Thisisnowwellunderstoodtobeanecessarycheckonkings，whomtheywillprobablythinkitmoreprudenttochainandtame，thantoexterminate。Toattainallthishoweverriversofbloodmustyetflow，andyearsofdesolationpassover。Yettheobjectisworthriversofblood，andyearsofdesolationforwhatinheritancesovaluablecanmanleavetohisposterity?ThespiritoftheSpaniardandhisdeadlyandeternalhatredtoaFrenchman，givesmemuchconfidencethathewillneversubmit，butfinallydefeatthisatrociousviolationofthelawsofgodandmanunderwhichheissuffering；andthewisdomandfirmnessoftheCortesaffordreasonablehopethatthatnationwillsettledowninatemperaterepresentativegovernment，withanExecutiveproperlysubordinatedtothat。Portugal，Italy，Prussia，Germany，Greecewillfollowsuit。
YouandIshalllookdownfromanotherworldonthesegloriousatchievementstoman，whichwilladdtothejoysevenofheaven。
IobserveyourtoastofMr。Jayonthe4th。ofJuly，whereinyousaythattheomissionofhissignaturetotheDeclarationofIndependancewasby_accident_。Ourimpressionsastothisfactbeingdifferent，Ishallbegladtohaveminecorrected，ifwrong。
Jay，youknow，hadbeeninconstantoppositiontoourlaboringmajority。Ourestimate，atthetime，wasthathe，DickinsonandJohnsonofMarylandbytheiringenuity，perseveranceandpartialitytoourEnglishconnection，hadconstantlykeptusayearbehindwhereweoughttohavebeeninourpreparationsandproceedings。FromaboutthedateoftheVirginiainstructionsofMay15。76。todeclareIndependanceMr。JayabsentedhimselffromCongress，andnevercamethereagainuntilDec。78。Ofcoursehehadnopartinthediscussionsordecisionofthatquestion。TheinstructionstotheirdelegatesbytheConventionofNewYork，thensitting，tosigntheDeclaration，werepresentedtoCongressonthe15th。ofJulyonly，andonthatdaythejournalsshewtheabsenceofMr。Jaybyaletterrecievedfromhim，astheyhaddoneasearlyasthe29th。ofMaybyanotherletter。And，Ithink，hehadbeenomittedbytheConventiononanewelectionofDelegateswhentheychangedtheirinstructions。
Ofthislastfacthoweverhavingnoevidencebutanantientimpression，Ishallnotaffirmit。Butwhethersoornot，noagencyof_accident_appearsinthecase。Thiserroroffacthowever，whetheryoursormine，isoflittleconsequencetothepublic。Buttruthbeingascheapaserror，itisaswelltorectifyitforourownsatisfaction。