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.UNIQ.X. THE CONSTITUTION. AND TUB LA.WS THE GIUT.Dt ANSrOF OUR. LI BERT.
VoI.XYIII.
, - . - . : ' ; : FRID V,! OCTOBER C, I Z7.
THE rW)BIDA WAR.; 1
QtflMtelim of tie IkUct on Mr.
J '. Rrtotulion. "
v. GLASCOCK moved an amend-
by offrtr? a absututa aa a nodi
IK 01 IVBUiUUVU.
Mr. HOWARD moed to anvend aaru
,Um mttr tn (ha rfwnniiit nn
ff-jfT -
j.btrfT affair, in lead of a select eoro
iec and eupportcJ his motion at some
w'fc. l!r II. dcnieJ that tl corae
j the Florida war rvfi.rted any aUs-raco
atmoi arms, ttom earctut
t It si. A tA.fifftAlktf I'll.! .
J I'ottru Martial, be iuil come h U.e
ec5 Uial me oume. u an.T, jetea
jtaer mi eii!rr of Ue Ceral, oa the
5,nnrT f Wft of lrei'lf nt
4 the tiii'iretf arar from the mtural
ifuM! of the rmirf which bad bcea
(fietre of "r, anj die diaunce from
lalhucatolgovenimeni. iwuiim-j
. tru , . i
r miiHl IM me eiecuunj arm man oe
rtJr . or failare aa loe iuble.
Mr. MUIILB.NDEUU rIJthit rha
twifl f merJy t "f :te rrmarU
(Sb If II frx bnaoraMa f eatlemair
frVrrx'ott (Mr. Wiar.) he rrrrtted I
ri(wh"('f lhat the? should ha.bre
t"jri by that jrniletasn; they were in
M wie. an I did bit liul eredit tn. his
It, or lifart. The attack mi thread
a is Irma R'ide Maud, Mir. Pierce.)
hs absent and tnbie- to dtTcnd
kirlf, s anjast and Bff ne roos. It
fdtx-'fj credit on ,o inan l insult a
UI,m (ie, and to auike one win ws
i.iii:te to resist. Had tHt 'emleman
present, no blame jr!4 attach ui
t ronJitct of the gentleman faint
Virginia, as he had na donbt the late
fttabrr fro Rhode IUnd would have
fitf. him a Rowland for his Utiver
itre tot measure. Httt Mr M.- did
M iiitrpd td reproaeh the f emleinan
frn Virginia. His gnndneaa of hert. he
insure, al Iraea HiJufed ihtt eeinlH
km. rre now to regret the hasty and
iiri'lrd foe remarks into hieh be hsd
Wfa betrayed io bis yesterday's tpeech.
Mr. M.hid risen principally with tiew
isMrreei some of the errors into which
lU lentWman bad fallen. - He had
Kiented to the House that the. clerk
of the Invettipiinf CNirtttaitiee of the last
iiin hid fi(jni sickaftss, in order !
drt ujit'is report of the majority. Now
the illness of the clerk had taken place
ti early 'period of the commi.tre's
iQimU'n. when it was impossible fr
tor one to say what would be the result.
TV sickness, too, wajreaU not feigned.
Htd it een heco feifiied. it eo-ild n-i
her bn for the purpwe of drawing Up
ireful; f.tr he had. at that lime, no m
'st'. When tlie proper time came, the
n nittee had dirvet-d Mr. Dutec J.
P-.fc? tn draw tip its report and each,
i- nVr, ha debated. gee hi n, for that
ptr a piatemrot'nf his sieos. Mr.
II i mwlf rcruinly had done si, and he
htUttei other members did the lame'. '
But the gentleman 'fro Virginia (Mr.
W;.f) prratrd to hard for an immt-dintii
rn that there was no lime to have the
i'rt which had been drawn Q.ireaJ by
IV nii-iritv aarwlv mei. ami it l
, -t --- -j - -
ftl, for. thefini 1inet lthe while com
uiih. Mr M . ''Mi' t-inf'f that wlu't
be beard it ao read bex moeh eionir
. The nnj rjtr; refused to sanction
tli rc:virt, and reuirned it to Mr. Praree,
wil it was red'teed to a Umn to th li
ttn tlia minority did'not nbjeei. lint
ijc mlciuan front Virginia should reroU
"t that bit own report met it(l a aim.
f futp; not een the members of the
torn rity would eontnt ! eieo it. -As
"Hal iheintieman ealled hi better 'n
;fricnce. Mr. l. hmi little M eay. Tie
had heard anr eompUinta from 'Jtr-
P-itUwan lefore in relation t i thtf eon-
fljci of ( commioea. Never dirin tie
tiitnf had anf iclr complaint be-i
"red; and at th edtse of tha e.xnoiitlpe's
wW, a unuim-iis ote of thanks l the
t-'hiinnafi had b'vn passeil, when the trar
Inch glistened in that gtiu einan's ej "
w he fonrnid his acknowledgments, and
i)te apjiarent good feeling in which they
piftl. seemed Ut'tell a dilTerepi tale
Mr. M. aaiil he was sorry he had not ha
a nppurtunity of making these retnurks
yeaierday.
Mr. WISE rose In reptv. TI was
'aPpy. indeed, extremely happy, that the
"iiiutrable centleman frHin Pennsvlvania
'Jf abiui he chanahed ninccre reshect
had time to'alcep one night on what
nt had beard yesterday, and to come here
Pfepared with thought and word for the
"iion this day. By the observations
"ie nonorable eenlloman, Mr. Wise,
aaV called up, without preparation, but
Te!y, notwithstanJing. to reply. And
hat was the amount of the eendeman's
wtenumtf Did it in the least contradict
M Mr, W. bad said the day before!
unle, indeed, in the immaterial circuit)
tance of the clrk'a air L ! thai waa a
Mtecieral question, and of no maimer of
ioporUore. I ehallenfe ecmlrajirtoii
(erie4 3Ir. W. ai to the main point;
either job nor jour majority eouU ot
f r the report u it a read to you; ioa
furnished natter to Mr. Pearee, sod Mr.
lV.rce did est draw up the report. Can
yoa'den? iif .
Mr. MUHLENBERG. Mr. Parce
a iUreeted to draw dp the report, aad
1 preeome he did." .'-
Mr.; WISH reramed. 'l call aa wy
e'.illesgae oa tlte committee froai Ma
ehua, (Mr. Ijnci.ln.) to aubitiutiate
my M-itviHeal. Mr. Petsra JmJ admit to
uit, Lelitve ha maiic ihr aue aj.oion
tu -the ceaeman' frim M ahueiit, I
am ar tie did to the grwUemari front S.
Carra (Mr. Camberl,) that the report
ildnwii up. by llalUit; and ia e
tint tc as an apology fur Uia enormous
lalsrhmid it eoutained.- I pavM to hear
the slakment f the feniletrun from Mas
aachusrita. : . f : J,
Mr. LINCOLN here rose and eipress-
td Jtio regret that he had been called upon
as a ikitieW What he nest said was
in so loo a t oice as' to be uuiulflligihle
at jhe Krjwrir ra aeiu wlieo h-ard he
was enerct-HM) io iy: l a sihrqoeat
fitntersalioa Mr lVaretr aJmitwd t'lai lie
waaatttheauihAc urUierenpri;aMdlhit
he disapproval the language deplored;
and'ehargftd it uil "the gentleman ho
bad, been em(diyed as secretary io the
ComtRittee. litre again Mr. I. was Tr
a few moments inaudible. I do belie
wbi'-everuf an unpleasant kind had taken
place before resulted, in a great degree.
from an unfriendly feeling oa the part of
the. afeiif employed by .the committer,
and suit mora from the officious, iinper
tiuent, and onpardonable intrfrcnce f
gsnilcmcn not themselves members of
the cnismitu-e, who instigated hits to tha
insertion of what was so oainie, , J an
bnu.id. i candor,' to say that svhtut the
majority U the committee became inform'
ed of the bnguage contained io ilia report,
was as, severely reprobated by .ftm
gentlemen of the majority' as by thusa of
the minority; and ili rewrt was in con
sequence changed: though the o;rre ia
hicft it was altered roay perhaps be
attributable in part to a distinct iniini iii ui
lhat the fa'-i would otherwise be brought
into this IIoe .,' ; .! " '
Mr. WISE. T hope. how. that 1 am
fully eorrborated; and I leave it to this
llou-e, and to the Nation, to say whether
my heart oi my he id is deserving of re
proach lor stating the truth. It must now
be admitted the gentleman- from I'eiin
svlvania himself intisi adiniu that in slat
my the truth on the auilmrny of Daiee
Pearee himneir, if a.iy nfleoce has been
com mil le J against his ciiaracier. he has
been himself the offender. lit is my
authority for saving thai terlerg of the.
eomitiuee did write thai repari.; J
Ami now let me say to ti.f.i-rtiie.nati
from Pennsylvania, ttmt 'I li i Jivays
entertained the highel reji n Ur hie
tfixvlnesf -nf htnrtt I have known
him since his Grstoniranre in tins llonse,
and have ever retx-ctrJ him personal,
ly; I'll let me say to thai gentleman, that
if he shall ever chanco to be placed on
another roramiitee of investigation, un
less he ftliall do his duty. a little .better
than he did when on that of Ul Congress
penally unless he shall care to see
that a report ! which he attaches -hi
signature w hU O'Ort I cannot entertain
the tame, "-degree, of respect . for his
air. MUHLENBERG. I thank the
gentlem m lor his compliments..
- Mr.W. It is true Ha'Jctl was sick; but.
mind y u it wa not a- the tune when
the m-itcri ils wer fnliecied on Vrhich t!ie
report was 10 be founded: h goover his
sickness af'erward, t' wt'i his wlnde ap
nearspre plaiiiW told i'iai tins his first
icknes hadnvt We feigned. He was
ai.ended, I think, by Dr. Sewai', and
wficii he teturned t- the committee the
feer hlister was on hilr;i. Ilwas ab-en-fr
a wek or ten das, ; and after
members lud done his duty for him. at
length an assistant eierk (brother to the
poMinusier his II ue) was appointed
at $1 a day, whib; llalleit was receiving
$4, And now 1 wall (ell the gentleman
fro it Pennsylvania fact. After the c.mb .
mlttee but 1 must describe the.wlnle
scene. 7 A week before the rising of the
Committee. I gave notice lhat T, should
expect the majority to prepare their re
port, and have it in readiness; a certain
day was appointed on which our labor in
committee was to erase; I think that was
the Saturday immediately before the ad
iiurrimeni. Well: on the Monday fol-1
.... . ' .
lowing, I asked whether the report of
the majority was lead)! the answer
was " N..'V I asked again on Tuesday,
(ihe II nif was to adjourn on Friday,)
and still the answer was " No." . It was,
I think, on Wednesday morning thai the
report was at length brought in; but as it
began to be read, the language was found
ao oflfcnsivu lhat my colleague on the
committee?; from Souths Carolina (Mr.
Campbtir,) inquired whether tjie report
was amendable and a question arose oa'
that petal in tin com mi ike. After a dic
eosiion, it was dftermWd by tha majo
rity that the rejiort aiiould be read tHroog h,
and fht i.'jft,oi.lle paaasges marked as
wo went on. The report was read by
Mr.'Abijab K. Mann, and Mr. Campbell
took his pea Cr thf purrne tf making a
BOta of the uhjecuooable passage but
bea h had tilled about halt a page, he
threw dowo bis pea, and soon added to
Mr. Mann, . draw black lines rvsad that
passage mark a blrl; dne 'down that
margin; , and soon' after died pul'Mhat
hHle paragraph 'Ji oflijnsive.. At
Ictih, as the reading proceeded, the in-
UignatoM ot in souui U(roinean bbcame
uncontrollable; he sprang op. and, atrik
ing tlia table with violeoce.rleclared Willi
an oath, (for which, 'said Mn W.. I w
obliged to rail him to order, but bis ve
hemence was' irresiitiblei).MI tell joa,
that the man who dares to report that to
toe House of Kepretenlauves lies: 1 shall
hold him personally reaposible to naV; and
if be re f uvea to meet ae as a gentleman.
I wilUhaatiaehim wherever I meet him.!
lie then turned to the door of'th com-
tuittee, locked it, and put Use key. in bis
pocket, and protested thai he never would
take it out until the offensive, portion of
that report were expunged. . Mr. Pcarce
(hen began to make apologie, and
Ldere Mr. Wise sank, bia voice eo as to
be inaudible to the Keporler. . It is to be
regretted that this is 'often, Bayi almost
always the case, in the most emphatic
...... ..fit... TI,.
mMnriijr did express its dissent stronety
1 reruenihrr my colleague TrourMsse
cliiisetts, (Mr. Incolit.; rose to hi feet
and sold that, if tighlping had fallen
from heaven into the committee room,
he ahould not have been ntoie astonished
than be was at the language of thai re
rxiri; it was nothing but a ttae-of false
hod from end to'endT Mr. Pearee, (aid
lie.) I ratiitot beheve that you ever rote
that lepiirt. I am very sure that -no
tocmher if Uiis committee Could have
been br.aenniHigh to put such language
an paper." A-Ttie minority then retired,
leaving the document in the bands of the
majority; and they did clease it of much
of its falsehood, scurrility, and abuse
leaving it.- however, still; Ae report of
llallett; and that fellowliad tlie tinpo
denre afterwards to Viinipiain, that the
majority, had V quite spoiled hi report;,
that all that was left was milk mid wa
ter'' '.;.-".
v I will do the gentleman fro;n Pennsyl
vania the justice to believe lhat he did
not know, that Ilalletl wrote -the report
till I mentioned the fact yesterday JJe
this, howver, remembered, that "this te
port ra brought in m Wednesd-y. ami
Congrci adjourned on Friday following.
No debate was hud on the report of the
committee. .. , .5,
flLcre aain Mr. Wisa'a vuice fell.
A Rowland for an Oliver! Afraid ot
Dutee J. Pearee! Why, no human hvi'ig,
nor any. other being it creation hut a
worm, could fear It an. Afraid of hi n in
a moral. jVoini of view I well iiiijjlil be;
afraid of him in. a coiomittee-mom I
might be; but it would be only as an as
sain'oV a thief. And as to him, he fear;
nothing but a horev whip. JMr.W. ssid
more, but part of his words were not dis
tinctly heard. 3 :
, The tacts I have stHtel I stated, in the
presence of the gentleman from Mas;i
chnsetts, who witnessed them with me.
lie has corroborated my stateiuent; and
I lliciefore assume these facts as (ranted;
they are not to be denied. ' , - ,
U jt so vast' was the number of subject
subiuittd to the committee, so herculean
was the iak through which it had to la
bor, that the minority had not even time
to consult oil the form of their report un
til Saturday rven'mf, for we often had to
woik on in the night. I then read to the
geiMn.nan 'from Massuchusetta only a
portion, of the -report I had drawn up,
which related to .the letter of the Presi
dent. . We had no opportunity to com
pare views,' to corrsull about language, or
agree eveo on an arrangement of subjects.
Owing to this state of things, the minori
ty had no opportunity to compare my re
port with the testimony, to judge of its
fidelity; and I therefore considered them
aa pvrfectly justifiable in declining to sign
it. Bol they drew up a general report.
in which all the minority concurred per
fectly. .
Let me,' therefore, tell the gentleman
I from Pennsvlvania thai my report never
was read tn the committee at all never.
1 look Mr. Mann aside, and ahowed him
.1 . i .L - t-.- i lp-
the part which related lo him personally.
No porUon ol it ever was striken out.
There was language in some part of it
which, I dare say, some gentlemen who
were of different temperament from my
elf would condemn: but at least I did
not credent as mine what was .the work
of another.' Every line, every letter of
it was my own, o ine crossing oi a i
or the dottiBg of aa i, it was wiy own
worthy or unworthy, I do full jjustic to
cay colleagues frum. fvmuS Carolina and
frtia Mauarbusrf.4; they did their duty
as far as tuey could, bat they were aUo
member of other committees f the
Mouse. I could not tjpcci them to siga
blindif a report ihey had never read
How many of the mjority, perfectly blind-
Mtdded, signed here Mr. Wise was pot
beard: be spoke with extreme emphasis
of geatore, but in tones so low that not
one-half the House could dfiioctly ber
bim. I boje I have now doue, forever,
with iliis subjiM-t. As to what
Hallett may say or publish I care oot a
bawbee. I cn lerstand he made a violent
pttai-k on me the hn summer; but I enr
nothing for the Uil'inggte of such be
iogs as Hallett or Dutea J. Pearee.
V I will now sry a few wot J to the
gentlemaa frnrn Maryland (Mr. Howard.)
tie wishes this subject referred to ,ih
militaiy corarr.iUee.- Why, ir, can be
ask lht? I call the gentleman to the list
of member of lhat committee. The gen
tleman' from North Carolina' f Mr. Mc-
Kay) is at the bead of lU and of the whole ' and probably wonld cost twenty millions
niVif roomber but one Opposition man n" of dollars. It bad not been thought
to be found. In the two committee of ' worthy a single special Executive com
inyesiigniioo, you bad 0 to 3; but eight munication. not a single hour's special
to onej that is rather too bad. . cre nol deliberation on the part of. Congress,
much, hoo'ever, whether this matter take t Ureal call for volunteers were incessant
one form or the other. If the committee ' ly making upon the different States, to
is not to be appointed by ballot and if the Co-.r-eiitrate a great force of some eight
necessary time is nol to be given, it f thouhsnd. troops upon the swamps of
little natter w here Uie inquiry is sent.' Flofid to control from one to two thou-
?Jy. if it t to be a committee who do
not desire, a thorough investigation of the
matter, it would be better to have none at
all. - Such comonliees are only sbiclds'
for tlte Administration. . 1 know the rnk
I am running in bringing forward this re
solution; but I ft tl a sense of duty in the
natter which I cannot resist. I ak the
Ilnuae to appMiit the committee by bal
lot: can there be any valid objection!
' I will otodity my resolution by sinking
out -the word emKmnus' belore - ex-
pendilure,' because it eem to imply i campaigns. If could not but. call to
ceusure in advance, , 1 miud a gallant band of patrielic fellow-
If the gentleman from Maryland ha ' ciiizene from his own Stale, who rolun
read all the record of the Court Mar- i ter red. at the call of the Government, 10
Hal, aiul still cannot tell whe're the co-operate in these wars, and who wero
blame ought to be Iid,.we will give bio led, a corps of mounted men, from their
data to make up an opinion; and the same., borne, al the, aost unpropiiiona season
data will answer for the. whole country. of the year, leavine, their crop aundiag, .
I appeal to him not to seek toaufle iuvee-:i from theif firesides to .the swamp of
ligation,
I should indeed, suppose that
the Administration had been taught, by
this lime, not to resist the call a the
Peo4e for light. All I ik in justice to
the Administration, lo the Opposition, to
he President, and the Army, ia uoiit
Give us the light of heaven on your deeds,
iliit the country may know and -weigh
them... If vou can bear a ray. and come
w .
oui clear, tLcii vm mv boldly eland op
and say our act are known, they have,
sio i i tiie t.uichi'ttme, they are registered
ah t'i IVo4c, Vhen a full investi
gation aha'! bne been had. if the People
khallsav th a I liavi; complained without
reacotu I ;n ready to fall down Hat at
their lees; and when. I s-ee thetuetiluiion
of nn country die and perish, I will ay
to my soul, tlie P.opie have o willed
it." -
The boor set apait lor resolution hav
ing expired, Mf. Caiobrelcug called for
tlte o'ilcr of the dav, but
Mr.t;l,SC'OCK tnmated for a few
intitoeno' delav. ai d. having obtained the
flo.ir, ex;-reeds his regret at the unplea
Mtt le4ii:g which had heen'cdled forth
by what inuet be &ppearent to all to have
been a nn'.ter wliolly irrelevant to the
rt.l:it'on. As to any unpleasant matter
which liatl paasedin the comraitee room,
the llou-e hd nothing lo do with them.
It wa called lo decide as to the manner
jn which' this committee of investigation
was to be tppointed.. So far as Mr. G.
was concerned he wa ready l go hearl
and hand with the genlleinan from Vir
ginia; nor had single friend of the Ad
ministration opposed the investigation he
desired.' Mr. U. here nrged farther the
reasons given by him on yesterday in fa
vor of appointing the committee,'' not by
ballot, but bv the Speaker. He expres
sed his confidence in ihe impartiality of
that officer; and reminded the House lhat
the result, so far as parly would enter in
to it, would be subtantially the same
whichever mode should be pursued.
Mr. Cambreleng then renewed his call,
and the House proceeded to the order of
the day.
Friday, September ti.'
The consideration of Mr. Wise re
solution having been resumed, v .
Mr. BELL expressed his hope that the
resolution before the House would be
discussed temperately and calmly, with
out party asperity or personsliiies. ,He
made some remark upon the general
custom of appointing select committee
by the Speaker; and thought ihie a
peculiar and rare caee, and one which
perhaps ought to be excepted from the
general operation of the rule. He dis
agreed with Mr. Glascock, who yester
day said be would have the committee
aDoomtedbv the Chair in particular re
Terence to the different persons c-onnecv-
eu with the, different eaospign ja rbf
ida. '.This, if JiO vUr existed, was to
him reason enough why he would prefer
tlie ballot in eek-cung ih-t commiUee,
That cooimittre-should be, above all.
impartial, which could oot be expected
if tt were to be thus, e one Mtucd. No
one of the persons. wi refereuee to,
whom, the iavesiigaiin ow'a to tsla
place, should have a personal friend oat
that eommiuee. selected a such It
should be fiiltd without any oihef re
(ereirfa to political couaideraUonsr than,
enough lo secure in ita composition a due
proportio:; of both piriies. More than
all, he wa in favor of the rommittee'e
consisting of men of siapding and rharac- -ter
before the conn try,, in all the rehv
tions of life; aad in every relation ia
which they might be called upon to act,
Mr. B. then alluded to the events of
tha Florida campaigns, and expressed
bi surprise that no attention had been
called by the Executive to a r which.
has already cost the country nine or ten.
sanJ Indians ana negroes; ana nas not
the country aright to. expect some, ort
of special information about this great
land armament, rasiedand raising to meet
the self-same enemy which wa original;
ly to have been quelled by some two
tboussnd soldier? ;' , ".
Mr. Bell ronfesed to' a large share of.
that feeling in this matter which waa be
ginning: to be aroused in the country.
t He represented an tnt
lie represented an interest in a peculiar
degree aflected by the
incidents of these
i pionaa. a plenty oi time ana aouiiuani
opportunity had been afforded, since tha
last campaign, to secure provision and
subsistence for the .army; but yet. When
these volunteers Came rio the. scene of
action,' for want of provisions for. them
selves, and provender for "their lioree'.
) they found their number thinning front
. ' - aa - a
i illnese, latigue, ami nunger me- cam-
Kpaign in whoh they had atarted abortive
and themnelves obliged to go back sgiin
HI Uieir IIIiptlTf riBUCU lituiiiiCBa aiiu i
not this a Gi cause for investigating those
catnpaigna, the cause of their failure, and
the reasons of their delay f Mr." Bull'
attributed much of this to the prest-nt-most
imbecile state of the army,' which ha
described aa a mere skeleton, unntficered,
and needing filling' up in every depart
ment. He mentioned aeveral facta ' to
prove this, and, among other, that after
an engagement, in which one or two
lieutenant had fallen, a sergeant was thai
only officer on the field led to co-operate
with General Clinch: at. d he alluded
with some particularity to several other
errors, mistakes, and imperfections, in
those campaigns.
' This debate not having the appear
ance of' an early, termination, we hava
concluded indefinitely to postpone . the
balance,- io the belief that our reader
have already had enough of it to enable
them to discern it eoinplexion." "
t " ' . - , Edit. RecT
''" " ' aaYaVwaMaisBawa
, Tfie Mechanic.- U ihere i any maa
in aoctety upon whom we look with es
teem and admiration, it is the honest and
industrious mechanic, who. by bis own
unaided exertion, has established- for
himself a respectable station in society;
who, commencing in poverty, by bia
skill and assiduity, surmount every ob
stkle, overcomes every prejudice, and'
succeeds in . establishing fur himaelf a
reputation whose value is enhanced for
those who come after hitn. Such "a man
we prize as the noblest work of which
human nature is capable,- ibe highest
production she-can boast. And lei it fe
ver be borne in -mind by the young 'lie
chanic just entering on -the stage uf ac
tive life, let it ever lie at the foundation
and be ihe moving spring to all his ef
forts, that this situation he mnst strive to
attain. It can be attained by -all. Un
tiring industry and a virtuous ambition,
never fail of iheir reward. They4 never
yet were exerted in vain, and uever vf t
be,, while honesty and justice are ul a
the human heart. It wa well .emarked
by an eloquent writer, that " mechanic
who had no inheritan-4 but health, no
riches but industry. ambition but
virtue, is the sole aing among men, and
the onlv man ouong kings. ,
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