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JAY TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS. 393
Almost all nations have peace or war at the will
and pleasure of rulers whom they do not elect, and who
are not always wise or virtuous. Providence has
given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is
the duty as well as the privilege and interest of our
Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for
their rulers.
The sentiment expressed in the extract from your
brother's letter corresponds with his benevolent disposition. He has been " diligent in well-doing," and his
works will not cease to receive, as well as deserve, commendation. When you write to him, assure him of my
esteem and regard.
I thank you for the kind wishes expressed in the
conclusion of your letter. They refer to topics on
which I have been accustomed to meditate, and are
far more important than any which belong to this
transient scene.
With the best wishes for your welfare, in the most
enlarged sense,
I remain, your obliged friend,
John Jay.
jay to gouverneur morris.
Bedford, 28th October, 1816.
Dear Morris :
Having heard much of your discourse before the
New York Historical Society, it gave me pleasure
to receive a copy of it, and to find from the direction that I owed it to your friendly attention. It
abounds in interesting remarks ; the diction is elevated
| 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 | 00000420 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO GOUVERNEUR MORRIS. 393 Almost all nations have peace or war at the will and pleasure of rulers whom they do not elect, and who are not always wise or virtuous. Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers. The sentiment expressed in the extract from your brother's letter corresponds with his benevolent disposition. He has been " diligent in well-doing," and his works will not cease to receive, as well as deserve, commendation. When you write to him, assure him of my esteem and regard. I thank you for the kind wishes expressed in the conclusion of your letter. They refer to topics on which I have been accustomed to meditate, and are far more important than any which belong to this transient scene. With the best wishes for your welfare, in the most enlarged sense, I remain, your obliged friend, John Jay. jay to gouverneur morris. Bedford, 28th October, 1816. Dear Morris : Having heard much of your discourse before the New York Historical Society, it gave me pleasure to receive a copy of it, and to find from the direction that I owed it to your friendly attention. It abounds in interesting remarks ; the diction is elevated |
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