The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-06

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foreign powers, JEFFERSON soon succeeded the Illus
trious DE- Franklin "a United States Minister at the
Court OF France. position which he retained until
relieved at his own request, in 1889. From his vo.
luminous and highly interesting correspondence
| while abroad we Gull few brief specimens
had letter from Ledyard lately, dated at st.
Petersburg He had but two shirts, and yet more
shirts than shilllngs. Still he was determined to
obtain the palm OF being the first crcumambulator
OF the earth. He says lhat having no money, they
TO be kicked around the globe. Are you become
great waiKerf You know preach up that KIND OF
exercise shall send you conte pasy II VIII cost
you dozen louis, but be great stimulus to walk.
ing, as 1t win record your steps.
This allusOn to instrument for measuring the
space travelled over by the feet IN walking reminds
us OF the fun that afterwards poked at Mr. JET
iersons odometer by the federalists newspapers OF
Boston and elsewhere wnen he became President.
Jenerson was man Of precision and method, and
loved 20 try experiments and record results. On
his numerous journeys by private carriage from
Washington TO Monticello and returning, distance
| OF about hundred ana twenty miles, he used an
instrument called an odometer 10 measure the num-
Der OF revolutions OF his iiage wheels and CON-
| pute the distance from the aggregate result
| Mr. JEFFERSON returned from France toward tine
! close of the year 1884, Journeying toward his be-
loved Monticello with hisfwo daughters 1.-THE COM
fort OF whose society he had enjoyed curing most Of
educated), he spent few days in visits to old vir
ginia friends Arrived at the foot OF Monticello
his attached negroes made raid upon the car
rage, unfastened the horses and drew the whole
IN triumph up The mountain by hand while the
welkln rung with shouts Oi welcome from old and
young.
man OF JefersOn's capacity was not suYered TO
remain long In retirement Washington appointed
him mis- first Secretary OF state, and he arrived at
No VA~t Of
Of March. $780, He thus describes to his son-in-law
the primitive journey thither:-
arrived here on the 2lst instant, after as labor-
Gus journey Of fortnight from Richmond as ever
Went through, resting only one day al Alexandria
norses al Alexandra, but snow Of eighteen inches
falling the same night, saw the imposslbhlty OF
getting on In my carriage SO left there to be sent to
Inc by water and had my horses led on to tins place.
taking nv passage in the stage, though relieving
myself a little sometimes by mounting my horse.
The roads through the whole way were
so bad that we could never 80 more than
three miles an hour sometimes not more than two,
AMI in the night not more than one My first object
was TO look out house in the Broadway, If posi-
node there vacant for the present / have taken q
small one IN Maiden lane which may give me tune
to look about me- Much business had been put by
vOlved under an accumulation OF it.
Removing TO Philadelphia with the government
the same winter, Jefferson, established his house.
hold there generous scale. He still kept up the
nabiE OF noting every change OF season with scrupu
lous care. We find him writing to his daughter
Mary, under date or March 81 17sl:--
their ON the IN Ma 9ans e me Ds Sae
birds saluted the nth, the weeping willow began
25tn and the golden willow on the 10th. / enclose
ior YOUR sister two Kinds " towering beans, very
beautiful and very rare. She mnst plant and nour-
lsh them with her own hand this year. IN order to
save enough seed for herself and Inc.
Tnis careful attention to life OF plants and vege
tables attended Mr.. Jefferson all through life. In
the busiest days OF his Presidency he found time to
note down daily the progress OF the seasons, and
there Is extant-in his small, neat handwrting-a
complete table OF the dates of appearance and dis
appearance In the Washington markets OF every
ruii and vegetable during ali the years from 1871 to
1905, inclusive.
On the lst Of January. 1894 Jenersoh resigned his
ONCE as Secretary OF state. greatly the regret of
washington, who had persuaded him already to
remain in office for many months longer than Mr.
Jefferson had originally intended HIS private
affairs imperativey called him to Monticello. He
owned over ten thousand acres OF land, which had
been for many years subject to the shtless misman.
agement and bad cultivation OF overseers. He
owned 154 slaves, "a very small number" says Miss
Randolph, 'In proportion to his landed estate.n
His farm stock consisted OF "a horses, mules 249
cattle. 800 hogs and sheep. His farms stood IN i'm.
perative need or the nand OF the master, but that
master was too soon called away again to take the
helm OF public affairs TO justify the hope that his
own fortune would ever be materially mended.
Mrs. Randolph informs US that
or the various Offices which Jefferson was called
TO fill he received pccuniary benefit from that OF
Vice President alone. AS member OF the Virginia
Assembly and OF Congress- as well as when Cover
nor OF Virginia, his salaries barely PAID the ex-
penses incident to his OrAcal pOslliOn AS Minister
to France his salary did not cover his expenses as
Secretary OF State has expenditures slightly ex
hey
when he was President.
When he became President JEFFERSON bought an
equipage suitable to the station he days OF present.
ing horses and carriages to Presidents had not then
arrived, which consisted OF four beautiful full
booded BAYS. 1t was spirited and snowy team,
and cost $l6Oo, great sum in those days.
Jefiersons grandson, ColOne! Jefferson Randolph,
writes OF his appearance and manners thus
His manners were OF that polished school Of the
Colonial government, 50 remarkable IN It's day
minor conventional observances which constitute
the well-bred gentleman-cOurteous considerate
10 all persons. On riding out with him when lad.
we net negro VINO bowed to us; he returned llls
bow; aid not. Turning to me he asked
do you permit negro to be more OF gentleman
HIS habits were regular ana systematic. He was
niser OF his time. rose always at dawn, wrote and
read until breakfast, breakIasted early and dined
from three to four; retired at nine, to be1 from
ten TO eleven. He sad, in his last Illness that the
sun had not caught HIM IN bed for hi5y years.
lie always made his own fire. He drank water
but once day, single glass, when he returned
from MS ride. He ate heartily, and much vegetable
food, preierrng French cooking because 1t MADE
the meats more tender.
JEFFERSON s republican simplicity was not exhIb-
tied IN niggardly expenditure or a want OF hospl-
tally but In his steadtast rejection OF forms and
ceremonies. thus he broke no the custom Of the
Presidents meeting Congress with set speech re-
plied to by q ccremonous answer. and sent In his
message annually In writing. lie also abolished
levees and concerning this the following interesting
story Is tOd:-
We have preserved 10 US an amusing anecdote of
the effect OF his abolishing lcvees. Many OF the
ladies al washington, indignant at beng cut or
IRON the pleasure OF attending them, and thinking
that their dlscontinuance innovation ON
former customs determined TO force the president
10 hold them. Accordingly, Oh the usual fcvee day,
they resorted In 1u force 10 the White House. The
out h,e ri,ie an,