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Updated: May 2, 2025
Then, and then only, could we think of fighting against the intrigues of De Witt with any prospect of success. Clarendon knew well that nothing would suit the plans of Louis XIV. so entirely as an internecine war between England and the Dutch. Nor was this the sole danger to be feared from engaging in hostilities.
In the autumn of 1848, he formed a partnership with Mr. Stillman Witt and Mr. Frederick Harbach, who contracted with the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad Company to construct and equip the road from Cleveland to Columbus. This was the largest contract that had, at that time, been entered into, of this character, by any one party or firm in the United States.
John de Witt was possibly not the equal of the famous Advocate in sheer capacity for great affairs, but he had practical abilities of the highest order as a financier and organiser, and he combined with these more solid qualifications a swiftness of courageous decision in moments of emergency which his almost infinite resourcefulness in extricating himself from difficult and perilous situations, enabled him to carry to a successful issue.
Dykvelt was one of a remarkable class of public men who, having been bred to politics in the noble school of John De Witt, had, after the fall of that great minister, thought that they should best discharge their duty to the commonwealth by rallying round the Prince of Orange.
At that moment Alice, who had followed him by a later train, appeared. "Good-morning, Lady Sophia," he said, raising his hat, and left her. Thoughts on Justice "Farll takes his collar off." "Witt v. Parfitts. Result." These and similar placards flew in the Strand breezes. It was an epoch-making act. It finished the drama of Witt v. Parfitts.
But in time a fusion with the Dutch became inevitable. Then, in Holland, as was the case with England and Germany, many refugees, abjuring their nationality, changed their French names into Dutch. The Leblancs called themselves De Witt, the Deschamps, Van de Velde, the Dubois, Van den Bosch, the Chevaliers, Ruyter, the Legrands, De Groot, etc. etc.
And, saying these words, the Prince handed to Cornelius that fly-leaf of the Bible on which was written the letter of Cornelius de Witt, and in which the third bulb had been wrapped, "As to you, it has come to light that you were imprisoned for a crime which you had not committed.
"They will kill us if these papers are found," said John de Witt, and opening the window, they heard the mob shouting, "Death to traitors!" In spite of fingers and wrists broken by the rack, Cornelius managed to write a note. DEAR GODSON: Burn the packet I gave you, burn without opening or looking at it, so that you may not know the contents. The secrets it contains bring death.
"Chief Engineer Blaine reports a leak in the main oil reservoir to starboard. That mine explosion loosened up the seams and the fuel stuff is slowly but steadily streaming into the deep blue sea!" Ted ran aft to the engine room to get a fuller report on the new danger that confronted the Dewey. There he found that what Bill Witt had said was only too true.
There is time enough for everything, in the course of the day, if you do but one thing at once; but there is not time enough in the year, if you will do two things at a time. The Pensionary de Witt, who was torn to pieces in the year 1672, did the whole business of the Republic, and yet had time left to go to assemblies in the evening, and sup in company.
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