Oppositioncamealsofromanotherandfardifferentsource。TherewasthenintheStateSenateaDemocratoftheoldestandstrongesttype;amanwhobelievedmostdevoutlyinJeffersonandJackson,andabhorredaboveallthings,abolitionistsandprotectionists,——Dr。
AllabenofSchoharie。Amorethoroughlyhonestmanneverlived;hewassteadilyonthesideofgoodlegislation;
butinthemidstofthediscussionregardingthisgreatloanforbountieshearoseandbeganaspeechwhich,ashespokebutrarely,receivedgeneralattention。
Hewasdeeplyinearnest。Hesaid(insubstance),``I
shallvoteforthisloan;forofvariousfearfulevilsitseemstheleast。ButIwish,hereandnow,andwiththedeepestsorrow,torecordaprediction:Iaskyoutonoteitandtorememberit,foritwillbefulfilled,andspeedily。