Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-30
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ricultural department, botanical gar
den and weather bureau to make me-
neurological observations three times a
day through d long series OF years and
to note infinitely the first appearance
in the market and upon the table Of
each particular species of vegetable,
fruit and grain grown in this latitude.
He had made a profound study OF
the fauna and fora of America and
was lover of flowers. shrubs. trees
and animals. He was a slillful horse
man. and until the day of his death.
when past the psalmist's extreme allot-
ment Of fourscore years, he would ride
nothing but the pick and choice of Vir-
ginia thoroughbreds. Some of his ia
vorite saddle horses, notably Wildair
and Eagle have regulations as endur-
ing as Alexander's Bucephalus. Napo-
leon's Aiarengo. Wellington's Copenha-
gen. Robert E. Lees Traveller. Stone
wall Iackson's Old Sorrel and Philip
H. Sheridan's Rienzi.
Believing with all bis heart that the
Intelligence Of the masses is the true
basis Of free government. in his youn-
ger days he evolved the system of pub
lie schools now, in vogue, which we
boast is the chief buIwark of our FIBER
ties, and after retiring from the presi-
dency founded the University of Vir-
ginia, one Of the greatest institutions
of learning on the whole face Of the
earth BY these two achievements, to
say nothing of his political teachings, he
has perhaps exerted a wider Influence
over the minds of men than any of his
predecessors or successors in the chief
magistracy Of the republic.
He must be counted among the great
est lawgivers of all time. By abolish
ing the unjust and unnatural rule of
primogeniture he conferred perma-
nent benefaction upon his fellow citi-
zens. and his statute of religious free
dom is one of the three things on which
he chose to rest his fame in his cele-
brated epitaph and which he deemed
his clearest titles to the gratitude of
future generations. Had his scheme of
gradual and rational emancipation been
adopted the chances are that we would
have escaped the countless horrors and
calamities Of the war between the
states He, and not Nathan Dane. was
the real author of the ordinance for the
government of the northwest territory
although Daniel Webster undertook to-
give the honor to the latter. jefferson
was virtually the author of the first
the United States, which are in the
nature of bill of rights and which
contain the essence of human freedom.
Napoleon declared that he would
descend to posterity with his code in
his hand Senator Hoar has said mos
felicitously that Jefferson comes down
| to us with the Declaration of Inde-
pendence in one hand and the Louisi.
ana purchase in the other, but he will
be largely and gratefully remembered
for his wisdom as d legislator for both
state and nation.
He was so thoroughly grounded in
the principles of government of the
people. by the people and for the peo.
pie that he was potent factor in two
revolutions-one in America, the other
in France the purpose of which was
TO establish the twin propositions that
''al men are created equal, and that
governments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed" So
clear was his vision as a statesman
that after a century of legislation we
have not attained his lofty standard
of political conduct The strongest
proof of his versatility is the fact that
he is more frequently quoted than any
other statesman the world has ever
known
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