, 1880-08-29

| ment. It IS that I an, foreigner wherras tho
| foreigner thus imprisoned was invited Into
bly,. and that in the hour OF her greatest danger
| when invaded by Austr!ans and prussians. He
was. moreover, CITIZEN OF the United States Of
| America, an ally nj France. and not IL subject OF
| any country III Europe. and consequently nor
| within the intention of any of tho decrecs CON-
cesnng nn. a1y } excufr ean can pe e
| Is in power.
~ VIII not intrude on your time br Offering
| ner ia which have expressed myself. request
you to accept 1t with the sincerity with which tt
! comes froCl my heart: and conclude with wish
| ing frlttrntY and prosperity to France. ana
union and hnpptnes5 to her representatives.
"Ctizcns. have now stated to yol1 my s't'1a-
ton, and Gun have no doubt but that your Jus
been deprived. THOMAS PAINE
:: LgxENuouno. Therm'dor y, q year Of the
On tho 18th Therinlor, the day previous to the
date OF painc's letter, as ah,ve, Dr.. Lanthenas
had already
INTERCEPTED IN nEHATP OF PAINE,
by addressing the following lotter 10 Merlin
tue Thionvillel, member of the Committee Of
General Safety" Lanthenns was II great nd
+ m!rer Of Paine and allied to him py tho ties Of
sincere friendship. The fact that he "spoke
English little" seems to hare brought him into
close relations with Paine-
II deliver to Merlin d, Thfonyille copy Of
and III custody since tue decree excluding for
eigters from the national representation.
beginning OF the year rs (old style) under
took its tr1nslad ton before the revolution aglinst
the priests. and it was published in French about
the same time.
"Cuuthon, to whom sent 1t, seemed offended
with mo for having translated this work; still
from any reproach that might be directed to the
author in bis private or political life
~ think IT would BE- III the wcil-understood
interest Of the Republic. since the downfall of
the tyrants we have overthruwn. to reexa,nino
the motives OF tho Imprisonment OF T. Paine.
piled ind sensible grounds e need 10 he related
in detail. Every friend Of liberty, who is sone-
what fniniar with the history of our revolution
with which the dcspots load it IN the eyes Of The
nations and who miSlcad them against us, WILL
hSvs, to s1eh sFoHnds ~
Suspicion asainst It. Paine. have any
having occasionally conversed with that f0refgn-
or, whom the peoples suffrage hud called to the
nationa, nfs a9d because spoke
upon their doubt. then would readily come and
communicate to them all that know about that
II ruquest Merlin dc Thtonvle to submit
these considerations to the co%%ttee !! s,.x.a
:" Therua1dor 18th, in the I'd year Of the French
FRANCOIS LAxTHENAs.
the writer Of this letter, was a doctor at tho
epoch OF tho Revolution. and was elected q
10: the death ot the King, but xed delay Tor his
punishment On the return of the Dourbous be
WIS eape!leo from FRANCE rs a reslclde- ne was
nhne was on tnaI 1atal ltst Whfca proscrIbeds
aug subsequently sent TO the sca1nld. the
y. 1wehty-two '. deputies OF tnat pnrty. strange
us u HaS seeH, nts Haue was stricAen 1Fom Inc
ISL Oh tne mouon OF ina olQodEnlfs1g aarat-
es LTrtsous ,oF "fs % Mste not ves
fher 80 I'D he life. Ia sotd. ;. fanthaToNs
is poor devil, who Is not worth thinking of>r
his bead % md N heart It, Behalf of Thotaas % Pains.
nn6ar ma ~ ,h T'a1I ~ ~ liz ~ S Ei ~ n @
H. I,rhenaa % u,hnsa iattor - 49, 11th r...
,uinr has hee7 r,,o,e;3 nhose W,a 0st nnt -" thz~
Of paine Ia to on eueneedina e4 mnnts NJ sana
,,,st, Achiije Audthtrr ri Calais owe
t,f hfs cnns1itucnts. nddressed rhe fo,low.
1ne letter to Citizen Theuriot. member Of rhe
rp,nmttTee ~ P,,i;,. s,fntv annsaitn1 ~ ~ re
release Of PUNE. Al Robesnierre was then i1ea1.
be was safe in dcnounclng him, particularly to
Hnhnsnierr,. in utt his rr;mes ;rho,rsnt W
''oos'f'eA1e - 0'A n'7 s''O'e'' 1Ae"A'o@
He was the President Of the National
S"tnn e:ery time that to Robesperre M .: atremp1ed
out: "Tu n as pus la parole. Tu a as pas la pa-
roler' tfou hive not the hoor,l:
'>PARfS, Fructilpr ID i'll the I'd year Of the
Republir.-Iu Citizen T2euriot member Of the
Committee Of Public Su}etu.- 4
rnnoa p,na sshn .,a ~ ~ s -1,,t ~ ~ -
ram.in stent n r..o,r,f 1o - MN ~ whn xae n.,e
1;,.a b;,,snlf b,,t VIM dnrtJ 70 coz thnt pnhae
nnrrc ,r,,s - mnns,cr r. he str,,ck otr RE asr r.
mon From thar mnmcnt he hecnns crtn1innl-
the desnof tnnrkeJ hin, ns his rirti,n n,t hin
fnfo nrisnn and du1btie;4 nrenarei for Him fha
rar r. rha scaY,,I 80 w.li as for thnso vns
Ens,r him and wnrs cm,r,1eo,,s nnruvh ~ snaalT
mt ~
=, T., 49, ,:.a,us.-,. .,., -
; ".nu @ - ~, ~ c ~ ~. ctt1su -.
huleIlGA. Ie MAS ta.u oecletatJ ~ tu1 CuttB1Es5
~ lne uspnF1tMeht ol foIgleu aAars uuraug tug
IVY otul1on kie nAs .1.ue nl!tse.i Anuwn ~
EUROPE y MS "Eit'nHSt nnu especiaHy ~
n.s hiHuts ~. MAh. - tac EiectoEsu AsseMuy
one ,no of ~ ronrasontnrjvoa ~ Ihs fnnren+inn
ond oo,nrofsa;,sne., 1ne. ~ rn r. foodnr md ~
form him ~ his ejectinn- un,j tn hrino min, IN
Er,nca hnrdlv nsc"net, ho,nv q v;..fi,n ~ tha
Er"sb Cnr"rnment vii, u:hic6 he was nt nran
,v"E. narforn,.tf mt. neiss;nr. nnd ever si1ca
frierd.bin hss Hi,achei me n Pu}ne This il
nv an.f,r,, for snc,fint- vn,1 fnr hIs liberation
!. cam ,as,,re rt,, yfennssoufatirrs rhnr
a,,nrcc ,rns ,,v NJ, 1ncnns .s.rtst'nsi with fha
imnr;snnmrnr ~ n sfronss ron,nn ~ ifs Isevotu-
Inn piease tn take INV PRAYER INTO considerntfon.
Itnr for Kohcs nicrre's vtlntnv the friend ~ mmn
.yca,li now he free 10 not m.rrnit iht.rrv 1on0rr
tu 500 in rr;snn victim f,f ~ yrt.fch ,Th n liTes
M ,nnr. h,,t hv his crimes. nnd vnr, will add ~
tha nsreern and venermf f}nn Tt.ei fnr n man who
iii so much to suye The country urnidst the
most tremendous crisis of our KeyoIu rion
"Greetlng, respect and hrotheshoood-
ActtiLs.E ACDtHERT, OF Calais,
No: -1o f'ue oe beaecnasse' fauoourx 81 deK"
nalu~