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swim to support, prescribes our respective duties and plainly exhibits the path blazed out for us to travel. A [wanton] departure from the principles therein continued, may lead to confusion and the disorganization of our system, and perhaps to our national ruin. In reviewing the [resent condition of our national affairs and determining the course to be pursued we should not doit superficially,_ but the survey should be thoroughly made, that all the bearings may be clearly seen, and evil avoided._ I am happy in the opinion that our country's course is still gradually advancing by gaining friends and supporters abroad and [notuithstanding] the oppressive acts which our opponents are adopting against us. The continuances of a peaceful, firm and prudent course on our part, cannot fail to crown our efforts in the maintenance of our night, with success. therefore, let harmony and union be our motto, and I earnestly beseech you to beware of innovation and disorganization. I questioned W Rofs upon his motives for using phrased so remarkable as "innovation and disorganization"