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Chapter 27
Hespokeopenlyofthefruitsoftheirwisdom,whichheboldlypronouncedwouldbeacompleteandfinaltriumphovertheirenemies.Heevendarklyhintedthattheirsuccessmightbeextended,withpropercaution,insuchamannerastoincludethedestructionofallwhomtheyhadreasontohate.Inshort,hesoblendedthewarlikewiththeartful,theobviouswiththeobscure,astoflatterthepropensitiesofbothparties,andtoleavetoeachsubjectofhope,whileneithercouldsayitclearlycomprehendedhisintentions.
Theorator,orthepolitician,whocanproducesuchastateofthings,iscommonlypopularwithhiscontemporaries,howeverhemaybetreatedbyposterity.Allperceivedthatmorewasmeantthanwasuttered,andeachonebelievedthatthehiddenmeaningwaspreciselysuchashisownfacultiesenabledhimtounderstand,orhisownwishesledhimtoanticipate.
Inthishappystateofthings,itisnotsurprisingthatthemanagementofMaguaprevailed.Thetribeconsentedtoactwithdeliberation,andwithonevoicetheycommittedthedirectionofthewholeaffairtothegovernmentofthechiefwhohadsuggestedsuchwiseandintelligibleexpedients.
Maguahadnowattainedonegreatobjectofallhiscunningandenterprise.Thegroundhehadlostinthefavorofhispeoplewascompletelyregained,andhefoundhimselfevenplacedattheheadofaffairs.Hewas,intruth,theirruler;and,solongashecouldmaintainhispopularity,nomonarchcouldbemoredespotic,especiallywhilethetribecontinuedinahostilecountry.
