We may well admit morality to be the child
of the understanding rather than of the senses, when we observe that
it becomes dearer to us as the latter weaken, and as the former grows
stronger by time and experience, till the hour arrives in which all
other objects lose all their value. That that hour may be distant with
you, my friend, and that the intermediate space may be filled with
health and happiness, is the sincere prayer of him who is, with
sentiments of great respect and friendship, Dear Sir, your most
obedient, humble servant,
Th: Jefferson.
LETTER CXXVI.--TO A. DONALD, February.7, 1788
TO A. DONALD.
Paris, February.7, 1788.
Dear Sir,
I received duly your friendly letter of November the 12th. By this time,
you will have seen published by Congress, the new regulations obtained
from this court, in favor of our commerce. You will observe, that the
arrangement relative to tobacco is a continuation of the order of Berni
for five years, only leaving the price to be settled between the
buyer and seller. You will see too, that all contracts for tobacco are
forbidden, till it arrives in France.
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