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

ana now lllhl We tptu ~ HNh"N'N' -
councils, Governors or Kings TO restrain
us from doing right, that y be corrected
In all its parts with a single eye 70 reas-
on and the good of tho,e for whose gov
erument Il was framed" To this work
he now applied himself and OF the. var,
Ious measures he says: III considered
four. passed or reported, as forming q
system by which every fibre would be
eradlcatea of ancient or future arlstoc'
racy. and foundation laid FOR u govern
ment truly republican" These were re-
pealmg the laws of entail and prlmogen.s
ture 80 as to require equal partition oi
nheritances; 10 abolish established
church and taxing of people for the sup
port of religion not theirs, and 10 pro-
vide system of general education, lie
tried TO add TO these tiial by jury In
chancery cases and 10 provide for The
gradual emancipation Of the slaves, ne
did succeed In getting through o. ior-
bidding the further importation OF slaves
into the State. After two years LABOR,
he and his colleagues on the revision
commission, Wythe and Pendleton, re-
ported In June, l779 to the General AS
sembly. In that year Mr., Jefferson was
elected Governor and had an Ntduous
and laborious time, especially The last
year when British army, under The
traitor Arnold, invaded Virginia ana u |
large British fleet was In Chesapeake |
Bay. The State was exhausted by slh' |
tanning Washington, and Gates after his
defeat NJ Camden. Jefferson did all lhht
man could do, as numerous letters 10
Washington and others show. Some
thought he ought TO have done more
He refused a reelection and recon-,
mended military man, and General
Davis succeeded him. The Legislature
endorsed his administration cordially
He was elected TO Congress IN liS%,
where, rs chairman of the committee, he
reported the deAnitive treaty OF peace
with Great Britain, and Mt the next ses,
sion he introduced an elaborate report
ON the decimal system Of coinage and q
money unit, which was adopted, we
| should remember that we owe to Thomas
Jefferson our decimal currency, and he
also wanted to put weights and measures
| on the decimal basis, AT the same ses-
sion he drafted the report Of plan for
| the government of the territory lying TO
| the northwest Of the Ohio river, which
Virginia had ceded TO the UnitedIStatos,
In that was clause providing against
negro slavery.
In 1884 Mr. jefferson entered upon 9
new field, Congress having appointed
him as Minister Plenipotentiary 10 as
sist Franklin and Adams In negotiating
treaties of commerce with European
States. He Joined his associates In July,
Finding the mission premature ana full-
or and more correct information neces'
sary, he wrote and had printed at his
own expense and distributed among his
friends, "Notes on Virginia" II was IN
these notes the Oft quoted passage oc'
ours. 81 tremble for my country when
think that God is just--that his justice
cannot sleep forever, that considering
numbersnature aud natural means only
a revolution of the wheels OF fortune, on
exchange of situations is among possible
events that II may become probable ny
supernatural interference. The Almighty
has no attribute that can take sides with
ny In such u contest"
franklin asking TO be recalled, Jeiler'
son was appointed minister TO succeed
him, for no one could replace him, Os he
gracefully said In his lettor 10 the French
minister. He was very popular NA u
minister and yigilant for American IN
terests He remained at Paris Till l7S0,
and hence heard and saw the first ter
rlble throes of the French revolution,
He lost his wife before going to France
and he took with him his elder daugh'
or, then ten years old. His letters from
France are interesting, embrOclnga great
variety of topics, science, inventions,
as ronomy, the discovery Of the planet
llerschel, and that II had beet seen and
numbered by Meyer Os star 0Oith. These
, letters were TO JAY, Randolph, Dr. Styles,
, Madison and others, In his memoirs ho
, relates what he saw Of the French Royo'
, luton. He thought King Louis u worthy
and honest man, willing 10 do anything
for the prosperity Of the French people
but weak and influenced by his proud
q Queen, his brother d'Artolo and Others
Of the court.
, In 1889 Washington called him 10 serve
! as Secretary of State and In Washing
. toms Cabinet he antagonlzed the iinan
/ cia schemes Of Alexander Hamilton, whC
q was Secretary of the Treasury, and who
" as Jefferson claimed, was indoctrnOteC
!. with British views Of finance, Wash
lngton sided with Hamilton and Jeilor
. son resigned In 1903. Ho was oleetoC
=, Vice President, with Adams ~ Prosidcn
y In l790. These four years 10 1900 wor'
i exciting and developed opinion, and no
- formed well defined political parties
- the French revolution had assumed tor
a nble proportions; the crowned heads o
n Europe were making war on France nn'
" public sentiment In this country wa
u divided, many grateful for what Frame
y had done Cor America In the revolution
% sympathizod with the French In ho
~ struggle with the crowned heads, Prosi
a, dent Adams was betrayed into u series
Il III considered measures, the most un
IA fortunate the Alion and Sedition lava
il and In enforcing carried thinge with
" high hand, worthy Of any foolish kinl
a Citizens we're arrested and dragged IL
:. from their homes and imprisoned 70
80 speaking their honest sentiments, Som
n base and spltehl iniormor could gralif
M thus his malice against ncighbor. IN
nfl Alien law was lovolod NJ Fronohmo
n. who sought refuge In America, the mo'
40 prominent OF whom were persona
4. friends of Jefferson and some OF whoi
q were his guests at Monticello. UndC
s' the Alien Inv the President could ordC
Of n foreigner 10 leave tho country, and
n. ho refused, was liable TO arrest and IN
" prisonment. The celebrated philosophl
,b and eminent author Volney, who was
r.. guest OF Jefferson, left tho country whc
n. The Alien law was passed, for II was We
10 known the Federal leaders wanted
adj complicate Mr., Jefferson and .Volnl
n. WAS 10 be victim. The PRESIDENT
Ia. contest Of 1900 was exciting and bite
MI On the Federal side were Adams NJ
of pinoknoy the other Jefferson ~
"a. Burr. Never wos man moro Violent
ey assailod, the press and tho pulp
nd laundering against him, charging HI
~ With hoino n Robeapprro royolutionil