1904. CREDIT, Destroyed.—[continued].
I heartily wish the States
may, by their contributions, enable you to reestablish
a credit, which cannot be lower than
at present, to exist at all. This is partly owing
to their real deficiencies, and partly to
the lies propagated by the London papers,
which are probably paid for by the minister,
to reconcile the people to the loss of us. * * *
Should this produce the amendment of our
federal constitution * * * we shall receive
a permanent indemnification for a temporary
loss.—
To Samuel Osgood. Washington ed. i, 450.
(P.
1785)
