He thought that the question, on account of the nature and urgency of it, ought to be decided in the present legislature.

This was so much his opinion, that he had made a determination to introduce it there himself; and had been preparing for his motion.

He had already drawn up the outlines of a speech for the purpose; but was in want of circumstantial knowledge to complete it.

With this knowledge he desired me to furnish him.
He then put his speech into my hand; and wished me to take it home and peruse it.

He wrote down also some questions, and he gave them to me directly afterwards, and begged I would answer them at my leisure.
On conversing with the latter, he said, that he believed with those at the meeting, that there would be no greater difficulty in carrying the question in the succeeding than in the present legislature.