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8426. THIRD TERM, Constitution and.—

Your approbation of the reasons which induced
me to retire from the honorable station
in which my countrymen had placed me, is
the proof of your devotion to the principles
of our Constitution. These are wisely opposed
to all perpetuations of power, and to
every practice which may lead to hereditary
establishments.—
Reply to Address. Washington ed. v, 473.
(M. 1809)