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Editorial
October 26, 1807
Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
A negative portrait of Thomas Paine from the Citizens of New-York paper, describing him as a drunken moral pest in a Paris garret, plotting rebellion against God, based on an interview with Henry R.
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A PORTRAIT
Citizens of New-York, a leading democratic paper, sketches the following portrait of THOMAS PAINE—who, if not the author, is a liberal contributor to a Jacobin paper, called the "New-York Public Advertiser."
"We will recollect that when he [Henry R.] was returned from France, I had an interview with him, in which amongst other things he told me that he had seen in Paris, Tom Paine, that pestilential old wretch, whose carcass that it might not offend the neighboring air is incessantly steeped in brandy; yes, this bane of the moral world was then in a garret in Paris, hatching rebellion against his God."
Citizens of New-York, a leading democratic paper, sketches the following portrait of THOMAS PAINE—who, if not the author, is a liberal contributor to a Jacobin paper, called the "New-York Public Advertiser."
"We will recollect that when he [Henry R.] was returned from France, I had an interview with him, in which amongst other things he told me that he had seen in Paris, Tom Paine, that pestilential old wretch, whose carcass that it might not offend the neighboring air is incessantly steeped in brandy; yes, this bane of the moral world was then in a garret in Paris, hatching rebellion against his God."
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Thomas Paine
Portrait
Moral Wretch
Paris Garret
Rebellion Against God
Brandy
Jacobin Paper
What entities or persons were involved?
Thomas Paine
Henry R.
Citizens Of New York
New York Public Advertiser
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Negative Portrait Of Thomas Paine
Stance / Tone
Derogatory And Critical
Key Figures
Thomas Paine
Henry R.
Citizens Of New York
New York Public Advertiser
Key Arguments
Thomas Paine Is A Pestilential Old Wretch Steeped In Brandy
Paine Is The Bane Of The Moral World
Paine Was In A Garret In Paris Hatching Rebellion Against His God