The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-24
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rnr PRINCIPLES OF JEFFERSON.

THE PRINCIPLES OF JEFFERSON.
The annual love feast Of the Democratic
societies of Washington began at Spokane
yesterday. The address OF Mr.. Henry
Drum included the following passage:
The brain that conceived and the hand that
wrote the Declaration OF Independence laid
down the principles Of Democracy, anu so long
- We follow in the footsteps OF Thomas Jefier-
son and live up 70 his principles 20 long shai
~ uphold the solemn temple OF this great re-
public witch the fathers of the revolution
cfeatcd and reared aloiL
Tho "principles" Of Thomas Jefferson
Included the Virginia and Kentucky reso-
buttons of 179s, which were the serpent egg
Of state supremacy and its awful conse-
qucnt and ultimate, secession and civil
war. asatan begat Jefferson; Jefferson
berat Calhoun, and Calhoun begat JEFF
Davis and JEFF Davis begat rebellion
and civil war. Does Mr.. Drum
think it is q good way to uphold the
solemn temple Of this great republic" to
/ live up to the principles of Thomas Jeffer-
son, as expressed in the resolutions of
179s? It was the determination of the
! Democratic party to enforce this Jeifer-
sonian principle" of state supremacy that
came very near upsetting the "solemn
temple Of this great republic" in 1S6l-65.
Does Mr.. Drum include the resolutions of
IDS among Jenerson's pet ''principles"2
lie probably does, as Ii was devotion to
this particular principle that disrupted the
Democracy in 1850; impelled the Democ-
racy of the Solid South to shoot for four
years at the Stars and Stripes, and made
at least cne-haf of the Northern Democ-
racy bite Abraham Lincoln's feet viciousIy
like crab a. he strove with herculean
strength to conquer the hydra of secession
that had lurked for nearly century in the
noisome marsh of slavery.
Perhaps Mr.. Drum thinks that Jefferson
didn't know that sit was loaded; didn't
know that there was any mischief in his
s.principles" as expressed in the resolu-
lions Of i7o6. but Mr.. Jefferson had his at
tention very sharply called to the fact
that his .principles" stood for the seed of
secession, disunion and civil war by no
less man than George Washington, who
wrote Patrick Henry begging him to OPP
pose them, because their adoption would
be fatal to the peace and perpetuity of the
nation. Nevertheless Jefferson secured
the adoption of these "principles, +" and the
Calhoun Democracy, North and South,
within six years after Jefferson's death,
canse very near forcing civil war by
threatening acts of notification whose de-
Tense resssupon the principles of Thomas
Jefferson. The whole logic of Calhoun, who
plotted rebellion. and of JEFF Davis, who
executed treason, Is nothing but the APP
plication Of the doctrine of the resolutions
Of 179S The Democrats at the South.
therefore, who shot at the flag for four
ears, and the Democrats of the North.
who. so far rs they dared, crippled Lin
coin and cheered JEFF Davis, were following
sin the footsteps of Thomas Jefferson"
but so far from upholding the solemn
bemple Of this great republic" they all
polemnly strove to upset it, and yet Mr..
Drum preserves solemn silence concern
ing this solemn raid in the name of Jeffer-
Ron upon ''the solemn temple of this great
Republic"
Was Dir. Drum war drum with Lincoln
playing the music of the Union. to which
Jackson and Webster and Clay always
marched. or was he war drum with Da-
fis keeping step to the music of disunion,
Which Jefferson composed and Calhoun
shistled In the ear Of the South, or was
he afraid TO beat drum for either Linz
toln or Davis: or was he too young TO
play for peace or war: too young 90 know
hat the principles" of Thomas Jefferson
have always been the war cry not of those
who tried TO uphold "the solemn temple
? this great republic" bat Of those who
e'ed TO upset FTP Does Mr.. Drum fondly
hasglne that Jefferson believed in tariff
es revenue only2 Does he imagine that
Jerson was not protectionist? His
published letters from 1914 10 $50 show
ssarly that he believed in protection to
mericam industries by duties, as did
fyery American statesman from 1920 10
Is .. save Calhoun aud half-crazy John
Randolph. IL Mr.. Drum thinks that by
pisowing in Jeflerson's footsteps and liy-
mg up to his principles, he is sure to be a
patriotic defender of the republic, he is
mistaken, for jefferson was the sower Of
he seed of state supremacy, secession,
publication aud civil war: and if he thinks
Nat Jefferson was free trader" he is
mistaken for he was an avowed protec-
honist
As matter of historical fact Jefferson
vas the arch political ineendiary of this
republic, and the only thing that saves his
memory from execration is his purchase
d Louisiana, by which he violated his own
heory Of the constitution. Outside Of the
louisiana purchase there was nothing in
tenerson's acts as president that re-
BOUNDED to the beuedt of his country, and
70 lar as principles are concerned the
sniy principle he defended that has not
wrought mischief TO the country is that
81 pro'ecaon, which he agreed with
Hamilton In maintaining. 1t is 8
Furious TACT that jefferson. rather
man Jackson. is the fayorlts
Democratic ghost when the Democratic
orator summon ID sheeted dead and
makes them squeaS and gibber at party
pse feast. jeff cas- doctrines have
hearty been the dssi \ Of the party; they