The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-03

I General Washington became so cont
peteiy allenated that the last words
spoken by tho Rather Of his Country
! before lfo took to hts bed from tho ail-
lment from, which lie died, were words Of
condemnation OF Mr.. Madison, uttered
| with asperty. 1t Is made pretty clear
by Mr.. Hunt that 1t was Mrs. efferson's
innuence that caused mitch of Mr.. Madi-
| sons pnrtisanry. But 1t Is also indispu-
stably established by Mr. Hunt that, the
| prevalent opinion among American hiss
torans and political writer's, that Mr..
Madison, was Indebted to Mr.. Jefferson.
FOR iii his IDEAS respecting government
Is nagrar1tly Incorrect. While Mr. Jof-.
l,fersor was studying government In a
dllletante way in France. and theorizing
| onali,imans rights In n philosophical way.
| Mr.. Madison was n master workman IN
| constructing the fabric of the republic.
Land meeting conditions and solving prob
lens II, d manner which was to influence
this government so long as It should
exist. a. &, q Il.
"Dolty" Madison Is given a chapter by
| Mr. Hunt. Incidentally lie mentions the
lfact that recollection of Mrs. Madison Is
still vivid among old members of county
families Il, Or,,nge. LAR 4. x. ID
5ometday i am going to givo the story
| OF the acquisition OF Louisiana by the
UNITED states while Mr.. Madison was
Secretary Of State but not now
president Madison. fleeing from the
! capital and wandering about In the
woods Of Virginia in tho night, narrowly
escnning falling. into British hands In
suited BY the fleeing mob, who blamed
hin for their plight; his return to the
capital. to find only its blackened walls
of the white House. are features Of the
story told in Mr.. Hunts chapter on
! "The War president
.Mr. lNradison's sim was In Trusting
others to do their duty says Mr.. Hun 4
| In dismisslng this, tho most fhumllating
chapter III American history. ~
Id feel sure every citizen Of the States
which seeded from the Union IN 1861
would enjoy reading the chapter in Mr.
tT1unt's book, headed THE Gloomy Fed
crallsts."s, New England opposed : the
war, and their representatives IN the
| Congress were on the most frlertlly
terms with Great Britain, They voted ed
| for the war measures. but told the Brit
lIsh that they hoped for short war,
which would throw out of&power the
! Madison adrrlinistrat ton. s"On February
ii" says Mr.. Hunt two of them called
on Fos ter the British minister) and gave
! him advice as to the best course for his.
country to follow Under nd clrcuin. N
stances should England accede Ito Mndi 4.
sons demands. A short war would be-
beneficial to England. In short, re-s
ported Foster to his government t. they
seemed to think that Great Britan,, by
management, could bring the United
States into any connection with her that
she pleased Nh n gs 3is
One who does not know how bitterly
the sblue light Federallsts Of New
England hated the Union at that time
can scarcely credit the instances quoted
by Mr.. Hunt, so extravagant We're the.
utterances and actions OF the majority
OF the people OF New England.
st. George Tucker. writing to Mr.
Madison from VIII iamsburg July $i
1912, says: II am mortified to observe
the probable predominance Of a faction
in Boston. whose desl gins nave long been
suspected by me, tand. whose spresent z de-