第41章

Iamperfectlyawareoftheoppressionunderwhichyourpresentofficelaysyourmind，&oftheardorwithwhichyoupantforretirementtodomesticlife。Butthereissometimesaneminenceofcharacteronwhichsocietyhavesuchpeculiarclaimsastocontroulthepredelectionoftheindividualforaparticularwalkofhappiness，&restrainhimtothatalonearisingfromthepresent&

futurebenedictionsofmankind。Thisseemstobeyourcondition，&

thelawimposedonyoubyprovidenceinformingyourcharacter，&

fashioningtheeventsonwhichitwastooperate；anditistomotiveslikethese，¬topersonalanxietiesofmineorotherswhohavenorighttocallonyouforsacrifices，thatIappealfromyourformerdetermination&urgearevisalofit，onthegroundofchangeintheaspectofthings。Shouldanhonestmajorityresultfromthenew&enlargedrepresentation；shouldthoseacquiescewhoseprinciplesorinteresttheymaycontroul，yourwishesforretirementwouldbegratifiedwithlessdanger，assoonasthatshallbemanifest，withoutawaitingthecompletionofthesecondperiodoffouryears。Oneortwosessionswilldeterminethecrisis；andI

cannotbuthopethatyoucanresolvetoaddoneortwomoretothemanyyearsyouhavealreadysacrificedtothegoodofmankind。

Thefearofsuspicionthatanyselfishmotiveofcontinuanceinofficemayenterintothissollicitationonmypartobligesmetodeclarethatnosuchmotiveexists。ItisathingofmereindifferencetothepublicwhetherIretainorrelinquishmypurposeofclosingmytourwiththefirstperiodicalrenovationofthegovernment。Iknowmyownmeasuretoowelltosupposethatmyservicescontributeanythingtothepublicconfidence，orthepublicutility。Multitudescanfilltheofficeinwhichyouhavebeenpleasedtoplaceme，asmuchtotheiradvantage&satisfaction。I

thereforehavenomotivetoconsultbutmyowninclination，whichisbentirresistiblyonthetranquilenjoymentofmyfamily，myfarm，&

mybooks。Ishouldreposeamongthemitistrue，infargreatersecurity，ifIweretoknowthatyouremainedatthewatch，andI

hopeitwillbeso。Totheinducementsurgedfromaviewofourdomesticaffairs，Iwilladdabaremention，ofwhatindeedneedonlybementioned，thatweightymotivesforyourcontinuancearetobefoundinourforeignaffairs。IthinkitprobablethatboththeSpanish&Englishnegotiations，ifnotcompletedbeforeyourpurposeisknown，willbesuspendedfromthemomentitisknown；&thatthelatternationwillthenusedoublediligenceinfomentingtheIndianwar——Withmywishesforthefuture，Ishallatthesametimeexpressmygratitudeforthepast，atleastmyportioninit；&begpermissiontofollowyouwhetherinpublicorprivatelifewiththosesentimentsofsincereattachment&respect，withwhichIamunalterably，DearSir，Youraffectionatefriend&humbleservant。”THEMONSTERARISTOCRACY”

_ToLafayette_

_Philadelphia，June16，1792_

Beholdyou，then，mydearfriend，attheheadofagreatarmy，establishingthelibertiesofyourcountryagainstaforeignenemy。

Mayheavenfavoryourcause，andmakeyouthechannelthro’whichitmaypourit’sfavors。Whileyouareexterminatingthemonsteraristocracy，&pullingouttheteeth&fangsofit’sassociatemonarchy，acontrarytendencyisdiscoveredinsomehere。Asecthasshewnitselfamongus，whodeclaretheyespousedournewconstitution，notasagood&sufficientthingitself，butonlyasasteptoanEnglishconstitution，theonlythinggood&sufficientinitself，intheireye。Itishappyforusthatthesearepreacherswithoutfollowers，andthatourpeoplearefirm&constantintheirrepublicanpurity。YouwillwondertobetoldthatitisfromtheEastwardchieflythatthesechampionsforaking，lords&commonscome。TheygetsomeimportantassociatesfromNewYork，andarepuffedoffbyatribeofAgioteurswhichhavebeenhatchedinabedofcorruptionmadeupafterthemodeloftheirbelovedEngland。Toomanyofthesestockjobbers&king-jobbershavecomeintoourlegislature，orrathertoomanyofourlegislaturehavebecomestockjobbers&king-jobbers。Howeverthevoiceofthepeopleisbeginningtomakeitselfheard，andwillprobablycleansetheirseatsattheensu