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when I express the belief that the case against us has 

 entirely broken down. The cry for reform which has 

 been raised without, is superfluous, inasmuch as we 

 have long been reforming from within, with all needful 

 speed. And the critical examination of the grounds 

 upon which the very grave charge of opposition to 

 the principles of Natural Philosophy has been brought 

 against us, rather shows that we have exercised a wise 

 discrimination in declining, for the present, to meddle 

 with our foundations. 



