The Speeches of William Huskisson, with a Biogr Memoir

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: knowledge, which may be said to have decided his future destiny. But the natural inclination of youth to view with favour the popular doctrines of freedom and reform, was strongly seconded and encouraged by the society with whom his uncle principally mixed; which comprised many of those who were most deeply imbued with the prevailing tenets of liberalism and philosophy. Dr. Gem was intimately acquainted both with Franklin and Jefferson; he The following letter from the last of these eminent persons, will shew the estimation in which Doctor Gem was held: ? New York, April 4, 1790. In bidding adieu, my dear Doctor, to the country which united our residence, I find the loss of your society and instructive conversation among the leading circumstances of regret. He assured that I feel it most sensibly, and accept my wnrm acknowledgments for all your kindnesses and services to me and my family while at Paris. I hope that your philanthropy is by this time fully gratified by the final establishment of order and equal government, in a country which you love, and that you will still be blessed in seeing them extended to others, so as to found a rational hope, that man is at length destined to be happy and free. Our affairs wear a very pleasing aspect. The opposition to our new government has been perfectly reconciled by the amendments proposed by Congress. They have thought proper to call for my services in a more advanced station. This would have been flattering, had my views been fixed on any thing but retirement; but with this disposition, I would have wished that to be the only remaining change of my life. The interest you have been so good as to take in my happiness, will not render indifferent to you the information, that my daughter is married agreeabl...