True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-12-03
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I'm homme d'esprit serait ben embarrasse
sans la compagnie des sots."
have lately perceived series Of attempts Ia
injuro the character of Mrs Francis Wright Darus-
mont, in that would be little whiting the Pc8y-
une: arising no doubt from an effort 10 obtain
lew struggling subscribers, amongst the saints OF
our city, and owing also to the want of proper
subjects to write upon, the editor pounces forth
win on poor Fanny Wright, and recommends her
at once to the tender mercies of lynchng mob;
by asking 'How long will she be suffered to in
snit the American people, Lynch a woman
heavens! what does he think the American
people are composed of? In his opinion, they must
De very despicnble and cowardIy were they fur
one single moment to suppress the liberty of speech
ana the heavenly rights of man or woman freely to
express their opinions. upon matters of Politics,
Religion or any thing else relating to affairs, open
Tor the discussion of all,
some year or two ago, the same writer l pre-
sumo, attributed to the doctrines of Fanny Wright
disseminated, the prostitution Of 60 OF 70 thousand
females IN London. l then took the trouble TO
correct him by showing that more than two thirds
OF the unhappy number alluded to, were charity
schooi girls, seamstresses, and servants out of
piace-ail OF whom had more or less, received
CHRISTIAN education, and then by comparing tie
number OF such unforlunates London contained
many years prior to the birth of Fanny Wright
with what existed at the time he tates, | showed
most distinctly that there far more prostitutes
(keeP'ng the population in sigh) before her time
man IN II. The sctbnleT could say ought against
what advanced but concluded that my sta.isti
| cal deduction, must have been the work Of some
dlseontented, designating, English radical-and
that you know, Mr.. Editor, is not the case.
From that time till lately, he has said nothing
more about Fanny Wright, but prudently kept
within sphere, he appears TO be quite at home in
namely the Milling up Of one fourth Of his little
witty brown with negro dialogues, stale jokes of
others making, and fiat puns Of his own.
10 iI,oll :.l.,, ~
few he knows that decies rspet,ta placebt* Under
such feelings, he Tugs into his attacks on MIR. DA-
rusmont the revered memory of Thomas Paine.
VAIN indeed must the above writer be of his puny
picaynue, il he thinks by his ignorant ISLANDERS to
| orlng into dlsrepute the name Of him rho Tough,
| with his purse and sword TO obtain that freedom,
which the Picayune man wishes now to abridge.
Well did Mr. John Adams observe 'that the Wash.
| hlngton's sword would have been welded in vain
if not supported BY the pen OF Paine' But i, i'll
| becomes that little abortion, TO revie the friend
and companion Of Washineto Adams, jefferson.
Madison and Monroe. Yes, Mr.. Monroe received
him as his guest, and Jefferson in 1902 offered him
| fngate to bring him from France, and profered
him any office III his gift, and continued his friend
up to the hour Of his death. Yet he is rated by
ouch scurI'lons scrlbes as Chcetham. (cheat him
pun for the Picayune) Carver and he of the r.,
| caynne, as low vulgar fellow. Only hear what
Cheethnm, enemy and all as he was, sa vs. of him
Ibis first engagement in Philadelphia was with
| Mr.. Akin, reputable bookseller. In Jan. IT'S,
Mr.. Ai'kin commenced the publication of til E
Penney lvania Magazine, and Paine,s business was
| TO edit 1t. His Introduction TO the Magazine dated
Jan. Oath, IT'S, is thus concluded:
Thus encompassed with difficulties, this Fl ST
number OF the Pennsylvania Magazine entrea,s a
favorable reception; of which we shall only ga v.
like the early snow drop, il comes forth in barren
season, and contents itself with forelelling tina
cholcer flowers are preparing to APPEAR How
| beautiful and poeiicul is that little extract In
! conclusion, Mr. Editor, allow me to quote the
words OF Mr. Clio Rick man, an EN- nent book selle,
and publisher of London, corfrma,ory of the hiob
opinion MIR. Paine was held in by his cotcmpo.
r"rlcs. The reflection follows, could the sreck less
corrupt, crude and ignorant performances of such
man be courted by the splendid array of penius
anu 'a'eht as Mr. Ricknan cnumcratcs. He saws
mt falnt's lie in London " as Il quiet round OF
philosophical leisure and enjoyment. 1t was oc.
cuPled IN wrllina,-l4 small cpistolary corlespon-
denccs in walking about with me to visi, d0ercu,
friends, occasionally lounging coffee houses and
puollc places, or beng visited by select few
Lord Il Ward Fitzgerald; the French and Amer.
ican ambassadors, Mr.. Sharp the engraver, Rom
ney the painter, Mrs. WoIstoncruft, joel Barlow
Mr., Hull, Mr.. Christie, Captain de Stark, Dr.
tnesIly, DIR. Towers, Colonel Oswald. the walk
ing Stewart, Captain Sampson Perry, Air. Tuffin,
MT. w. Chopin, Mr.. Horne T,oke, &c. were
among the number of his friends and acouaintancc
ana OF course as he was my inmate, the most Of
my associates were frequently his