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BosroN, October %, 1912.
Gentlemen. have The honor acknowledge the receipt
OF your letter OF the 18th OF hS month"; inviting me 10
public dinner the City of ewYork, desire that an
opportunity might be afforded public expression ot ap
probation OF The manner IN which the dulles OF The ONCE
hold have been discharged


Few things, gentlemen would be agreeable 10 me,
meet you aud all such OF your citizens might dc
sire H. any occasion G friendly intercourse But Esl
pray you excuse ue from accepting your invitation TO
d!uner, my duties summon 10 Washington, from
which my absence has already been much longer continued
by the of ny health and other causes than had IN
tended SpcCtcl.


Ii impossible gentlemen for 10 read your letter, and
the appended TO it, without ings tpecuar graft
caiion am confident that yon intend ne no empty COM
pilaent merely srnal commentator lhe MAJ nl!une
the Interests which have been in measure cohbded
my yonr thorough acquaintance with those inter-
esls, aud the great stake you have ~ their preervaton,
and security me, OF bc sincerity OF your
appreciation and lead me 10 feel that may not be alto
rether uEdcserved.


For 1y encavor to serve the country, tbe high matters
connected with It's foreign relations can e.oy no reward
81 ich and tasting the io.e endeayots, and
the SANCTION OF public judgement The Gu;ics OF the
Department OF Stale undoubtedly demand intelligence and
anxious care from the hands 10 which they coId III.
the latter IF these. am conscious that have rot been
deficient They demand, asa. IN an especial manner, a
high hmcycan IeenS aud c1niprchcs'e 'eSara 10 .ne
certainly all OCCASIONS TO be governed by tse sen
nnrnts and most happy TO kno~, that ID youf opinion
their Influence visible te cement ol the concerns
which have ID en- entrusted 10 ME.


by lie authority and under the direction o the
President II the immediate labor deyosed "n ts The
constant upcryson and tinai SANCTION belonged TO him.
The occasion doubt. oi high Importance and caused
many interesting and delicate SUBJECTS Ia como uf Tor con
sideraion Several o these have been set
tied by po>yc stpuaons Others have been treated by
diplomatic correspondence; in all, am glad to know that
you think The rights oe nation and the principles ol pub
lie law have been upheld and ilian,7iD"d


trust gentlemen that YOU will receive my declining
your invitation as evidence place less than the highest
estimation upon it, testimonial of regard and approbA-
,iop From could such testimonial come with
claims to profound considerations or CD ling more EN-.
phaiically iny and hearty thanks CircnnSa-
ces apparent in The columns OF Signatures, give 10 your let
ter charac ter of The highest value. They teach me that
no considerations should be allowed to draw u aside from
the course of pubic duty, and that upright Intention I'M
partay independent, purpose and fidelity TO our common
country, will find their reward.


am rra,Iernrn with most sincere regard,


Your iicnd and obedept servant,


DANIEL WEBSTER.
To Messrs GEORGE GRiswoLD, SrEPrE" WHITNEY, IRE
service F1sr JAMES BeoKMAN, JoNA. THoMrsoS, PETER
G. SruYvEsANr, GARDNER &. IlowLASp, MOSES h.
GRISNEIL, and others.