Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-12-13

good lady would for one moment dou
her veracity Or question her testimon
Both she and her husband were Ouak
preachers, and well known and respect,
inhabitants Of New York City. Ingers,
is right in his conjecture that Mary Rose,
and Mary Hinsdale were the same perso
Her maiden name was Roscoe. and 81
married Henry IIinsdale. My mother W;
a Roscoe. Il niece of Mary Roscoe. al
lived with her for some time have heal
her relate the story OF Tom Paine's dyin
remOrse. as told her by her aunt. who W:
witness. She says lin a letter have ju
received from herr, ''he Crom Paine) su
tered feartully from remorse. and renoun
ed his lniidel principles, calling on God I
forgive him, and wishing his pamphle
and books to be burned, saying he .oul
not die in peace until it was done"
(REv.) A. w. CORNELL.
llarpersyille. New York.
You will notice that the testimony G
Nary Hinsdale has been drawing interes
since 1893, and has materially increased
II Paine suffered tearfully from remorst
renounced his lntidel opinions and calle
on God to forgive him." it is hardly uen
erous for the Christian world to flsten tn
f;lngs OF malice in the flesh of his reputa
| ton.
so Mary Roscoe was Mary IInsdale. ant
us Mary Hinsdalc has been shown bv he
own admission to Mr.. Cobhett to hav,
, known nothing of the matter: and as Mar,
liinsdale was not, according to Willie
Hicks, worthy Of belief-as she told :
falsehOod of the same kind about Mary
Lockwood. and was. according to Mr.. Col
lins. addicted to the use of Opiun-this
disposes Of her and her testimony.
There remains upon the stand Grant
Thorburn. Concerning this witness. re.
ceiveel- yesterday from the eminent bio
grapher and essayist. James Parton, the
following epistlc:
NEwBURYroET. Mass.
Co.. Il. q. MgersoN:
Touching Grant Thorblrn. | personally
know him to have been dishonest man.
At the aye of ninety-two he copied. wit.
trembling hand. a piece from Il newspaper
and brought it to The Office of the Hone
Journal. as his o,rn. 1t was who received
it and detected the deliberate forgery. 1t
you are ever going to continue this subject
will give you the exact facts.
Fcrvcntly yours.
JAMES PARTON.
After thiS Won arr, welcome tn Vb.t ,1.-
mains of Grant Thorburn.
There is one thing that | have noticed
during this controversy regarding Thomas
Paine. l., i,aa .i... III
mind has any Christian writer spoken re-
spectfuIly of MFR. Paine. All have taken
particular pains to call him Tom Paine.
Is it not little strange that religion should
make men so coarse and ill-mannercd:
have often wondered what these same
gentlemen would say if should speak Of
the men eminent in the annals of Chris
tianity in tie same way. What would
they say if should write about Tim
Dwight. old "Ad'' Clark. Tom" Scott.
"Jim" Mcknight. '.Bill'' Hamilton. Dick"
Whately. Bill" Palcy. and jack" Calvin?
They would say of me then just what
think of them now.
Even if we have religion, do not let us
try to get along without good manners.
Rudeness is exceedingly unbecoming. even
in a saint. Persons who forgive their enc
mics ought. to say the least, to treat with
politencss those who have never injured
them.
1t is exceedingly gratifying to me that
have compelled you to say that ''Painc
died Il blasplening Infidel." Hereafter it
is TO be hoped nothing will be heard about
lis having recanted. As an answer to
such SANDER, his friends can confidently
quote the following from the New York
observer OF November lst. 1877: ''We
have never stated in any form. nor have
We ever supposed that Paine actually re-
nounced lis Infidelity The accounts agree
in stating that be died a blaspheming Infi-
del" atrr
This for all coming time will refutc the
SANDERS of the churches yet to be.
Right here allow me to ask: you new
er supposed that Paine renounced his Inf
deity. why did you try to prove by Mary
Hinsdale that which you believed to be un-
true?
From the bottom Of my he IT thank
myself for having compelled you to admit
that Thomas Paine did not recant.
For the purpose Of verifying your own
admission concerning the death of Mr..
Paine. permit me to call your attention to
the following affidavit:
WABBsH, Ind, October 27, 1877.
COL II. G. hgersoW: Em
DEAR SIR: The following statement Of
facts is at your disposal. In the year 1888
Willet Hicks made visit to Indiana. and
stayed over night at my fathers house.
four miles east of Richmond. In the
morning at breakfast my mother asked
Willet Hicks the following questions:
WAS thee with Thomas Paine during
his last sickness! p
Mr.. Hicks said: IL was with him every
day during the latter part Of his last sick
ness
did he express any regret in regard to
writing the Age OF Reason, us the pub
lished accounts say he did-those accounts
that have the credit Of emanating from his
Catholic housekeeper?''
Mr.. Hicks replied: '.He did not in any
way by word or action.
Ibid he call on God or Jesus Christ, ask
ing either of them to forgive his sins, or
did lie curse them on either OF them!"
MIR. Hicks answered: He did not. He
died as easy as any one l ever saw die, and
have seen man, die in my time.
WM. B. BARNES.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, Oct.
n, ls77,-~ ~w sWARRES BlGtER,z
You say IN your last thar Thomas
Paine was abandoned of God" SO far rs