An eRemPlifea'iOn Of D. banctui influence Of ina,el
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An cEemPlifcation Of - bancful influence Of made
principles on morals


The following article wls pubHlhed fome
years ago, in an engIifh Paper" At the
Lheln5ford 6,471e5 II3 prifoners were rri.
ed, 28 of whom received fcutencc Of dea,b.


When Robert Jewell, tfor burglary
received fentence of death, he addredld, The
=" Court, and begged 70 b- heard for few
Z minutes. lie iaid he was farmers fon
" in Norfolk, and ddcently educated. Un-
Z" III the age Of "a he had led fober life,
" when ne had the misfortune to become
" acquainted with perlon5 whC'werc admir-
GERS Of Paias's gVr.t4g5, which were put
" irro his hands, He ottap read and con
" iidercd them, and the PlauGbility Of the
" argumcnts and ailcrtions 70 far ovsrpow-
"ereu his realon, thar he became a convert
"to P4ine's doctrines and conli1ered the
" "icviPtures as cunning fables, invented 10
"lmpoie upon and deceive the generality Of
" mankind for the benefit Of a few.


Having married and bee onc the father
"of family, and the hardnris Of the times
obIging him to work early and late, he
"took that courlc Of life which had brought
"hin TO the gallows. Hc expreFei great
" obligations 10 the chaplains attending the
"PriIon, for opening his eyes ard conyin-
"cing him Of the dangerous opinion he had
"imbiccd, and teaching him the do0rine Of
" ehritanity he thanked Godhe was flop
"pcd III his wicked courie, before he had
=" committed the crime ot murder" &c.


lis is not folitary inRance: We have
itsn the laf words and dying confefhons
Of other malafa6tors, aGcribiDg their wicked
lives and tragcal deaths 70 the perniciou5
influence Of Paine's writing. His age Of
Realon has corrupted the minds of thou
fands Of young men and has probably
bro't tcore0 10 the gallows.


Now that iuch a man Glould be invited
over from Europe TO this country, by the
Preiidcnt, in a letter 100 that exDreGed with
that he might Hve bag 10 continue bis ajttaI
Ls5orJ that national chip fhould Be provi-
ded for his paaage; and that he Ehould be
put { rward to addreis the people Of the
United States, i'll ferries of letters filed
with the foulelt flanders upon fone Of the
sreatett and belt charadcrs in Inclination
all this " is trange, pafing ltrange"