The age-herald., 1901-07-11

he has prostituted his negative for SUD- pressing every legislative attempt to pro- hibit or to restrain this execrable com merce."
 This passage was struck out by Con- gress. Adams wrote that 1t delighted him. but he knew Jefrerson's "southern breth- ren would never suffer it to pass in Con- gress." Jefferson said it was expunged in compliance with the wishes of South Carolina and Georgia. and he added: Our northern brethren also, I believe, felt little tender under those censures; for, though their people had few slaves them selves, yet they had been pretty consider-t able carriers of them to others
 A number of minor changes were made, chiefly in toning down Jeffersons rheto- rio, which was apt to run away with him. Thus. in speaking of the course of the English people he said: "These facts have given the last stab to agonizing affec- tion" The revisions by Congress are con- ceded to have improved the general toi of the document.
 Many of the references in the Declara tion are unintelligible to the ordinary reader of today. Jefferson, who was per- haps the most consummate politician whom the country has produced, used his political skill in drawing up the paper. Besides the general grievances of the country, each colony had It's own particu- lar reason for discontent. To satisfy local pride he managed to introduce references to these especial grievances. For instance. the third count against the king in the list is for refusing ito pass other laws for the accommodation of large districts of people"
 This referred to the erection of addition al counties out of newly settled districts in certain States. In the seventh count the king is arraigned for refusing to en- courage immigration. North Carolina had passed an act in 1Y1 exempting immi- grants from taxation for four years This provision had been vetoed by the British government and 1t was to this act that the count had reference. North Carolina received attention again in the next arr ticle, which speaks of the kings refusal to allow courts to be established. Massa- chusetts is the object of the reference to standing armies. The New York legisla- ture Is the one referred to in the clause about the suspension of legislatures
 The criticism has been made that the declaration was not original. Jefferson never asserted that It's ideas were new. Yet the form of expression and the ar- engagement belong to him. In 1t. through Jefferson, the age found an adequate ex- pression of its spirit. The tombstone at Monticello appropriately bears the in- scription: Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, author or the Declaration of Independence. of the statute of Virginia for religious freedom and father of the University of Virginia
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 The question came up before the letter carriers of New Haven recently and there a suggestion was made which ought to solve the whole difficulty. Everybody agrees that every man ought to keep as cool as possible during the heated term. If he does not. he will be cross to his wife and children, besides suffering other lesser evils. Everybody agrees, also, that no coat was ever devised which was real. l. agreement comes when 1t Is proposed that men adopt the shirt waist. by name and association feminine garment. The feel ing was we'll expressed by one of the New Haven carriers, who said: What do they want to rig us out with shirt waists forf Do they think we are a. lot of womenf Some of the men who favor shirt waists will one of these days be calling for hoop skirts for the carriers. Give us the blouse. a mans garment"
 Now. here Is the germ of & mans thought Give us the blouse, a mans garment" A blouse, according to the dic- tionary, is loose upper garment worn by men in place of coat. Certainly give us the blouse: or in other words, call it a blouse. and don't, for pity's sake, call it a shirt waist. The garment will be just the same and the resultant coolness will be just as delightful; but the stigma of aping the women will be forever removed. Sometimes there is good deal in a name. By all means give us the blouse.