The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-06-06

But it must be confessed that early
the Frenchman was taught the very
doctrine expressed by him, from and
by men of this union and they in of:
fee favor and power here.
came to Missouri just after the
close of the war, and not 10 days after
l left the army. Among the men
whom soon got acquainted with after
coming here, was one, then a judge in
one of the important courts Of this
state. One day in talking of the
war he said: Thomas Jefferson was
the author of the rebellion" He was
man of some idiosyncraeies, and ]
credited this remark to that source,
not having read history which has
since come under my observation.
Afterwards | learned more and came
to agree with him, as think you will
when you observe the facts, if you
have not already. Know then that,
contrary to what / think is the quite
popular belief. Mr.. Jefferson had
nothing to do with the framing of the
constitution. He was representing
this country in France when the con-
vention. which framed the constitu-
ton, assembled and did its work, and
until after the constitution was adopt
ed and Washington was elected the
first president. He then came home
and became secretary of state in
Washington's cabinet. Alexander
Hamilton. who had been one of the
trainers Of that instrument and who
Urged its adoption, became secretary
of the treasury i'm that cabinet. 1t
was not long before Jefferson and
Hamilton found themselves at a wide
difference; the friends of Hamilton
have thought indifference arose from
Jefierson's jealousy of Hamilton's
greatness, popularity and success, es-
pecially the success of the financial
measures which he recommended and
which congress and the president
adopted. Any way this difference
caused Mr.. Jefferson to retire from the
cabinet. Mr.. Jefferson and Aaron
Burr became candidates of one
party tor president and vice
president respectively in 1876,
the character Of their candi-
iiacy being simply opposition to Wash
ington and Hamilton and their sup
porters. The opposing candidates were
John Adams for president and Thos.
Pinckney for vice-president. In this
contest Mr.. Jefferson was defeated and
Adams was elected president, though
having higher number of votes than
any of the Others, and the constitution
hen providing that after the choice of
he president, the one having the next
highest number of votes should be the
'ice-plesident; Jefferson became vice
president. During that administra-
ion the alien and sedition laws were
,assed. 1t will not be necessary to
inquire infinitely as to what they were. |
They were somewhat of the same gen.
raj character as the Anti Chinese leg.
Station Of recent years, only there |
eemed to be more occasion for them.
hey were really aimed to prevent
oreigners resident here from interfer-
ng in our domestic affairs, and from
tirring up sedition and opposition to
ur laws and government. 1t is hard
0 see any serious objection to them,
r wherein they were not warranted
y the constitution. Mr.. Jefferson,
owever, apparently as his platform
{ opposition on which he would make
he race for president in 1900, drafted
18th his own hand what lie known n |
he Virginia and Kentucky resolu-
ons Of 1889, which he had intro
uced and passed by the legislatures
{ those two states. In them he de-
AIRED that this union ie q compact
etween states a. states, and not 4
MON Of the people OF the several
ates; that each state has q right to |
ldge for itself of infractions of rights
i'd assumptions Of power, as veil q
Al l.