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upon the heroic basis of '^ the more danger 

 the more honour/' and in the event repeTit- 

 antly discover the want of knowledge and 

 prudence in themselves, they so exultingly 

 presume to arraign in doubting the judgment 

 of others. 



The introduction of new opinions as mere 

 matter of speculation is a communication of 

 just as much as amounts to 7iothing ; such 

 conjectures, without the show of reason to 

 establish an apparent discovery of the proof ^ 

 would be 2;ainino' no orround in the estimation 

 of public opinion, nor laying any just claim 

 to credit for the responsibility of our asser- 

 tions. Luckily, however, for the support of 

 the subject before us, accumulited proofs are 

 by no means wanting even (within the pale 

 of my own personal experience and convic- 

 tion) to counteract opposite opinions, whe- 

 ther imbibed froni prejudice, obstinacy, or 

 ignorance. 



Adverting again to what I so lately admit- 

 ted, the possibilitx) of sound sires and mares 

 producing a defective progeny ; and vice versa^ 

 that blind stallions may sometimes get colts 



