Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-06

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group of foreign liars encouraged by few
ambitious native gentlemen. who have dis
comfited the education. the talents. the VIZ
tues and the prosperity of the country.
Jefferson and the Writers.
jefferson had intimate relations with
some of those scribbling immigrants. con-
tInued Mr. Ford. William Duane was
one of the ablest. If not the ablest. ana
his connection with Jefferson lasted for a
quarter of a century. He came To inns
country from India, found an editorial
position under Bache on the Aurora. anu
succeeded to it's management on the death
of the latter. who was grandson OF
Franklin. Duane was a loyal follower OF
Jefferson, and turned to him in 1901 as the
life and vigor of a political revolution
Unfortunately. his support was not so ais
Interested as his protestations woulG leao
US 10 believe Three days before Jefferson
took office President Duane wrote MN
in behalf Of man who had been as
charged from office because of the removal
of papers from the Department of State
by means OF false key. A few months
later he wrote In behalf of another clerk
who had lost his place In the treasury be-
cause ne mad sought to prevent merchants
and auctioneers from advertising In GER
tain newspaper. Duane asked for govern
ment contracts for printing and stationery
and for supplying the public library
dered by the late Congress with books An
indictment under the sedition law had been
hanging over Duane for a long time. and
he asked Jefferson 10 relieve him from
that. believing that he was suffering from
malicious persecution after years OF con-
test and sacrifice. L had determined be
fore the election that upon the success of
the peoples choice Duane wrote Jeffer-
son. 1 should dispose OF the paper and
pursue another profession but | ind the
hatred so violent against me that IL would
follow me forever, and in any other situa-
ton | should not possess such formidable
means of defense
Jefferson assisted him in starting a book
and stationery store on credit. and prom
lsed him the favor of every department
My own custom. he says. is moons der
able. and will only show my desire to be
useful to YOU Eight years of government
patronage. however did not bring prosper
ty He continued to tease Jefferson for
assistance, and. having written a Manual
for American Militia, he was considered
eligible for commission lieutenant colo
mel OF rifemen- But this only increased
instead Of relieved Jefferson's troubles with
him. In order to edit his paper and to pro-
tect himself against his creditors and her
annoying persons. Duane begged Jeffe. son
to persuade President Madison not to send
the new soldier to the front unless war ac-
tually occurred. and that request was grant
ed. After Jefferson retired Duane resigned
from the army, crowded out, he asserted.
through intrigue but he managed to sell
the government a compilation he had made
on military discipline, and then became u
chronic grumbier and applicant for office
dangerous as a foe and fatal as a friend
as John Adams said of him.
Freneau and Jefferson.
"Freneau was the most troublesome of al,
of Jeffer sons newspaper friends. and was
the cause of his break with Washington.
He was a Frenchman of ability. employed
on the New York Daily Advertiser. When
Lighthouse Harry suggested to Madison
that it might be expedient to give Freneau
some public appointment. Madison. know
ing the talents of the man. passed the reso-
luton to jefferson This was in 1871 when
the republicans had no satisfactory organ
in Philadelphia, and Jefferson and others
induced F'reneau to remove there and es-
tabliSh weekly or semi-weekly paper.
which was called the National Gazette. As
an inducement or guarantee jefferson APP
pointed Freneau translator in the State De-
partment
Jefferson always insisted that he never
contributed anything to or exercised any
influence over Freneaus paper. but when
Washington. Hamilton and other members
of the administration were attacked in its
columns they held jefferson responsible.
Hamilton once asked whether the salary
paid by Mr.. Jefferson to Freneau was given
FOR TRANSACTIONS or for publications the
design of which is to vilify those to whom
the voice of the people has committed the
administration of public affairs In com
mon life it is thought ungrateful for a
beggar to bite the hand that puts bread
to Freneau's attacks on Washington but
If the man is hired to do 1t the case is
altered
'In 1892 Washington protested to Jefferson
against the abuse Of the government and
It's officers in Freneau's newspaper but
matters grew worse time went on The
publications in Freneau's and Bache's pa
pers are outrages on common decency' he
wrote in 1898. Jefferson In his .Anas'
tells how Washington lost his temper over
one of Freneaus articles. The President
was very much infiamed.' Jefferson says;
got into one of those passions when he
cannot command himself. Ran on much on
the personal abuse which has been be-
slowed upon him, defied any man on earth
to produce one single act of his since he
had been In the government which was not
done on the purest motive that he had
never repented but once the having slipped
the moment Of resigning his office, and that
had rather be In his grave than in his pres
ent situation That he had rather be on
his farm than to be made emperor OF the
world. and yet that they were charging
him with wanting to be a king. That that
rascal Freneau sent him three of his pa
pers every day. as II he thought he would
become the distributor Of his papers; that
he could see In this nothing but impu-
dent design to Insult him. He ended In this
high tone
This was August 2, 1893. Jefferson no.
ticed that the Presidents health was being
undermined by the attacks upon his char
subordinates. appointed and protected by
Jefferson. He says that Washington was
feeling those things more than any person
have ever met with. L am sincerely sorry
to see them When Washington continued
to complain of the attacks upon him by
Freneau, Jefferson wrote in his diary: He
CW.) was very sore and warm, and / took
his intention to be that l should interpose
IN some way with Freneau, perhaps with
draw his appointment az translating clerk
to my office. But | shall not do tt
zone of the motives that led Washington
to draft his farewell address was "a distin-
clination to be longer buffeted In the public
prints by a set of Infamous scribblers.
jefferson and Calender.
"a man named Calender, to whom Jeffer-
son had been very kind. was perhaps the
sharpest thorn that ever pierced his flesh"
said Mr.. Ford. Although he did more for
Calender than for any other man in the
way of financial encouragement and favor,
the latter penned and published the most
vicious attacks that were ever made upon
him. Calender was compelled to fly from
his native country. to escape pros
ecution for a REASONABLE political pamphlet
Coming to Philadelphia. he was employed to
report the proceedings of Congress. He
afterward became a teacher and wrote adj
ditions to 'Guthrie's Geography for 50 a