The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-06-27
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setting up aristocracies and monarchies had
our forefathers emigrated to America, subdued
the wilderness and won independence. Born
free and equal a phrase that must have
concrete reality.
Against the aristocratic tendencies that he
about him jefferson set himself to fight
with a quiet but grim earnestness. For
time, however the ADMINISTRATION party tri-
umphed. Adams elected president to sue
coed Washington; Jefferson was forced to be
content with the vice-presdency. Then came
the Quas-war with France and with 1t a de-
cided reaction against Jeffersonan republican
ism. But in the pride of their might the Fed
eralsts overreached themselves in the fatal
alien and sediton acts while Adams bravely
refused to be pushed into an unnecessary war
with France by the reckless Hamitonans. BY
so doing he wrecked his party, but rendered
his country the greatest service of his career.
Years later he said: L desire no other inscrip-
tion over my gravestone than this: Here lies
John Adams, who took upon himself the re-
sponsibility of the peace with France in the
year 1900"
During these years the friends frequently
reminded each other that there nothing
personal in their political conflicts. But per-
sonal pique inevitably crept in, and neither
was always able to refrain from attacking the
other His defeat in the election of 1900 was
a great blow to Adams. Deprived of the COW
eted second term, he behaved with pettness
that was out of keeping with his real great
ness After putting Federalists in every va
cancy on which he could lay his hands, he
shook the dust of the capital off his feet, and
on the early morning Of March 4, 1901, before
his triumphant enemies were astir, drove OH
northward without waiting to his success
sor installed in office. 1t seemingly final
sad ending to a friendship between two men
who each in his own way, were as sterling
patriots ever lived
But time works great changes Jeferson's
administration, especially during the first few
years. proved so successful that most Federal
lists turned Republicans. Though he had bit
ter enemies who even plotted the formation OF
a Northeastern Confederacy," they were not
numerous enough to figure largely in the cleo
ton returns. After all. Adams hated Hamilton
and his satellites far more than he hated JEFF
ferson. His son, John Quincy Adams. unable
TO swallow such British outrages as that COM
mitted by the Leopard on the chesapeake"
severed his relations with the feeble remnant
of the pro-British Federalists and became n
Republican. When Timothy Pickering pub
lished q pamphlet arraigning the administra-
ton, John Adams replied to it. thus appearing
as a supporter of Jefferson's policy.
In 1904. jefferson lost his ever dear daugh-
ter" Mary. 81 of my want he wrote sadly
have lost even the half OF all I had My
evening prospects now hang on the slender
thread of q single life"
The news proved too much for greathearted
Abigail Adams Without her husbands knowl-
edge, she wrote Jefferson a letter or con-
doence in which kind feeling. goodness OF
heart and a proud. unforgiving spirit were
curiously commnged.
Jeffersons reply that of a noble man
to n noble woman. After thanking her In
suitable language he made an earnest effort
TO revive the perlshing friendship between
the two families Several letters were
changed but the wounds the Adamses believed
they had received still smarted and cordial
relations were not then restored.
In 1911 DR.. Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia
expressed to Jefferson a desire to bring about
a reconciliation, and Jefferson gladly
braced It. In letter to Rush he said many
complimentary things of Adams. and added
that in the preceding summer two OF his Vir-
ginia neighbors had visited Baintree and that
Adams had said to them 81 always loved
jefferson, and still love him." This" wrote
jefferson, els enough for me. ! only needed
this knowledge to revive toward him all the
affections of the most cordial moments Of our