New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-05
MR.. BAYARD AT MISSOURI UNIVERSITY.
EXPLAINING THE RELATIONS OF JEFFERSON TO
ALEXANDER HAMILTON.

ST. LOUIS June A dispatch from Colum-
bia No. TO The Globe Democrat says that Secretary
Bayard and Senator Vest arrived there this morning
accompanied by carload OF lesser Democratic lights
from ST. Louis to attend and participate in the COM
mcncement and other services OF the state University
crowd OF and visitors the gentlemen at the
station and the procession, headed by Governor Marina
duke and others horseback started at for the
Is inscribed the memorable epitaph Of
Thomas jefferson, which was presented to the
was unveiled and Senator Vest delivered long grafton
on Thomas Jefferson; Cabs were made Tor MT Bayard
tablet with Jeersons epitsph upon It, should be placed
In the OF the greatest state carved from the LOus
ana purchase, which Jefferson ordered
He continued: &" desire, with much humility and
some S Sompps to ponJ Jee.cn and sysndef af
Hamilton. | have. perhaps some hereditary right to
po.Session TO show that to the Influence OF no
man In the United states was. the election
dency Of the United states more due than to the
personal counsels and influence OF Alexander Hamilton
viii tell you how that Tue election u 1900
senator Vest portrayed you, left OF the
electoral college az tie neither Jefferson nor Burr had
that majority In the joint meeting Of the two houses
of congress which was necessary 10 be declared
I'm order to proclaim the President Then the machinery
OF our government called In. and IL became The duty
OF the House Of Representatives TO elect the President OF
the United States. Each State voted as "A unit and
equally unit. There were fifteen states In
that vote some balanced by an equality OF
their representatives. they Obliged 20 select from
tho two highest candidates voted Tor the PRESIDENT VINO
should be by them elected. These two highest oand
dates were Thomas jefferson and Aaron Burr the one
the synonym OF patriotism the otner OF tIe"enery
but not at that day Mr. Burr stood closer
In his alliance. because less devoted TO principles
he stood closer 20 the Federal party than dd r Jeier
SON who considered Its arch exponent Ballot after
ballot taken, but no election resulted Either thn
votes Of senced BY their having equal mum
bers either side or the vote was withheld or here was
almost upon thread There was no feeling OF conccn-
raton; few poor and broken states lay % along the
range wa!s, wSs %. % thing almost I unknown In
those days IL almost rope OF sand that held to-
gether The confederation Of the American Republics
There seemed TO be the probability that our Union wsud
fan TO pieces for want OF concentatiye power There
was no feeling OF consolidation but everything fed
from, The centre TO the circumference, and nothing
but dissolution seemed at hand Then came the letters
Jefferson to the then Representative from the sto OF
Delavare whom have the honor TO call my grand
counted as much In the ballot the state OF NewYo
or the state OF Virginia Each state had Its single
yo,e under the Constitution, and this one mans and he
member OF Federal party and an opponent polite
aiiy OF Thsmas jefferson, held that vote 10 his haeds
Iie took counsel with Alexander Hamilton What
counsel M d'd II "e WA, the counsel that the
the Union was worth preserving. The FedeIahst from
Delaware instructed by Alexander Haml ton cast MS
the past for lessons and true history et US not i 10
the dignity Of the & men p 81 Una, n a" S Sd
they did not differ In the one great end for
which all Tors and he xeae
of the human species. Therefore while we may and
ought to draw fearessy the truth from every lesson o IN
alan remember with thankiuness and pride that In this
american Nation there fingers something stronger than
rty that oyerrides personal ambitions that where
dread crisis approaches, teaches the American man 70
mt beneath unworthy and small thought-; ana
10 I1se 10 the dignity Of his cOuntrys demands APP
plause The spirit that existed In $500 showed ltsel
In 1879 There was time when more than one-nall %
this people felt that they had been wronged IN te results
of the election, but between them and the ou]ects
their wrath rose the form OF their mother country and II
hand was raised TO strkehe form OF Their country fer
bade t and they sacrificed party demands to the exist
ence OF this Union sand 10 the rosss Vi ne peope Vi
the United states. IApplanseI