The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-04-29

Chase sOnt tho following able and instruct.
i've letter:
CoLuNBus, March 20 1859,
GENrLEMgN 10 participate with you in
the celebration OF the birthday OF Jefferson
would be u great Qualification. aud | am tru-
ly surr, that ] cannot avail myself of your
Invitation TO do 50.
The disposition, perhaps moro general
now than some years slucc. to rrcur to the
examples and prccopts OF the founders OF
our institutions, DetUkous good to tho No'
pubic.
la history aud biography, as well as tTom
the rUstrum OF tho eloquent orator ana
through tue uutpourlngs ot tho heart IN pop /
ular culeOrauous, tho grand character OF
Washington has tho love, the reverence, /,
aud tho patriotic imitation of bis country
men. God grant that the lessons 50 im.
presslyuIy taught by mis- tortitudo, his pa.
uuncU, hIs wisdum his sublime self control,
aud hrs dlsluterested devotion to his coun
try, may SINK docp into our hearts.
80, TOO, IN tho same mudUs, and by tho
same agencies, uuptUmptud except by grate-
tui admiration and generous sympLtny, tho
character, teachings and services Ot JcfUr.
son, have. of late years, been made more
and HUru familiar to tho knOwledge anG
affections OF The people; aud certainly
among tho great statesman OF tho ruvoiu-
tIUnary era, no Que has lett behind hun in
struCtIUns more valuable or more valued tor
after coming generations,
IL pas his fortune to be the leader of
party ln - tIme ut sharp contentious, tho bit.
/ luruuss Ut winch, after murO than halt u
century, IS not wholly gone. But, IN the
/ spirit vi his own oulugy upon tho services
uI Jonn Adams TO the cause Ut Freedom,
| at tue CrtucuL uuCture wnun the question
| ut luuCpUudeucu VAS ln tho scales, even
I those wuu have telt Cuustraluel to Ccusure
suunu parts OF his pubic conduct, arc emu
lous III tnrlr approval Oi me general wisdom
uG nIs political Ieuchlngs\ Aud never can
those teachings 10 moro practlcaiiy lmpur-
tAut US guides to ACTON tnau now, wucu tho
dlslutegi iatlUn OF old political parties, aud
tho GRADUAL formation Ut now organizations,
denote social aud cIyll doyrlOpeIHunt whICn
domands tho wIso apPhcauun OF Old anu
Immutabio principles 10 no" aud changing
lCnCuustauCcs.
Tue question of Slavery, for example, 50
Oltuu compromised, adjusted, aud hGaliy
settled, aud Set ever Guuius back, uuuum.
promised, uuhdJ Justod, unsettled, to pcfpIrI
parties aHu pUuuCIauS with lupurIUus du'
uaudS Tor truo solution and final dIspOsl
uuu---wnerc can tuat question 10 studied e
better pu:l usU tnan uudur tho teachings uI
Jctersuu Wugu, alter the CIuso OF tit
tuN UlGuonary struggle, ho saw tho groa
, eva arresung tho progress and parnlyznl
/ InU power ut ulS beloved native common
wealth, TO proposed TO incorporate INTO he
fundamental law through CunsutuuUua
Convention then expected to be he'd,
slmple declaration tuat all persons born at
Tor the year 1900 should DO tree.
n Inu Convention was not held, and tn
remedy Was not appnGd. year Atterward
the vast territory northwest Ut tho OnI
e became the undIsputed domain OF tho UnIul
, tnrongn tho Gusslurs Of tho several State
- winch GAINED separate tit;us or interOs ) Il
lIt. The grand idea tuat with tho Now Cen
r Jury should DO lnauguratod New Era to
. Nnguia. last sorIuNtulIy rcIImqulsnud, IT
- vIyuu IN tho statesman mud IN iuinIlOu {
tue Now Territory. lio introduced iat
), Congress an Ordinance tor It's gUvulnmUu
~ wnIcn he Incorporated IL provision tia
II there should 10 uriGhUr Slavery nor InNO
e uutary seryIIuuc wtthln its lmIts after l6ui
Iuls provision, sUmew nat modified, becdui
" part OF tho fundamental law III the Mort
n West Ia the Ordlnalcu OF l7S7-wIth whv
NJ Uuuehcout results lot tho prosperity al
pUAol ol ,ho h'u great Alatvo, caryuu out
A. tectuAl tins plan OF Jefferson tor tho Solt
10 ton OF tho Slavery question Prevent /
extension INTO tho IcrrIlurus by tno leglt
~ mdIu action OF tue Federal Government
stay It's increase, mitigate It's evls, aud Tina
, ly gvt nd OF Il altogether Within The STAT
I" uy state action, wisely adapted tu clrCuu
t., sauces, without EoIural Intervention. WI
to can doubt that had the policy tEun ruCUu
mrndod boon adopted aud pOrsuyer(ug
he pursued, tnU question OF Slavery would tul
ch sInCo nave found It's peaceful aud 9atlsiac'
n, ~ solution III general auollOraton and q
iranCu .sUmun;
n Aud tneu with what profound sagaoty
II perceived, and with what Clearuuss al
Ouluuess lie aunouncod tho tundamcnI
N principles of social order aud Just Cover
as nunt How can the grateful homage
II mankind ever Tail from tho memory OF I
lndu who Incorporated INTO the Dccldrati
W OI lndepGuucnce tho groaL DOCTRINE Ot /
ce cqu9l Itguts uI mun, aud thus socurcd To
L. tor Lhu hrsC tIne ~ tho worlds history,
place III u nation creed
W Auu how large tho debt 40 owo him
ow other grounds; tor his lessons Of conhdou
.a. IA The masses OF tho people; ol just rcga
ID legislation and administration, TO
Is home Interests and of tho wIso liberal
a lOWulu US Olhl SlduNo lOul Olutl Iauusi ec'
H. ing trua and honorable homes in ours
his warnings against eXtravagauce IN u
OF crnmeuI expenditures, and / luuvlta
elt cOncomltants, oppressive taxation and del
IL. against The SUI rondUr or compromise OF
"0 rights of the States; against tho cuntri
sS- Nng tendencies 80 dang, rhus % LlOurty,
to Federal SpOwUr; and last, Uut BY no NO.
H., the IUast, against tho silent, and, because
'N0 lent, most pUrlluus encrOacnments ot
'uo Federal JUDICIARY, perverted from lls no
md tuncuun vi administering justice Into u c.
- VenlonL means tor the subverslUn OF 81
'"' sovereignty aud tho destrucuon of tho II
Ad- sacred GUARANTEES OF personal freedom.
ade IL is dItllCut to arrest ,hu uXprrsslUp
tho feelings which tha comparison of st
60 lessons aud warnings with tho tucts OF II
IN pal experience uxcllu; but musI not we,
rhe yuur patience cannot close, huweY
without expressing the earnest hopO ii
AZ" animated by the pleccpIs Of tho fathers
in thu Rupu0lc, We, their children, may
and perform our duties to our country 4
mankInd, that wo may not be deemed
'iiu worthy by those VINO shall cOmH after us
live som0 small measure OF lhe gratitude 4
.oo, reverence with winch we cherish the inuI
ries of those who naSe guuu before.
yea With sentiments Ot tho slucerest respt
rim [ rInnIn gentleman