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Beigfan Baron, Anacharsis Clootz. The trjb,,nes
were reserved f0r the ladies, q ruhans RI
ai,a gns1ts and tue hqissiers would 70 and come tc
boxes were tiicd with ladies' Ut fashion. who
spped Ices and ate oranges while the nembnre
oL o. their actlunintance came to salute them IN
vine, US In 4 tap-rpom. N~
43he appcarMlicc Of Thomas patpc at the trib-
; nne; win a roll Of manuscript n his hand ere.
i5 h'5 side stood Dnncat. who was there to trans.
| late th9 speech into French and read
Of se ce,eeratoa as ss far,ses, dec
produced a corpmotion gu tho benches OF lie
3 3Montagns. Coming from a democrat like
uno'nss IN, PaIne man so intimately allied with
there was fear Of their influence on the
Convention. Marat, indignant and furious,
raised TIC point OF order TINT Paine
SHOULD NOT RE ALLOWED TO VOTE:
taaI, being Quaker. his religious principles
NIUE mute MN opposed to the death penalty. 1t
must mus &c said to the credit of the Montagnards
avoe ss12 Of Of onaon 0gdsr received
fr'nn all parts of the hall. and demands mnde
TINT Mara1 should be called 70 order. PaIne
Speech Nas al1x ut permitted M'7s to continue bis
lions from the Montagne. tsa' AZ aa'effnPt inet
I1h.uriot, one Of the most violent and blood
'tn,rsty OF the revoutiontsts, declared that the
AIXs1ase OF tue transiatorwas not the language
OF Thomas Paine. AL this moment Marat rushed
IN En,sb F9 'bue 9,;ad ind violently ntcrruptea Paine
une. he addressed the Conveutiou;
;. :" denounce the Interpreter. l contend that
IT., IT. Is not The opinion OF Thomas Paino It is
wicked and unfaithfui translation
The most vIolcnt exctnmations broke o,t.
drowning tho voice of Bancal, the unfortunate
tn1nfnfeter t111'f n ana creating an indeserbablo
ing condition than PMfnc was at This time
Enough not understanding the language, he yet
REALIZED THE FURY Or TUE STORM
fa Which rased a. around @ hin Stumbling at the trib-
tce!ly ntttred. be- remained undauntod
and 1elf-posscssed during the tempest, The
question hs to the correctness Of the transla don
distinguished member Of tho NontaSne and a
good English scholnr, WIN declared that he had
seen zee the speech IN the hands OF Pane, and that
permitted to Translate the remainder Of the
speech.
This speech Of Paine breathed greatness OF
hoor So S generosity Of sprit md VIII forever
" has always been the ianguage Ut liberty and
Immunity. and know by experience that moth
my 50 exalts y nation as the union Of these two
principles under ail circumstances. He wttfnel
the Convention against doing that which ut tho
moment might. DC deemed an act OF Justice.
nu. M which would appear In the future: only as IN
plcMdS tor the life Of the King:
can assure Fou that his execution would
Pl'auEE Universal uIlltc tlOn IN America, Alu It
Is II! yunr power to spare that 0iflicton to your
best friends. If could speuk the French IuI,-
Ennge would descend to your bnr, and-in the
nnme of all my brothers In America, would
present to you petition to suspend the exccu-
ton Of Louis
There is no doubt that this speech utterly de-
and fro'p TINT time cy,snncncet his relations
with the Giruiltins which added to his uupopu-
unity With the Jaeobins That Robcspcrre
HAD DOOMED HIN TO THE ou11LorlSE
there there is no question, and his life was
tyr7.nt on the 9Th Therlnidor July, l594). In the
exhaustive report subsequently made by Cour-
LOIS. IN The nnme Of tho commission charged
with an examination Of the papers found ut the
house ef Roocspierrc afrer his dcath.'' the fact
IS disclosed TINT q notebook WAS found, all In
bis own handwriting. in which was the follow
SDcrnand that Thomas patne be decreed In ac-
ss snssop f1r the of America as well MS
.tfo1 After quoting this entity in hs repSst the
Paine rather than Others? Is It becaase he has
Though Narat spoke English, and he and
Paine wero colleagues in the National Con-
'yention, thore WAS evidently no sympathy
in hlsFepublcanIsn ns in his patriotism; he WIS
us liypocriticai a. he was cruel At time when
he WIS bawltng in public must Justify tor lib.
Paine one day in tho lobby 1t the Convention,
md said to him sneeringly, in English:
:" And it is you who believe In a republic; you
have too much sense to believe In such
dream
The hostile feeling OF Marat toward Paine was
shown by bis violent and Indecent Interruptions
OF the latter at the tribune during the trial ct
January, 17sk'- The hatred which there cropped
out
SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME INTENSIFIED
nafar,: a, his journal. L'Amf. d. Rsapls
had preached murder aud pfllAge to !.
such m extent that the Convention. q
III sympathy with him. wus obliged TO place him
in accusation and send hin for trial before the
"Trlbunal Criminal Exrruordinaire.:' This
is one of the curiosities Of revolutionary turis-
prudence. afarlt was completely master Of the
situation: violent, aggressive, and impudent;
bunal an Instrument IT attack upon his enc.
mics. and particularly Brissot, Grey Dupr1, and
Paine. The two former were editors Ut the
occasion TO revenge himself on them,
as well as on Paine, for the publica-
glishu1an named Johnson who had attempted
suicide. It WAS alleged thnt having ubjurod his
Country. because be detested Kings, he came to
France, hoping to tinu liberty, but he only saw,
under its mask, the hideons vlsage OF anarchy.
Revolted by such spectacle. be undertook to
XIII himself The article concluded With. wlth noie
the hands OF q celebrated foreigner '-mcnnlnK
Paine. 1t Is as follows:
~ came into France to enjoy liberty, but Ma
rat has assasiunted it. Anarchy Is yet more
crue1 than despotfsul- I cannot resist the
grieyous spectacle Of seeing the triumph Of l1n-
bccilty over talent and virtue"
THIS lNFURlATED A4RAT,
and one OF his objects vas to connect Paine with
this article fl the Patriot f1if1is All this had
nothing whatever to do, RS Pnine well said
IN his testimony. with the accusation preferred |
,gai1lsr Marat- Nevertheless. ul1 the evidence
given on the trfnf, as reported IN the I0tttt<uT,
Is in relation 50 the matter Of this article in the
Patriot Francois. One Samson PeRuet IS called /
Is Witness who testified that tho man johnson !
tcputy to the National Convention, rue Fnu-
,ot1rg Saint Denis No. 90: mat from the read |
ng OF different articles announcing that those /
deputies that voted ion the trial OF Louis) Tor an
appeal to the people would be massacred, his
friendship for Thomas Pntne+ who wa5 Of that |
number, had induced him to attempt to destroy
himself for fear OF being witness to the exc
.u hon Of his friend.
The President Of the Tr1bunal-''ls 1t to your
znowledge that they held conversations ut the
,nuse Of Thomas Paine tending to the belief !
hat he would be nlussucrel?'
Samson PeRnet--'' Yes; it WIS stated that
lara1 had said It WIS necessary 70 massacre all
orcgners particularly the English"
The President, to NaMt--" What answer nave
'ou TO make tn This last fnctT'
Murat-" observe to the Tribunal that It IS
IN atr,ciols cAlumnv. wtckeduess OF the
statesmen to render me odions."
The President, to Samson Pegnet-" Arc you
,ftcu Mt the house ut Thomas Palne, and arc
here muuy people therc?' i.. .
Sumson PGgnct--"t hAye never seen moro