Eminent Americans : comprising brief biographies of leading statesmen, patriots, orators and others, men and women who have made American history . Carey, then only twenty years of age, returned toDublin, and became editor of the Freeman^s Journal. In 1783, his father fur-nished him with means to establish a paper called the Volunteers Journal. Itexerted a wide and powerful political influence; and in consequence of the pub-lication in its columns, in 1784, of a severe attack upon the British government,and an alleged libel upon the Prime Minister, Mr. Carey was arrested, taken tothe bar of th
Eminent Americans : comprising brief biographies of leading statesmen, patriots, orators and others, men and women who have made American history . Carey, then only twenty years of age, returned toDublin, and became editor of the Freeman^s Journal. In 1783, his father fur-nished him with means to establish a paper called the Volunteers Journal. Itexerted a wide and powerful political influence; and in consequence of the pub-lication in its columns, in 1784, of a severe attack upon the British government,and an alleged libel upon the Prime Minister, Mr. Carey was arrested, taken tothe bar of the House of Commons, and consigned to Newgate prison. The LordMayor of London released him in the course of a few weeks; and in the Autumnof i784, he sailed for America. He landed at Pluladelphia with a few guineasin his pocket, chose that city for a residence, and, in January, 1785, commencedthe publication of the Pennsylvania Herald. That paper soon became flimous forits legislative reports, prepared by Mr. Carey himself. Bold, and faithful to hisconvictions, in editorship, he often offended his opponents. Among these v/as MATHEW CAREY. 301. Colonel Oswald, of the artillery corps of the Revolution, who was then editing- anewspaper. Their quarrel resulted in a duel, in which Mr. Carey was severelywounded. In 1786, Mr. Carey commenced the publication of the Columbian following year he issued another publication, called the American Museum,which ho continued for six years, when the prevalence of yellow fever, in Phila-delphia, suspended it. During that season of pestilence the courage and benevo-lence of Mr. Carey, as an associate with Stephen Girard and others as healthcommissioners, were nobly exhibited. Their labors for the sick and orphanswere incessant and beneficent. His experience led him to the publication of anable essay on the origin, character, and treatment of yellow fever, in 1794. Atabout the same time he was active in founding the Hihernian Society, fo
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