Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-07-08
From tho Westminster Review.
MEMOIRS OF JEFFERSON

vols. 1922 Coburn and Bently.
(coNrINUED)
On the practical excelencies OF the government oil
the United States; the actual defects in it. and ON the
means OF amending them (5)-On the foreign policy OF
thu u States, which he frequently embodies i'm the com.
prehensve words. ''Fiee 10Th all nations
alliance ,oih none" to which he added in substance
"Quarrels with but where vital interests force
them upon u.s., in the question Of English IMPRESS
mcnt of American seamen, which America must
resist even at the price Of eternal (6-On the
nation OF an efficient protecting navyOn their true
interests in respect OF acquisition of territory
~ In The TWO great practical cases. settled of oui-
siana and the Flodas aud in those which remain to be
settled, of Mexico and Cuba OF their domestic POLICY
IN respect OF taxes paper currency ~ domestic manu-
lectures, (S) defensive military force education M free
dom OF tho press, Qo) religious liberty Ql)
90 IMPROVEMENTS pHsIREp.-"The sum of these
amendments isl. General Suffrage. e Equal repre-
sena,ion in the legislature. g. An executive chosen
by the people. 4. Judges elective or removable. o.
Justices, jurors, and she elective G. Ward divisions
And 4 Periodical amendments Of the constution-lSl6
Vol. iv. p 297.'
.Thi. relates to tho Constitution OF prfrgina.
CO., ENGLISH Entering our ships
say, under the pretext OF searching tor, and taking
out their seamen they took ours, native as well as
uralizcd, knowing them 10 bc ours, merely because
they wanted them, insomuch that American could
safely cross the ocean, venture to pass by from
one to another OF ports IL is long since they
impressed at sea two nePhews of General Washington
returning from Europe, and then put them as common
under the ordinary discipline of their ships of-
war; There certainly other wrongs to be settled be-
tween England and us, but OF a minor character and
such as proper sprit Of Cancellation on both sides
would not permit to continue them war; The sword
however, can ncver again be sheahed until tho per-
sonal safety of an American on the ocean, among the
most important and most vital Of the rights We nos
sess, completely provided for" 1918. VOL w. D. l93
z. ENGLISH iMPREssMENr-P. S. February &c.
"hy letter had not yet been sealed, when received
news OF our peace glad of it, and especially that
we closed the with the ecat of the action at New
Orleans. But consider il armisce only because
no security is provided against the mpressment of our
seanen While tits is unsettled, in hostility OF
mind with England. although actual deeds of arms may
be suspended by If she thinks tho exercise OF
this outrage is worth eternal war; eternal must be
or determination OF the the other party The first
act OF mpressment she commits on al American will he
answered by reprisa by declaration of war hcrc
and the interval must be merely state of preparation
Tor it-ln this we have much to do, in further ortify-
lag our sea-porttowns providing military stores class
ing and dsciplining militia, arranging our financial
system, and, above all, promoting our domestic
features, which have taken such never again
can be shsken."-IS15. Vol. iv. p. 1859.
U) PAPER CURRENCY AND BANKs.-"We Seem
equally incorrgible in our financial course. Although
century OF British experience has prov ID 10 what
wonderful extent the funding on specific redecming
taxes enables nation 10 anticipate in the resources
OF peace and although the other nations oil Europe have
tried and odden every path OF force folly in fuess
quest OF the same object yet still expect TO find
in Juggling tricks, and banking dreams, that money
can be made out ot nothing, and In sufficient quanti
ty to meet the expenses OF heavy war by and land
Is sad indeed that money cannot be borrowe ed from
our merchants, as from those OF England but II be
borrowed from our people. They will give you all
tho necessaries of they produce it, instead of tho
bankrupt trash they are now obliged to receive for
OF any other, you will give them paper promise,
founded on specific pledge, and of size for common
circulation. But you say the merchants will take
this paper. What the people take the merchants
take, sell nothing. All these doubts and fears prove
only the extent OF all the dominion which the banking
institutions have obtained the minds of our citizens
and especially OF those nhaeng cities or other banking
places; and this dominion must be broken, or it will
break But here as in the other case. make
up mind TO suffer yet longer, before get right
The misfortune is, that in the meantime shall plunge
ourselves into inc debt, and entail on our
posterty inheritance Of external taxes, which will
bring government and people into the condition of
those of England, nation OF pixies and gudgeons the
latter bred merely as food for the ormer.-Vol w. p
25l.
(s) DOMESTIC MANUFAcruREs-"of company
establishments we have none We little machine
ry. The spinning jenny and loom, with the flying shut
tie, be managed in family; but nothing com
pc,ed. The enonomy aud ihrifiiness resulting from
our household manufactures are such that they will
never again be lad aside; and sothng mere sa!uary
for has ever happened than the British ossruc
to our demands for 'heir Manufacturer Restore free
Intercourse when they will, their commerca with u.
will have totally changed It's form, and the articles
we shall In future want from them will not exceed
their own consumption Of our produce."-lsl2. Vol.
iv. p. l72.
1 have now tbiriy-dve srndles going, a hard-card-
ing machine, and looms with the flying shuttle, for the
supply OF my own farms, which will never be rslin-
pushed 10 my time. The continuance Of the will
Tx the habit generally and out CT the evils Of Impress
snt, and OF the Orders Of Council great blessing for
us will grow. l have not formerly been an advocate
for great manufac cries. doubted whether cur labor
employed in agriculture, aud aided by the spontane
Gus energies Of the EARTH would not produce more
than we could make ourselves OF other necessaries
But other consde atoms ntering into the question have
settled my doubts "-lsi3 Vol. iv. p. 1867.
(9) FREEDOM OF OPINION EFF all the sovereign,
OF Europe were TO set themselves TO work to nei.
pate the minds Of their subjects from their present g
and prejudicss, and that zsalousy as they
now erdsavor the contrary, thousand years would
not place them on ha, high ground on which com
mon people are now setting out. Ours could not have
been fairly placed under the control Of the common
sense OF the people, bad they not been separated from
their parent stock and kept from conia minaliop eli
Their from them or the o'hsr people OF tho old world
by the intervs niion OF so wide To know
the worth Of this, must sec the want OF |, here:
think by far the most imT oriani bill 10 code
that for tho diffusion OF knowledge among the people
No oher foundation can be devised for the pre-
servation Of freedom and happiness. II any body hi
that kiugs and MOBILES or priests are good consrvaor
OF the public happiness, send him here. II is tbs be,
school in the universe 10 cure him OF that folly ii
will see here, with bis OWE eyes, that these descrip
tiens Of are an abandoned confederacy against IN
happiness OF the mass OF the people. The omn pole
Of their effect cannot be better proved than In thi
country, particularly where, notwithstanding The Goes
soil upon earth, the finest climate under heaven and
people OF The most benevolent, the gay and anna
Tie character OF which the human form is pibls
where such people, say, surrounded by so man
bleS,r 70 from nauro, loaded with misery, by
| uoblss aud priests, and by them alone. Preach, IN
dear Sir, crusade sgsns, ignorance; establish and i'm
prove the Law for educating the common people: IL
our ccunirymen know that bo people alone preis
US against these evils, and ibas The tax which will
paid for this purpo'e is not than The ihousapdt
part Of what will be paid 10 kings priests and Doble
who will rise up among US II we leave tho people
| ignorance. "-17S6, Paris. Vol. u. p. IS.