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c &n reckon dollars and cents, but tew 
can weigh philosophical theories, especial- 
novel, and new, and bold. Suppose 
such & calculation were made-—large e- 
n»ugh—trustees named, and a subscrip¬ 
tion invited, the gums to be paid over 
when the a .a nt. shall have been subscri¬ 
bed ; # ir * * * * * 
* * Columbus succeeded by the 
gallantry of the age, called into action in 
; his favor by the address of a woman ; and 
it is more than probable that the discove¬ 
rer of a new world was no courtier. Was 
ever there found, in the same person, a 
courtier and a profound reasoner? Ask 
Mrs. S. what she thinks, and { wish I 
could be present, tho® I know her answer. 
In a sympathy ofcomnaisserationj feel 
(or thee more than thou cans! readily ima¬ 
gine. Wedded to thy theory of which the 
world is evidence, thy life is an agony. 
Though yet living, absorbed in day 
dreams, in all probability thy wife** is! 
more than half a widow, and your child¬ 
ren, if children you have, half orphans. 
Doth a tear stand in thy eye, on reading 
this and looking around thee? Far be it from 
me to afflict thee : but in all human proba- 
j biiity thy life will be a life of affliction. 
; Great minds have to overcome great obsta¬ 
cles. Original ideas are sharp-angled. 
; Rounded by tradition, and familiar use, 
; from age to age, ideas run smoothly ;—but 
j wo to him who is the medium of giving 
' many new ones to the world. 
I Give my respects to thy wife, and ex¬ 
cuse my boldness in this freedom. I, too, 
am a speculator in theory, and “ out of the 
fullness of the heart the moutn speakethd* 
In my musings I often think of you ; and 
if 1 mistake not, was acquainted with, 
and have partaken of the hospitality of 
j thy father, at Columbia, near Cincinnati. 
If more should be necessary to excuse me 
for all this freedom, let me tell thee I feel 
a lively interest in thy success, prosperity 
and happiness ; and am, with esteem and 
resoect, try friend. 
4 HORATIO GATES STAFFORD. 
John Cleves Symmss, Esq. 
Newpo t Ky. 
