The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1905-03-18

India, found an editorial position under
Bache on the Aurora, and succeeded
to it's management on the death of the
latter, who was grandson of Frank
lin. Duane was a loyal follower Of
Jefferson, and turned to him in 1861
as the life and vigor of political rev.
olution.' Unfortunately, his support
was not so disinterested as his pro-
testations would lead one to believe.
''Freneau was the most troublesome
Of all of Jefferson's newspaper friends,
and was the cause of his break with
Washington. He was 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,
knowing the talents of the man, passed
the resolution to Jefferson. This was
in 1901. when the Republicans had no
satisfactory organ in Philadelphia,
anu OCAC1SOu anu OIACIS
Freneau to remove there and establish
weekly or semi-weekly paper, which
was called the National Gazette. AS
an inducement or guarantee Jefferson
appointed Freneau translator in the
state department.
jefferson always insisted that he
never contributed anything to or exer-
cised any influence over Freneau's
paper, but when Washington, Hamil-
ton and other members of the admins
tration were attacked in it's columns
they held Jefferson responsible.
"In 1892 Washington protested to
Jefferson against the abuse Of the
government and its officers in Fren-
eau's newspaper, but matters grew
worse as time went on. The publica-
tions in Freneau's and Bache's papers
are outrages on common decency,' he
wrote in 1893. Jefferson in his 'Anas'
tells how Washington lost his temper
over one of Freneau's articles. THE
president was very much inflamed,
Jefferson says; got into one Of those
passions when he cannot command
himself. Ran on much on the personal
abuse which has been bestowed upon
him, defied any man On earth to pro
duce one single act Of his since he had
been in the government which was moi
done on the purest motive, that he had
never repented but once the having
slipped the moment of resigning his
Office, and that was every momen,
since; that by God he had rather be il
his grave than in his present situation
That he had rather be on his farm
than to be made emperor Of the world
and yet that they were charging hin
with wanting to be king That thai
rascal Freneau sent him three of his
papers every day, as if he thought III
would become the distributor of his
papers; that he could see in this moth
ing but an impudent design to insult
him. He ended in this high tone.'
"This was Aug. 2, 1893. Jefferson
noticed that the presidents health was
being undermined by the attacks upo1
his character and motives from one Of
his own subordinates, appointed an6
protected by Jefferson. He says tha
Washington was feeling those things
more than any person have ever me-
with. l am sincerely sorry to SET
them.' When Washington continued
to complain Of the attacks upon him by
Freneau, Jefferson wrote in his dairy
He (W.) was very sore and warm, ant
I took his intention to be that should
interpose in some way with Freneau
perhaps withdraw his appointment a.
translating clerk to my office. But
shall not do it,
zone Of the motives that led Wash
ington to draft his farewell addres:
was "a disinclination to be longer buf
feted in the public prints by set Of
Infamous scribblers.'
"a man named Calender, to whom
Jefferson had been very kind, was per
haps the sharpest thorn that eve1
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 evel
made upon him. Calender was com
PEELED to fly from Scotland, his native
country, to escape prosecution for 8
reasonable political pamphlet. Coming
to Philadelphia, he was employed tt
report the proceedings of Congress; he
afterward became teacher and wrote
additions to 'Guthrie's Geography fol
50 a page. Jefferson contributed pc
cuniary aid to the publication of 9
scandalous volume which Calender
had prepared, containing the expose OF
Hamilton's immortality. Jefferson con
tinued to give Calender money, and
encouraged him to go to Richmond
where he would be more free of prose
cution for sedition. The Richmond
Examiner gave him position at $40 q
week and free use of its columns. He
published a scurrilous periodical called
the prOSnect BEFORE lis and submitted