If the Federalist conspirators are allowed to defeat this election, there will be resistance by force, and the consequences could be incalculable.
The outcome of this election is within your power. You would do well to quiet your revolutionary notions, Thomas. You have only to say that you will not turn out the government's officers, will maintain the navy, that you will honor the national debt - all of which the Federalists hold dear - and the government will instantly be in your hands.
I will not enter office but in perfect freedom to follow the dictates of my own judgment.
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