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iiar fever'ity of the cafe, and having heard 

 the particulars, appeared to. feel a degree of in* 

 tereft regarding the hardfhips that were repre- 

 fented. Upon leaving the gentleman he faid 

 he would try to intercede in his behalf ; and 

 intimated a hope that he might be able in the 

 courfe of a week to communicate fome report 

 to him. A few days only had elapfed when the 

 fecretary returned, bringing with him the pri- 

 foner's releafe, which he prefented to him, 

 with felicitations, expreffing himfelf hap- 

 py in being the means of his regaining 

 his liberty, and, peremptorily, refufing to ac- 

 cept, even the flighteft compliment for the 

 fervice he had rendered him. 



Would all men ad thus, my friend, of 

 how little confequence were it whether they 

 were denominated republicans, ariftocrats, or 

 royalifts ! What the form of government, or 

 who fhould rule the land, could be of little 

 confequence, were honor and virtue made 

 the rulers of men's actions. Speaking from 

 the warm feelings of the heart a very elegant 

 writer has faid, " I cannot be more con- 

 vinced of the truth of any demonftration In 

 Euclid than I am that that fyftem of politics 



