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of winter for the mail stage, before daylight, not exclu- 

 ding Sundays. 



1 could have mentioned a great many more things 

 where Grant was mistaken, but he acknowledges that 

 Thos. Paine never gave up his principles, which is the 

 truth. Grant says, if religion is a delusion, it makes 

 numbers happy, and in no part of the world is provision 

 made for the poor where the Christian religion is not 

 believed in. Grant must be little acquainted with his- 

 tory, or he would not have said that. Jn Constantino- 

 ple there are 90 hospitals and poor-houses, and 1 could 

 refer him to many other countries where the poor are 

 provided for. 



Grant tells us that he paid his creditors to a cent: this 

 is honesty and justice, whether Providence or his own 

 good fortune furnished him with the means is no matter, 

 but 1 hope that neither Mr. Providence, fate, or chance, 

 will deprive him of this one thing needful ; poverty is 

 the only devil 1 fear. 



1 should have said nothing on religion, but Grant said 

 that I was a Baptist, and went to Gold street church. 1 

 arn no baptist, and went to Gold st. church upon the 

 same principle on which 1 went to hear John Mason, to 

 hear a good orator from Philadelphia for three or four 

 times.- 1 never was a bigot; 1 have heard Mr. Noah de- 

 liver an excellent discourse in the synagogue, and have 

 heard the preachers of almost all the different secfs of 

 Christians, and 1 would go with the same freedom to 

 hear a Mahometan: my object has been to discover truth 

 among the numerous conflicting parties. 



1 should not have introduced any thing concerning 

 politics or religion, had not my friend Grant referred his 



