New-York tribune., 1870-12-06

yos and the deed was done. He pushed the crown
"T c admrabIe was ali his conduct after the cessation
of hosttes He was faithful 70 the army, Iasnul NJ ~
the Nation, because he was tMthipi 70 % tbo Gov
ernors Of the staes-hs address 20 Congress wheh nc
returned his oummissonl In oil the history oi ~
can one find such another example OF orDearance- u
umphant soldier refusing power ana preferrhg 10 go
back and till HRS farmi .,...,,..u,.p
We close our extracts from this volume with the
following interesting picture of
JRFFERsoNs OLD AGE.
Mr. Jcfersons public life was brought TO close.
He had attended the Inauguration OF his fendi JaeS
Madison his successor in the Presidency a9 s ~ Mon
tcco about the middle oi March able TO accomplish Ie
last three days Of his journey there on b
he resided during the remaining seventeen years Vi HIS
Mr jefferson cannot be reproached with any fondness
for money or for any disposition unduy to hoard OF %
cumulate IT, His Expenditure were always those Oh
generous and liberal mind. In his youth when ~ eog ~
not have been the custom for young men 10 coicCt II
brary we find that ne lost, by the burning ot ms houp
at siadwel books which cost him about tnosanu IV s
lars Not discouraged by this, during all MS actlNe Io
he had purchased books in literature, SCIENCE tva'
diplomacy, the classics, beesletres sueh hs wels % h
porant TO his mental culture. The hostalles Ol ny
mansion too had always been without stunt or boun9'
according the custom OF the country IN which ne
social qualities, aud OF his important lWtca position,
had rendered very burdensomc TO fortune OF gn anou
of a nature which could only have been made to yieu
any considerable Income by degree OF care ana atten-
public lie ne had always considered il due the dignity
Of his high political positions t. apporton ms eaPonsS
And In fact, during his time, In memory ot he ito
cratic institutions which had existed, and OF the crcum
stances of forms and dgnties with which Washington
had recently surrounded himself, IL Woud nave hIuy
the allowances Of his official emp0ymcnts or from the
He returned then 10 Monticello In declining life, with
moderate income, and with great demands upon II.
The principal occupations ~ MS resln.s years Sgo %
the education of his grandchildren, who Iyed WIN h
tlV IN
guests. and most OF all, the WIuug ol replies 10
the multitude OF letters with which he quite over
hurlened and almost overwhelmed Thus Tor sixteen
years he passed his me for the most part IN the uay
dutcs aud the daily pleasures Of the life Of country
gentleman The order of his life at times shaded
affairs These severely pressed upon him during ms
dence OF failure on the part OF friends whom ne ha
trusted Yet notwithstanding these things, ne stl pre-
served his philosophy and serenity OF mind and made
such arrangements were possible TO meet ms oDIEa
tons and O preserve his independence during thc pc
rod from lS TO lS26 he had also found very serious ana
continued occupation IN founding the estaDlshment o
the University OF virginia. lie had resumed Ie prp
iects Of his youth which were for the education OF an
classes Of white people ~ ms lun4enGe SUslstlS & st
had made grants not indeed so large as he demanded
hut st in large and liberal measure for the purposes oi
Eiucat on, generally for the founding or the university
OF Virginia. The control ana superlncn9chce oi l5
establishment in its earlier years indeed lts lmtaloa
and foundation, were conhded Dy tht stare 10 buI
Visitors, upon which glad To serve he most dst-
guished men Of Virginia with Mr.. Jefferson a5 thelr
Rector and Chief To MI. Jefferson IL was NANNY uuo
that the most able and learned men were induced To
serve as Professors this Institution ana that lis OO
stitution was of the most liberal character.
The year 1876 found him at the crisis OF his fortunes
and Of his life. Eighty ythree years DID, intrn or body,
the vigor OF his mind failing, the embaraSsments O his
pecunary affairs increasing and suddenly much aggra-
vated by an unexpected loss OF considerable amount,
he found himself obliged Ia consider how no could 80
dispose OF his remaining property ~ to pay ms aeOs
and supply necessities of living While lie was en-
gagged I'm proposing such arrangements as occurred 70
him. and while his private and public friends ana the
Legislatures OF some OF the States were occupied III dc-
visng measures for the pecary relief OF one to whom
they were 50 much indebted, with age, ana win
cares and disorders, he quietly expired, little ater
noon the attn Of July 1s2G about four hours before
the death of his compalriot and friend John Adams ana
lust fifty wears after himself and the same John Adams
had signed that Declaration which, on the tth OF July,
l776 announced to the world the Independence OF Amer
lea.
The great merit of Jefferson according to Mr. Par
ker was his introduction of the sentiment of human
| ity into the administration of Government. de
believed in true democracy, in the right of all men
to labor and education; his ideas in this respect
were in advance of the considerable men of his day
and although in u later period they may have been
used as watchwords by partisans who were false to
their spirit they contain the seeds Of great political
| reforms.