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known only to the great Searcher Of the
human heart and 10 myself; and trust
! may be pardonod for repeating a dec
IaFatIon made some thirteen years ago,
that, whatever errors and doubtless
there have been many--may be dlscoY
cred in review of my public service
10 the country, can with mistaken cor.
fidence appeal 10 that Divine srbiter for
| the truth Of the declaration | make,
that | have been Influenced by no i'm.
pure purpose, no personal motve-- have
sought no personal aggrOndizemonr;
but that in all my public acls have had
a sole and single eye, and warm and
devoted heart, directed and dedicated TO
what in my best Judgment believed 10
to be the true interests Of my country.
During that long period, however, |
have not escaped the fate, of other pub
lie men, nor failed to incur censure and
detracton Of the bltteres,, most unre.
lenting, and most malignant character;
and although not always iusensibIe 10
the pain it was meant TO innct, | have
borne it in general composure, md with
out disturbance here, pointing to his
breast, waiting as | have done, in per
lec'lng and unioubting confidence, for
the ultimate triumph Of Justice and oi
truth, and in the entire persuasion that
time would, in the end, settle all things
as they should be, and that whatever 10
justice or wrong might experience al
tho hands OF msn, lie 10 whom all hearts
are open and fully known, would in he
end, by the inscru.abIe diqpeDsa,loue
Of Ills Providence, recrfY ali error, re,
dress all wrong, and cause ample justice
to he done.
But have not meanwhile been unsus.
tanned. Every where throughout the
extent Of this great continent have had
cordial, Warmhearted, g. devoted friend:
who have known me and justly arpre
ciared my motives. TO them. il Ian,
guage we're fully susceptible Of expires
sing my acknowledgements. | wouc
now offer them as oil the return have
now to make for their genuine, diain
! lercsled, aOd persegeriUg hGolug an
devoted attachment. fail IN suit
able language to express my graulu3t
to them for all the kindness they nave
shown me--whal shs,i ! say--waal car
say at all commensurate with thos,
feelings Of gratitude which | owe to ~
State whose humble representative enc
scrCant have been in this C5amberi--
TtIevo Mr. C.'s feelings appeared t
overpower Tim, and he proceeded viii
deep sensibully aud with difficult utter
Rnce
rmigrated from Virginia 10 the Stat,
= of Kentucky now nearly forty i've
years ngo; | went as an orphan who hac
noi rs vet attained the ago OF maoril,
who had never recognized Il father,
! s.nie or felt bis caresses-poor- pen
nv eae- without The favor of Ihe grea
with an imperfect and inadequate ed
ucauon, limited to the sIcnder mean
appIicabIo TO such Gn object; but scare,
had | set my foot upon her generou
coil when was received and embrace
with parental fondness, careesrd a
. though had been a tavorIte child, at,
patronizCd with liberal aud bounlilu
mun,fcence. From that period III
highest honors Of the STATE have bee
freely bestowed upon me and a0erwar
in the darkest hour Of csumny and De
traction. when | seemed to be lorsakc
by the rest ortho world, she threw he
, broad aud impenetrlbe shield upon ~
and bearing mo up aioC in her ow
courageous arms, repcjcd the poisOnou
shalts that we're aimed at my deslrut
tion, and vindicaled my good name rror
, every false and unfounded assault.
E But The ingenuity of my assOlIsnts
never exhausted, and it seems ! hav
subjected myself to ncw epilhe
, which | do not know whether il shoul
be taken in honor or derogGtion; | a,
held up to the country as dictator!
A dictator! The idea Of a dictatarshi
. is drawn from Roman institutions; an
D at The timc the office was created III
. person who welded the uemenduou
Q weight Of authority conferred concer
a traled in his own person absolute powe
e over the lives and property of all h
. fellow.cilizens; he could raise armies
Q he could build and man nayies; he couI
I levy taxes at will, and raise any amour
Of revenue he might choose to demand
r and lie and death rested on hId fiat.
e had been a dictator, as | am said
v have been, where is the power Wi
which was cothed2 Had !any ARM
= any uavy2 any revenue? any patronagt
n in word, any power whatever2 II
= had been a Dictator think that tho'
y who have the most freely applied TO n
o the appellalion, must be compelled
, make two admissions: FIRST, ;hat m
dictatorship has been distinguished |
v no cruel executions, stained by no bloc