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by implication the weakness of supposing myself to have
a ground for suspecting expecting it.
What is above is an application of some general
considerations that presented themselves to my view
some thirty or forty years ago when in looking over the field
of international Law.—
All whom I have conversed with
on the subject all of them staunch friends to U.
S. are grievously shocked at the conduct of General
Jackson were it only for the putting a man
to death when a Judicatory regarded by himself as competent
had sentenced the man to an inferior punishment.
They dare scarce promise themselves that under such a
Government a man with such high merits in other respects,
and such extensive and well-deserved popularity
will receive censure: and in the event of his not doing
so they are feelingly alarmed for the reputation of the best
Government that ever was and the advantage it will
give to all bad ones.
The above suggestions have of course
for their ground the supposition that our Government
here will make a stir and take up the matter seriously.
I should not much wonder if they did no such thing
I see but too little reason for the supposition that men
in that sphere of life and not personally known to
them or any of their Connexions would be among
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