The communication was a strong criticism upon the effect of the speech on the Pris rather than upon the substance of the speech iteel/, bat it was exceedingly stiff in tone, and I felt it necessary to eay that the speech seemed to me to give no cause for complaint.
Bat the foot that it bad created sarprise in Germ=ny was la itsd! jastificnyo some tendency {o think that we might be disregarded, The speech had not claimed anything except that we were entitled to be considered as one of the great nations. It claimed no pre-eminence and it had not even indicated that there was a wrport was that where British re affected mast not be wore of no acconst, Tt had dealt in general terms ith remote contingencies.
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