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216 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
Many advantages, not necessary to enumerate, would
result from such a measure. In times like the present
it would be imprudent to trust some things to letters
which at best cannot be so satisfactory as personal
interviews.
Several circumstances which have come to my
knowledge lead me to suspect that pains have been
taken to injure Mr. Morris in the opinion of his constituents. Justice to him, as well as regard to truth,
obliges me to say that he deserves well of New York,
and America in general. It has been the uniform
policy of some, from the beginning of the contest, to
depreciate every man of worth and abilities who refused to draw in their harness. Pennsylvania suffers
severely from it at this day; many of their former
faithful servants have been dismissed, and others
called to office who rather receive importance from,
than give weight to, the places they fill. The moment
any State ceases to be ably as well as honestly represented in Congress it becomes a cypher, and its vote
will no longer be directed by the interest and sentiments of the State and Union, but by the art and
management of designing and plausible politicians.
I think it my duty also, upon this occasion, to
assure you that Mr. Duane's industry and attention
to business, and his invariable attachment to the
welfare of those who sent him, deserve their commendation. Colonel Floyd's conduct while here
gained him much respect; he moved on steady, uniform principles, and appeared always to judge for
himself, which, in my opinion, is one very essential
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 1 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000247 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 216 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. Many advantages, not necessary to enumerate, would result from such a measure. In times like the present it would be imprudent to trust some things to letters which at best cannot be so satisfactory as personal interviews. Several circumstances which have come to my knowledge lead me to suspect that pains have been taken to injure Mr. Morris in the opinion of his constituents. Justice to him, as well as regard to truth, obliges me to say that he deserves well of New York, and America in general. It has been the uniform policy of some, from the beginning of the contest, to depreciate every man of worth and abilities who refused to draw in their harness. Pennsylvania suffers severely from it at this day; many of their former faithful servants have been dismissed, and others called to office who rather receive importance from, than give weight to, the places they fill. The moment any State ceases to be ably as well as honestly represented in Congress it becomes a cypher, and its vote will no longer be directed by the interest and sentiments of the State and Union, but by the art and management of designing and plausible politicians. I think it my duty also, upon this occasion, to assure you that Mr. Duane's industry and attention to business, and his invariable attachment to the welfare of those who sent him, deserve their commendation. Colonel Floyd's conduct while here gained him much respect; he moved on steady, uniform principles, and appeared always to judge for himself, which, in my opinion, is one very essential |
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