New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-12


and iteration of Mr.. Jeferson's charge NAT Coz
siderable portion Of tho early FederahsS wus
monarchists. wirins-nay, easer-to exchange oar
psnuhl;c,n form of Government mr ono cioseH
resembling tia liking. Lords Ant Commons" 81
Great Britain. q,
Let US begin by stating just bow nuca crs's
thare WA 10 give color ~ this accusation "aen
Mr. Randall SAYS that ssven-sighths Of the military
officers Of our Revolution came out OF the struggle
eoasolidstionsts be ovsrstases grave tru'h' ioov
did undoubtedly emerge from that struggle con.
v;nc.J-,, who could fail "a be'-thas sno o~
Confederation was utterly inadequate and ann' 70
form lasting bond Of union for mutual defense ~"
safety. The wrstched impotence OF tho ConNn0n'~'
n.ct. IA eyin<ed in the non payment OF our puonS
creditors, the chronic inability to contribute even
single fr;sate 70 the proposed alliance OF SECONDARY
Powers against the piracies oil the barosry o'ANs'
the insolent Injustice with which Greas Dn'A"
continued 10 maintain military pos" wi''n on
conceded limits, and the insane. ansrchicA 'oaV
which eliminated in Shay's Rebellion. W" 'isio'e
10 all but the wllfully blind. In tho aosshoo "
all experience or example of more psrteos snnn'
and of any prospect thst such union cosia %
achieved. it was but natural that some snoeN
despair of 8 form of government when
secured neither peace and prosperity az
home, nor respect and consideration abroad
And il, in after years, when Genet, the en''y
of Jacobinc Frame, was dancing tho car
msguoe is grogshops for the dedication OF drunken
sailors and bullying the government OF washington
with threats of appealing from il TO the Peop" IL
he were not permitted TO tit out pryateers ID our
ports to prey on British commerce-when "es''
arm Pennsylvania was conyulsed by Whisky Re
belGon-yhen the Brtish Treaty negotiated by
John Jaw and approved by George Washington
was burnt in the streets OF our great cites oy
Democratic mobs intent on plungins the country
into the Gallo war with Engand-ther werc
those who in moments Unpopular fatulty despsreA
of the Republic, who can wonder It's easy "'"'
with population educated IA that OF asV or
seventy years ago was not and OF when the wor'u
had then no example, with our three thousand
newspapers which almost every enc reads our
lines of telegraph, flashing all important inteli;;
csnce in a moment to every part OF the Union. and
our two generations of triumphant experience. 70
have that implicit and unquessionins faith in purely
popular rule which Mr.. Jefferson is deseryedly
honored for cherishng in the darkest hours OF tho
Confederacy, but which men as honest, ~patriotic.
and at least as unselfsh as he may wei be excused
for momentasly surrendering.
Yet even Mr.. Jefferson did not hold tbk
a Republic can Long be maintained in defiance OF
prevalen. ignorance, mproyidence aud wee. Hs
plan Cor Popular Education in Virginia, had it been
adopted and executed, would have completely
changed the character and destiny of his beloved
State. A system Of popular education 80 comPr,-
hensive and so costly is incompatible with the con-
tnuance of Slavery. and is TO be justified mainly on
the assumption that dense popular ignorance and
genuine popular Sovereignty cannot long coexist.
How far this MISUNDERSTANDING the actual state
of education throughout the States at the close Of
the Revouton-from the real apprehsnsOns and
itfu dependency of certain leading Federalsts.
we submit to the judgment of the intelligent reader.
But this rational apprehension for and occasional
despair of the Republic is not what Mr.. Jefferson
charged on his political adverssres at time when
it was easy (and pro6tabe) to charge and difficult
to refute. Mr.. Randall truly says:
at became indeed one of the settled dogma. Of
his Jefferson's political creed, that there was such
(monarchical party in the Cnsted States, and hGf
constantly at cork, onfy or secrecy 20 ooerto
repuJlicqn,sm He carefully perpetusted documentary
evidence to establish this fact. 10 died with such
allegations on bis lips.
We propose briefly to consider the scope iad tho
truth of these allegations.
Mr.. Randall, following tho example OF his hero.
expressly exculpates Washington from this charge.
making Hamilton tho chief scapegOat. But that
this is an aterthought, Mr. Jeersons letter 30 his
friend aud former neighbOr Mazzei, who had now
returned to Europe, will of itself establish Writing
confdentisly to this friend on the oath Of April.
1875 (near the middle OF Gen. Washington's lass
Presidential term) he says:
The aspect Of our politics has won4 fully ohanged
since you el la place OF hat noble love Of lib
erty and republican government which carried us
trlumphantly through the war, nglo monarchicai
arstocratcal party has sprung up, whose object To
draw VA the substance as II already has the
forms, Of tho British Government. The main body st
our citizens however remain true 10 their republican
prncp pies, the whole landed interest Is republican
and 80 s great Of talents. Against are the
Executive, the Judiciary two out Of the thTes
branches of the Legislature, all the officers ~ tbs
Government, all who want 10 be officers" &c, &c.
We have not chosen to place in uai,es the
words above which point directly to Washington a.
of the Anglican monarchical sristocratca
party" to to continue the quotation so a. I,
incslde what Mr. Jefferson said Of men wbo
4" were Samsons in the field and SolonOns in the
" council but who have had their heads shorn by
q" the harlot England" He who can suppose that
Mr. Jefferson, in speaking thus unquaiisdy Of
" the Executive" did not Indicate nor even include
the President, supposes him capable Of putting