Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-07-01
From the Westminster Review.
MEMOIRS OF JEFFERSON

Memoirs, Correspondence, and Pripot. po,,y, .,
THOMAS JEFFERSON, late President of the United
States Now first published from the original Manu-
scripts. Edited by Thomas Jefferson Ran ,oph 4
vols. 1929. ColbuTn and Ben,ly
(CoNrINUED0
Jefferson resided in retirement al his seat Monticello
on his paterna! estate in Virgini, from tho beeiung
OF 1894, Till the spring Of 1897 when John Adams was
elected President and Jefferson Vice President ir for
years from the 4th of March We NAV remind our rea
ders incidentally, that the first President and
sident OF the U. states were General Washington and
John Adams, who elected for wears from the Ab
OF arch, l159, and reelected for years. from the 4
of March, 1893.
The Office of Yice-President did not impose much
public duty on It's holder and consequent did much
interrupt the domestic retirement of Jefferson who diff
ferng decidedly from the President on almost all essen
ia points OF politics. abstained much possible from
interference in the business OF government.
The Federass las the advocates for strong General
Government were called) made great strides towards
AngiicisnS the American Constitution during the Pre-
sdency OF Adams. Amongst other blessings, they es-
abished Libel law making all printed matter that did
not please them sedtious and basphemous They were
for strong hand every thing, the press included
IL Is uiiic TO say OF them, Of their advocates do
that they were as true republicans their oppone
and had no intention TO introduce either monarchy or
aristocracy. Ii is sufficient for to be thai
the tendency OF thepleasures introduce one or
both OF them. II they hid brought about such result
1t would have been no satisfaction TO the friends of ber
~ to be assured that the authors OF the mischief were
men OF honesty and honor, who had gone further than
they intended Hell paved with good nieations: but
heaven forbid that portion OF the pavement should be
Now came the Presidential electio of 1900 The re-
Pubcans throughout the states, felt the necessity of
TousnS themselves to restore and preserve the purity OF
their constitution. The FedeTalsfs on the other hand
redoubied their exerons to maintain the ground hev
had gained, and the committed by The French
people on breaking the chains OF centuries had terrified
many wel-meaning persons into the Federal ranks The
comparative strength OF both parties doub,f, and
had not the high moral and political cba acter of Jer
son presented itself as rayng point for tho repubi
cans, the triumph of the Federasls would have been
secure IL impossible 10 read the events and opinions
oil that time, without pcrceving that were the be
Interests oil mankind i'll more Imminent danger This
lection was not like OF ours, mere contest of nick
names; II was really and truly for civil and re-
hgious liberty against the principles Of despo,ism
The Federal candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency were Adams and pmckBcy; the Republican
candidates were Jefferson and Burr
AZ that time (for the law has since been sltsred) the
State electors did not vote for President and Vice Pres
dent dsnctly but the highest number OF votes detcrn-
ed The President, and the next number the Vice
President The intention of the republicans was TO have
Jefferson President, and Burr Vice but the
votes Tor hom were equal: the numbers being, Jefer-
son 73; Burr 10; Adams So; Pinckney g. The choice
between the two highest candidates devoved on Con-
gress and became the object of the federalss to de-
feat the intention Of the republicans by making Burr
President The law required that the candi-
date should have, not merely majority in Congress
but majority OF all the States. There then x
teen states in the Union Two Of those neutraliZed
their votes by taking opposite sides Eight voted for
Jefferson, six Tor Barr Nine votes were required for
majority of the States The Congress yoteI thirtv-
tyive lines this question. AT length some of he
less iactOus OF the ederalss became alarmed and the
final votes ten for Jefferson and four for Burr
II the original opposs in al psrseVered
would have been 20 oi6c or, ADD the edersss bad II
w coniempla ion TO nominsts President Of The Seba
pro temPUe by whs', 'aid, ud be only stretch
OF The constitution. Ths ~ publican pAfty met n il ms
mace ty desyrng their iDteDon, in III event Of lbe
cons uon being go srsiehsd, 10 call a convention
lor ofg,nEng and amending the government. Til.
wac and the eon' uons remedy for abuses OF pow.
ef 10 The Amtrica l. gislsture.
~ they could have bsen permitted ssysJ fsrson
70 monroe' 10 pass law Tor putting The gov rDmsnr
into she hands OF an officer, they void certain have
prevented sp election. Bat we tboueht il bsstio de
clare openly end hrmly, ard az that the day such
so set passed, the middle S,a'es would sru ,nd
that 20 such usuTpation for siUge day, ,hoo,d b.
submitted 10.
Ihis hfsl shock ,btm, col W y were somple,sly
alarmed The Te'osTcs for ri ich declared 70 viii
convention 10 resorganfse the government and a.
amend ". The very word CONVENTION gives tLeaJ ~.
horrcrs az 10 The pfefsni demosfateal st Of Amer.
"a 'hey Tear hey should lese some o. The eo'e mtf-