Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-03-07

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MISERABLE FATE OF AN INrlppt IN
lowing painful narrative, which wo o,a uc ID
the last number oC the N. Y. Exprcss 'Py iron
warning lesson, which, we trus, ,' G;ono'1N
qIeep INTO The hearts of the rising general, s0t
L9R Joaraai. o-"''"on,-
TIE SlOGRAPllER OF TOM pANp
Among The irequenters of Talnmorv u y,
the Sunday meetings of the Inidels. u "aI At
yer, up TO yesterday afternoon. has hoo. 0ar'
constant Inns man, many four reador. 'uC l
recoIIoct, was the bosom friend, associ,,. VIII
biographcr Of Tom Paine AT his hon oG e ond
died; and on him the moral mamie ~ oIae
great apostle of inddeliiy fell 1t was ~ ve
that youched for the correctness of gt't,er
and the happiness Of his death. IJo 'lic
eigaty-three years of age-almosl 5o % now
nearly blind; filthy even TO disgu.t in and
sonal oppe0ranco-and was at Tammon," Y Ia''
on Sunday, shiyerng with cod--hisc o&. ''ai.
Irags,--friendcss, helpless, houseles, 'T,V' al
hand he had a number Of printed p,. - us
which one Of his brother inGdes had 6,o, aya''
to him, 10 the following purport: ''"l
This is to certify that the petitioner W..
t,iam Carver, is now eighy-three year,oJ W." VII,
| in very destitute condition, &c. The ,n 'a'
est donation thankfully received" '"''
Carver is we believe at the present linn,
President ofthe society Of ''lnoral phiIonhI"
phists," who hold their rcyels at ro" ,n,"o.
Hall, who are this week to meet ia coo ,i'a'!
Tom Poine's birth day. The phiIan,bronSy,r' y,
infdcity in this case, as it has been in lio VI
sand others, is clearly read in the history d.
Carver The orticlebelow vii convey mora,
not soon to be forgotten.
Reported for the Daily Express
A PMsoN scENE--About 6 O'Clock last or,
ming, wretched, hoary-headed, poverty s,rirg
en- individual, named VIM. Carver, was bronr5,
in by officer Wadron, whom he said he 6,i
found begging about the streets, and in a sl,l,
of utter destiuton. The wretched man u.,,
so deaf, that it was with difficulty the cause al
his arrest could be explained to him. Mr.. Jo,
Iticc Merit stated TO him, that he felt if \ dn,c
incumbent on himself to see him comfortably
provided (orj and for that purpose he Shout
send him for six months to the Almshoasa.
The old man on hearing this, broke out il
the whole magistracy the city. slam" sale
he, ''lhe bosom lriendSof the great Tom Paine
THAT was--and too was his bogUphcr No
Iall the combined powers of hell, earth an
I heaven, shall deprive me- OF my liberty II
die before I'm shut up by any Of ye," An
then in tones Of submission and intrcaty be,
j, gcd that he might be let 60 till "Wednesday
"lor that said he, sis the birthday Of III
great man Paine my iriend-the friend
mn'
:, To this request, the magistrate, howcyo
would not accode; and finding him inexorab
} he then pleaded that he might go still tome
row, to arrange his worldly affairs" and
tomorrow, )" said he, 'l'll certainly retnrn al
. 90 willingly to the almshou3e," IL will
! words my bond, so do now let me go-you "
! not sure refuse me. I'm now oighy-br
= years and four months Old, have paid tax
: here for forty years, and never harmed ma
? woman or chid-so let me go"
7 All was however in vain. lie was rem0D
2 TO the kitchen of the prison, with orders fro
| Mr. Merritt that every thing for his COMO
his cntreatics for temporary release were
! newed; and finding entreatles useless, he col
: menced with threats of violence upon the kee
t ers and others in attendance. In pursuance
! his threats, he drew from his pocket lar
! slash knife, with which he attempted first
+ stab those around and not succeeding in whc
/ he made the attempt to cut his own throat
+ this however, he was foiled; as he was SEIZE
the knife taken from him, and his person
lectualy secured.