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JAY TO GENERAL SCHUYLER.
JAY TO GENERAL SCHUYLER.
Passy, 16th September, 1783.
Dear Sir :
The day before yesterday I was favoured with your
friendly letter of ist July.
To whatever cause the suspension of our correspondence may have been owing, I am persuaded
that it did not originate either with you or with me.
How far my conjectures on that subject may be well
founded, will be ascertained when we meet.
Had your reason for retiring been less urgent than
that of ill-health, I should have thought it premature.
While government remains relaxed, and the laws have
yet to acquire a due degree of respect and obedience,
men of talents, weight, and influence should exert
themselves to establish and maintain constitutional
authority and subordination.
No less wisdom and perseverance are necessary to
preserve and secure what we have gained, than were
requisite in the acquisition; and experience informs
us that internal commotions and confusion are as injurious to the peace and happiness of society as war
and enemies from abroad. Well-ordered government
is essential to the duration and enjoyment of the
tranquillity and leisure you promise yourself at Saratoga, and therefore domestic as well as public considerations call upon you for such a degree of
attention to these subjects as your health will
admit of.
I hope and expect next summer to return. Not
only my family and my private concerns require it,
Vol. Ill—6
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 3 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000116 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO GENERAL SCHUYLER. JAY TO GENERAL SCHUYLER. Passy, 16th September, 1783. Dear Sir : The day before yesterday I was favoured with your friendly letter of ist July. To whatever cause the suspension of our correspondence may have been owing, I am persuaded that it did not originate either with you or with me. How far my conjectures on that subject may be well founded, will be ascertained when we meet. Had your reason for retiring been less urgent than that of ill-health, I should have thought it premature. While government remains relaxed, and the laws have yet to acquire a due degree of respect and obedience, men of talents, weight, and influence should exert themselves to establish and maintain constitutional authority and subordination. No less wisdom and perseverance are necessary to preserve and secure what we have gained, than were requisite in the acquisition; and experience informs us that internal commotions and confusion are as injurious to the peace and happiness of society as war and enemies from abroad. Well-ordered government is essential to the duration and enjoyment of the tranquillity and leisure you promise yourself at Saratoga, and therefore domestic as well as public considerations call upon you for such a degree of attention to these subjects as your health will admit of. I hope and expect next summer to return. Not only my family and my private concerns require it, Vol. Ill—6 |
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