One kind of answer may bring them safety, victory, light, and liberty--what the other may, I feel horror to think.

Determine therefore about us, as about persons who will be your future friends and allies, or as persons who are to have no existence any where." 31.

The ambassadors then withdrawing, after the senate had been consulted, though to a great many, their city the greatest and wealthiest in Italy, their land the most fertile, and situated near the sea, seemed likely to prove a granary to the Roman people for all varieties of provision; still the faith of their engagements was more regarded than such great advantages, and the consul, by the direction of the senate, answered as follows: "Campanians, the senate considers you deserving of aid.

But it is meet that friendship be so established with you, that no prior friendship and alliance be violated.

The Samnites are united in a treaty with us.