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226 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
Spain also has its difficulties; you can easily conjecture what they are. ...
I have the honour to be, sir,
Your most obedient and humble servant,
John Jay.
jay to general washington.
Dear Sir • New York' 7th January'I787'
They who regard the public good with more attention and attachment than they do mere personal
concerns must feel and confess the force of such
sentiments as are expressed in your letter to me by
Colonel Humphrey last fall. The situation of our
affairs calls not only for reflection and prudence, but
for exertion. What is to be done ? is a common
question not easy to answer.
Would the giving any further degree of power to
Congress do the business ? I am much inclined to
think it would not, for among other reasons there will
always be members who will find it convenient to
make their seats subservient to partial and personal
purposes; and they who may be able and willing to
concert and promote useful and national measures
will seldom be unembarrassed by the ignorance, prejudices, fears, or interested views of others.
In so large a body secrecy and despatch will be too
uncommon ; and foreign as well as local influence will
frequently oppose and sometimes prostrate the worst
measures. Large assemblies often misunderstand or
neglect the obligations of character, 'honour, and
| 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 | 00000261 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 226 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. Spain also has its difficulties; you can easily conjecture what they are. ... I have the honour to be, sir, Your most obedient and humble servant, John Jay. jay to general washington. Dear Sir • New York' 7th January'I787' They who regard the public good with more attention and attachment than they do mere personal concerns must feel and confess the force of such sentiments as are expressed in your letter to me by Colonel Humphrey last fall. The situation of our affairs calls not only for reflection and prudence, but for exertion. What is to be done ? is a common question not easy to answer. Would the giving any further degree of power to Congress do the business ? I am much inclined to think it would not, for among other reasons there will always be members who will find it convenient to make their seats subservient to partial and personal purposes; and they who may be able and willing to concert and promote useful and national measures will seldom be unembarrassed by the ignorance, prejudices, fears, or interested views of others. In so large a body secrecy and despatch will be too uncommon ; and foreign as well as local influence will frequently oppose and sometimes prostrate the worst measures. Large assemblies often misunderstand or neglect the obligations of character, 'honour, and |
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