Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-08-07
PROM TIE LONDON AND PARIS OBSERVER.

A Native of the United States, resident in Paris
was lately asked by French friend man of let
tiers, for his ideas, in detail, of the passage in the
fourth volume of the History Of the Girondish
which touches his country. He soon furnished {
copous manuscript This having been handed tc
u.s. we print il nearly entire, because IL appears 10
us worthy Of general attention rechfying error
and indicating historical truth
PARIS, JUSE u, ls47.
The Journal des Deats of the 9th of June contains
nunicaoa addressed to NJ LAMARrISE, and signed by
an American citizen in which is stated manifold mistake Of
that author in the History Of the Goasts, concerning the
agency of Thomas PAINE. But my countryman does moi
show the whole of the mistake does he eucdate
of the important questions connected with
mention the works in French from which NJ de Lamaine
might have obtained correct information Having looked into
several of those works. and various American historical pro-
ductions tempted enlarge than the American
citizen has done the life and situation and character
Of Paine II may be well examine besides, the alega
lions of NJ de Lamarne that Louis NVI had covered the
cradle Of American liberty with French bayonets that Louis
cmancipated America &c. The American gentleman ex-
presses his conviction that Nj de Lamartne conscen
touy with the religious good faith of the historian No
one will accuse NJ de Lamartine of having written what he
knew be false but, in the historian concea'0IsaeSs and
religious filth mean something they imply that he has
taken all possible pains be correct in his statements and
comments Several OF the eclamaons before made in the
Paris journals prove that this always the with
NJ de Lamane and in the present instance he does
seem have consulted any authentic American French
sources of knowledge. He remained in ignorance of
the biography of Paine, whose he does not
write accurately and he chargeson the ground merely of
Panes letter the Conventon-with extreme ingratude,
the alone, but the whole country of which he
that the enr0y apostle, and sag-capacties in which
Paine recognised, appeared any where
The Americans have right complain that NJ de La
maritime thus lent his authority charge of national ngrati-
ude which has been often preferred and believed France
without and Fenchmen not devoted to the
regime may object to the appropriation in behalf of Louis
XVI that favor and that aid the American Revoutiona-
~ cause which were DUE reality, generous sen-
Of the French nation, and to the political calculations
of the government of Louis XVI will first speak of Thos
Paine, of whose life little is remembered in France Two
copous biographies of him in English, and the
authors of hem Cheethan and Sherwin having been his
intimate acquaintance, be trusted in all their details
The outline which shall proceed give from other
likewise. ...
PAINE borne in Englandin 1877. He was originally
q maker, then a grocer exciseman
baccons He manifested early fondness and talent for
authorship slful pamphlet from his pen the excise
obtained for him letter Of introduction Franklin, who
the period of its date the agent of the province Of
Pennsylvania in London. Franklin advised him try his
fortune in America. Paine embarked accordingly and
rived the province in the year IVA The letter of intro
ducon in the eighth volume of the edition, by Mr.. Sparks,
OF Frankns works. Il represents Paine ingenious,
worthy young man, who might be useful printer private
tutor. Paine formed connexion with the editor Of journal
aud he succeeded in every respect He sided zeaousy with
;he Revolutionary party and published pamphlet entitled
nf
Lutte and final separation from the mother country This
proved highly useful The utility and merits of another pub
lie performance, series of political appeals entitled The
Crisis also felt and acknowledged by the Revolutionary
leaders. Franklin, who returned America in l775 was
supposed have assisted Paine of his best political
essays In the eighth volume of the philosophers works.
cited above, there is letter introducing Paine General
Charles Lee, after the publication of the tract Common
Sense The recommendation quite moderate :-he is styled
the cputed author of the tract but Franklin adds his
belief that he the true The Americans recompens-
ed him literally. Pennsylvania bestowed him five hun
dred pounds Congress three thousand dollars and New ork
Of land Congress appointed him clerk secretary
Of their Committee Of Foreign Affairs Sas Deane with
whom W. de Lamarne to have COMPOUNDED Paine had
been March, l776, by Congress Paris for
neIca and political purposes, and had incurred suspicion
about his of the secret supplies granted by the French
Court Paine charged Deane with frauds, and in so doing
dvuIged and by this breach of he incur
red the dspeasue of Cvngess, and lost his post secretary
As this was an epoch in Paines life, and includes a curl
specimen of the and policy Of the French Court
be permitted quote the subject the French trans
laon Of the Life of Norris well executed by NJ Gandas
Lamassadeur irancas ugca necessaire de prende
de Ia declaration de PANE lie roi de France cst
paix epoque PAngieterre publ
qucuent qu' envoyat dies colonies nsurgces
cca accuser sa loyaue. Puts yenat dune
-rSnnuc pour fae parte dc pubuu
VI Gerard pensa done qu'ee mcritat de fxer attcno
Congrcs, ct ii pre- requcte Get efe Paine
par deyant la Chambre, quill cat pautcur de Ia
publication Lorsqu ut retire discua pusieurs propo-
stions teuant dccarer que accusation etat ausse
de Ia France que lie ecrcare DIES aares etraugcres de-
Wait ctrc mmcdaement congcdc settlement pour Favor
poce, mas pour avOr vioc es Sermens publan
DIES extrtis de correspondence sccrcte qusle.'
From this period Paine suffered much in his personal con
slderaion among the Americans. Franklin, have said
returned from England TO his country l775. He lent
much Paine he could under the new cir
cumstancc Paine having constructed moderof bridge
conceived that be might succeed with in Europe. He M
embark until 1857, when he sailed for Havre de Grace
He bore letters Of introduction from Franklin Maeshefbes
the Duke de Ia Rocheoucaud and other high personages
who might him patrons of his model In the tent
volume Of the philosophers works, there letter from hin
10 Franklin, giving Of his reception and of hi
the patrons. This his first risH 10 Franc
Where could W. de Lamaine have learnt that he com
6E TegGrGS Bar e Roi eleven years before He then
10 England where he wrote his famous Rights If Man,
answer to Burkes Reflections on the French Revolution
This production Of Paine Great Britain, and f.
the United States All the sound principles and just view
which contains belonged the American political code, r
stituons aud literature long before his Indeed there