The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-14

wealth an aristocracy OF Witu0
and talent which nature has WISELY f'o
vided for the direction OF the N''.es.S
society and scattered with e'ina '1 ,"na
through all its conditions. hS sU'i'PN
the importation Of slaves into Nitsin@;
r,,o,,,r,.nded measures for their gfaduai
ernancipation. and drafted plan LOT uhe
government Of the northwestern ierr'oiy
with a provision forbiddlns s'hN'is'
..Nothins, is more certainly written III u'o
hook Of fate" he said than that ,"tso
neoule are TO be free lie inoui'cu VIZ
severity OF the criminal law uS y 80
and humane code. lie provided ioi 'h0
citizenship of aliens by a system o' In,
turaIlzation which was generally """p'.t
throughout the Union. BehoFluS '"se
"the basis Of our governments Is "
opinion Of the people ana 'ndl
vcrv first object should be 10 Keep 'i"'
s,o.s. ;, no made education public duty,
and devised an elaborate school sEse'',l,
cul,ninatlng i'm the great University ne
foundea. .Freedom of religion was 10
him not an idle phrase, QUO sa''
RIGHT TO be guaranteed by law. - ~
o,.erthreyy the Established Church, proNc
tbc nnton of state and church, ana aDoi
,shod what ne termed this spirltuil ~
ranpy" personal liberty found ~ MN
its ready champion. when viola,et
the alien and sedition laws wiz" ~
denounced az contrary TO the let'er u',u
the spirit Of the constitution. re lous' LUZ
the United states bank and Hau'toh
Man ~ bounties and protection, because
he believed they meant control O. law
h, ,nonopolv and wealth and class tniout"
corr,,nt Influences for selfish ends~i sES-
fem which he declared had been con-
tr,vea "for deluglng the states win p'pe,
money" withdrawing citizens rom usel VI
nursutts. ito occupy them ana thelr capr
tal in a species Of gambling des'ruS'Ne
~ morality and which had intr lucvd tts
nelson into the government itself. iits
democracy taught that control O. Id"
should be only By and for the people,
A POWERFUL FACTOR.
Rut Jefferson's thought and "o'N were
not limited to domestic ques lohs' re
iiyed I'm times of revolution and wAt. ne
had been a powerful factor III ac'I- ''s
tho independence of our country "''u
maintaining il against foreign az 's.'"''.
He advocated and accomplis "a 'SS -
extension of her territory su"',.,e 49,
constitutional power as ne iiitn. ,l.r, a,,f
mitted. lie believed In tile iu," -
Grand destiny OF our republic anu uee'a'-
"a ..u,e should have such an empire iSf
1ibertv as she has never sus'e!"n Sil 90
tbo croation." and that no cohsh'uNoh
~ ever before so well colchdled az
.,,,s for extensive empire and selt-BoNerh-
,,ent lie upheld the natl)ns hohor
asserted It's rights and ieal)u'ly bI"' 'u
its interests against foreign a'taoAs' Nu'
declared her policy 10 oe, p.d-''
merce and honest friendship WIN az 10
tions entangling alliances WIN 10 H'.
Ua held the country aloot from lCit'sn
combinations which did not onctoaen
,non her riehtsl vigorously pfo'eS''n
u,ben thev reached this point, o"t Na'
desirous ever Of peace with hoo"t. IN the
earI,, wears Of the conflict between hhs
i,rd and France he wrote as Secretary
of state. u wish we may BE- abe 10 re-
nress the spirit of the people wihlh the
iimlts of 4 fair neutrality Later Wheii
rralapd planned to seize SPANS Noil"
American possossiOns. he fprmmt'eu we
nrinolule of the Monroe d),-rlhe VI MS
instructlons as President to oar miA'S'Vs
a. her court "We wish you. ihei"' one
bc vrote. 40 intimate TO hem l.he D.i-
ish ministry that we cannot bc IN" he'-
ont "a enterprises Of this kiId, pt1 "e
should contemplate "A change oi heiAih"i9
o,f,h o,treme uneasnoss. ftat uue
balance on our borders is not less us
strable To us than a balance 81 loWtr
in Turope has always appeared tr them.
Ard later still he said with all sincerity
"Nyo two countries upon eafth 1aNe 70
many points Of common interest ana
friendship and their rulers must lie great
bunglors indeed il. with such dlsp0stiohs'
they break them asunder.
lie believed that the hohor ana s"ic'y