Joa. McTuvi,A, Esq, Baltimore: ;,
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o''' WAsHIxcToS Dec l6, 1871.


DEAR SIR: Conformably 10 the obliging per-
mission in YOUR letter Of the Goth u incose here
with my answer to that OF the Marquis OF We!les-
lev, which had recently the pleasure of receiving
fr.m YOU. and with it, in compliance with his
lordship's request, add, in my own handwriting,
and certified by myself, copy of that version OF
his beautiful Latin verses upon Milton, which he
has honored with his appreciation. There spoke
TO my heart in that small number of the original
lines, the spirit of Englands glory in the language
OF Roman liberty There is in them coucentra.


ted volume of history at the most portentous period
of modern times 1t was not random praise or
blame that saw in Lord Wellesleys estimate OF
the character Of Milton and of the age in which hs
lived. The rescue of the poets moral character
from the shade which detraction had cast over IT,
claimed my gratitude and desirous OF conveying
10 YOU nv sense Of your kindness, in the present OF
the volume, ] knew not how better to express IL
than in the attempt to interpret the voice OF ms
Iordship's Roman muse in the native Anglo-Saxon
of the bard himself With the hope that this effort
would be acceptable to You, did not anticipate
that YOU would think it worthy of being coulHuni-
Gated to Lord Wellesley, and little expected that
he would confer upon it, BY his insuigent recep-
tion of il. value which Twas far from attriouuns
to it myself His proposal to publish 1t IN new
edition of his poems ia company with hls own OH
siaal lines, is not only pleasing to me, but is es
teemed as precious privilege. AS token, after
the lapse of two centuries OF fcomPatriot
for the memory of Milton, the Latin lines of Lord
Wellesley viii not be forgotten. On whatsoever =,
portion of the globe the language of England shall
be the Mother tongue, and a trace of Roman iib,
erty shall remain they will be remembered and
sink deep into the souls of the virtuous and the
free. To have been permitted to intertwine one =
sprig of olive in the chaplet, of English oak and
Roman laurel wraathed by the hand OF Lo1a
Wellesley round the brow of billion, will, ! hope =
and trust. be an honor priced by my children :,
children ages after all thar i, mortal OF me snai
have returned to the dust.


Iam with great respect dear sir your Obliged ana
ohedieR. servant, JOHN sa'IsS' 'A1"S'''