The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1900-09-27

Alien Act authorized the President to e1-
pei from the country any foreigner not a
citizen who might be suspected of conspir-
ing against the Republic, or to impris-
on him if he persisted in remaining. This
act was indicated on the ground that
there were more than 10000 Frenchmen
in the United States; that they were
the 'Jacobins" is well known in this
country. They We're devoted to their ma
tive country. 1t has often been asserted
that Jefferson became "Jacobin" while
living in France. And then there were
10000 persons who were subjects of Great
Britain, who were thought to be not al
together friendly to the United States.
The .'Sedition Act punished with fines
and Imprisonment those who might circu-
late ANY false, scandalous and malicious
writing against the Government of the
United States or either House of Con-
gress or the President" Jefferson was
utterly opposed to these acts. 1t is said
that they had the approval of Washing
ton.
The war taxes also made Adams's Ad-
ADMINISTRATION unpopular. AT first the Fed
eralists' appeal to the people was not in
vain, for the reaction against the weak
places in the old Confederation which had
been fortified by the Union disposed the
people to believe in strong central power.
President Washington was with the
Tederalists-but in the days of Adams S
Administration they made some vital mis-
takes. Hamilton's oratOrical appeals to
The PEOPLE, which had previously been n
tower Of strength, had been weakened by
his attacks on the President, while Jeffer-
SON appeal to the masses, and to ieav-
ing things alone, as well as 10 their pref
udices. and iosing as the apostle OF Liner
ty, told far more than the representations
90 ia
and so we see the star of Federalism on
the wane, for in the next confess. III 1890,
John Adams was again the nominee for
President and Charles G. Pirclnny for
Vice President. Thomas Jefferson and
Aaron Burr were the candidates OF the
Anti edcralists-Republicans rhe Re
publicans had 10 votes and the Federal
lists %; but Jefferson and Burr each had
10 votes. The Republicans might have
done what the other party did-gave Go
votes To Adams and GA to Pinckney.
Burrs ambition prevented this. The cleo
| ton had TO go TO the House TO be settled.
jefferson was elected on the Both ballot.
The power of the Federal party was
gone. 1t had been brave party when
| courage was needed. 1t organized the
Federal Government, and saw it too firm
ly planted for partisan str fe to ever
wreck il. The defeat of Adams was
deeply regretted by his friends. lie holds
no second rank among the founders Of iii.
Republic. In his love of human liberty
and his hatred Of despotism he had uo
reer in the history of our country.
| Soon we come to the one hundredth an
niversary since Mr.. and Mrs. Adams
with the sixth Congress, left Philadelphia
and took up their abode in the new Cap.
ital City. This was November II, 1900
"A years after the Declaration of indie
pendence. Philadelphia was far more at.
tractiye as place OF residence. Many
We're the complaints of Congressman that
| had come down to US, who attended the
first session held in Washington, over the
dIscomforts of the new city in the wilder
ness. All told, the Government officials
only numbered "a persons, and yet il was
difficult to lind accommodations for them
! We have known changes as a Nation
and some direful contentious in this beau
hful land of ours, yet the voices that come
to us out of the century nstound us by the
stories of achievement of these men and
women of that early day.
! MIR. Adams was sent to Europe on a
| mission for his Government taking His
! little son, John Quincy Adams, to bear
him company. We can hardly imagine
| the loneliness Of the wife left at home
But through the weary years of the Rev.
olution, while Mr.. Adams was in Con.
gresS, she, with her small family, in their
little home at the foot of Penn Hill, lived
alone, managing the farm, doing the work
her hands found to do-spinning, weaving,