The New York herald., 1849-02-04

Barth-D>y Celebration OF Thomas Paine
The one hundred and twelfth anniversary Of the
birthday Of Thomas PANE, was celebrated BY a
ball and supper, the Chinese Rooms, In this city,
on Monday evening last
Dancing need at nine O'Clock. A out
one hundred and twenty couple participated in the
amusement At twelve o'clock the company ad-
journed to the supper room, and partook OF an
excellent past When the cloth was removed,
the Pres ident Of the evening, Mr. Edward J. Webb,
delivered address the pe and services OF Thomas
Paine He tsi0 hs would adopt the practice OF rhe
priests the occasion ana tsae the following quota
tion IRON Sc Augustus !, toe text of his disco
"The suppressor OF usefui truth 10 ss guilty - the
propsgator Of Injurious iaisshood" "
To minds liberal sbd phiosopntc it must be crafty
ing to witness 20 DIm-ious sAd 20 rs'rectsole ooD
pany assembled, in comme murat,on Of che name and
services Of Thomas Pains Paine moved IN the tms
: that tried mems sous;" author, soldier aud
patriot, but not Of the sunshine character
He served the country adoption usefulness
zeal and integrity aud surpassed by the most
devoted pen Of that Demorsbls Paine was Justly
eulsxised by Ws.hiu glon, Jefferson and Adams; sse
6y the m.ior and niSor worrhss who fought and suf
tered, YET continued the struggle, conquered their
foes, and 0onsummsted our glorious revolution To
know the merits y 1t IL important to under
stsnd his motives; II his Intentions pure his
errors may be readily sxcussd, especially by those
blinded by the mist OF D'gory or lost the Of
intolerance. II We take history ior guide shall
md Paine scc-priDs cuco The very hour OF danger
After piesdipg and reasoning for the rights the
human family, be takes his PSI, ok ana 9uskst and
contends the field for he ted the
closet Finding him con.ists Mt and mis- motives pure
and dsnteretted let rejoice In believing that the
honest and RI hectnY PORTIONS OF msnkind thoushout
Britain and the allied Statos, st this me cesba
ting the natal day Of FhouHs Paine That respectable
historian, Charles Botta thus speaks Of the work Of
that celebrated man. In his history Of our ravo.
luton, he tays: "At this epoon," meaning l776
~tthsrs appeared q writing, over the signature OF
Common Senso' Ana further Gays, mo writer
sr r,nP P0ss,'a IN greater dss.es the art Of
In contemplating the ife and pha uthropy of Paiae
question suggests itself to the OF every Reject
hat. Inv. l. uuho
OF The shameful neglect visibly existing the mass
of this nation r.gssds the Paine our
revolu'ionary struggle? Tne snswer 10 OF easy solution
bis writings were not only against the worms
Of AAngorsft but they exposed the c0ntrivsncy of
only moths who dups the muitieads iviag on the la.
Dor OF others, all CONSUMERS but pr ID uoers
pen OF Paine tns mgnty lever waich moved the
people TO resist oppresslvn. to carry on
and conquer In the cause OF right and exhibit the
European nations u model tepuoiic-8 goyernm mt
sounded upon justice. bert I'd human rights an
one OF the few remaining, Who The the young
American Pb9hix tr, ia The colonial ashes first she
huttered she and her example and sire myth
give encouragement The slave bound people OF dis.
tnnt lands to milious suffering uud.r de,notio
rule, the remnants OF tyranny rus asage, rem
1ante Of feuda ages Ii not my ton TO set up
justification every in the life of II. .t usrri
GUS man. whore memory are met to celebrsts, but
shall still endeavor to shsw that inister pur poses
can BE- discovered b, his propsgstiog either his
political or theological opinions Tns year l773,
In the history Of the word, will never b. for.
gotten. In January OF that memorable year, Coa-
from behind the veil OF oDscority and like Aurora
Boreslis bis brightness spread and his fame caused
thrones to tremble in tar distant lands. Aud whst
holds history in ssuembru with the
erection of model republic, the establish OF go-
vernment and whatever is is now, may dege nerate
to, was founded by The most abs and worthy men on
the pure principles OF liberty and justice. Nor will
the name OF Paine their asstsnt forgotten until
revolution is obteraJe from re- cords OF time
Fellow citizens. ye are well aware that persecution for
opinion has been in practice frou olden time. So.
crates and Seneca put death for avowing opin.
10pBtSvCfhDI6
vailing supersttion In tims the prsten dsrs to
the practice of charity have saud&zsd with severity
the Dory and winnings of Thomas Paine and for
what caUtef For the manly duty of exposing and
showing to the world the arr and avaroe of tne pup
and the throne! Let me nsk regards his theolegi-
vsl opinions. what wsS bis crime? His opluions
those OF Pytnagoras OF Plato Of Bolpgbroke, Gibbon
and Hume; they the opinions Cf Jefferson aud
!Frankl,n and more than probable, Of Washington
nreif In word, Psine's CRIME In the eye Of priest
hood was this 1t was and still is with the clergy,
crime TO disbseve, but the sin is In propa-
eating sepuns nts inmical cloth Their motto
psy the servants of the LORD spare the pen stay the
tongue, 70 Dublin Castle tor there LIVES giant
despairl Paine Engiishmxn by Iirtn was republ-
in principle and ~ Proor OF this or his ana.ngn
thecooniss he percevsd by sfsw months residence In
Phiads phia that The complaints OF the people called
aloud for redress He quickly perceived tAat the 60
vsInment England and the people of England were
as opposite other the dsvouring wolf IL to
the unresstiDg lamb His nseive prejadces were dis
oH ,ns coiopists sssinss ,Ss iron arm Of Enssnd-
against over ing governmene-a cynastJ Ioano-
"a by conquest and continued by fraud Paine OBJ
esrv.s tn at In les best state s but
neceetsry ev-in it's worst state, inteersbs one.
And such is, at present, the government OF Eng
land our mother country Let cali your attention
to the acts OF government under whion many call
themseves free born Ensshmen; let US Just glance at
ferng people Of Irespd. Tbere Ia conjunction with
church which the 0f the people sepise, oppres
sion at IT'S greatest possible height there, patriots
like Paine are persecuted, even unto banshment and
death and theirs and thor frend
being sentenced TO be drawo aud quartered Have
you heard that any of the Episcopal ciergymsn have
opened their lips against tue government In that
dltrsoted island! / think may answer no. 1t has
been truihfuiiy raid by The iussrious Hobbes that
religion war the supertition in fashion, and that
perstiton ths religion out OF fashion," History
pre,e nts una. proof where religion
the mind and the priesthood aoq uesces with the 60.
vernment. huch union 10 always pernloious foor,
Ireland she feeds two swarms OF devourinS
locusts-tbat OF their choice devUur all their PEN
and that II tneir hatred abstracts their grounds
Now let US consider . more cheering subject: IL 10
. fixed and philosophical opinion, proposated oy the
ojons of science VINO have ology that
revelation as pretended stands in absolute contradic-
ton it's and consequently IL uutrue
IL propagated by the priesthood whose actions
r. through lite often show they are not real believers
the doctrines they pre.oa However In.s may oe IL
fyical disc ,veries spreading far and wide AT q
meeting in the CITY OF YORK, England some Two or
three years ago, which meeting was called TO discuss
geological su bjects and assembase OF scienti
10 men with prinsiipg OF the liberal nd learn
cd clergy, there, in tpte OF the opposition OF the
venera6 bic Dean York. the wallis we're made to ring
with raptuIous joy for the geoloSists assembled re-
nounce their +pdity and exultingy de-
mspdtd n ons of millions Of sars for tho region and
range of their soisD,hc ipquices And it's good for
socty that there bold spirits who overstep the
limits which and education fix to the opinions OF
men in every -tate Of society Ladies and gentle men,
the day we have assembled to commemorate has not
been usSered by the of or the roll OF
musketry. 10 1t because Thomas Paine did not per-
form his share in promoting the overthrow OF an old
tyrapnics govtrnm MT that goaded our people Is II
because he did not ebdeavor TO establish net and
independen mt government! Is 1t because ne hsd not
honesty of purpose and clesrness Of uadersta
Or is 1t because the clearnees Of his mind, and bis
fearless determination enabled nun TO expose 20 the
world tho nfamy and craft Of kingy the
cophtry Of priests, and their shameless hypocrisy
Having noticed the ardu and useful lsbors Of the
Departed worthy we are met to commemorate, will
add q few philosophical ideas, which trust will square
with the primo pies propogsted by Paine All who are
capable of snaly zpg their de will easily discover
that they posess the slightest ion of either mat
ter motion but what is drawn from nature, rs they
in he order O. NJ ntersl things, Thounh