To abridge the memoir, and to incorporate with it a few plain practical observations, suitable for my readers, will be the scope of my present attempt. restored to his situation. In the year 1761, he obtained a place in the excise at Thetford, from which he was dismissed in 1765, for what offence is not known; but he was afterwards We find him acting as an exciseman at Lewes in Sussex, in 1768, where he lodged with one Samuel Olive, a grocer, whose daughter Elizabeth Olive, he subsequently took for his second wife. He was again dismissed from his office of exciseman in 1774, under a charge of fraud and dishonesty. He pe titioned to be restored, but having by this time established the character of a complete rogue, his efforts were useless; and his affairs soon after fell into so bad a condition that all his goods were sold for debt. It is ment and distinction. Here is a man that had Such a state of things is most unfavourable to polibeen a staymaker and an exciseman, and who tical adventurers, who love to ride on the wings of could not get bread in either of those honest civil discord, and are like a ship becalmed, and can make no way in the stillness of national peace and stations, because some portion of character concord. Seeing but little hope, for the present, of The town of Thetford, in Norfolk, has the undisput- was necessary to carry them on, can not only successfully diffusing his principles in his native ed honour of being the birth-place of Thomas Paine. earn a livelihood, but acquire eminence and country, Paine turned his eyes toward France for He was born there in January 1737, and was edu- wealth, by following the trade of a demagogue revolution, which was every day gathering fresh consolation, and snuffed with delight the breeze of cated at the Free School of that place. Of his early history, only a few particulars are known, and political scribbler; because these are em-force in that country. that can be depended upon as true. In the year ployments which do not necessarily require But whilst he was indulging his pleasing specu1759, he settled at Sandwich, as a master-staymaker, any character, but in which a total reckless-lations respecting the progress of "the cause," his to which trade he had been brought up by his father. ness of personal reputation is often the best reveries were disagreeably interrupted by an arrest Here he married his first wife, Mary Lambert, who qualification. And this is the secret of nine he conid have incurred so heavy a debt. It is true for a debt of £700. It is not easy to explain how died the ensuing year. It is said that her death was caused by a premature confinement, occasioned tenths of the political scribbling, and spouting that he was a most confirmed drunkard, and that by her husband's ill usage. of the demagogues of the present day. They the quantity of brandy, which he took daily would pander to the worst passions of men, in order have soon killed any ordinary man; but his diet to enlist the popular voice on their side, that was generally the poorest and filthiest, and he lived they may get the mass of the people to lend character hangs over this transaction, and we are in holes and corners; so that a very mysterious them their shoulders to form a stepping block left to imagine any thing as the cause, that the defor them to mount up to wealth and eminence. pravity which marked his former career will warSuch adventurers abound amongst us; and rant. However, he was committed to prison for the debt, where he remained till released by Clagperhaps their very number operates in some gett and Murdock, American merchants. measure as an antidote to their crafty and The connexion between copious spirit-drinkambitious purposes; for they counteract one another, and get squabbling amongst them-ing and a diet in every other respect, "the selves, and expose one another's designs; and poorest and filthiest," will be readily underthus people's eyes are opened by degrees to stood by thousands, who know by bitter experience that poverty and a jail as naturally In May of the same year, Paine and his wife se- perceive the true character and the real deparated by mutual agreement. He had proved a signs of such men. May the people of England follow upon drinking, and especially upon wretched husband, and had treated her with such be wise in time; and not set these political spirit-drinking, as effect follows cause. neglect and unkindness, that her life had been rendered truly miserable. From a man of such prin- beggars on horseback, lest they not only ride most certain that thousands of wretched men ciples she had no reason to expect any other fate. to destruction themselves, but carry their infa- in this country, pour down their throats in the shape of gin and other intoxicating liquors, as In this manner commenced the career of our tuated followers with them. much money as would supply their famishing pretended reformer. His public character was As Paine's career in America is a specimen blackened by dishonesty, in consequence of which he of the manner in which such adventurers climb families with a sufficiency of wholesome food. was twice turned out of a situation in which he might The same may be said with respect of clothing. have earned an honest livelihood. His conduct in to power, so his subsequent conduct there, is Elevations If it be asked, what strips families naked? we domestic life was marked with such unkindness and fair sample of how they use it.. answer in one word, GIN.* cruelty as caused the death of his first wife and oc- gotten by such means are seldom long retained, casioned his separation from the second; and the Though character is not necessary to attain natural consequence of such conduct was that he completely lost his character and was reduced to power, it is generally necessary in order to secure it when possessed. Here these unprinUnder these circumstances, Paine removed tó cipled demagogues generally fail; they can't London, but not meeting with employment there, lay aside their villanious principles when the probably owing to his notoriously bad character, he, end proposed by them has been attained. The by the advice of Dr. Franklin, embarked for America, where he arrived April 19, 1775. Here he successful villain will be a villain still; and his engaged in political writings connected with the want of principle betrays him into conduct American war, taking part with the colonies. His which issues in a downfal as rapid as bis exalpublications became popular, partly owing to a con- tation ;-so it was with Paine in America. siderable degree of natural talent which was displayed in them, but chiefly in consequence of their being filled with rancour and malevolence and a spirit of low abuse toward the British government, which was peculiarly suited to the state of public feeling in America at that period. No doubt the man's temper had been soured by the disgrace into which his unprincipled conduct had reduced him in England; and this feeling of spleen against his native country was heightened by the hope of ingratiating himself with the Americans, and becoming a great man amongst them. In this he was not disappointed, for he not only received a sum of money from Congress as a recompense for his revolutionary writings, but was appointed, in the year 1777, secretary to the committee of foreign affairs. beggary. Here we have a specimen of the manner in which the most unprincipled men, when possessed of some natural talent for speaking and writing, and favoured in their enterprises, by some critical juncture of affairs, which they are artful enough to seize hold of, and turn to their purpose, may climb up into places of emolu a He soon exchanged the character of a patriot with the Americans for that of an unprincipled ad. venturer. Being found guilty of a scandalous breach of trust in relation to his public duties, he was ignominiously expelled from his office by a vote of congress, and it was not till some time after that he again so far insinuated himself into favour as to procure the subordinate employment of clerk to the Assembly of Pennsylvania. Let the keepers of gin-shops weigh well the nature and tendency of the craft, by which They batten upon they have their wealth. the spoils of poverty, and make a prey of the souls of men, as well as of their bodies. It is remarkable that these, like the pawnbrokers, have generally side doors; and those who frequent the side door of the gin-shop, are the most frequent attendants at the side door of the pawnbroker. (To be continued.) I take this opportunity of inserting a very simple and obvious, but not the less striking calculation of what might be done toward fitting out a labouring man and his wife, by saving the cost of only two glasses of gin a day. Two glasses of gin every day at three half pence a glass, cost £4 11s. 3d. in the year; which would pay forA man's shirt Printed cotton gown 6 0 forward £2 11 9 Pair of men's shoes 8 Ditto women's shoes.. 4 0 .. 3 8 Flannel petticoat. 2 6 Coarse cloth cloak 7 0 Quilting Waistcoat 4 0 After the end of the American war, Paine re-Pair of men's stockings 1 9 Paine made his appearance in England in the Bristol: Printed and Published by J. & W, RICHARDSON, No. 6, Clare-Street, to whose care all communications may be addressed, post paid; also sold by J. NORTON, Corn-Street, and J. CHILCOTT, Wine-Street; Mrs. BINNS, Bath; Mr. WHITE, Cheltenham; and Mr. BEMROSE, Derby. Bristol Job Nott; No. XXVI.] OR, LABOURING MAN'S FRIEND. THE BLOODY BOOK. Review of Macerone's Defensive Instructions for the People, &c. * Here is another kettle of black broth for Job and his customers to skim. The "Black List" was sufficiently offensive and disgusting, but this goes beyond it: that was a compound of lies and scandal, this smells of gunpowder and treason. suppress this vile publication. Job therefore same useful science, J. N.] than in the hundred which not only feels warranted in taking up the preceded them. It is the number 1831 stamped in red letters on the almanacks which has thrown the subject, but would consider that he neglected crew of revelling plunderers into confusion and dishis duty, if he did not sound an alarm, when may: aud ere the band of time shall have finished such fearful principles are being disseminated writing on the wall, the number 1835, they shall be amongst the most excitable portion of the la-crushed and buried in the dust and ruins of their bouring classes. He knows indeed that it has usurpations." It is not very easy to understand the sense been long looked for from him; but he does not regret having delayed his examination of of this rodomontade about time writing upon this abominable book, because an able review walls. He usually effaces all writings. But The book is entitled "Defensive Instructions of it in the United Service Journal, (no doubt though the sense be obscure, the treason is for the people, by Francis Macerone, late Aid- from the pen of a military man,) will enable clear enough. Here is three years' notice to de-camp to Joachim, (Murat) King of Na-him to shew up the traitor to greater advan- those who have usurped authority over the ples." "It takes for the motto of its title-page tage, and will-also supply an antidote to his Sovereign people, to pack up their alls and be those words of our Saviour, Luke xxii. 36, poison. off, for that their days are numbered! Nor "he that hath no sword, let him sell his gar It has been stated that the first object of this does prophet Macerone pretend to adopt the ment and buy one;" but omitting what Jesus incendiary writer, is to excite the people to language of the old prophet, and say, "I have afterwards said v. 38, that two swords were rebellion. We need not go far into the vo- not desired the woeful day."—Oh no! Macerone "enough" for all the company, and that when lume to discover this :-it is stamped on the is one of those prophets who do all they can afterwards Peter manifested a disposition to page. It is scarcely possible to misunder- to urge on the accomplishment of their own predictions; accordingly he proceeds to instruct use one of them in resisting men bearing the stand the following commission of constituted authority, the Sa"A nation may be so misgoverned, oppressed, the people, that in order to the attainment of viour immediately checked him, and said, and outraged, either by a despot or by a rapacious this consummation devoutly to be wished, they faction, as to render foreign invasion a deliverance must arm themselves first with political argu"put up thy sword into his place, for all to be wished for. Of this, many instances might ments, and secondly with weapons more weighty they that take the sword, shall perish by the be quoted from ancient history; in our own days, and sword." But no wonder Col. Macerone should we may look for examples to Spain in 1808, and pungent. "Political knowledge (he says) opens our eyes attempt to cloke his vile purposes by a shew then turn our eyes much nearer home! There are then cases, in which the men who should hail the to the political delusions and extortions of which of scripture authority, since it is one of Satan's arrival of a foreign force, would be the best citizens we are the victims. But in order to be enabled to prime arts to wrest scripture from its true and most discriminating patriots. The evils under break the yoke, to rend the chains which bind us, sense, by means of garbled quotations, and which their country groans, being positive, deep-we must have some acquaintance with the managethus to beguile unstable souls. rooted, and unsufferable, any change must be for ment off the instruments, which in the last resort the better," &c. Colonel Macerone's object appears to be threefold; first, to excite the people to rebellion; secondly, to direct them how they may do it effectually; and thirdly, to offer his own services as a leader, whenever they shall be required. first If a doubt can exist in any mind, as to what this means, it will speedily be removed by only turning over one leaf of the preface. After an illustration of the importance of every individual standing to his post, drawn from the Some persons may be surprised that Job consideration how necessary every single brick Nott should even notice so pernicious a publi- in a wall is to the strength and solidity of the cation; as it is dangerous to give publicity to whole; after a gentle intimation that every such seditious doctrines. Job would have individual "should be prepared to do his mite yielded to this view of the subject, had the of service to the sacred work of liberation from THE BEAST," (interpret who can) "by mischievous matter remained bound up in a five-shilling book; but as the worst part of which this nation has so long been hoofed, the contents of this diabolical production has and gored, and trampled upon :"-and after a been, for several weeks, in circulation in the brief commentary on the favourite theme, pages of a penny periodical, and as some even Knowledge is power," the writer proceeds to of the car-boys in our own streets have been tell us what sort of knowledge he wishes to have observed practising Macerone's pike exercise disseminated, and what direction he would give with their whips, it would be folly to affect to to the power thus generated. See Review of the Black List in Job Nott, Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11. "More has been done in the last ten years in useful knowledge, [i. e. in the art and mystery of seditious combinations, and consequent improvement in the [bnt within three years from this time.J. N.] must be recurred to in order to effect the dislocation. In with the use of arms. All unjust power originally other words, we must be more or less acquainted obtained by fraud, is maintained by force-that is, by arms and armed men. No man or faction in the enjoyment of usurped advantage, [Man? what MAN as contradistinguished from the faction, and as wielding the military force of the kingdom can here be referred to, as in the enjoyment of usurped advantages?] will ever give them up, except to force or to the fear of force, which is the same thing. As well might we attempt to cause the tiger or the wolf to drop its prey, by pelting him with weighty arguments and well-turned syllogisms, as expect to talk the devourers of tithes and taxes out of their usurpations. "It is essential for a free people to be armed. To hope that liberty and justice can be preserved with all the means of power and coercion existing in the hands of the governing minority, is an in fantine delusion.-Arm then, Oh British people, and you will be safe.Let each lover of his country, each lover of his wife, his children, and of himself, speedily procure a set of weapons, or a weapon, with which he may, when need be, fi.e. have justice, and capable of commanding it." same as that by which the handle of a lady's parasol deeds of blood and plunder by such men as survey. When a [To be continued.] THE REWARD OF INDUSTRY. some time within the next three years, before the hand of time shall have written 1835 on the wall,' if there be any walls left standing for him to write upon, J. N.] prove himself not a supplicating, helpless, powerless slave, but A MAN determined to shoulder by a joint, with one half hanging before, Truly such men emulating, as they do, the and the other behind him. To prevent its slipping cruelties of the Dionysiuses, Neros, and Calioff and tripping up his heels, there is a thing like a gulas of former ages, are likely, should they shoe-horn sewed upon his shoulder, the end of which sticks np in the air, and keeps the lance in ever attain power, to let the world know what its place. Thus our inventor tells us, his mob-hero tyranny and what despotism mean! may be considered quite at liberty with his hands for making use of his fire arms. dragoon] charges him, he is not to run away as he did from the police in Finsbury Square, but is quickly to sling his gun over the one shoulder, while he unships the lance from the other; and so setting the pole straight, and slipping the ferrule over the The rise of Arkwright from poverty and point to secure it, [as a lady does when she puts per parasol he is to lean his lance forward and obscurity to wealth and distinction, was menspit the [his opponent,] like a cockchafer tioned in a former number as one among many on a pin. instances of the inequalities which must exist The Reviewer manifests the spirit of a Bri- even in the rudest state of society, and which are tish officer in speaking thus contemptuously of necessarily multiplied as a country becomes Macerone's ruffianeers; and we shall hereafter civilized and prosperous. He had no advansee that he pours similar contempt upon the tages of birth, education, or fortune, which are man's boasted parasol lances : nevertheless not within the reach of the humblest individual. it is very dreadful to think, that the foes of But he possessed a good understanding, unEngland's peace should be employed in infusing wearied industry and perseverance; and in Having thus excited the people to rebellion, such principles into the minds of the hitherto pursuing his own interest, conferred such imthe object of this incendiary is, loyal and peaceful peasantry and artizans of portant benefits on his country, that it is, in a Secondly, To instruct them how they may our country, and training and hardening them great measure, owing to his discoveries, and to effect their purpose. With this view, he pro- to deeds of blood. But to proceed with our his successful application of the discoveries of poses to lay down a system by which 1,000 men shall be rendered equal to 2,000. The others, that England at present bears away the After giving minute instructions to the peo- palm from all other nations, in some of the Reviewer in the United Service Journal thus ple in the art of making ball cartridges, &c. &c., most important branches of manufactures and explains the plan : the author proceeds to treat his readers with commerce. A sketch of this man's history "In his descriptions and explanations of the "A few hints which may be useful;" and which cannot but be profitable and interesting. weapons and their use, there is so much more about comprise instructions to the populace how to the patriotism of the Times newspaper, and the Arkwright was the youngest of thirteen boroughmongers and the oligarchs, and the political organize themselves in military bands, how to children, born of poor parents at Preston, in union, that it is not at first very easy to obtain a conduct street-fighting, and construct barri-Lancashire, in the year 1732. Of the other clear understanding of his propositions; but it ap- cades, &c.; not without particular reference twelve, there is nothing remarkable to relate; pears that he would arm the mob (according to his to the examples of Paris and Lyons. To these but the thirteenth and last in order, and as plates) with white leather breeches, and a red stripe useful tactics are added some suggestions of a most people would have said the unlikeliest to down the seam, very flashy caps and feathers, light dragoon jackets, pistols, and Maccaroni lances." most diabolical nature, respecting the use of prosper, was destined to surpass them all, and certain engines of destruction, which, though to make the name of his family memorable. It is true, the plates represent the populace well known in their nature and applicability Till he was thirty years of age we hear of him thus ridiculously regimentalled; but that's all a fudge, just to avoid the shame of a picture to such purposes, are, by the common consent of only as a barber. He then became a dealer in representing the British populace in actual nations, proscribed from honourable warfare. hair, which he procured by travelling up and conflict with British soldiers. In his book, Indeed the wretched author of the infamous down the country, prepared, and sold to the Macerone plainly intimates that the military suggestions, is so sensible of the disgrace he wig makers, with whom he soon had the reinsignia may be dispensed with; and accordingly is thereby bringing upon himself, that he ex-putation of keeping a better article than most the penny periodical (which has copied his cuses himself by saying, "All this would be others in the trade. He got possession of a plates as well as the worst part of his book,) very horrid work, were it not that it is the trade secret method of dying hair, by which he innot being so squeamish as the Colonel, has re- of despotism." He must mean mob-despotism, creased his profits. presented the thing fairly enough; for there for certainly no other sovereign but the soveEvery body has heard of the vain attempts we have presented to us the unwashed artificers reign mob can be capable of employing such that formerly occupied many ingenious men to (so recent from the factory, that some of them engines for establishing his authority. God discover the philosophers' stone, which should deliver us from the tender mercies of the man turn the baser metals into gold, and in later have paper caps on) formed into military array, charging the soldiers with pikes, and at the that could recommend such ruthless barbari- times to discover perpetual motion, from which ties! If any free-born Englishman can be so results just as wonderful and as profitable were same time discharging their pistols at them. The military Reviewer gives the following totally destitute of that high and honourable expected in the mechanical arts. Both are characteristic description of the accoutrements feeling which should warm the bosom of a absurdities, hopeless and unattainable. But Briton, as to feel an inclination to yield to the the attempts made to find them out, have led and discipline of the Maccaroni troops. vile suggestions, and join the ranks of this to many valuable discoveries in chemistry and political incendiary, let them at least pause, mechanics. It was in the hope of finding out and ask whether, after having been led on to "They are to be a good deal drilled, and we hope frequently and soundly flogged, and are to manœuvre in three ranks; but the lances are the grand point, and we will therefore enter upon a fair discussion of their form, construction, and employment. Nine feet is to be the length; and in order to facilitate their being easily carried at the same time as a musket or pistol, they are to have a joint just the • Two or three expressions of a political cast are purposely omitted. There is no need of mixing up party feelings or introducing party language in speaking of a inan, who must be regarded as the common enemy of all friends of order of what ever party or denomination. the perpetual motion, that Arkwright first turned his attention to mechanics, and that he became acquainted with Kay, a clock maker at Warrington, to whom he applied to make him some wheels for this purpose. His connection NEHEMIAH. THE LIFE OF THOMAS PAINE. [Continued.] In 1791-2, Paine published his book called "The Rights of Man." The character and tendency of this book, and the reception it met with, are thus described by a highly respectable writer, of whose facts and sentiments free use is made in this brief memoir. The sole object of Paine's "Rights of Man" was incite the people to revolt and treason. He does to light up in England a sanguniary contest, and to not respectfully point out abuses, and propose a system of moderate reform; but he waves the torch of an incendiary against the whole fabric of our constitution, and he calls upon all Englishmen to kindle flames, and to pile up fagots against it. Happily, however, the public mind in this country was not then ripe for the reception of had too much good sense to be thus imposed such pernicious counsels. The English people with this man had an important influence on as formerly. Some of the other contrivances rather let the fellow artificers of Arkwright, his future history. he had only the merit of combining and apply- spurn the pernicious precepts of the demagogue, The manufacture of cotton cloth was first ing to practical purposes; but this most im- and imitate that honest sober industry which introduced into this country about forty or portant one, which is called the water frame or rarely fails, under the blessing of God, to fifty years before the birth of Arkwright, and throstle, was his own invention. By a pair secure to the labouring man a comfortable until the year 1760, it had heen almost entirely of rollers, which moved with moderate quick- livelihood, and which, in some instances, as in manufactured for home consumption. About ness, the cotton was drawn off from the skewers the case of Arkwright, is rewarded by distinthat time, a demand for our cottons arose from on which it was fixed, and spun into coarse guished and most honourable advancement. the Continents of Europe and America, to threads. To reduce these threads to greater supply which, great efforts were made with the fineness, another pair of rollers were placed at imperfect machinery then in use. Only the some distance, which were made to turn with weft of what was called cotton cloth, was then thrice, or four, or five times the speed of the made of that material; the warp or threads of first pair, from which they were fed. To spin the web that run lengthwise, were of linen, a thread three times as fine as that drawn off because no method was then known of spinning by the first pair of rollers, a second pair revolcotton with a sufficiently hard twist for those ving thrice as rapidly were applied to take it threads. Up to that period also, all our cotton up and so, threads of four, five, or six times was spun by a single thread at a time with the the fineness of the original threads could be distaff and spindle. But after our cotton cloth drawn out, by increasing proportionally the became an article of foreign trade in extensive speed of the second pair of rollers. To this was demand, it was impossible to supply the neces- added, a contrivance for giving the proper sary quantity of thread by this tedious process, twist to the thread. although there were 50,000 spindles at work After Arkwright had brought his machinery in Lancashire alone. The weavers' wives and to this degree of perfection, he had to wait for daughters were able to spin weft for them five years, and until £12,000 had been sunk while the trade was within a narrow compass, in the understaking, before it yielded any but as it extended, they could do so no longer. profit. But the man, who had the shrewdness The weavers were often obliged to walk several to discover an object on which invention might miles of a morning to the houses of different be so usefully employed in the manufactures of spinners to collect weft enough to employ them his country, and the judgment, ability, and perfor the rest of the day, and their looms were servance to supply the deficiency was not to be frequently at a stand still for want of this easily baffled when near the attainment of his necessary article. favourite object. Like Columbus, the discoverer Various attempts had been made to supply of the American Continent, he animated and this important defect but with little success, encouraged those whom he had prevailed on until Arkwright and his friend Kay appeared at to embark with him in the adventure, by the Preston in 1768, with the model of a machine prospect of final success. Nor was he disfor spinning cotton thread. They prevailed appointed. The poor barber, the itinerent on a Mr. Smalley, a liquor merchant, to join vender of hair, the ragged speculator at Preston them in their speculation, and by his means and Nottingham, who had opened up a new they obtained from the schoolmaster of the branch of national industry, lived to surmount place, the use of his parlour to erect their difficulties, which would have daunted feebler newly-invented machine. Arkwright was then minds. He became eventually the proprietor so poor as to be without a decent suit of and manager of flourishing factories, which clothes. From Preston, he and his friend Kay formed his occupation and amusement in after soon removed to Nottingham, where he was life, and yielded him an ample fortune, which for a time connected with a banking establish- has been handed down to his descendants. ment, who supplied him with capital; but they Some of them are united by marriage to families having presently declined to make the requisite of distinction; but there are few families that advances, Arkwright formed a partnership with have gained their titles and their wealth by exerMr. Need, an ingenious stocking weaver; and tions so honourable and so beneficial to their in 1769, took out a patent for his valuable country as Sir Richard Arkwright's. invention. They erected a spinning mill driveu by horse power, and filled it with the frames. Two years afterwards they erected another mill, worked by a water wheel, at Cromford, in Derbyshire. upon. We desire not a better spirit for the nation in the present day, than that which pervaded the bulk of it at the period immediately succeeding the publication of "The Rights of Man." Though its sophistries succeeded in seducing from their loyalty many among the ignorant and discontented, they only excited in general a strong sentiment of disgust and abhorrence towards their author. The spirit of the nation was roused, and loudly declared itself against the various efforts of the rebellions thing most sacred in it. faction which was plotting the destruction of every Loyal associations were formed to counteract the influence of the revolutionary clubs. The Attorney General commenced a prosecution against Paine as the author of "The Rights against the publisher, but it was abandonned upon his of Man." An action had previously been brought throwing himself on the mercy of the government. Paine was now evidently awed by the vigour of the the legislature and by the loyal spirit of the people. All over England he was carried abont in effigy amused themselves, not a little, with ridiculing the with a pair of stays under his arm, and the populace impudent attempts of a stay-maker to overturn their goverement.t How Just as his trial was coming on, Paine, afraid of the consequences, skulked out of the kingdom. He How different might have been his fate, if, tation of his brother revolutionists in France had narrowly escaped being seized at Dover. A depulike many of his fellow artificers of Preston, previously waited upon him in London to announce to Nottingham, Derby, &c., he had meanly him, that, in recompence for his services in aid of followed in the wake of some political agitator," the cause," he had been elected a member of the who makes it his business to throw the working appointment as an excuse for running away from National Convention. Paine made a pretext of this In 1775, Arkwright took out another patent classes into idleness and agitation, that he may the laws of his country, alleging that he was with additional improvements. The second gain a short-lived and infamous notoriety for called to attend to his duties in Paris. patent included ten different contrivances, the himself and his Indian corn, or shoe blacking ever, his trial came on notwithstanding. most important of which was an invention for who, for this purpose, points to property and dis- Kenyon was the judge. The Attorney General drawing out cotton from a coarse thread to a tinction acquired by higher talents and industry, moment's hesitation, returned a verdict of guilty. was the prosecntor; and the jury, without a fine hard twist, so as to form a complete sub-and to honourable exertions, such as our Arkstitute for the linen threads that had hitherto wrights, and Watts, and Rennies, our Marl-is an alarming symptom of the present state of public feeling. been used for warp. By means of this inven- boroughs, and Duncans, and Wellingtons, have as contrasted with that which was manifested at the first tion the entire web of cotton cloth was formed displayed in the arts of peace or war, as fit appearance of Paine's seditious publications. of cotton, without any mixture of linen thread objects for envy and iniquitous spoliations. NoNo. 16. Lord The toleration shown towards Macerone's Bloody Book + For a description of these proceedings, see Job Noft, a very our constitution, and "leave not a wreck behind?" Great as was the indignation excited by the land. Men reconcile themselves to the dirty the poisonous periodicals which are in such libellous passages which were brought forward on work by alleging that it is "all in the way of active circulation, in which it is announced, this occasion as the ground of the prosecution, this feeling was raised to a far higher pitch, by a letter trade;"-but let them be assured, that they that "Kingship and Prince of Waleship, and which Paine had the audacity to write from Paris are solemnly responsible in the sight of God all such royal nonsense, stands at the head to the Attorney General, and which was read in for the use they make of such a powerful engine of the list of abuses, and should be the very first court. In this letter he even out-did himself in as the press; and truly, the man who should to be abolished." In the very same paper from ribaldry and impudence. Like a true coward, bold as a lion, except when danger is at hand, he vented sell his customers poison instead of medicinal which that quotation was made, the nefarious from his hiding place in France, gross insults on drugs, is guiltless compared with him, who, writer, who seems to have inherited the mantle, the character of the revered monarch who then for the sake of gain, is instrumental in scatter- and imbibed a double portion of the spirit of swayed the British sceptre, and threatened that ing amongst his fellow creatures the barbed Thomas Paine, declares that "on nothing have should he be pronounced guilty, both judge and arrows of sedition and infidelity-the one only they (the mob) made up their minds so positively jury should, ere long, be visited with the same fate destroys individuals-the other brings the as on the abolition of hereditary privileges." that the bloody monsters of Paris had inflicted on their opposers. The reply of the Attorney General whole community to ruin; the one only kills Nor are these to be regarded as the extravato this threat was manly and dignified. "All I the body-the other occasions the destruction gances of an unguarded moment; they are only can tell Mr. Paine (said he) is this; if any of his of both body and soul. If some booksellers fair specimens of the doctrines and principles assassins are here in London, and there is some and pamphlet venders think they have as good which have been industriously circulated reason to suppose they may be.-I tell them that for a man to die of doing his duty, is just as good a thing as right to sell pernicious books, as druggists amongst the labouring classes of this country to die of a fever or of the stone. Let him not think have to sell pernicious drugs, when called for, for many months past. And shall nothing be that not to be an incendiary is to be a coward." they should at least imitate the precautionary done to stem the tide of sedition? If it go on It was stated in the course of the evidence measures usually adopted by the latter, and unrestrained, what can we expect but that it delivered at the trial, that a printer of the name of Chapman, had, in the first instance, been employed print "POISON" upon all the mischievous will sweep away all the ancient land-marks of to publish "The Rights of Man." He completed doses which they dispense. the first part; but after proceeding upon the second We are now to view Paine acting the part of a part, he was so shocked by the many observations legislator at Paris. On his arrival there, he ad- But let not England's betrayers make too interspersed, directly personal against the King dressed a letter to the French people, in which sure of accomplishing their vile purposes. and the Government, that he refused to print the saluting them as fellow citizens, and thanking them Their favourite maxim, remainder. Having received many civilities from for the honour they had conferred on him, he "Union is strength,” Paine, he felt reluctant at first to adopt this course; observes, "A new constitution must be formed, in will, we trust, be brought to bear against them, but on the very afternoon of the day on which his which the bagatelles of monarchy, royalty, regency by the combination of all loyal men, of whatresolution was formed, he was insulted by Paine in and hereditary succession shall be exposed." These ever political party, in the maintenance of truth, so gross a manner, that he no longer felt any thing sentiments, which he knew would be cordially but pleasure in delivering up the copy of his work. greeted by his revolutionary friends, were only the order, and legitimate authority: and on the Upon the 16th Jan. (says Chapman) Mr. Paine echo of the voices which now sounded the dreadful contrary they may learn, as many a traitor has called upon me, and, as was not unusual with him, notes of preparation for the approaching trial of learnt to his cost, that disunion is weakness; was rather intoxicated. He introduced the subject the King. Paine was one who voted for his im- and that the compacts of evil men, having no upon which we differed, religion; a favourite topic prisonment during the war and subsequent banish-bond of moral principle to cement them, are with him when in liquor. The debate ran high,ment. His next occupation was to aid in the till at length it ended, on Paine's part, in personal formation of a new constitution; in other words, to liable to be burst asunder by the occurrence of abuse both of myself and my wife. At length he propose new plans of confusion and misery. But any little disaster or mutual jealousies. Hence rose up in a great passion, declaring I was a dis- the faction with which he was connected was the revolutionist is in danger of being amongst senter, and that he had a very bad opinion of quickly after pulled down to make way for another the first victims of his own cruel devices; as dissenters in general, beliving them to be a pack of still more brutally wicked; and in December 1793, the man who invented the guillotine, is rehypocrites, and he should deal with them accord- Mr. Legislator and Reformer Paine was consigned ingly. This term, "a pack of hypocrites," was a to a French dungeon; where, during a residence of ported to have been the first to suffer by it; favourite expression with Paine, and was frequently eleven months, he had a pleasant taste of the bless- and as Paine, the great instigator of the horrors applied by him indiscriminately to all christians.ings of revolution. He very narrowly escaped of revolutionary dungeons, was himself incarPaine was outlawed, a measure of which he after- being brought to the guillotine, whose bloody plat cerated in one of them.-(To be continued.) form was daily crowded by victims far more innoThis passage in Paine's history is full of in- cent than himself. Paine was keenly alive to his THE GALLED JADE WINCES. own sufferings, though he knew not how to feel for struction. It illustrates the maxim that when others. In the preface to one of his books, he ex- The publisher has just received the following evil men conspire, good men should combine. patiates upon the bloody character of Robespierre, letter:It exemplifies the importance of promptitude by whom he was imprisoned; and upon an alleged "SIR,-Tell the editor of Job Nott from me that on the part of the friends of religion and order, departure in 1790, from the "just and humane" he is a most infamous liar. I have done with his principles of the Revolution, forgetful that he had lying paper for one, and I shall do all I can to advise in checking the first inroads of an infidel and himself supported in the Convention, proceedings others to do likewise. The Slap at the Church is seditious spirit. It places the courage which far more barbarous; and that the measures of Ro- not dead, it is still alive, and has been christened the a sense of duty inspires in the prosecution of bespierre were nothing more than the principles of When I find an editor capable of pena good cause, in strong contrast with the his own faction practically carried to their full ex- ning such venom. as the Job Nott contains of last week, my maxim is to leave him to the support of cowardice which results from conscious guilt. During his imprisonment, Paine was attacked by such devils as are fond of turning truth into lies. It teaches us in fine, that a good citizen will a bad fever caused by his intemperance. A medical "The Job Nott must die a natural death, or else be cautious how he becomes anywise accessory gentleman who attended him, has since declared his readers are all fools.-Truth, I say truth will to the diffusion of pernicious principles. Chap- that his body was almost in a state of putrefaction, sure to be exalted. Your's, TRUTH." man, the printer, does not appear to have been the consequence in all probability of constant hard drinking; and so terribly offensive was the stench a man of a peculiarly scrupulous character, if that issued from it, that he could hardly be apwe may judge by his intimacy with Paine-and proached. yet, this man could not make up his mind to be It is impossible to read Paine's strictures instrumental in disseminating such poisonous upon the necessity of superseding the bagatelles doctrines. Would that all the gentlemen of of royalty, and hereditary succession, without the press were equally scrupulous in the being painfully reminded that similar doctrines present day, we should not then be inundated are disseminated amongst ourselves in the prewith such out-pourings of blasphemy and sent day. As early as in the third number of sedition as are at this time overspreading the this paper, a quotation was given from one of wards felt the inconvenience. tent. Of the authenticity of the signature Job's readers will judge for themselves, after having turned to the article referred to in No. 24. Job has been complained of as "tickling" and playing with the Poison Shop gentry; but it seems he has at length touched the raw. Bristol: Printed and Published by J, & W. Richard SON, No. 6, Clare-Street, to whose care all communications may be addressed, post paid; also sold by J. NORTON, Corn-Street, and J. CHILCOTT, Wine-Street; Mrs. BINNS, Bath; Mr. WHITE, Cheltenham; and Mr. BEMROSE, Derby, |