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70 the slsndeT means applicable 10 such
40 ohjecl bur scarce hAd | setemy foo,
upen per generous soil When / was re
! oeiYed a1d embraced. with parental lot J.
ness, faressed as lholghT had beea IA
i FForlie child, and psitonized Ri.h liberal
and bou9Iilul mpni6cence From tha,
period The highest Ronors ofathe State
hare been freely bestowed Upon ne /;
Iaod Afterwards. 10 the darkest hour III
eslanhy sad detrsc.ion, whenlI seemed
I4o Be forssken by All the resi- ofihe world
she threw her broad and inpeneirable
shield aEound me, and. bearing me up
alcit % her courageous arms, repelledihe
POISONED ghatts;bst were aimed al nv De.
ssF0riippa and vindicated nv sond name
from every false and a1touadeu assaulrt
Boz The ingenuity Of my assailan,s Is
never exhausted, aud il seems have
subjected myself ID new eri,het; when
/ DO hbt know whether Il shoold he taken
70 honor 81 deroga,ion: / an held Iup III
The cppntry a.. dictator" "A diclat6rt
4 The idea Of dicr aionsliip is drawn from
| RoFnah INSTITUTIONS ana al the time THE
otfice-Alas created ihe person who WELD.
ed iheltrems adous weight Of sufhofily il
eonferted concenifated in his oWn person
an Absolute poser over ,he lives and prn.
kperfy oi Ill hts fellow citizens he eogld
fraist armies, e-eduId buil3 and n an i.
WEST be coule le " taxes at will and
| raise any amount OF revenue be inleht
! choose 1to deIfand and lie and 4eMh
rested 90 ms tat II llhaJ beenIa dlcta.
tor, as am said 10 have been. where Ills
1.-The power &iih stich was eToihed ~
1 Had Any army (? any navy ahy reveh.
Tue 7 any patronage mia wor5 any pow
er whaleyers Il hadrbees1 al dictator, |
4thIhk that eventhese Who baye the N dst
freely iPplIedto pe Interpretations mus,
be COMPELLED 10 make Twp admissions:
I first that my dictatorship has been dIs,
I tinguished BY no cruel exactions, stain.
ed by Dp blond, ndt' seiled by any act Or
I uishonoT and, 10 the second place, /
think ;hey must own d6lhoughs Do not
exactly know what date my commission
of dictaiorfbeafs-l imagine. howeve-, lie
must have ebmmenced With the extra
fsession) that il, ibid usutp lie power or a
dictator-I al least volnh'asily surrender.
&c i; within q. sh4leEperiod than was a.,
Ioied FOR The duration of the dictatorship
q the Roman Comm onwealtht 2. t|1
| Iflto have sought atihe extra session
aad al theI present, BY The co. operation
Of my fTiends, 10 carry out the great rnea.
sures intended by 1.-THE poppIar majority 81
J $50, ard 10 have Heslredthat they sh6uld
all have been adopted and executed III
ID have anxiously desired 10 See disoF.
dered currency. regulated ana restored /
and irregular exchanges equalized aha
aajnsted; il 10 have labored is repIenisby
the empty Golfers OF the Treasury BY suit
ablR dqiie&; il 10 have endpavored to ex3
tend relief TO The u1fortuSat bankrppts
4 o. ihe country who had been ruined il s
great measure by the erroneous policy, "a
We believed Of this G-osernment if 10
seek 70 limit, circumscrihe, and resiraii
Executive authority; il 10 retreneh uni
necessary expenditure and abolish useless
offices and institutions If. whistle pub.
lie honoris preserved untprnished by sup.
plying a revenue adequate 10 meet Tie
national epgagementsE incidental protecs
ton can be afforded otbe nationalindus-
try; if to entertain an ardent soliciiuJe
70 redeem every pledge and execute ever
ry .promiseFfaiHy made by MY political
friends with a view 10 the acquisition III
power from the hands OF an honest ann
4coniiding People; If these objects consti-
tote a-man a4DlcrAToR. Why. then sub.
pose must be iccnient 10 bear, although
Istill only share with my friends, the odl-
um Of The honorof The eplhet, as II may
be considered on the one hand or Tie
other. HI y.
Thar nv nature is, warm my temper
ardent, my disposition. sspe CHILLY in rela-3
ton :o. the. public service. enthusiaS:ic.I
am fully ready 10 own; and those who
suppose dat have been assuming tie
dictatorship have pnly mistaken for arra-
gance or assumption that fervep tardor and
devotion whiehis4 natural 10 MI constitu-H
tion, and ahicLl may have displayed with
too little regard 70 cold calculating, aud
cautious prudence, in sustaining and ZEAL
ous-ly supporting lnportant national tnea-
sures ofPolicy v hichl have presented ana
PROPOSED. .4 H.,
Dn:ing long and afduous career ,bf
service In The public councils 81 my, coun-
tryAtspecially during thelssi eleven years
IhaSs held seat9n the Senate. from Tile
sane aEdour AMI enthusiasm Of charsciet,
| have no doubt, in the hea, Of debate,
and in an honest endeavoE 10 maintain div
opinions az MnsF ad&erse opinions equally
honestly entertained, ssto the best couFse
10 be adopted fRr. the PUBLIC welfare. Il
may have often Inadvertently er '1ninteh.
ilona.ly. 10 moments Of excited debate
made use of language ibas has been 3df \
tehsive and suAceptibleof injurious inier-
probation towards. my b{olher Senator'S
Ikthere Be anywhere who retain wounded
feelings Of injury or Dissatisfaction prp-
Guced 90 Such occasions, beg TO assure
Them thstI nov offer the amplest apology
Tor any departure o., my part fTomlhe s.sas
,ablished rules pi parliamentary deeorum8
and courtesy. On the other hand, Kas-
sure the Senators, one and all. without
reserve. that ! retire from this Senate
Chamber without carrying with me a sin
gle feeling of resentment or dissatisfaction
to The Senate or 10 any one Of ilspem-s
bers.
Igo from this place under The hope.
that we shall. mutually, consigh topper
petpal oblivion whatever personal colli.4
sions nay at any time unfortunately have
occurred BET Ksen Us and that our recol
leciibns shall dwell in future only Dol
those conflicts of mind with mind. those
intellectual struggles, those noble>exhibi-
lions of the powers Of logic. argument.
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