Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-02-06

that CITY seriously .hought the abolition OF the
slave trade would ruin The place; and many
think now If the slave trade, the deadning, WIN
ering, paralyzing Slave trade, in Aiexandria,
were put a final stop 10, the place wou'c DC 10.
iured. Look al Liverpool, the hrst and most
flourishing commercial CRY in Europe. SO, III
great measure. would Alexandria be dement's
ed by clearing out that traffic, and introducing
free white population in place OF tha'of
difftuD, description, which now exists shere.
We have been favored with the preface to
the "Memoir. correspondence, and miscellanies
from the papers Of THOMAS JEFFERSON. Edit
ed by Thomas Jefferson Randolph, CharIotts-
| VILE, Virginia, by F. Carr Co. 1922. on>
der firm persuasion ,ha, every thing In rea'
ton to the writings Of Mr.. Jefferson will be
| cad with great in,ere.r, we publish below the
whole of The preface. In quality OF paper and
beauty Of Typographical execution. The pages
before us are really admirable, and fully equal
| 10 any thing we haze seen from the Boston or
philadelphia press. We are pleased to see the
writings Of Mr.. JEFFERSON, thus given to the pub
lie in SO beautiful earb, from village IN the
| vicinity of his own Monticello, in which ten
years ago there was not printing press. 20
htical Arena.
s, PREFACE.
The. o,iuion universal entertained OF the ex-
traordinary abilities oil rhoma, Jefferson, and
the signal evidence given by his country OF a
profound sense Of his patriotic services, and OF
| veneraiion for his memory have induced The
Editor, who is both Executor and the Legatec
Ct his Manuscript. papers, 10 believe that an
extensive publication from them, would be par
tcuarIy acceptable to the American people
The Memoir, contained in the FIRST volume,
commences with crcums,antial notices OF MS
earles, life; and is continued TO his arrival
| in New York in March, 1870, when he enter
ed on the duties Of the Department Of STATE,
| Of which he had been Just appointed Secretary.
From the aspec, Of the Memoir, 1t may be
presumed that parts Of it, at least, had been
| written for his own and his famiy's use only;
| and in style without the finish OF his revising
pen. There is, however, no part OF II minute
| and personal as il may be, which the Reader
| would wish to have been passed over oy the
| Editor: whilst not few parts OF tina. descrip
ton, will, by sor,e, be regarded with particu
| lar interest.
The contents Of the Memoir, succeeding
the biographical pages, may be designated as
follows:
|, General facts and anecdotes RELAXING to
the origin and early stages OF the Contest with
| Britain.
II. Historical circumstances relating 10 the
Confederation Of the States.
ILL.,. Facts and anecdotes local and general,
pre liminary to the Declaration Of lndepen-
dence.
w. An exact account Of the circumst ances
attending tina, memorable Act, in us prepara-
ton and it's progress through Congress; with
a copy from rhe original draughr, in the wiit-
ieg Of The ,f naFatsaIt Sls%n a1 9
in the draughi by Congress.
The Memoir will be considered not little
enriched by ihr Debates in Congress, on the
great question of dependence, as they were
taken down by M. Jefferson at The time, and
| whirh though in a compressed form, present
The substance of what passed on that memora-
bic occasion. This portion of The work derives
peculiar value from It's perfect authenticity, be-
ing all in the writing Of that distinguished
ms nber Of the body; from the certainty that
trs is the frs, disclosure to those debates; and
from he probability, or rather certainty; that
a like knowledge Of them is not TO be expect
ed from any other source. The same remarks
are applicable to the Debates in The same Con-
gress, preserved in the same manner, on two OF
| the original Articles Of Confederation. The
quotas OF supply TO the common Treasury: the
" cond is the article which declares, 'thatin de-
trimming questions each Colony should have
one vote, The debates on both are not only
interesting in themselves, but curious also in
relation TO like discussions Of the same subject
on subsequent occasions.
V. Views of the connections and transact
tons Of the United States with foreign nations
a, difftren, periods; particularly narrative,
with many details, personal andpolillcai OF the
| causes and early course Of the French Revolu-
ton, as exhibited to the observation OF the Au>
,hor during his diplomatic residence al Paris
The narrative, with the inermingled refec ions
on The character and consequences OF that Re-
volu,ion, fill a considerable space in the Me-
moir, and form very important part Of it.
vi. Within the body Of the Memoir, or re-
ferred to as an Appendix, are other papers,
which were thought entitled TO the place they
occupy. Amoug rhem are. |. a paper drawn
up in the year IVA as Instructions to our
delegates in Congress. Though heretofore in
print, it will be new TO most r. aders; and will
he regarded BY all as The mos, ample and pre-
else enumeration Of British viola ions that had