Whatagame，too，willtheonepartyhaveintheirhandsbyeternallythreateningtheotherthatunlesstheydoso&so，theywilljointheirNorthernneighbors。IfwereduceourUniontoVirginia&N。
Carolina，immediatelytheconflictwillbeestablishedbetweentherepresentativesofthesetwoStates，andtheywillendbybreakingintotheirsimpleunits。Seeing，therefore，thatanassociationofmenwhowillnotquarrelwithoneanotherisathingwhichneveryetexisted，fromthegreatestconfederacyofnationsdowntoatownmeetingoravestry，seeingthatwemusthavesomebodytoquarrelwith，IhadratherkeepourNewEnglandassociatesforthatpurposethantoseeourbickeringstransferredtoothers。Theyarecircumscribedwithinsuchnarrowlimits，&theirpopulationsofull，thattheirnumberswilleverbetheminority，andtheyaremarked，liketheJews，withsuchapeculiarityofcharacterastoconstitutefromthatcircumstancethenaturaldivisionofourparties。Alittlepatience，andweshallseethereignofwitchespassover，theirspellsdissolve，andthepeople，recoveringtheirtruesight，restoretheirgovernmenttoit’strueprinciples。Itistruethatinthemeantimewearesufferingdeeplyinspirit，andincurringthehorrorsofawar&longoppressionsofenormouspublicdebt。Butwhocansaywhatwouldbetheevilsofascission，andwhen&wheretheywouldend?Betterkeeptogetherasweare，hawlofffromEuropeassoonaswecan，&fromallattachmentstoanyportionsofit。Andifwefeeltheirpowerjustsufficientlytohoopustogether，itwillbethehappiestsituationinwhichwecanexist。Ifthegamerunssometimesagainstusathomewemusthavepatiencetillluckturns，&
thenweshallhaveanopportunityofwinningbackthe_principles_wehavelost，forthisisagamewhereprinciplesarethestake。Betterluck，therefore，tousall；andhealth，happiness，&friendlysalutationstoyourself。Adieu。
P。S。Itishardlynecessarytocautionyoutoletnothingofminegetbeforethepublic。Asinglesentence，gotholdofbythePorcupines，willsufficetoabuse&persecutemeintheirpapersformonths。
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