Note 255 — Chapter II
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William Bentley, whose Democratic leanings must not be overlooked, delivered himself in characteristic fashion: “The public indignation is roused, & the papers begin to talk of lost liberties…. The Secrecy under which this business has been covered has served to exasperate the public mind, upon the discovery…. The bells tolled on the 4 of July instead of ringing, & a mournful silence prevailed through the City. In this Town the men who hold securities under the government are sufficiently influential against the disquiets & angry expressions of more dependent people.” (Diary, vol. ii, p. 146.)