Even his most devoted friends did not fully appreciate these qualities in him.

During his long public service, he had ever been an object of hatred and vituperation to a class of minds utterly incapable of estimating his talents or comprehending his high principles of action.

In the heat of political struggles, no abuse, no defamation, were too great to heap upon him.

Misrepresentation, duplicity, malignity, did their worst.

Did he utter a patriotic sentiment, it was charged to hypocrisy and political cunning.