Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-07
our chief Justices.

justice of the United States was
IoHN JAY
lhi gentleman was q native Of the city Of New
! lorb, born in l,lj, and descended on the fathers
side from the French llugucuot family which cmi-
grated to America to escape the prosecutions which
followed the revocation Of the odct of Nantes in
! 1853, and ou the mother side from Bohemian
family which also fled from religious prosecutions
first TO Holland and then TO America, The rc gous
traditions Of his family were well maintained in the
| opinions and character Of John JAY, He was re-
markubIo through life for profound religious scnt
mcnts, for his constant study of the Bibio for an
! interest unusual in public men, in the religious
movements oi ms uuur, uuu loI u'o vv'mlun and
purity of his principles and conduct both in public
and private liic
Ills political principle, were more conservative
than those of most of the patriots of the revolution
lie was aways opposed to prccipimte measures and
! hung on to. the idea of reconciliation with Great
! Britain with more tenasty and for II longer time
than most of the great leaders. Indeed he never
became great popular leader, A. compared with
| Alexander Hamilton, who was alsoa citizen of New
York, he was wanting in that tact in that thorough
| sympathy with the masses in that elective power
which is kindlcd and kindcs in turn, and in the art
of conccdng something TO the prcudicos and ncces-
sites OF the ume at the same time holding on TO
great principles which stamped Hamilton as great
leader ana gave nm lncomparabIy more hhueh''
/ N New ork than was ever acquired by MT JAY
/ Moreover, ms marriage INTO the Nmlly ol the Law
hgstohs VINO possessed vast landed estates ana man
oral privileges IN the state ol New York. ana VINO,
Notwithstanding theIr known tendencies TO ropuph-
'ahisi were regarded as "rstocrauc py lhe meeh"h-
les and the masses tended still further to separate
Mr. Jay from the popular sympathies' Ills earliest
political action IN the summer Of l''4, in drafting
the New York reply to tie Boston address ON the
! shutting up of that port was chilling to the more
ardent patriots, and was afterwards remembered to
| his disadvantage. His well known preference for
! the complete Capitalization of political power in the
national goycnment-going to the length Of rcduc-
/ ing the States to the grade of counties, and make
/ them completely dcpcndcnt-iound little favor in
| the federal conypntion and consequently thc now
constitution ot first found little favor with him in
IFS rrirciroI roints
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people of America during the gloomy mntary re-
verses of the winter of 7G77, as president of Con
gress in 10 as minister to Spain between 80 50 ms
the princpal nccotator Of the reaty of pcace with
Great Britain, and a0crwnrl, Of secretary for for
eign affairs for five wears till the adoption Of the
federal constitution in 1880 he showed orcot abni
ties pure patriotism. md on uptarpi,bed personuI
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