“The truth is, that at last you have satisfied even the
commercial community, and they acknowledge that you have
more than ‘one idea.’ They express surprise to find that
you have attended to anything but Slavery, which they
supposed had occupied all your thoughts and all your
time. I am sure that your speech has made many who have
heretofore opposed you feel much more kindly towards you;
and I congratulate you, both upon this change of feeling
towards you, and also upon the delivery of your speech,
which, so able and clear, has satisfied even the doubtful
ones that the surrender of the ‘two old men’ was right.”