The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-16

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JryyxnsoH's warrMos- Third volume.-The
Vhird volume Of the writings Of Thomas Jefferson We
have received from The publishers, Riker, Tocne
Co., Of this city. This 10 the edition OF Jsnersons
works puhashsd BY order Of the Joint committee Of
Congress On the Library-edited BY Professor II.
A. washington, Of Virginia. The whole collection,
\ n uuderstood vial extend to nine or ton vouunes,
s,d win form most valuable acquisition to Ameri-
can political history. The volumes are Transcribed
A,osa the original manuscripts purchased by Con-
vsss nom the heirs Of Mr. Jefferson, and deposited
= ~ Department Of State as We stated in oux no
~ Of the former volumes.
Tho volume before us contains highly interest
NJ portion Of Mr.. JcHerson's correspondence,
namely the letters written by him during the last
Sew months Of his residence in Paris in 1889, and
subsequently, after his return TO the United States,
during the same year, and while he acted as Secre-
tary Of State under wsshington's administration.
Many subjects Of importance are discussed In these
kttsrs, showing Mr.. JeHerson's views on measures
q public policy ct the organization Of the federal
government, ~ proposed by Warrington, Hamilton,
Madison, and others. The developement Of politi-
sal parties at that time ID also shown and the We've
n Mr. Jefferson with regard TO the leading charac.
ten Of the federal party which sustained the id
ninistration Of Gen. Washington, with most Of
whom Jefferson disagreed.
Returning from his missien to France near the
close Of the year 1889, Mr.. Jefferson found that he
lad been nominated BY Washington as Secretary Of
Gtate He preferred 10 return 70 France as Minister,
= taking seat in the Cabinets but after remaining
tAree months in Virginia, he sacrificed his own In
clnations 10 the wishes of the President, and re-
paired to New York to enter ON the duties Of Secre-
tary Of State, the national government then being
eatahahed In this city, and Congress then being in
session here. a,4g r..eh -ts f.y.et es#5ss.
The following extract from . letter TO his son-in-
Nv, Mr.. Randolph, shows the difficulty Of winter
journey from Virginia TO New York at that time,
aad the state of things in this city =
New York, March %, 1900.
DEAR SIR II arrived here on the 2lst inst, after
as laborious journey Of fortnight from Richmond,
as ! ever went thrOugh-resting only one day at
4. Alexandria, and another o. Baltimore, found NV
carriage and horses 1t Alexandria; but q snow OF
eighteen inches deep falling the same night, saw
The impossibility Of getting on In my own carriage
% lett it there to be sent to me BY water, and had
my hortes led on to this place, taking my passage
n the stage, though relieving myself little some
times by mounting my horse. The roads through
NE whole way were 80 bad that we could never go
more than three miles an hour, sometimes not more
Than two, and in the night but one. Ny first object
to look out house in the Broadway, il possible
- being In the centre OF my business. Finding none
there vacant for the present, have taken small
about me- Much business had been put by for my
arrival, so that found myself al at once involved
under An accumulation of it. When this shall be
got through win be able to Judge whether the ord
nary business Of my department will leave me any
leisure. fear there viii be little. @. s
Congress is principally occupied by the treasury
report. The assumption OF the State debts has been
voted afrmatvely IN the first instance but 1t Is not
certain II will hold its ground through ell the
changes Of the bill when it shall be brought in.
Nr. Jefferson, soon after his arrival in New York,
formed the opinion that portion Of the fsderasts
sho were in power under General Washington,
were mouarchists in principle and that all their
measures tended to establish o strong national
government, and to render tho State govern
ments subordinate thereto. In the rank Of
nonarchists among the federalists, he cla,seI
JoAa Adams, Fisher Ames, and other New
England federalists, a. well as Alexander Hamilton,
John jay, Gouverneur Morris and other federal lead
ers Of the middle States. General Washington,
Thomas Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth Pinckncy,
ana other Southern federasts he considered as tru,
republicans, although favorable to strong national
government In . letter to lafayette, dated in
while you are estimating the monster aris.ocracy,
end palng out the teeth and fangs of its associate
monarchy, contrary tendency is discovered Ia some
hero A sect has shown itself among who Do
ehre they eepoused our new constitution not as y
eosd and sufficient thing in tself, but only az step
70 an English constitution, the only thing good an
gaasient in itself, In their eye. II 10 happy for rs
that these are preachers without followers and that
cur people are firm and constant in their republican
purity. You will wonder TO be told that it 10 from
! the eastward chiefly that these champions for a
hing, lords, and commons, come. They get soma
mp RANT associates from New York, and ara
pnffed up by tribe Of Agioteurs which have been
hatched in bed Of corruption made up after the
model Of their beloved England. Too many Of these
stock jobbers and king jobben have come into orr
legislature have become stock jobSsrs and ling
pbbcrs However, the voice of the people IL begin
ming to make itself heard, and viii probably cleanse
heir seats at the ensuing election.
The most intimate friend and confidential CORES
pendent Of Mr.. jefferson was James Madison, who
N Congress became the leader Of the republican
party opposed to Washington and Hamilton. In
Ae summer Of 1871, Jefferson and Madison made .
tar 70 the Lakes, through Vermont. IN Z letter
from Bennington, June s, 1871. Mr.. Jefferson
Ays-
Mr.. Madison and myself are 50 far on the tour We
bad projected We have visited in the course Of it,
the iIcipal scenes Of General Burgoyne's msfor.
tunes, viz the grounds at saltwater, the encamp-
ment at Saratoga, and the ground where the British
piled their arms, and the Geld Of the battle of Ben
nngton. We have also visited Forts william,
Henry and George, rconderaga, Crown Point, &C.,
which have been scenes Of blood from a very early
part Of our history. We were more pleased, how
ever, With the botanical objects which continually
presented themselves. Those either unknown "
rare In Virginia were the sugar MAPLE in vast ab.n-
lance the silver Ar, white pine pitch pine, juniper,
An aralea very different from the nudihora, With
very large clusters Of flowers, more thickly set On
ne branches, Of deeper red, and high pink fra
GRANGE. Il 10 the richest shrub have seen. The
honeysuckle Of the gardens growing wild
@ the banks Of lake George, q Wild go0seberry, the
vDd cherry with single fruit, and Strawberries IN
abundance. From the HIGHLANDS 70 the lakes Il e