The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-06-12

and jefferson took an active hand, using
his pen freely. Nevertheless he took
time 10 marry widow Martha Skellon,
daughter of Mr., Wayles, o lawyer, Jahu.
ary LIST, l772, Her patrlmony the yeaf
following doubled his estate, making II
B 600 acres In the spring OF llIB the
House appointed him a member OF ~
Committee OF Correspondence anu ~
Qulry for the dissemination OF lhlelii,
eence between the colonies IN ln4
he prepared series Of instructions iof
the deputies who were TO be sent 10 the
General Congress. These were not
adopted at first, but laid on the laDle,
the State convention not being ready TOT
them. Jefferson enlarged them mo y
pamphlet entltled-"A Summary view
of the Rights Of America" ana ~ was
extensively circulated, II ran through
edition after edition In England, receiV-
Ing such notifications by Burke AZ
adapted II to the purposes OF ille oppI1tSi,'
tiOn. ut was this documenl,' says Jelc
ferson, "that procured me the honor OF
having my name inserted IN q long llst
Of prescriptions, the bill of atlaindeL
however, was suppressed In Parliament
This document placed Jefferson among
the leaders, II not at the head OF the rev.
olullonary movement The words Jelfer'
son wrote direct to the King were OK
tremely tGrse.
oopen your broast, sire, TO liberal and OK
pnnded Thought IL DehoOvca you 70 tnlhk
md moi for your people. The great principles
OF right and wrong nre eligible to every relu,
or, TO peruse them rean,reo S m9t ~ Sno %nver1 w1'
monl IL In the art OF being honest
Governor Lord Dunmore, called the
Virginia Assembly together June Isl,
1915, to consider Lord North's concilla-
tory proposition. Jefferson prepared the
reply which was adopted, and having
been elected q member Of Congress he
hastened TO Philadelphia with the docu-
ment and laid II before the Congress
The committees report Of the causes for
taking up arms, made June 2ith, ITO,
not pleasing Congress, IL was referred
back aud Jefferson and Dickinson ADDED
TO the committee. Jefferson prepared o
draft of n declaration, but ut Dicklnson's
instigation IL was greatly modified ana
changed, as he hoped for reoonciliauoni
but events drove public opinion, and
Virginia usually led of, her master spir'
lis being Jefferson, the Lees, Randolph,
Henry and others.
The first letter In hie voluminous cor
respondence Is one 10 DR., VIM. Small,
under date Of May 7th, l775, and he says
1--WE have received the unhappy news
of nm action of considerable magnitude
between the Kings troops and our
brethren Of Boston, in which II Is SAID
500 Of the former, with Earl Percy, are
slain. This accident has cut of the last
hope of reconciliation
On NAV 10th, l776, the convention OF
virginia instructed their delegates In
Congress TO propose TO that body to de-
clare for Independence and prepare q
declaration rights and q plan ofgovern'
ment. Accordingly on June 7th, the
delegates from Virginia moved that thC
Congress declare these united colonies
are, and of right out TO be, free and inde
pendent States, On June llth Congress
appointed Jefferson, Adams, Franklin
Sherman and Livingston 10 prepare
Declaration Of independence. Jefferson
at the request Of his associates, prepared
| IL, and with two or three verbal altem
| tions il was submitted to Congress, which
body took II up for consideration on
February 2nd. In the debate on th,
Declaration Jefferson took no part
thinking" as he said, ut was more
proper on that occasion TO be q passive
auditor Of the opinions of other more
impartial judges than he could be of III
merits or demerits," Afews slight changes
were made and passages which conveyed
censure on the people Of Great Britain
stricken out, and also the clause rapu
dating slavery, out Of compliance L
South Carolina and Georgia, whicl
States had never tried to restrain tht
Importation Of slaves. The following
| are the extended paragraphs:
Gle has melted reasonable insurreG
tions of our fellow citizens with The III
lurcments of forfeiture and conliscation
Of our property"
ale has waged cruel war against human
nature itself violating Us most sacre,
rights of life and liberty In the person
| ofa distant people who never oilende,
| him, captivating and carrying them Int
slavery In another hemisphere, or 4
incur miserable death In their transpor
mtion thither. This piratical warfare
the opprobrium of inhdel powers Is th
warfare Of the Christian King OF Greo
: Britain. Determined TO keep open
market where men should be bought nm
! sold, he has prostituted his negative f.
suppressing every legislative attempt I
prohibit or TO restrain this exeCrObl
commerce. And that this assembloge {
! horrors might want no fact Of distin
I giished die, he is now exciting thos
I very people TO rise in arms among u
and 90 purchase that liberty Of which h
!, has deprived them, by numbering th
! people on whom he also obtruded then
, thus paying Off former crimes commitle
!, against the liberties of one people, wit
, crimes which he urges them 10 comm
4 against the lives Of another"
A Farther on was another paragraph Cl
0 ont, In continuation of the clause
3 tThey, too, have been deaf 10 the yoit
0 of Justice and of consanguinity" an
J, went on land when occasions have bee
0 given them by the regular course
their laws, of removing from their coul
s ellis the disturbers Of our harmony the
y | nWVc Dy lnclT lItt oltVtlVHi iV''hN
o lished them in power. At this very tim
{ they are permitting their chief magi
n trate 10 send over, not only soldiers
n our common blood, but Scotch and 70
0 eign mercenaries TO invade and destrt
0 us. These facts have given the last stl
= TO recognizing affection, and manly spl
Q Il bids us 10 renounco forever those u
/ feeling brethren. We must ondeayor
n forget our former love for them, ~
10 hold them rs we hold the rest Of mn
Z kind, enemies in war, In peace frion(
Y We might have been free and gre
10 people together but a communication
D. grandeur and Of freedom II seems Is i
n low their dignity. BE IL 30 since TN
will have IT, The road 10 happiness NJ
% to glory Is open 10 us too. We will ire
:, II apart from them, and ocquiesce In 4
u necessity which denounces our oterr
:, separation.
~ II will be remembered that an expr,
~ gon or two In the forenoiup was retAint