CO129-090 - Public Offices & Others - 1862 — Page 300

D

F

You

should have experienced thuse feelings, but I cannot

admit itrat strey were well founded. The Scoretary of State alone is in a position. to Eerable him to judge of the Comparative

merito

of persons who

may suppose theurselves

qualified to look

honorary

foz

distinctions

and it is impossible that the aspirants themselves should

Lave stre means of arriving at impartial, and sufferently in -formed, conclusions on the subject: This want of adequate Krinoledge is illustrated by the fact that

you

I ave in your present.

lette

298

letter fallen inti somme

with Exterone to the errors, claims at services

of others,

errors, which however it is unnecessary that I shared here careat.

It is also to be remembered that the

value

of

manho

of

the

Royal Favor warld be much impaired if

they were not Spontaneously offered.

Eu

You

own

case I am far from undervaluing your Services, but since

you Compel one to weigh

them with itre

reward which they have received, I must

remind

you

have alrea

ady

itiat

had

You

the honor of knight hood, and that your rise in the Colonial Career has been one of hearly unexampled rapidity. In the envise of only

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