Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-04-03

A LIFE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON.

from ,oarces inaccessible 10 any c;lirr sehie'"an,
Mr.. Randall unique resources Tor ~ , nor,;on
memoir are pleasantly described ID a ieIe,, .rnin.nt
Of which We .uhioin, from one of The mo,s "u y,
I,t-rnrv men OF the country in the cohnusn en- III -
lrierdship TO a literary friend. The ie.. - h;acrsn
repay perusal, for, While predgurli< "m y, ~, rsad.r
ply will be ia Mr.. Randall. hana-' .. IS +. Earson
incidentally INFO Tho hnGi 3 and cna'a' I,
-" ~ s..o. Uni tbau anything yet published II
cnr,,,n. ;ndr.d, rhs promIr- oil q tdr more c"h'p'ete
aud worthy If, ii Jeff:rson han mas 5e. oppSDe"'
! then cpali bn written By any o.heI mar, .ri.,s h,s
-. Hi, industry ia collecting materials nes
h.o. .,,L III. ,ucces.,ul. Piles Ut books LAY
.,sn,.o nm in evrry 60: :ler vi the library, 10 give W,
m, .beIy., 70 authorities. Isl IL ~ III '"o o''s.ra'
department HAT hts sucolss has Dee" y 80 ,a
Tn. library j. n perfect TlaSaz'nr y ! p.so""' aH"
rn.n f NJ. II rr.on, manuscripts, p'ctu'ts' ',e"sos
Nont;r.,i, yruund plans ui It's garden, GROUNDS aio
o,h.r .prfolind,ngs in the days " is i''uo.'iou' I'M
or, persona, relics and things not ~ De cias'xo. Ieie
was q list oi the tex.a IN "J.aerson D'oe -
Wv ~" -. nmri caiion; there is II lis; OF The pedigreeso
~, ~ w. - ma. trawn up for publications: here was the
nn H ,Ls,In,L ref rred Ia ia tho Note on Virginia'
iiur m. mlcioaI copy OF L"sHi,'s spsechi lheie d hon.
drawing %, j. Il ;rsuifs "pinusl OF ieas' resls'nnee,
| with spec Gcaiinn: If CONSTRUCTION ~ W
| ri, h.ir. ,i,rrc lis MSS copies ot ia'or''e sohss ana
hsiI,I., .nd -o Oh ah inFaisnn. AGd 90 queer y col
I.,,,rn II tabH 5, KEPT by Que inah, surety newer was
heard II Viirre are tables o' NE az" Wv '''"t -
w CAT -nees IL u private man anu u . l le''uen, y. us
ry,r.in,, =. T. l,wte e.; Of his observations IN 'sriou'
d.,.r,m.ur, of ,cI.ucs and natural fIis'ory; n' bis
farming anu gardening operations "f INC nir'ns'
deaths, occupations, &o vi h' saw VI 'ne slas,s,
| hu,se., aud farm p;u .u:'s carried ou' hu''heteu ""N
d...,nv-d by Curnwal.is; Of his nail max 3; vi MS
m,onincrur.s OF dom-stiu wov.lens aud ilueiisi vi his
milling; of Ms an th ug and coopeiili2i OF did'ahoe'
between This pace Gnd that, asce:inihed 10y peaniho,
tar atteched 10 LIS ptrsou, or an tqniva!ent inachipe
registering the rotations OIL carflss' WHEEL u "
inoumerall- o'her tLln2s.
Y,u will iuLys OF The minutencss OF MS ooserVa
rious in natural history when / lnform you thst
among The rabies in that department thefe 10 one
vivi,,r The average earliest AMI latest appearance u
Ill w. w tables iperhaps thirty kinds rnld ~ tue
Wash n,,un Markc; during tbe eutIre .iRnt years. u
his Preeiteacy. h, o-;,;,,, ooyectlons
,s facts on which .l!css goneraliz tl'ons "e.e "'au.
s.conn;. YOU ever cav Ut e1pels4' s"u reee'P''
things and kiud always giHehil MS register as {
LAWYER y wing all account ot All u vases .o un'iS
80. ,c,i,us IN sciruce his farm and garden G"oks;
hi. d.taiisd exhibits in all the Eiuuiac.rt!tg
s"such.s' and memoranda If jru-n-ys, g., 81.
Th.,, drawn up in Mr.. Jetsison's formally had
.nns hand wiring, and all elhbura'riy indexrd by
him, extend over a Up 100 OF from twenty u h:iy
years!
had ever come 10 lisi', Mr.. Randall informed lilo
Jhn, nynrly or quite all these vnluInea ard manu-
sc.iots-and | have enumerated but q Email p'f!ion
nf inum-w.ru found by Mr.. Jefferson. tatnily, IN
1851. in u dark and entirely forgotten receptacle,
wn,r, they hsu lain ,ince Mr. Jrlrrson's death. Al
lr not long ai;-rl thrt time, They We're d"Loil.s
removed 10 E.. amongs, The old Cast aside
account b,ose all y hr ;ruihpery o! u rlo,et cum
nectsd with Mr.. Jet!ersoa't bed room. You will
~ neuo-r il over the nic.'Vc, WIN liz Two eye-.iHe
nnl,s apepin. into the oed room The lower iIors vi
There pa2ers mud remained Indistu!btd aud forgotten
inns our of mind. Randall! .llinhs it impossible tina,
Mr.. J Thereon remrnoe:ed Their esls'eiic., "hIn ne
wrot- his own au:obiosraphIcal In.innlr. In proof oil
mis-. Rainfall rh owed me several Mss. vo!u!nes writ
~ 4 r ..-t I,vhA nnH sinh Int tAHt.
in them which /, too, AIN Wei! satisfied NO son wosld
nave ever omitted ia giving the most neaSrs aeeoun'
VI hb lamiiy.
30 much Tor what may be termed the physical
department. Now tor the esoteIic ont' And pray
YOU mark my striug Of specifications Tor ls bearing
on u pvln, when | ihink Randall AL right aud you ali
wrong. /. lie has Mr. Jefersun's family correSpoa'
dsnce, Comprising three hunired or more letters
written 10 his Two daughters from tleir c~hildhuDo
down to the d.sta OF Tho youngest, Mrs. Eppec. liz
hes, entire, svery extuut let,er Mr.. Jeforeon over
wrote the i~..teri his PIRATE letters 10 her husband
John w. Eppes; n quantity addressed 10 Mr.. EpPes
--nicr, who was his nrother.iA lawj running back IL
l775. aud II portion Ut iho.e written TON Congress 10
l77G. before tbs Declaration OF independence wa
declared. You ARE, Ut COURSE, aware that not ono Oh
NJ. Jrharsou's family tiers has ever been published
:. Randall I'm. all lnn written reco!lscuvn1 which
Mys. Randolph lei; o.. her father. These ere mol
exclusive, but a. fer n, they 20, are precious from tEe
uuconnntily Intelligent ani candid character OF The
writer. 3. 4: Ee> rou;einporar,.nu fHrfa'ires and
Gi.ri., cf gums 6 Mr. }, ffr-sou's descendants OF The
mex, scnc,a:iol, wiiu, however, grew up ~ man ana
wuDaunood under th' same root win lilLi' / iorSo'
tne.; extent, Hul unr, ! r-lprmuer, 10 long, giving r--
cc.,is vi Erin-ro:sC unNLTsc:i'n.. q Ii has prr'iy ''
mn r,..oir.: 10 ..ri vari,. . NJ III J~tf-rson's Ultimate
prrsrnnl treu Il, iuclui;ug D.. D. Journal vi hle
~. !;a-ss sad dra:h 5 lie ass naffalveS, rcc"!iec
t,v.s, descriptions. .yp!anTtrn". Opinions; N u VOID
scswrrs 70 .nQu riss ri, every topic ""e1e d" iote.''seu'
oiu.rsphe7 would seek iu.nfnaiion, furnish d 10 him
by nearly al o. Mr.. J ,f-rson't sraudchlidren-al
who we're cid enough 10 haro distinct reco!leciions oi
IA. facts. I snoIld judge from seeihr INTO h oeep
drawer or two tina, tis.e letters rI'rui % snris iiou
sands Of manuscript pazesi aud Eindul! nllnseli 'aio
ina; they were WORT: iav more :han any other one
class OF mis- orisia.i materials. LIE says nappily the
family started on the profoundly sensioie idea that
their yrendS:'h.. moc!j pass muster' Wlti posleri'
~ exactly az he uasj that eYassera;ion would coiu
;nnIur. aud oiscredil the who!e picture. DE turned
m, 10 d pas age in a lelter from Mrs. - OF -
in unswsr to the question under what nane Mr.. J.f
f,r,on should be r.ligionsiy c'sssed, IN. queri't th.)
having asserted that lie WAS in no eense OF tho word
an inddsl. The reply is sp!endidiy characterIstlc:
| aCpc5s my grandfather ~Ecwhere, my dear MIR. Ban
duiI; tel lhe w"rlI .xsctly shat Ia thought You
nav be sure | saw with pleasure a thick package o.
letters from tho gifted woman; end trotter aiiro''
no thick from tho Misses -ot - Randall
dray io,th aad put in my hand two or three letters
i rssd ,hsm with r~aaistuiled eyes! Commend me 10
womsa's lore 10 religiodsiy collect the d,yeeid mem
| bra Of biography, aud 10 present iheti WIN religious
acknowledgements Randall IS also under iuhui's oh!i
gst,ons to the grandsons OF both branches.
. Now, I ask you, what in the pGno &C common
,,n.s induced you and Dr.. ID. 10 advise Randall &c
max, e short liz. Of .i!s' che o!jse; sac 20 get III
n...,psar;rr onuk" 10 meet the wsa!5 OF some zen.
,erpri.inR' bpokselIer-to make money" Tor ihs
.nthor-i could ps,ter understand you! Would you
have Rsudaii reduce his vast mass vi materials, par
,iculs;!y q original materials, TO Il mere eaainaryf-
Tan or Ef-n Yeas would have buried most Ut ihs
las, in -, tn,rs, ana scattered The fest past loNec'
! t;uu. Mr., in my opinion. was n biography more
o3p,r:uneiy commenced. And now, Wien with suct
| zeal, sacn industry, and such Siccsar, these thing;
| huve ne-l gathered. a~o i;i'y 20 b. iar"Nu away 'o'
fear railro al traveller IND ycAoN.corsrnE !uader. gen
srsllY, will en-! n, work too prnderuuS u De 'nksI
Mt aluuch anI d < -s'rG betw--n stations, W"ulc
Won supprrss Mr. j. tfot,nn's family letters! Wuuc
you e1c.ude pictures ut lie and N tanners at Montlcel
Inl Would you reject anything that throws gh
from sn original aid certainly antheo:io rource OF
| BIZ. private character ard hi.tory-uhw JOS, about a
we'll und sra,uud a. those of Nance Cnprc nnd u
| rooster? Or would yuI = ve Ons or two OF his pr
va,o letters, and ihen Say after the solemn fashion "
-, .ih- good P"oi!e are ss-ured that all tns res
b.,ray EQUAL excellence OF head aud heart !" U
snnu.I his private aud not his public lite ts giv"ni-
Or ,honid We hava h plsin %nsrraiiv- ut his pubic
aud privu'e lif-, aud 'o history OF his mind and "pin
ions! Or which OF these departments would Dr. "
bring down hiA ainputeting saw1
70 Thomas j, tfer,Un, VIII" acted so prime a part In
nur country for Il fui! halt c-ltury, y no iouuurd The
party tina: har siuce Controlled our country, who Is
| ihs author uf halt Of or opinions !; hot our 'nsiiiu
lions, WHO for good or tor evil has rz.rcised sn ia
DI,pc. that ~, uTtier man has ever exercised on iit
| mind on The American prup!e-!- this grand hnd i'm
DOSING fsurs ~ te cut down 10 Il nait.i-nzIh. or &c
""c.binrt s,z ' To ruit tie super5rinl and impatient
and i~yn,ranr1 Whl- every year gives ~ a usw III,
O, twu OF -, stretching Ia anywhere from one I,
fuur octuy,., .hali vs. 10, have At least one iuil
rounded. ali sided, detailed life of NJ, JET rsUn
whicI, gives Ghs inprrinnt original papers mud tn.
Emporium. original t.ctS, instead Of inrro abstracts
have un avpreh -rsiun ihn: Randall i'll be !ruu
[ bl.a with The iues Bo'"rHt"na. l thought he DO
,,y.t a I,t,Ir tn, inUvh nu! NUu-nesB Oh thai point
Blu, H. thinks, ana | agr11 with MIN, THAI our sounc
r.ading public, our p"lH;icsl pubic, the intelligent
y,uny in-n If our cuun'ry, demand u thorough
%iai,niul. iui. thol IN no, teji'u7!y drawn ou', lilo Of
n tu, i,rt. W. shall sIou Know the resu!! O. II,
undertaking. TIE work will Do resdy !"r lie printei
in May. Il viii MI two soil octavu vUil:ns:.