第74章

knowtheyarenotlessened，andIpityyou。

Itisablessing，however，thatourpeoplearereasonable；thattheyarekeptsowellinformedofthestateofthingsastojudgeforthemselves，toseethetruesourcesoftheirdifficulties，andtomaintaintheirconfidenceundiminishedinthewisdomandintegrityoftheirfunctionaries。_Mactevirtute_therefore。Continuetogostraightforward，pursuingalwaysthatwhichisright，astheonlycluewhichcanleadusoutofthelabyrinth。Letnothingbesparedofeitherreasonorpassion，topreservethepublicconfidenceentire，astheonlyrockofoursafety。Intimesofpeacethepeoplelookmosttotheirrepresentatives；butinwar，totheexecutivesolely。Itisvisiblethattheirconfidenceisevennowveeringinthatdirection；thattheyarelookingtotheexecutivetogivetheproperdirectiontotheiraffairs，withaconfidenceasauspiciousasitiswellfounded。

Iavailmyselfofthis，thefirstoccasionofwritingtoyou，toexpressallthedepthofmyaffectionforyou；thesenseI

entertainofyourfaithfulco-operationinmylatelabors，andthedebtIoweforthevaluableaidIreceivedfromyou。Thoughseparatedfrommyfellowlaborersinplaceandpursuit，myaffectionsarewithyouall，andIofferdailyprayersthatyeloveoneanother，asIloveyou。Godblessyou。”THEBOOKOFKINGS”

_ToGovernorJohnLangdon_

_Monticello，March5，1810_

Yourletter，mydearfriend，ofthe18thultimo，comesliketherefreshingdewsoftheeveningonathirstysoil。Itrecallsantientaswellasrecentrecollections，verydeartomyheart。Forfiveandthirtyyearswehavewalkedtogetherthroughalandoftribulations。

Yetthesehavepassedaway，andso，Itrust，willthoseofthepresentday。Thetoryismwithwhichwestruggledin’77，differedbutinnamefromthefederalismof’99，withwhichwestruggledalso；

andtheAnglicismof1808，againstwhichwearenowstruggling，isbutthesamethingstill，inanotherform。ItisalongingforaKing，andanEnglishKingratherthananyother。Thisisthetruesourceoftheirsorrowsandwailings。

ThefearthatBuonapartewillcomeovertousandconquerusalso，istoochimericaltobegenuine。SupposinghimtohavefinishedSpainandPortugal，hehasyetEnglandandRussiatosubdue。

Themaximofwarwasneversounderthaninthiscase，nottoleaveanenemyintherear；andespeciallywhereaninsurrectionaryflameisknowntobeundertheembers，merelysmothered，andreadytoburstateverypoint。Thesetwosubdued，(andsurelytheAnglomenwillnotthinktheconquestofEnglandaloneashortwork)antientGreeceandMacedonia，thecradleofAlexander，hisprototype，andConstantinople，theseatofempirefortheworld，wouldglittermoreinhiseyethanourbleakmountainsandruggedforests。Egypt，too，andthegoldenapplesofMauritania，haveformorethanhalfacenturyfixedthelongingeyesofFrance；andwithSyria，youknow，hehasanoldaffronttowipeout。Thencome`PontusandGalatia，Cappadocia，AsiaandBithynia，’thefinecountriesontheEuphratesandTigris，theOxusandIndus，andallbeyondtheHyphasis，whichboundedthegloriesofhisMacedonianrival；withtheinvitationsofhisnewBritishsubjectsonthebanksoftheGanges，whom，afterreceivingunderhisprotectionthemothercountry，hecannotrefusetovisit。Whenallthisisdoneandsettled，andnothingoftheoldworldremainsunsubdued，hemayturntothenewone。Butwillheattackusfirst，fromwhomhewillgetbuthardknocksandnomoney?

OrwillhefirstlayholdofthegoldandsilverofMexicoandPeru，andthediamondsofBrazil?A_republican_Emperor，fromhisaffectiontorepublics，independentofmotivesofexpediency，mustgranttoourstheCyclop’sboonofbeingthelastdevoured。Whileallthisisdoing，wearetosupposethechapterofaccidentsreadout，andthatnothingcanhappentocutshortortodisturbhisenterprises。

ButtheAnglomen，itseems，havefoundoutamuchsaferdependance，thanallthesechancesofdeathordisappointment。Thatis，thatweshouldfirstletEnglandplunderus，asshehasbeendoingforyears，forfearBuonaparteshoulddoit；andthenallyourselveswithher，andenterintothewar。Aconqueror，whosecareerEnglandcouldnotarrestwhenaidedbyRussia，Austria，Prussia，Sweden，SpainandPortugal，sheisnowtodestroy，withalltheseonhisside，bytheaidoftheUnitedStatesalone。This，indeed，ismakingusamightypeople。Andwhatistobeoursecurity，thatwhenembarkedforherinthewar，shewillnotmakeaseparatepeace，andleaveusinthelurch?Hergoodfaith！Thefaithofanationofmerchants！The_Punicafides_ofmodernCarthage！OfthefriendandprotectressofCopenhagen！Ofthenationwhoneveradmittedachapterofmoralityintoherpoliticalcode！Andisnowboldlyavowing，thatwhateverpowercanmakehers，ishersofright。Money，andnotmorality，istheprincipleofcommerceandcommercialnations。But，in