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probablyatfirst，itwillonlybeatransfertothemoftheportionofitnowexercisedbyparliament，thatistosay，arighttoproposeamendmentsandanegative。Butitmustinfalliblyendinarightoforigination。4。Perhapstheymaymakeadeclarationofrights。Itwillbeattemptedatleast。Twootherobjectswillbeattempted，viz。，ahabeascorpuslawandafreepress。Butprobablytheymaynotobtaintheseinthefirstsession，orwithmodificationsonly，andthenationmustbelefttoripenitselfmorefortheirunlimitedadoption。Uponthewhole，ithasappearedtomethatthebasisofthepresentstruggleisanilluminationofthepublicmindastotherightsofthenation，aidedbyfortunateincidents；thattheycanneverretrograde，butfromthenaturalprogressofthings，mustpressforwardtotheestablishmentofaconstitutionwhichshallassuretothemagooddegreeofliberty。TheyflatterthemselvestheyshallformabetterconstitutionthantheEnglish。Ithinkitwillbebetterinsomepoints——worseinothers。Itwillbebetterinthearticleofrepresentation，whichwillbemoreequal。Itwillbeworse，astheirsituationobligesthemtokeepupthedangerousmachineofastandingarmy。Idoubt，too，whethertheywillobtainthetrialbyjury，becausetheyarenotsensibleofitsvalue。

IamsureIhavebythistimeheartilytiredyouwiththislongepistle，andthatyouwillbegladtoseeitbroughttoanend，withassurancesofthesentimentsofesteemandrespectwithwhichIhavethehonortobe，dearSir，yourmostobedient，andmosthumbleservant。

BACON，LOCKE，ANDNEWTON

_ToJohnTrumbull_

_Paris，Feb。15，1789_

DEARSIR，——Ihavedulyreceivedyourfavorofthe5’th。inst。

Withrespecttothebusts&picturesIwillputofftillmyreturnfromAmericaallofthemexceptBacon，LockeandNewton，whosepicturesIwilltroubleyoutohavecopiedforme：andasIconsiderthemasthethreegreatestmenthathaveeverlived，withoutanyexception，andashavinglaidthefoundationofthosesuperstructureswhichhavebeenraisedinthePhysical&Moralsciences，Iwouldwishtoformthemintoaknotonthesamecanvas，thattheymaynotbeconfoundedatallwiththeherdofothergreatmen。TodothisI

supposeweneedonlydesirethecopyisttodrawthethreebustsinthreeovalsallcontainedinalargerovalinsomesuchformasthiseachbusttobethesizeoflife。

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fivefeet。Perhapsyoucansuggestabetterwayofaccomplishingmyidea。Inyourhandsbeit，aswellasthesubalternexpencesyoumention。ItroubleyouwithalettertoMrs。Church。WehavenoimportantnewsherebutoftherevolutionofGenevawhichisnotyetsufficientlyexplained。Buttheyhavecertainlyreformedtheirgovernment。IamwithgreatrespectD’r。SirYouraffectionatefriend&humbleserv’t。”NEITHERFEDERALISTNORANTIFEDERALIST”

_ToFrancisHopkinson_

_Paris，Mar。13，1789_

DEARSIR，——Sincemylast，whichwasofDec。21。yoursofDec。

9。&21。arereceived。Acceptmythanksforthepapersandpamphletswhichaccompaniedthem，andmine&mydaughter’sforthebookofsongs。Iwillnottellyouhowmuchtheyhavepleasedus，norhowwellthelastofthemmeritspraiseforit’spathos，butrelateafactonly，whichisthatwhilemyelderdaughterwasplayingitontheharpsichord，Ihappenedtolooktowardsthefire&sawtheyoungeroneallintears。Iaskedherifshewassick?Shesaid`no；butthetunewassomournful。’——TheEditoroftheEncyclopediehaspublishedsomethingastoanadvancedpriceonhisfuturevolumes，whichIunderstandalarmsthesubscribers。ItwasinapaperwhichIdonottake&thereforeIhavenotyetseenit，norcansaywhatitis——Ihopethatbythistimeyouhaveceasedtomakewryfacesaboutyourvinegar，andthatyouhavereceiveditsafe&

good。YousaythatIhavebeendisheduptoyouasanantifederalist，andaskmeifitbejust。Myopinionwasneverworthyenoughofnoticetomeritciting；butsinceyouaskitIwilltellityou。IamnotaFederalist，becauseIneversubmittedthewholesystemofmyopinionstothecreedofanypartyofmenwhateverinreligion，inphilosophy，inpolitics，orinanythingelsewhereI

wascapableofthinkingformyself。Suchanaddictionisthelastdegradationofafreeandmoralagent。IfIcouldnotgotoheavenbutwithaparty，Iwouldnotgothereatall。ThereforeIprotesttoyouIamnotofthepartyoffedera