The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-06-12
TO THOMAS JhffhhnoN hNNp"h'
wAEnlSqroN, Nov -
MY DEAR JEPFERsoNi

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10 THOMAS JEPPERsoN RANDOLPH
wAAnNqroN, Nov si' 1908
MY DEAR JRPFRRsoN
Your situatlon, thrown az such distance
from us and alone, cannot nut glye w W.
great anxietles for you, As lnucn nts nMnun M
secured for YOU py your parslennr p gdm pv'iha haye
heen reoommended, ~ could he done lowlfuh
shielding yOn from the dangers wlhun snbt'
round You, hut thrown on wlue Wa WIZ. ~
among entire strangers wi,no1t ~ anS a,,Snlt With
so iittie experlenee Of mankind, your dang,
ors are great and still yonr safety must 'oat at
ON Yourself a determlnhtlon never w. o wv
yyhat IA wrong, prudence ana go0d nnnuri
,viiI no FIR towards securing 20 yon the estl,
nation Of the world Wneh ieooluup Vn0Hg Hg
at fourteen years Of age, the Whole cure my
direction OF myself was throw On on mym1i' ny,a
aed 10 adyse or guide me, ana recolleel ,he
various sorts OF bad company WIN Wnivn = |
assooiated from time 20 tlme, mn hAlonlsnvu
did not turn on Win some oi ,ho nav eTe "
had the GOOD fortune 20 become lcluhlnipu |
Very eariy with some eharaotefh OF very n,Hn
sta1ding, and TO feel the lneossanl WISH tnem a,
could ever beSomle, S w,ii y ywouid ask my.
sciG what would Dr. Small, Mr Wytnei roy.
ton Randolph do In this altuallonE NM
course in 10 will insure mo lhelr hpprophllom,
/ am certain shat this mode oi ucclulnk l on
nv conduct, tended more % It's correctness
INN any reasoning powers l poHpesseu,
knowing the even ana dlgniileu line tivt
pursued, could never donpt Tor ln,n inolnonr
which OF two courses would Pc IN ehilnNdot
for thom, Whereas, seeking the same oploei
through a process OF moral reasoning, hh1
With the laundlcod eye Of youth l shoulu
often have erred, From Ihe elIgu'le,n'tGbee wv tbe
| OF nv position, was often thrown INTO tno
| sncicty OF horse racers, card players, roy
hunteis acientifo and professional men, anu
| az dianined men, and many q Time nave
| aslfod myself In the enthusiastic moment ol
| the death Ola fox, lhe victory Of y hvorllo
| horsc the issue Of u question eoquenlly
nrqued NJ tho bar, or IN tho great cpuhgll VI
| thO nation, we'll, which OF THESE hlnue ol lvp
| ut9tion should | preierp That OF 4 morse
| lncltcvt n fox hunterY nm orator. or the non
al edyocats OF my countiy's rlghtsI lIe ns'
| snred my dear Jefferson, that these niue re
| turns into ourselves, lhle hell enttVVnnu,h ",
| ime nrudent selection ana steady pursuit OF
| what IA right, -,,..
| Thavo mentioned good hulnor w % oho q, ,, ,mo
preseryoiyos Of our pesSgi pSciua NM and odt NY eest
| n so well Initiated and aided, artlnellulyi py
politencas, that THIS also beoomes M Wlnlan lnIs
| iIon OF firat rate value. IN truth, polleness
| is artificial good humor II covers the naturhl
| wont of NJ md ends by rendering mbltual q
supstitnto nearly equivalent 10 lhe rem
value. II Il the practice OF sacrlnelnE 70
| those whom wO meet In society, MI tle NUN
convonlonces and preferences when WIZ
| arntlfy Them and deprive uaofnothlng worm
| n mo,1ent's confederation II IN tho BlVingh
pleasing and ilatterlng turn 70 onr eNpfes-
sions, which win eonollate others, ana l,,nae as
them plonsGd with us ny wen Qs themAelves'
| How Ohenp price for the good WIN olhnoth'
ori When this N In return for q rude thlns
said by another n brings him % his scnses
utniy "y' way, and places him ei the ioot ofyour
| good ndturC, ln the ewes Of the company, nut
In stating prudential rules Tor our govern
mcnt IN society, must not omit ! g Import
argument With another, never yet saw an
lnstnnco OF ono or two diaputnnta convincing
tho other by argument, have seen many,
I OF their getting wnrmi becoming Tuu9, nn9
| shooting one another, conviction i the o.
feet ofonr own dispnsslonnte reasoning elth'
or I'm solitude, or Weighing within ourselves,
| dlapnaaionntOy, what wO hear from others,
selves l""s n ] WIS one OF tho rulcs, which, pGoyo
, | niI ntbers made nom0r franklin the mOs aminhlo
| of men I'M society never 10 contradict any body,
IL Ho was urged 10 announce an opinion, he did Il
rather hy hsing questions ~ VI for information or
bv gieecstInr dolhis When / hear another eX.
press an opinion which Il not mine, Ny 10 myself
ho hna d rlpht 10 his opinion, w. TO mine why
should question itY III, error does mg no injury,
| and shal become Don Quix0ie 10 brng all mon
| by force Of argument 20 one opnOnY II met be
mlgtaiod, Il L probable ho u gTutlQod by belief
| oil H. and / have no right 20 deprive him Of the
RfntincntiOn, " no wants ihlofinhUun no WIZ WN
H. and thon will give II In measured terms but II
he Nlll believes hlt own story, and shows desire
! 10 dlsnuto the fact with me, | hear him and aay
nothing, II II hh affair, not mine, " hc prclcrs
| error, There are two classus Of dspuinnts most
frequently 10 ho met with among u.s. The ,hfgi y
| of Young students, Just entered tho threshold NJ
science with lint view III outline, not yetiulcd
up with tho details nqd n0diuenlong when =
further progress would bring 10 th0lr knowledge
The other consists 0f the ill-tempcrod and rude
men In society, who have tnkon up passion for
politics Good humor aud politcncN neyw, INTRO,
lucc into mixed society, q question on which lhey
both of those claesea Of diputnns, my dear Jcllcr'
son keen nloof w you would from tho Infected subs
locla of yellow ioyor or postonoo. Consider your,
gelil when Win tholn, W hnlolg thV neucnu p'
S1 snSr pyVgs SniY V Neon Within % sou%ci and cn
dcayor IN cstnbIIsh Win yoursolf The habit OF VI.
i"nco ,'necniiy on poiIilgs In tho loyorod state
csS%i no 10 GSSS q" awe over ,SSa SS S 1.S Ny
: either IN Mcl or principle They ore dccrnincl q
SE Sw tny w aS, SgSV2 y tbem "mu S P aa yS an
Would Would y IVA an m angry bull Il d not ior man oi sense
70 dispute the road with such m animal, You VII
10 more gAlgs9l nun oot1 @ d.o 20 nnyv ~ SO C a sInn,
, IN which S You stand with mo Full Of rolltlco
ygp9q 9gd Willing TO SOC me and TO bate me MI. n
gn M U yal 9oY NV vo,o % srs 'S' Il Ia IGe INK % os y
posirum % for @ producing ejaculation, Look upci
I, hcm exactly with that gye, and pity them q oh
Cc To y yeSI@ SSg S9 @o"S @a "WS WE SSwev Uo"
4 IN the hands Of ny fellow ciiicns az large, apt
VIII becoo,gpcd 10 homer or ne@y BY The }SrdiS
we SnaSe n% % G%u' G1yC sc"n vyus, No, tVSE MN,
/, cnc@Ics I aud nlnc shall have sol Never there
fore consider these pungIe m polite, 9f ISgli'n
my 9U ~ rTp Snys SV" ny W." S6aSsT % 10 % Gc npasc 5
public SpIpion Look steadily 70 The pursuits wIlcl
have carried You 70 philedslphla, 20 yclS eIlcc n
IN 0rns S ,gS aSST @"k%e k % %lcrS S"d and dilSicd @ pcr
sons % generally for L L With such that Gro an
contentious arise AM yGa Eill llnd Your neth NOR
XIV E Sp% mS %S mo ~ Ia % cos" MIX IA my ps "ccIn"I @ ~
. adIeu. " ''' ~ ~ TIL JEFFERSON
= u. -.p,o,o,t ma 0Oso,Iono,oly Ia MIR. opIlylc
: and IN doing i6c sanc to Mr Pcalc, lcll him an
writing With his polygrgph and shall sond h
mlgo Ino his' "o"O"' ""'V 'V""'V V''Tty
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