Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-10-18
Fysa5 tie Gazette Of tie UAaea STATES.
TOM PAINE,
Tavited to this eouutry ), bis Rigbt Wos-
Thy and afetfionafe Fsitna,
T. JEFFERSON.
No..

a terIeS OF letters 70 trend in this cOun-
try he expreded his {enliments upon this
contributions Iheie letters were never
publlihed entire, nor were Els bjs6tion. ever
fully made known. Some general rumors,
had, however, gotten abroad, Of Mr.. JEFF
ferlon'S hoitility TO fome of the important
principles ofthe contribution and were made
ufe Of in the conventicn OF Virginia as. an
argument for rejecting the conGltutlon.
In the year 1872, after Mr.. JeHerton's
return TO America, il became convenient
TO him TO be fuppoied friend to the ie-
deral confitution. At this time, partial
extracts from thofe letters were made, by
particular friend of Mr.. Jef{erion and
publifhed fer the,expreis purpofe oleleab-
hfhing his Jeder0lym. Il it be conceded,
yheretoIe, that these extracts were made
withcul mutilation or alteration, 1t will
certainly be rational to conclude, that no
paaages would be publllhed which would
be'likely TO prove the veiy contrary OF
what was wiihed, and that iuch objections
only as had already partially eieaped
would at this time be laid beture the pub
lie.
With this view of the fubjea, we pro-
coed TO conGder fome of thofe extracts,
and to examine whether they eAablih
the petition which they were deigred TO
fuprort.
In a letter dated at Paris, ao;h Dec.
1877, after expecting his appreciation of
{cme parts OF the contribution OF iabordi
nate Importance, TO which none ever ob-
jetfed, Mr.. Jeferlon fays-
will now add What do rot ike:
FiEa, the omifion Of Bill Of Rights,
SIC. SC. The f-cond feature dJqike
and gyeQtLy d.0ik<. is the Abandonment,
in every infance, Of tie uee1Iv Of 70
tatisa in e5Fce, and mgf fq,hica}a,5y 10
the cafe OF THE PRESIDENT. Smaller
objections are, The appeal in fact as we'll
as law, and the 6ixdng all peaons, le-
giaative, executive, aud judicial, by oatb
TO maintain that conitisction. do not
pretend 70 decide what would be the
bet method of procuring the eGablifh-
meut OF the manifold good things in
this contribution, and getting rio CT THE
sBAp. Whether ofadopting II IN hopes
OF future amendment, or, after it las
been duly weighed and canyailed by the
people, after feeling the parts they gene
rally diA.ke, ard lhole they generally
approve, to FAY to them. Ne Zee no7y
qvbat you qoil5; Ieua t2setber yeur de-
paties agaiu !; let tim franz a eo1fna.,
hoa fsrJou, omiftiag qObu y.u dqvs cor
demned, and s8a6lJ0ing The Paqr<rs you
abbr8ved. Eueu tbele eetI5 be great
addition 10 The ersrsy efJoar goe'era-
nrent.
In lubfequent letter, dated 9Th July,
1853, &c fays-
/ am glad TO hear the new coni}itu-
ton is received with favor ] ilncere-
ly with, that the nies fl.t conventions
may receive, and the fo4r laa REJECT
it; the foTuief will tecure ii finally,
while The latter will oBLfeE them to
offer declaration Of rights, in order to
complete the union
In another fihe 18Th November, l78S,
he fys-
As 10 the bill of rights, Aill think
it llould be added, and am glad to fee
that three States have at length conf
de,ei the perpetual ye-eigl5llf5 Of tie
Pre,fdeat as an article which lhou.d be
omea4ed.
Il appears from. the debates in the con-
yension of Virginia, that Patrick Henry,
at that time the champion OF the anti te
deral party in Virginia, quoted MIR. JET
ferfon's opinion IS an AUTHORITY tor
REJECTING the contribution. Mr.. Pen
dleton attempted to explain away MIR.
Jefsrfon's opinion: He aated IL 70 be
T. !, ,r;ln. that tha, &c 4 RI ,,.,,e >espventt