Volume II Part 32 (1/2)
”The Electoral assembly of the Department of Oise, anxious to be the first to elect you, has been so fortunate as to insure to itself that honour; and when many of my fellow citizens desired me to inform you of your election, I re seen you at Mr Jefferson's, and I congratulatedyou
”Herault,
”President of the National assembly”
At the trial of Louis XVI before the National Convention Thomas Paine at the Tribune, with the deputy Bancal for translator and interpreter, gave his opinion, written, on the capital sentence on Louis:--That, though a Deputy of the National Convention of France, he could not forget, that, previous to his being that, he was a citizen of the United States of Aratitude would not allow him to vote for the death of the benefactor of America
On the 21st of January, 1793, Louis XVI was beheaded in the Square of Louis XV (Letter to Marat)
Thomas Paine was naislation, and, as he could not discuss article by article without the aid of an interpreter, he drew out a plan of a constitution
BothPossibly the second should be to Danton
See ii, p 53
See ii, p 37 sec, of this work
The reign of terror began on the night of the 10th of March!793, when the greatest number and the best part of the real friends to freedom had retired [froainst the assereatest part of the Deputies they wished to sacrifice had been inforer, as,tyranny of soht consummate their horrible machinations They therefore, for this tirees of accusation and arrestation against the most valuable part of the National Convention Robespiere had placed hi Common-Hall, which dared to dictate _laws of blood_ and proscription to the Convention All those whom he could not make bend under a Dictatorshi+p, which a certain nurant hiuilty of being suspected, and secretly destined to disappear fro Thomas Paine, as his marked enemy and rival, by favour of the decree on the suspected was classed aner, was i in Deceton)
From this document it will be seen, that, while in the prison, he was, for a month, afflicted with an illness that deprived hi this illness of Thomas Paine that the fall of Robespierre took place Mr Monroe, who arrived at Paris so him of his friendshi+p, as appears froton Fifteen days afterwards Thomas Paine received a letter from Peter Whiteside In consequence of this letter Thomas Paine wrote a memorial to Mr Monroe Mr Monroe now claimed Thomas Paine, and he _came out of the prison on the 6th of November, 1794, after ten months of imprisonment_ He went to live with Mr Monroe, who had cordially offered him his house In a short time after, the Convention called him to take his seat in that assees in his letter to Washi+ngton
The following two pieces Thomas Paine wrote while in Prison: ”Essay on Aristocracy” ”Essay on the character of Robespierre” [Both ]
This is the bitter letter of which when it appeared Cobbett had written such a scathing review
The letter telling hiainst his American citizenshi+p
Tho letter from Madame Lafayette, whose husband was then a prisoner of war in Austria:
”19 Bruitated by the kind visit from Mr Monroe, that I could hardly find words to speak; but, however, I was,set at liberty, which I thislearnt from General Kiliven me a moment's consolation in the midst of this abyss of ed Gen Kilreat interest in rateful
”Accept, along with Mr Monroe,restored to each other, and the assurances of these sentiments from her who is proud to proclaim them, and ell deserved the title of citizen of that second country, though I have assuredly never failed, nor shall ever fail, to the former Salut and friendshi+p
”With all sincerity of my heart,
”N Lafayette”
On the 27 January, 1794, Thoe of Reason”
Seeing the state of things in Aton 22 February 1795 Mr Monroe entreated hily it was not sent to Washi+ngton; but it was afterwards published
A fewout of prison, he had a violent fever Mrs
Monroe showed him all possible kindness and attention She provided him with an excellent nurse, who had for hilected nothing to afford him ease and comfort, when he was totally unable to help himself He was in the state of a helpless child who has its face and hands washed by its eon was the famous Dessault, who cured him of an abscess which he had in his side After the horrible 13 Bru very sick, he, as in the house, went to bring his own excellent nurse to take care of his sick friend: a fact of little account in itself, but a sure evidence of ardent and active friendshi+p and kindness
The Convention being occupied with a discussion of the question of what Constitution ought to be adopted, that of 1791 or that of 1793, Thomas Paine inal]
Committee [on the Constitution] and Lanthenas translated it and read it in the Tribune This speech has been translated into English, and published in London; but, the language of the author has been changed by the two translations It is now given as written by the author
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In April, 1796, he wrote his _Decline and Fail of the British System of Finance _; and, on the 30th of July of that year he sent his letter to Washi+ngton off for America by Mr-------- who sent it to Mr Bache, a newspaper printer of Philadelphia, to be published, and it was published the saentle to Thomas Paine, is not essential and therefore we suppress it [Missing]