Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-08-29
For the Democrat and Sentiael.
The Welsh.

very useful and upright class Of citizens are
the of st. David among US, and men of
Welsh blood have played an important part in
our history. Says DIR. Alexander Jones -
.sSeve nseen of the signers of the Declaration Of
Independence were of Welsh origin, among whom
Thomas jefferson was one Other eminent Amer
leans of Welsh descent were John and Samuel
Adams, Jonathan Edwards, Yale, and founder of
Yale college, Gen. Harrison, Richard Henry Lee
| and John Marshall. No less than six of our
Presidents have had Welsh blood in their veins.
jefferson, Monroe Madison, Harrison and the two
| Alamscs- Fourteen of the revolutionary generals
were of Welsh origin, of whom Gen. Wayne was
one. Martha Washington was the grand da ugh
ter of w elsh Clergyman
He adds that there are fifty thousand native
Welshmen in the United States and not an Office
holder among them! Even :. SAM must admit
that this is class of foreigners not to be pro
scribed.-PiHsbuyyhP Post August 81, 1855.
1t is duty of the public press to correct the
current misrepresentation of the times, which, if
left uncontfadicted might pass as truthful histori-
cal "reminiscences. The article we have given
above, from DR.. Alexander Jones, is of character
which requires the application of the . CLAIMS of
truth" before it be permitted to float as fact
down the tide of time. Among many allegations
which abound in the foregoing article, only re-
fer to two.
First to the Welsh origin of Thomas Jeffer-
son. The history of his life published in 1886,
by Professor Tucker, of the Virginia University,
was issued ten years after Mr.. Jeferson's death !;
published after its manuscript pages had been
submitted to the inspection of Mr.. Madison, who
bore testimony to its general accuracy, in letter
written only thirteen days prior to his DEATH
The Biographer of Mr.. jefferson, states that he
was born on the I'd of April, 1743, at place cal
led Shadwel, Albemarle county. His family has
been only traced back three generations, when
they still found in Virginia, and all efforts to
run down his geneology to period moro remote,
are lost in the misty mazss of tradition.
True " tradition refers the birth of Mr..
Jefferson's more remote ancestry to Wales. But
tradition" with more truth and with as much
historical accuracy, might have traced his de-
scent from one of the sons of Noah.
Whether any of Mr.. Jefferson's ancestors par
ticipated in the settlement. at jamestown, Virgin
ia, in 1907, history silent. This event occurred
one hundred and fifteen years after the discovery
by Columbus, of San Salvador.
Leaving the question OF Mr. Jeffefson's pedi-
gree in that state Of uncertainty where his Biog-
rapher has permitted it to remain, we pass to the
consideration of another statement, made by DR..
Alerdnder jones, which we allege is not sustained
by facts in the History of our Country. past or
present. He alleges, that /" there are .ffty atous-
and natire Welshnen IN Tie Uaited States, aud not
an office holder among atem!i!''
In answer TO this we can assert upon attainable
evidence, existing at least among the archives of
one of the public offices of a county of Pennsyl