knowtheyarenotlessened，andIpityyou。
Itisablessing，however，thatourpeoplearereasonable；thattheyarekeptsowellinformedofthestateofthingsastojudgeforthemselves，toseethetruesourcesoftheirdifficulties，andtomaintaintheirconfidenceundiminishedinthewisdomandintegrityoftheirfunctionaries。_Mactevirtute_therefore。Continuetogostraightforward，pursuingalwaysthatwhichisright，astheonlycluewhichcanleadusoutofthelabyrinth。Letnothingbesparedofeitherreasonorpassion，topreservethepublicconfidenceentire，astheonlyrockofoursafety。Intimesofpeacethepeoplelookmosttotheirrepresentatives；butinwar，totheexecutivesolely。Itisvisiblethattheirconfidenceisevennowveeringinthatdirection；thattheyarelookingtotheexecutivetogivetheproperdirectiontotheiraffairs，withaconfidenceasauspiciousasitiswellfounded。
Iavailmyselfofthis，thefirstoccasionofwritingtoyou，toexpressallthedepthofmyaffectionforyou；thesenseI
entertainofyourfaithfulco-operationinmylatelabors，andthedebtIoweforthevaluableaidIreceivedfromyou。Thoughseparatedfrommyfellowlaborersinplaceandpursuit，myaffectionsarewithyouall，andIofferdailyprayersthatyeloveoneanother，asIloveyou。Godblessyou。”THEBOOKOFKINGS”
_ToGovernorJohnLangdon_