But time and free discussion, eliciting the sentiments of the people, and aided by that conciliatory spirit which has ever characterized their course on great emergencies, were relied upon for a satisfactory settlement of the question.
He emphasizes the importance of time and public discourse in resolving significant issues through a conciliatory approach.
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