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to love his enemies. If the firman never
issues, Dr Smith should feel releived {sic}; for no
American gentleman should desire to see
consummated a "bargain" wrongfully "drove"
by a pagan ruler with an American Minister.
The general fear now is, that the
Sultan may not be able to protect Missionaries
when the report of the Commission is known._
If that fear is realized, no drop of innocent
blood will be on my garments._ Let those
who at a safe distance are exciting popular
prejudice here, look to their own._
Whenever I permit Dr Judson Smith
to dictate my personal relations at a Court
to which I am accredited, or to mould my
opinions on the last of his prejudices, -
and about matters of which he is ignorant,
I will quit a post that is no longer attractive,
and of which I remain for a time, only.
from _ | 8to love his enemies. If the [German?] never
issues, Dr. Smith should feel zeleous; for no
American gentleman should desire to see
consecrated a "bargain?" wrongfully "drove"
by a pagan ruler with an American Minister.
The general fear now is, that the
Sultan may not be able to protect missionaries
when the report of the Commissions is known.
If that fear is realized, no drop of innocent
blood will be on my garments. Yet those
who are a safe distance are exciting [hopeless?]
prejudices here, look to their own.
Whenever I permit Dr. Judson Smith
to dictate my personal [reactions?] or a Count
to which I am accredited, or to mould my
opinions on the lash of his prejudices,
and about matters of which he's ignorant,
I will quit a justment is no longer attacking,
and of which I remain for a time, only.
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