Iamperfectlyawareoftheoppressionunderwhichyourpresentofficelaysyourmind，&oftheardorwithwhichyoupantforretirementtodomesticlife。Butthereissometimesaneminenceofcharacteronwhichsocietyhavesuchpeculiarclaimsastocontroulthepredelectionoftheindividualforaparticularwalkofhappiness，&restrainhimtothatalonearisingfromthepresent&
futurebenedictionsofmankind。Thisseemstobeyourcondition，&
thelawimposedonyoubyprovidenceinformingyourcharacter，&
fashioningtheeventsonwhichitwastooperate；anditistomotiveslikethese，¬topersonalanxietiesofmineorotherswhohavenorighttocallonyouforsacrifices，thatIappealfromyourformerdetermination&urgearevisalofit，onthegroundofchangeintheaspectofthings。Shouldanhonestmajorityresultfromthenew&enlargedrepresentation；shouldthoseacquiescewhoseprinciplesorinteresttheymaycontroul，yourwishesforretirementwouldbegratifiedwithlessdanger，assoonasthatshallbemanifest，withoutawaitingthecompletionofthesecondperiodoffouryears。Oneortwosessionswilldeterminethecrisis；andI
cannotbuthopethatyoucanresolvetoaddoneortwomoretothemanyyearsyouhavealreadysacrificedtothegoodofmankind。