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Show President Jlffki:son wrote June 19, 1807, to Governor Sullivan of Miuaaclmaetta, who Vmd invited him to visit Boston: I confess, that I am not reconciled to the idoa of a chief magistral- parading himself through iho several atat-js aa an object of publio gtze, and in quest of an applauso, which, to be valuable should be purely voluntary. I had rather acquire ac-quire silent good-will by a faithful discharge dis-charge of my dutios, than owe oxprea-sioua oxprea-sioua of it to my putting myself in the way of receiving thorn. Tu. Jkfversos. Noue of our recent presidents appear ap-pear to be eflectcd with like Bcrnples, though they got double the salary that Jefier3on received. I |