The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-30
LIFE
QUITE ROMANTIC.
Professor Dodd. in Historical
Lecture, Recalls Many
Interesting Facts.

William E Dpdd. professor of Amer
lean history in the University OF Chi
4 cago, gave an Address last evening
in the Richmond College chapel, unde
the auspices OF the historical depart
ment. on the life of Thomas Jeffcr.
/ son.
He told how Virginia, like Gaul,
| was divided into three parts. the east
ern part made up of people of Eng
lish descent. the northern part those
of Scotch descent, and finally the im-
migrants of the west consisting of
Germans, Scotch and English. These
last were looked down upon, but since
the majority Of the people in Virginia
in 17+0 were colored. they meant much
for the future Of the State. BY 1875
the governing ability had moved to the
upper country, and they were not un-
trained, for they sent their sons to-
Princeton. and later to williamsburg.
and they founded Hampden-S Sidney and
Washington College. This upper coun-
try furnished the men who fought the
Revolution. more than three to one
furnished by the lower country
Thomas Jetfersons. father was plain
man. surveyor who needed no IN
ne surveyed a good deal Of land for
himself. He was not well-born, but
ne ne married q cousin Of the Randolphs.
bov s hans tall and uglg
for his pockets and too large to re-
main outside, aud his feet were always
in the way: But late in life Jefferson
dent and sensitive to criticism. While
in college at Williamsburg he fell In
love with rich widow, Mrs. Wales.
whom he married.
When he returned home he had an
and ne built Monticelloo .Y'g the hand and
soonest house in America. Soon he
began his political career in the in7
yestigation of John Robinson. who was
money Of the colony Richard Henry
Lee and Patrick Henry We're assoc
ciated With Jefferson,
Put Jefferson ON.
1t was Lee who proposed the Declar-
alton of Independence, but Washing
tons friends saw that the Robinson
party must be pacihed: SO they left
smittee.
Besides writing the Declaration OF
Independence, Jefferson wrote a Con-
stitution for the State. which he sent
versal suffrage. and hence was heart
lily opposed by the Robinson party.
The upper country was opposed to
slavery, and had his Constitution been
adopted 1t is certain that there would
have been no Civil War. The Robinson
party was in a majority. and they
voted for slavery and property rights.
Nevertheless, he did away with primo
geniture and the Established Church,
He Just failed to establish his educa
tional system. and he died trying to
get Virginia to abolish slavery.
Henry had gone over to the low
country. and at the time that Jeffer- |
son was Governor there was little love /
between them, and Henry did succeed
In causing Jefferson's temporary re- !,
tirement Later, when Henry was in
power, he thought to get rid of JEFF
ferson by sending him to Philadelphia,
but Jefferson found 1t means for |
building UP his fame. He became the |
.mouthpiece of the South, Counties in
Kentucky and Tennessee were named
for him and not for Washington. The
1900 campaign was the Interest in our I
history. but the upper western coun-
try elected Jefferson, and In a few
wears he had won the rest of the coun-
try.
His hospitality caused him financial
difficulties toward the end OF his life.
After his death his sister was Obliged
to leave Monticello. and she lived for
several years u. Washington on $4,000
given her by the State OF South Caro-
lima.
Professor Dodd's lecture was In
tensely interesting, and was heard by
a cultured audience. J