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flatd in. Arftttuce.
Mrf-T .f0' tf5:- lllbT-aaAmericaxianda Frenfch Ci4 ifas umiecefli toJurerlard it mithMl ta mvdrthAhU nw. ffirtfe.tt.
"",?-i: -r..' . - '. . .
t . i . , i . . ..... r, .
t ncracea- mr fame to addfelj Tiis
'fix "cxtraordiriaf f Metr'ttil thf Pdbple'
of the United Statesit fees toe high
tim at - leaft, to difclofe to; the world
thc'effeawhicif this mates' general eon-
PtDaucefl uppji pur pepplejever;
pjPftl caa fe actuated ty
qoth4plwgj&9i?i
Uftrvhich every one cpmphiriipun hii
:c6nyerfauon.-My.;opmions
-fftSPP h-oan. words and Works, and
u)on a; knowledge. of the political and
ireifglom creed of our native A rneiican
, R!pub(licans fiftce fdvenry.fix-it; has
been my . pride W be btte this M I
5.1 ' " wt;, 10 .ione as oar native
luf tuary coliid glut hit paffjon fpr revo
uuons ,l He. had been by turns ari Eh-'
Iilhr-an 'Amencanwand a French Ci?
en,? biit id mtich- did henrefer tfie
U tnat be AononT tfteie' toftinhaT Iprnf.
uc vvuu taking. a jtear-.Trom ims um
na Itand did he look on: without-e-
otion, and withefs the" ihbckiria mafla.
clcs ot Tthete horrid times ' Rut tohen hW
coueague, the tyrant Robefpiere, . had
ufiirpei the power over tho Guillotined
aru declared 'that it was the triteteftof
"America to amft Iaine,' then ! and not
rhifenes 61 Frahfcev and has dwil damrer t
PobrTom has exertedialj lis.:fbphntry
Trigic Comedy, butit wont do 1 Evefv
mat muft afk wKy did he go to France
at aji r ur4wny; did be remain there aK
ter.obefpiere's execution ?. There can
be bit one anlwer; that to the firlt hisi
priowas too much gratified to part with
byqj the, by was not requifits) might have;
peen expreiieq in vtyy, tew words.. ;lt
was unneceflary toJnterlard it with ful
fdmc compli ments. i
-Doctor Baker Ibeaks bfirhePrefid'ent's
ietterasVbein-iitarjn)
f KrtWit was publiftied befdrfi Paine left
irancct. Off his afrival here did Mr.
TclFerfon expref anydifapprcab'bnit
Pairie's; thus gi virig publicity ;to ihe feu;
ter, or to any of tftofe infamous wr itings
and ;afeaujdpived fxindplw-.whicji'.jiiM
gracedhis correfpond'ent t J3id hg ven;
trat; him ; with Tcoid indifference or- tnejp e;
formal refpeclr,Nb. Paine Had no; been
Jbali an hp'ttrv.G6rg7p
the Prefident'a Secretary was difoatched
to ; enquire ai tsr his health; .and td attend
to bis accomtuodation."., Mr." Lewis ivast
almoJt ConUanrly engaged for fevetal
days mberforming the-Prefidential hb-!
wors to Paine; ifi: mewing himnth Ci
4iiu procurjng loagings ror even tms
"SlArfnl:w'7,dte rene hk .forrrfernjoy- backed as it" was by thewhblc weight of
infidioVs-doclrihea they avow ! Revoln
tion is this rhahs darling pailion IHis
. lnenaoie vanity ana . arrogance has ton
' ftanty intruded bim. into fcehes of con
yul6onrand it we could believe his fan:
aticdcribblersj heicontrouls tha detlfcif
w.thepbliticak world K'&rX'
; Not iatisrled with- this ?iJeaf intfohanet
upoiT. politics," Jie has filsKd from- de-
. iHicai -iyrMf. .v a iormer ,age, . the
hacknyeJ doctrines of infidelfijn hopes
au im.pi uAutnriiuaniry,' tna lweet
; ef, confolation; of; mankind ; ,He has
donimore-ie; has let i ud a.ftaadard
for. iritidelky to rally rounds and aVpre.'
loian, jtwi muHnuuc 10 ntu tr trim ? in
his-ge ibt Reafertilie haUviled the fe
; I Iigion of bnx ptmfryrHri his ' letter to
.Mtt?v IX V.4x"t?1c - irauncea flis,
ipjuduf.t,, rJLiui vt; iiiaiK vQl j . t flat
nons-oi an unprincipled reyolutiofiilt i
0,Wi vigilant, and enlighteied -govern
j nwui.wiw-irowH;upon nis aiiorganizing
anairaciuus impertmence and Die peo
ple; will cry out with oneoice, ; uway
with fuch foreign milcreants pa;$ has
. be-towardsWafW
imd GaJltrtder has been a Paine to Jef:
!fTp t;turri;thisrfeiiW
tiOjh in, America, he wfenf to Europe I f
wpuldjk for. what pnrpoJe If he reaM
ly cpniidersd hmafclf . an American citi-!
zqhy ..why did t he , de kntbfo favourite
coujttffidw.hel'- his tmma
culate energies- time when thj ton
lhVUtiori -was .in. the infancy of experi
ment? He has" never:dared to fay, he
was.fcnt-by ihe gdvernrxfeTrt'as' an agent
, of any.kindj'-alrhQ he has tile audacity
tocunplain, that the Executive did nor
claini' him when fee was" jeopardized in
Frant'e byhis tfWn -folly! No-the ac
tual caiifc; of hiVleaving this; country at
' thai : rime was the very Iam6 which; bro'f
hint" hersi hi ; th fttfk? inltance ;-toi
partake": in mere flvalutions And -io
this i 'morernesif ve "feehii own maxim'
veHfied; ,Hhifr-every: yjics his a vittue;
.oppofed tcrir7 fcrlb'iobn'aj our govern-i
ment arTumed h:lha pt "of, virtuous ene'ri
gyhe Ihfufek' fr6ni'--itjri terrdrs and haCJ
tened infohe -vortex of turopean in-!
famy;.1; I U4 .Kighfs of Man addrefled to
the Pebpje "-fit: Englanoof the .fame ,
. compleidon---4t :j urihingestli? ';funda
mental principles of American indepen
dency!,The natural .right of every natii
!.ru ;.iT...-- t' ' r '
vju loKwanwcu wimouc roe interieri
f hcebf-ftranuer. r It -coeff tofrrnHhA
foundation upon which every well reguf
- political ihftitutiofl builds its hope
ot tveaith, peace and happinefs ,' ByitiN
tiriir uo'dtfeoritent
; 5y aiarminglhe feaf s of tW credulous
: r-b;; rnifreprefentirig the motives! and.
-aaionsf-men in oower. rand Kv ihi.
1 means diTplace thofe whotn a majority of
gectarea inalltw their
ralerf
. wbiphgo ro- produce civil war li his
vas .Paine s employment ? in England !
.and. Oh I fad to tel!-vtAIIi thiiwl
.nxotte ,was bufily Employed, in ;;difV!
KnUtT tlls fudden cUTappcarance
hJSgrates would .have .prefented
iftim witn one -'Of thi nitKn. Kvijr
a m.viuuick i- iiQm lounq Aug
Mud would nof do fo)Khfinana;he
mehti;' while the fame fceiies wilre plays
'Jg oyer again, and '.he courd not brjng,
hunfflf to-part with fudvuiCte gra-
afi&fipriK-iBut ihark-;'meBUeman
No ftonerrha4: Ponaparte, flopped .the
reyoIiitibnafT'exceueSi and there appears
w fcpthmlike law &g6fp,el in France,
we finahinii whining to ow generous'
and humane executive, fr : leave to te-:
turn, m ai government veflbl br which
he wotld be protefted againfl Britain
whereliis life-had been forfeited, -and
enable him toot to leave France unmo-'
Jelled, t But fecurc this' debarture
more certainly, and wjth fo'me ; eclats
which his Jittle.fbul iialways Danfine
"te.r, fitpublybed ( -wrongly trnnJlfUd) the
Prefidtt's letter pt 'prmiffion written in:
i uc coi jrvtuuuuciicc.gi oia acquaintance
a nu ., uui mis man avau ; nimte Ji , ot an ,
ndecordus:. nub!
."world" to executive patrenage. JvMr
lefFerfoffs enemies- have i lei zed the!
golden opporfunity: & charge hint with
iiuvotauuK au.inc crimes 01 tnis eeteit
ed mbnfter ! Altho' the Prefident will
feel no fqrt of uneafmefs at this twilled
inferenceamong the numberlefs others,
y cv uic ij leuua iu uic auminniraiion can
not fiirTer A Tom Paine. whb has" canM
the climax of iniquity, t6 intrude him
felf irito our republican fea.-we dif-;
claim theaffociation and dclpife his prin-'
ciples He has had" the prelumption to
place himfelf (uninvited) .in the front
rank ot our party J And our adverfaries
rejoice, becaufe he is the hire inftrument
to'do us injwry ! , Ihe republicanii'm of
Americans is as oppohle to this man's
doctrines, as h vice to virtue ! M know
that mine IS. and I -believe from evtrv
thing 1 have heard and feen; that fuch is'
he umverial fentiraent. . - ' , - .
1 'I cm DearStry t; .
" k WU.LaiVl"BAKER; "M
asv:ii refpecla the-
whcK fpokfe firiV rehilf piT
iyi, it. he had the -.happaa?1 '
ttUUtAL'lli
tdiinderltwnri hn nwn mrtftif!.w! are
fure he liid better luck-thanV'ltT',rl9ft .
who heard hiraTi Ard if hfi wasiabfc 4
convince V'taAlf. of ihe innwcnW-anda-.
.bility tr 41 riwGallatin we r'.4fraid
jtba br ia mt only "pssrfon on - whoavhi
fpeechpr j)ddced thedefued effeclifUne
.things hoWcVeri. is Wery-ii n - arid tat '
i$V that jM r, ft ajndolph rould not,' . tx
tlni fnii! him:; fini'f'.rtWf.'wthaf hart .hJX
come of 1 1 4,600 dollars.v-which' hadt
y, ana or
foi
The 'aBove'ettcf
incjptes alhd condu
princu
CS .the natut.fedinSs thehbhcia inde
pendent fentimenti of an yeric4n. "We
enrmot, however fuljfcribe'. to the.opihi-';
on, that the Prefident" is untarnifiied
ith tlxeirrelfeioTit, envious and tingrate '
;fui:;'prjnyps-iof?hrfritnd Iine.- If
Uoctor; Baker will feaeh the repofitdry
bf his Own hblpm; -he will find nothing
there,. ta'Omtiry : Mr. Jeffeflon. Hie
Doflor - feels indic-n?m at rhe irefllefs.
tuVbulerit jJpirity-.which. would felet he
world in arms, and draw from the bjeaft
" of man every fource of coAfolatipn. : f S:
. fourhs'ith'e ?mah fr orn. hia4bcietyf who
cofJssat religion,, reviles - the gr eateft or
nament, the moft munificient behefaaor
of ur-country.:This 'is natural! It.is -Ainerican.
r But do we find-anyithing-jilc
1 ihirin the cond cjlTcff the! Fr'eiident J
Dovve nof find hini'in' the habif bffreV
quent arid familiar' c'orref pondenceT with
Paine ?W9uld bctbr, er, dd this ?
The PfefTdent dbes nor merely ilve him
, 'tntmljion to ; come, to thr country but
comp imients rum on ins ' " ufef ui la&urs,
appJa.uds his conduct, addreffes him with
the' confidence and f amiliarhy of friends
fliip, on the'ftate'of partiesinithis conn
tryif an4tfer?him. to $ Mwwi- 'ot
Congress, for fuhher information' "ori
.that head; iDid this in the' R-efident ,
feern like" ;difappfoba;tif - Dbe nbf
this iwhikTl' Kli'rvfr.kTVi" 'a -t
uief ul tnerkUad parU2 tnere pi
Prefidential infl uence4 Therevere mi
ny who thiiaht and alec! as ArrierirJms.'
arid would not receiveuch an inmatg as
Paine. .The ilay after Paine's atrivah all
thePrefident. Thisfainiliar and ealy in
tercourie was "keDt : un bv thefe- Jovtno
friends, and Paine was almoft -rrVift'-Trf
cuefi at'the tahlf? nt nnr ("!h
the fucderTor -and profefling'frlehd'o-
tXrl.rot-M. iriullk' j:iwj ti ' iL". .
headg of the'departm"eits, 'and all thole!
in ana appuc yvamington; over whom
the Prefident had any influence. Vilh
alijthefe faQs 'ftarjg Us in the'face;can"
that there is a cordial fnendfhiD fubfilt-"
ing between Mr. lefferfon and Paine.
larity.of . their religioui and political i
orihcinles ? Thffii ar'f' no rlnnhf minxr l
;ai&neft men qf the democratic par hr, who
with i Dbilor Baker, " flifdaim: the
iwiaiwn iiuuueipne met principles?, ox
Paine. But this is no proof that vtheir.
lentimentsr accord with thofe of the ko-:
: ' .,- rry , . r. .- .' 'w
vcnimerri 1 ne-variance oetween pw
feifions'and aftiorrs; baween 'principles
and -pracTice, 'has become foJ fami liar?
withonT-ru!efs;:thafv:ifceaf!jii'1
"artd his brbhnr.d brinciDles.fmm an anVJ
ious dehre to approve, freouehilv fuffer!
inemieives 10 oe-iea away:. nytne molt,
ffimfy pretexts, tnd'b'atd afffrtiohs. .Xet
any man hy afide hi prejudices, arid
dalmiy r'efleft on the conduct of Mr. jef-
ferfoh and hispatrictilaf friends and de:.
pendants, atad then fay that ;they have
oeen enureiy unrnnuencea nv t ie iinn
uiviauai coma nave -attracted inch
dnous and refpeclful atrcption, greyer
fhan any man in the United States- fiver
experienced from our prefent ruTers wiih
bwt his having gained their eflecra i and
admiration-T 'fhey could hbthavcm
t "r l j motive cBuia they then be directed but
:1I enough to tal of- iX4;ooo - r j
aifeaWaT,arid nard ' , . 1
afterV.Bu tfmfcMm h
loye We will carir this ouelion home.
by afking Doftpr Baker, if any thing
wpnld have tempted him t6 a'd the lams
part ? We readily undertake to aj.fw.cr
forihi rii, : No, Wh y Becaufe idtlpH
ed the" man and his prilicy. What
theii but love and refpeft could have in
fluenced the conduct of thofe who atled
differently.' ' - .
Tlje.f ll ncnig pcrtinrnt reranrS: . in ihe FrWii-k-T vi
J'JernlJ on Mr. GruwoM's Resolution, vliirh ha4 t r its
obj.cr ilie mvesiiga.n.n ot Mr Oai(aiiiv's Report; a -id
.which w published r.me time sncf, . re too ValuaUc
to b: sullcrcd tj expire Li a single najw: l'
In this days paper we conclude the de
bate on the teflution propofing an in
veftigation of the report of the comraiL
fioflers of the Sinking Fund. ; 'ITie reply
of Mr. Grifwoid to" Meflrs. arfdolph,
Nicholfon and Smith,cannbt be read
with too much attention ; nor do we
wifh our readers lightly tojpafs over the
fpeedhes of Democratic members. ; If
their remarks are not attended to, it may
berhats befiiDDofed that much was laid
in defence of Mr. -Gallatin. But if they
are carefully rrufed, it will be obvious,
that no one.: fa&' nor.' argument- was ad-
diiced by the friends': of the " G tntHtft:
wmcu lenaea m any aegree 10 cxcuipate
thcAdcretary of th? TreafuryiV? ,Gn the
; contradiaory flatements oMr; Gallatin
taicftii trnm thft iri?auirv- an(
he Ipxpcnciture fort of ac-
couat nacpeen rendered oy tnrueatoee
But the gentleniaa cbhfoles hjmfeif, and -MdeavbTi'
: f 6 "conloltf.'the 'people,?'-
trifle, arfd'of no canfequence io jthclfo -hited
States. . He, was allohilh'ed 'that
fafmall a iW (d 1 1 4,tod fallatf ' fbouWiQ
pear mahtuttted iirm the .tdpntttt ef)'
it is faid to be the fafhio'n to tali tat her. -
form'supm money Watt ers-ttinay. per
haps do wi
dollars as d
ly worth-Ibokihc
confefs that e. ari n6t fncliueit Wl hihJd'
altogether fa lightly pf thefhi-f ; i6x a
dollars oidd mae fevefipeppre'tole '
rably rich ( '. ; '' . v
.U-It would ibe .a right haadfonje tapitau -
fpr a manio ra upQnX v
very conyerfient; 'fai gobit ininy demou
cratic mercmnts,' niWha Dawied 'pretiy
Jondlytbr.Mr;;??efetomU
Gallatin to receive frOintheTVeamty
114,000 do lars- without mrceft fw-a. '
year or twb : la. thattimev ''if iheyeret'
.Jucfmciit fot tun- would bemad,
and thej 'gbt even retarn the iamet
the? at rtfitt btame ndiftheVwere?U
ufiforfuhare, or" mould tiki itiri their!
cob U but look it, and the people ?&&M?&
think.nothin! : of paying; jOTa' v:
as Mr. Rand )tpH;e;a)!s. itbverairn
So much for 4r-Randolph, Mi. N!.
cholfon feem d reallydifpQCsdto explaiii ; "?
theacccrnnts,! 11 he ; had known how.
Bi(t; Twatsta lubiecl f arher above ms
irntGeneralnab Vof BalrSfioHWIl
deedalbmAed'rMtjMeflr Kan-
dolph-and; Niclttulte'ii i ;
to anfw 'tMdiiufiik.z
ticvtis that wer. aildBar ie.JpA
pened,-,that,w latGfatSraUh.terjtn
efJbtij"-' s a 'prarationfiverat - .
weeks j aided all thetinV- by Secretary -Gallatinv
; Anil truH;?ilwa8 fioidi faA:
.aftonifh j heGneral trif : f
lpaceoi iimej ivir.1 iNicrnonrmouiii oc
ablee "to fatwi- th6mffiht'tt
fide of the.acuritsrpfmightait
ken another,'. rhanT; iife;tim; tfcvgdt
WWv. -,Bat yet, it rs;ayfertaiAaato
MrrichpUontafieV'j'eV
dviT did dilcovei that ineothmTilTdneAs T
were; to take lottiojiv''" '-'
which they had drawr fyi6iri
ry,: inliead.of Jts'bfinR charged tp ;leir
'Miti(,$ti thatiaccrdirigtQ MKj-'
chollos's calcuti'tl5h- fecretats Gallatmir .
a'ftayfeing rndrn .the TreafuryVvbc;-"
uojlars, and rChdt:rtngicraccount pf the
expenditure, ubuldbeehtitledt if;o6o ,
'dollars m6re,; merc for having done Id, v
But U happened, unlfitkfly forrMr.'-Ni c
ch6Uc,;ihMr; Grilw
fom e1j)g 'moev about 'thefe ; rnattierF ',
f hn.bed;d c'lleaed ,hiillikend:. ;
Correciedhis c tlculati6nVMr Ni?hql-foTji'fpeech-
lid flX J&iorii rucii
mend the SecetaTj; report eneral :
Smith rappeardd tthial.lfiatOahefa'''::,
knew quite as 1 hueft of ihi bu$nefs as.hei
aiiwIrickoa and
rnflead of fpe
Mr.'Gairatin
cohli deration,
felfand theH
talking upon
hefted with 'tli
firing abou't;theyrep.ort of '
which wa3 then -tinder :
the Ge6rani$diurn'-
pufe bl RepWentativfis to.
ther.lubjeets nd '&y 6h- ' -
told them jhe had btr cotmilted :y i:
Mr, Wolcottf-lfoW his- advice wis 4fokrHl
lowedhow much hw.;neaf gec'r
for.his bills ch HolTaaSaiid how cun--'-ninly
citizttl .GaiKtihraddlf
his fcheaiesi dftfei Ohad talked r )
about every fot' half dotlatf h
it would:ha&beenou!rnucl
purpofe, as ffiffKnll.he-
couMtiothen,1pefbH
Genefal".(e4nedtb:..thmfc
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acconiita of
he Secretarf; ftmifihthay- 1
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greater, blcurxty. . A3. tcy , Mf.
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