Cileon ought not to be concerned, 
whet her I comprehend the subject I select 
to pi i blish, or not, (even it he had the 
quali! Ration of so measuring my capaci¬ 
ty as to perceive what 1 do or do not un- 
derst? ind) provided 1 write so plain that 
he can himself comprehend mv meaning; 
this I huve endeavored to do by expand - I 
ing the sentence Cleon quoted, and have ! 
had it reprinted, together with the whole I 
twenty -two items, in a supplement to the 
Spy of the Gth instant 
So new a theory as mine is, requires, 
in many instances, a new modification of; 
words and expressions, which consequent - 1 
ly must be difficult to readily and fully i 
comprehend and apply, by such readers ; 
as have not kept pace with the gradual j 
deveiopement of the theory, from my first 
declaration, up to this time. 
I do not think the passage, selected as 
a fair specimen of my style , both as to 
manner and matter , is fairly selected as 
such, for the first part of the sentence is 
less conclusive than perhaps any other 
part of my writings, while the remainder 
is more conclusive and less qualified than 
■is usual to me;the latter part is.however 
most in character of my usual manner: 
I have been blamed for stating positions 
too boldly and decided, but had 1 minced 
the matter, in declaring my theory of 
epeu poles and concentric spheres, many 
might have though1 1 was not myself cer¬ 
tain, and hence take occasion to deny me 
tue credit due to a positive discovery. 
the 22 new positions are not con¬ 
sidered by me as new theories, but as ap¬ 
pendages consequent on the new theory of 
the earth. Respectfully, 
JNO CLEVES S\ AIMES. 
