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3o2 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS.
disappointed, it will probably be not less their misfortune than their fault. That Convention was in general composed of excellent and tried men—men who
had become conspicuous for their wisdom and public
services, and whose names and characters will be
venerated by posterity. Generous and candid minds
cannot perceive without pain the illiberal manner in
which some have taken the liberty to treat them, nor
forbear to impute it to impure and improper motives.
Zeal for public good, like zeal for religion, may sometimes carry men beyond the bounds of reason, but it
is not conceivable that on this occasion it should find
means so to inebriate any candid American as to
make him forget what he owed to truth and to"
decency, or induce him either to believe or to say
that the almost unanimous advice of the Convention
proceeded from a wicked combination and conspiracy
against the liberties of their country. This is not the
temper with which we should receive and consider
their recommendations, nor the treatment that would
be worthy either of us or of them, Let us continue
careful, therefore, that facts do not warrant historians
to tell future generations that envy, malice, and
uncharitableness pursued our patriotic benefactors to
their graves, and that not even pre-eminence in virtue,
nor lives devoted to the public, could shield them from
obloquy and detraction. On the contrary, let our
bosoms always retain a sufficient degree of honest
indignation to disappoint and discourage those who
expect our thanks or applause for calumniating our
most faithful and meritorious friends. The Conven-
| 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 | 00000337 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 3o2 CORRESPONDENCE AND PUBLIC PAPERS. disappointed, it will probably be not less their misfortune than their fault. That Convention was in general composed of excellent and tried men—men who had become conspicuous for their wisdom and public services, and whose names and characters will be venerated by posterity. Generous and candid minds cannot perceive without pain the illiberal manner in which some have taken the liberty to treat them, nor forbear to impute it to impure and improper motives. Zeal for public good, like zeal for religion, may sometimes carry men beyond the bounds of reason, but it is not conceivable that on this occasion it should find means so to inebriate any candid American as to make him forget what he owed to truth and to" decency, or induce him either to believe or to say that the almost unanimous advice of the Convention proceeded from a wicked combination and conspiracy against the liberties of their country. This is not the temper with which we should receive and consider their recommendations, nor the treatment that would be worthy either of us or of them, Let us continue careful, therefore, that facts do not warrant historians to tell future generations that envy, malice, and uncharitableness pursued our patriotic benefactors to their graves, and that not even pre-eminence in virtue, nor lives devoted to the public, could shield them from obloquy and detraction. On the contrary, let our bosoms always retain a sufficient degree of honest indignation to disappoint and discourage those who expect our thanks or applause for calumniating our most faithful and meritorious friends. The Conven- |
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