New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-02
Vas Thomas Jefferson Personal Enemy Of
WASHINGTON,


n, grand celebration OF is 18th birth day By bis
.srnifers in this CITY. vs. casually alluded 70 ne
,snsgk al diversity OF BE iaIne aud or,1 IS from
.soss Of h.s Intimate friend AID Goa .u,4r Thomas
Jefferson, b.tween whose pu-c r.es. views, feel.
uss. AID t.ose Of Paine. there w-s remarkable
similarity. Each possessed striking element ~
.s.electuGl greatness each was pa cary, o.Aciert
sshea-ty champion O.. Hlna Lib,rty 49, Pro
,..,s though ~ think Jclsrsoa was les c1' st
s,,iban Pane since BE- he'd slaves turo1.d life
.,d lived upon the proceeds o thc.r o.apll.r ~
al. which We caunot b,l.yo Paine woaj have
1.oea each vas far IA advance q the great mass
,.ea Of their EN- mont cotempo b. dIsce.Luett
n ,be troe genius scope aud nc.tr bic acccsso-ic-
,nd ,s1e. OF Republican Ias'itut onsi Consequent
ID. each posfosscd iustinctiyey tho power o.. en-
r..ing the sympttides oUd guiding tic impulses n
..s le.s enlightened ard less fortunate majority Of
nsnkiLd. Yct sc thin, aaI % sad. that each
i,eked essential elements Of ucroi greatness. each
..,snsely Gis.iked aud effectively waf-ed a,ails,
,bs Christian Faith each ias,i.cuscy opposed
ne policy ana disl.ksd the character IF Wasl.tr.
,,s. AMI esch but consp,c oUs.y Jegcrs,n was
,scrlpulOus IN his choice a. meas calculated u
,romO,e the personal or rohuoa objects b. iim
1esmcd essential Such is our judgment; 3, mty
n course be mistaken but is based in good part
m facts Of historic uotoriety Of uuqecsloaei ll-
,beutcsty, and ia good part resting on tle iecor
testimony Of jefferson himself Our Judgment bss-
sg been impugnod and even Is honesty sGied
Nv several Contemporaries in terms whose crossn,s3
&c hope 70 forget We have already replied pstieut-
a. "a. inf g. frsl. at.
Chnslisuty 50 fully that We DO hot perceive tuet
besubsequcnt cayilngs Of our esssiiarts have ren
s.red necessary any further remark On thst head
Bat we hsye not spoken so fully on the subject e
j,fersous personal relations to Washngtou, md
Ne proceed now 10 sdduoe further testimony witt
reference 10 that point
The Federal Government came iato existence
amid that extreme diversity Of political feeling
which tie revolutionary lermcnt IN j rance induced
throughout The world O one OF the parties who's
,,oie divided the natou--the author. the leader
n, couosehnr mind, tlo iewcut soul, the auimatir
voice, tire controlling wiIi--was WAsHIScToN. II
.vertbere Was in nature and feeling F,d,rahSf-i
ever there was a strenuous party man in politics
that man was Washington TIC audacious lars
Of that day and the ignorant liars Of this, conscious
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-. .,,ro9,d.d tho character Of Wasbius.s,
have endeayored TO represent hun IS the dupe aud
,oo OF Federa leaders in order that they mief,
tsdace his principles without appearing to sssa
- No,h;,,,. il. more on,o.i,e :, TINT.
-, .,o.,.4.... "a yVasii,o,o,,. cbars,,..r
and understanding lifted HIM Ike q toae. above
the influence Of any aud Of all the men around hn.
The Federal ,oicv and rr.uciplcs originated ft0m
kr They were the imoco and autetype Of his
character The rolit.cal character Of his Admins
ration il beyond the reach oil perversiou Itwts|
such that. on tho day OF the aas retirement from
nohae life the JeAersouiau ORGAN at Philadelphia
iTge Asrorol ca,ne ont with nm exultpx leai,r.
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