Library of the world's best literature, ancient and modern . tution of Pennsyl-vania, and for which he had such a fondness as to insert it inhis will. I call it weak, for so it must have been, or hypocritical;unless he meant by one satiric touch to ridicule his own republic,or throw it into everlasting contempt. I must acknowledge, after all, that nothing in life has morti-fied or grieved me more than the necessity which compelled meto oppose him so often as I have. He was a man with whom Ialways wished to live in friendship, and for that purpose omittedno demonstration of respect, esteem, and
Library of the world's best literature, ancient and modern . tution of Pennsyl-vania, and for which he had such a fondness as to insert it inhis will. I call it weak, for so it must have been, or hypocritical;unless he meant by one satiric touch to ridicule his own republic,or throw it into everlasting contempt. I must acknowledge, after all, that nothing in life has morti-fied or grieved me more than the necessity which compelled meto oppose him so often as I have. He was a man with whom Ialways wished to live in friendship, and for that purpose omittedno demonstration of respect, esteem, and veneration in my power,until I had unequivocal proofs of his hatred, for no other reasonunder the sun but because I gave my judgment in oppositionto his in many points which materially affected the interests ofour country, and in many more which essentially concerned ourhappiness, safety, and well-being. I could not and would notsacrifice the clearest dictates of my understanding and the purestprinciples of morals and policy in compliance to Dr.
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