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JAY TO LORD GRENVILLE. 145
JAY TO LORD GRENVILLE.
Royal Hotel, Pall Mall,
My Lord : 22d November> w
I have had the pleasure of receiving the letter
which your Lordship did me the honour to write
yesterday, enclosing a copy of one that you had
written to Mr. Hammond.1 Marks of confidence from
those who merit it are grateful to the human mind;
they give occasion to inferences which by soothing
self-love produce agreeable emotions.
Being aware that our mutual efforts to restore good
humour and good-will between our two countries
should be continued beyond the date of the treaty, I
am happy that our sentiments in this respect coincide.
The letters I have written to America with the two
copies of the treaty, which are already despatched,
leave me little to add on the subject of your Lordship's letter ; they are indeed concise, for I had not
time to amplify ; they will be followed by others less
general and more pointed. There are men among us
to whom these ideas will be familiar, and who will not
omit to disseminate them. Their opinions and example
will have influence, but it will be progressive, not
sudden and general. The storm, I hope and believe,
will soon cease; but the agitation of the waters will
naturally take some time to subside; no man can
with effect say to them, ' Peace, be still.' By casting
oil upon them, they will doubtless be the sooner
calmed. Let us do so.
1 The British Minister to the United States.
VOL. IV.—IO
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 4 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000172 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO LORD GRENVILLE. 145 JAY TO LORD GRENVILLE. Royal Hotel, Pall Mall, My Lord : 22d November> w I have had the pleasure of receiving the letter which your Lordship did me the honour to write yesterday, enclosing a copy of one that you had written to Mr. Hammond.1 Marks of confidence from those who merit it are grateful to the human mind; they give occasion to inferences which by soothing self-love produce agreeable emotions. Being aware that our mutual efforts to restore good humour and good-will between our two countries should be continued beyond the date of the treaty, I am happy that our sentiments in this respect coincide. The letters I have written to America with the two copies of the treaty, which are already despatched, leave me little to add on the subject of your Lordship's letter ; they are indeed concise, for I had not time to amplify ; they will be followed by others less general and more pointed. There are men among us to whom these ideas will be familiar, and who will not omit to disseminate them. Their opinions and example will have influence, but it will be progressive, not sudden and general. The storm, I hope and believe, will soon cease; but the agitation of the waters will naturally take some time to subside; no man can with effect say to them, ' Peace, be still.' By casting oil upon them, they will doubtless be the sooner calmed. Let us do so. 1 The British Minister to the United States. VOL. IV.—IO |
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