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EDWARD RUTLEDGE TO JAY. 217
shall be equally great, the individual, and the public will
not be equally benefited. That spirit of faction which is
prevalent in other States has extended her influence to
this, and is too manifest not to be descerned, even when it
assumes the shape of instruction. It is really very curious
to observe how the people of this world are made the-
dupes of a word. " Liberty " is the motto ; every attempt to
restrain licentiousness or give efficacy to Government is
charged audaciously on the real advocates for Freedom as
an attack upon Liberty. On my return home, I found
several of my compatriots so highly disgusted with the
artifices of some unworthy characters, that they had determined to withdraw from the theatre of public action, to
scenes of retirement and ease. But I have the pleasure to
think that I have prevailed on them to change their resolutions and to continue in responsible stations: for indeed,
my Friend, if the field is to be abandoned by men of Virtue,
either from the clamour of the worthless, or the ingratitude
of the foolish part of the faction, the condition of humanity
would be wretched indeed. Whereas, if men who have
given decided and repeated proofs of their love to their
Country, unite together and show a firmness similar to that
to which they displayed thro' the war, I am convinced that
sooner or later they will vanquish their enemies, and leave
to themselves and their posterity all the ends of good
Government.
The subject of the western waters I found was in the
possession of many of our people on my arrival. Various
are their opinions; the majority of those, with whom I have
conversed, believe we should be benefited by a limited cession of it to Spain, or rather a cession for a limited time.
But then we must take care and be explicit on one head:
we must not be called on by Spain at a future day, to
guarantee the cession. That will be absolutely impracticable ; she should understand clearly, the extent of our en-
| 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 | 00000252 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | EDWARD RUTLEDGE TO JAY. 217 shall be equally great, the individual, and the public will not be equally benefited. That spirit of faction which is prevalent in other States has extended her influence to this, and is too manifest not to be descerned, even when it assumes the shape of instruction. It is really very curious to observe how the people of this world are made the- dupes of a word. " Liberty " is the motto ; every attempt to restrain licentiousness or give efficacy to Government is charged audaciously on the real advocates for Freedom as an attack upon Liberty. On my return home, I found several of my compatriots so highly disgusted with the artifices of some unworthy characters, that they had determined to withdraw from the theatre of public action, to scenes of retirement and ease. But I have the pleasure to think that I have prevailed on them to change their resolutions and to continue in responsible stations: for indeed, my Friend, if the field is to be abandoned by men of Virtue, either from the clamour of the worthless, or the ingratitude of the foolish part of the faction, the condition of humanity would be wretched indeed. Whereas, if men who have given decided and repeated proofs of their love to their Country, unite together and show a firmness similar to that to which they displayed thro' the war, I am convinced that sooner or later they will vanquish their enemies, and leave to themselves and their posterity all the ends of good Government. The subject of the western waters I found was in the possession of many of our people on my arrival. Various are their opinions; the majority of those, with whom I have conversed, believe we should be benefited by a limited cession of it to Spain, or rather a cession for a limited time. But then we must take care and be explicit on one head: we must not be called on by Spain at a future day, to guarantee the cession. That will be absolutely impracticable ; she should understand clearly, the extent of our en- |
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