aee unfortunately for SIR Goblet saws Tive London
courier! LORD George LenON is already gazetied as
returned for that borough He thea took leave of the
multitude, aud the coach drove from the ssuare -
W nen IL mao reached the top of Hanover street. the
nolses were iaken of, and Cobbett drawn to his
lodgings by the pOpulace
W. The evening the dinner given to Goblet I'm honor
OF MS arrival ~ England, took place the Castle Ian
Lord street. The company who sat dow n 10 il did moi
exceed sixty. IL was truly Radical Meeting. Moth.
ing but the radical beverage water was on lie ,ni
during dinner, of which the COMPANY tool ronion.
iibaons Many, how vST did relish such insioio
ao suffered the force Of habit, the cav
hss " appette 10 predOIniiate sense pubiir
DUTY IN abstaining from every taxable commodil,.
Many, berefore INDUCED themselves in wine and sci
among them, remained true to the radical resolution
aha nasnanimousy Sustained from drinking any Thing
III AHer the cloth had been removed the
.nS,'. . proceeded with the toasis. Anrng hem
{" Ihe memory Of our famous cOuatrymqm. Thomas
Pa"e tns nO6ke Of HatnJe tie chid Of tie Iore,.
'rdeTs HiastriouS from his u1,rivaiea taLeHfs ana
,tiH more HtHsfriOHs from the employment Of those
'dtehS IN tie cause 0fHe oppressed OT all nations
The chairman then proposed the health Of Cobbeu.
"n.ch was drunk with thnndeTs Of applause.
MI Cobbett addressed the company In long speech
he hfst noticed the slauders which had been hpaped
ipoh MIN during his absencs from England and bicl
Ne saa were not only false nut atrocOus aud unnanIy
laYns rendered them Of no effect. lie then
% The subject Of parliamentary reform Uoon the prc
eht corrupt STATE OF the Representative SYSTEM and
ne necessity, nature, aud extent Of REFORM he dps
anted az some length. We did not percsive that d.
nVaneed any thing new upon this backneyed topic
ts then adyered to The subject of the bOnes Of Thn,s
'aibe, aud entered into long Justification Of his me
I'VE I'd ulslhtefTlDg and bringing them England...
te theh proceeded to defend himself from the cha rye of
inconsistency which had been brought against him i'm
aYlhg once abused the veTy man whose homes be nov
Intended To honor. This he did by urging The plea Of
OJHdgmtHf and Uam Of frpcrieHce Al |
ne Ume ne attacked Paine, aud because Paine was |
heh supporting the enemies Of bis country Conscious
ia, he hdd done Paine injustice IN bis early DAYS
e was "lIilng, on his return to America, listen 10
"gResuoh OF Mr. BenbOw's 10 biiBs his boxes 10 Fng.
ana IT'S remains had been dish0H0fed IN America
honph he was the founder on her Independence for he
Ias the hfst man TO propose the declaration against
neau9, aus The proposal was opposed by the ceebra
"a Dr. franklin With respect to bis object in hiring.
" THESE bones To- England h was 10 have them exbib
ed ~ London 10 as many persons might choose to
oine 10 see them. Re intended do every thing he
pnlu 70 Taise sufficient sum- in order that colossal
atus nay be erected TO Paiue's memory and II he
yed, he bored TO execute his purpose.
Ail O'Clock IN the evening" after having suaBcienfiv
'Paled themselves upon the untaXable iunOts Of the
onniry, the company retired perfectly sober
" IS stated IN the London Traveller Of November IL
at ~ warrant ofcers are coming out in The Planter
be psced In different ships Ia ordinary on the Lakes
America.
NEW York, DscessbeT 27.--Yesterday arriv
the Packet SHIP Amity, Capt Maxwell, in
le short passage Of22 days from Liverpool -
he sailed on tile eth Of December. and brings
ttets and papers to the Sd. Their contents
DweyeF, were mostly anticipated by the arri-
u Of the ship Herald az Boston
by the Afnity we have received our regular
es OF papers 20 the 80 of December.