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much satisfactory investigatiori cannot be ob- 

 tained, for in the general hniTy and con* 

 fusion of " shev. ing out/"" the short twras and 

 irregular action of the hoi^e, the political and 

 occasional smacks of the whip the eSect of 

 emulatioi) in thebicldei^, the loquacity of the 

 orator, and the fascinating floiirish of th*^ 

 hammer, the qualifications of the object is 

 frequently forgotten, and every idea of per- 

 fection buried in the spirit of personal op- 

 position. 



Such a combination of circiimstanceSj, tend-* 

 ing so much to perplex and confuse^^ urges 

 the necessity of care, caution, and circuaa- 

 spection. The eyes of Argus would hardly 

 prove too numerous upon the oecasioo, a 

 bridle being as necessary upon the tongoe 

 as a padlock upon the pocket; for amidst 

 the great variety of professional man^ovres 

 in the art of horse-dealing ^ a purchaser must 

 be in possession of a great shai^ of ^oocf /en* 

 ittne or sound judgment to elude the ill effects 

 of deception and imposition ; a circumstance 

 so uuiver.>allv admitted, that i^overnment 

 considered a substantial fa.r no improper com-* 

 pliment to their iniquities. 



