The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-21


Sept 30, l1sa 90 The talcony Of ile
FedRai han 10 wan Street. New fork'
tlea the capital Of Tie United Staiess
be bscame the president pot Of Tie
United states as die map would SHOW
81 today. but d 4 tittle segment Of This 81
great country most ofwhirh ne did
NOT, during his lifetime. know existed
Al an. Tie portion Of which be was
president Is shown IN one u a series
Of outline maps in the front part OF
volume II. where the evolution Of our
territorial extent il developed.
The great Fundamental ideas which
Hamilton brought to lear and which
had The sanction Of Washington we're
i irm determination to pay 10 full the
foreign debt. 10 FUND tie domestic debt
at pat aud to assume the state deprs
Then came the establishment Of the
excise tax. which was bitterly opposed.
particularly In tue state Of Pennsylya,
min. declared to be established on prin-
clpIes subservient Of peace. liberty and
the rights Of citizens and amounted
to what is known as the whisky lnsur'
rection. requiring 1900 militia TO put
down. Then there was the beginning
Of die tariff question blythe establish
ment Of a protective tarlff; the first
government coming mint was estab.
lIshed at Philadelphia; then arose the
still mooted questions Of strict con
strucion" or "implled powersP of the
constitution. These were simple days
and yet stirring times. The farseelng
wisdom which prompted Washington
to issue his neutrality proclamation"
arising from the war between England
and France then going on, is worthy
Of the study Of every school child. The
recall of the French Minister Genet.
the Jay treaty and the various other
treaty relations with foreign countries
and constant reference 10 our interim
tional rights and duties make the pc
rusal Of our own state papers n birds
eye study Of contemporary important
events throughout the world.
The hardships of pioneering. accom-.
panied by constant IudIan warfare or
minor depredatiops, alluded to here
and there give zest and romance 10 the
historical story as told by the early
presidents. Vermont, Kennedy and
Tennessee we're admitted to the Union
as states during washlngton's terms.
The opening paragraph Of the first
Inaugural address of john Adams
sounded a warning that has come
thppdertng down the century to the
present day.
Its interesting to mole from the Sc
rIes Of maps heretofore referred to
how small this extensive country"
was in the time of Adams.
The important proclamation deliver
ed July %. 1897, by President Adams
relating to foreign and domestic coin
age d reproduced IN facsimile.
One of the most notable official acts
of John Adams was the appointment,
Of John Marshall as chief justice Of
the United States, AIarshall's deci,
sIons fixed an elastic Interpretation Of
The constitution which made possible
the expansion of territory and lib
erallty in police regulation needed for
the law and order of such govern
ment 1t was during Adams admins
tratIon and while the French revolu,
tIon was going on that commissioners
sent to Paris by America were reject
cd except they, the French representa-
tives, be bribed. which gave rise to
Plnckney's famous saying. millions
for defense, but not one cent for trib'
ute"
The allen and sedition laws were
passed. and treaty with Napoleon
was made. 1t will thus be seen how
the history Of the United States con,
tained in the official papers of Adams
reflects the side lights Of foreign his
tory as well. During Adams admins
tratlOn the seat of government was
formally transferred to tho new built
city OF Washington,
Adams as Federallst followed the
so5caIled TORY" principles Of Wash,
IngtOn. President Adams was justly
proud of his peace negotiations with
France. He is recorded as saying. u
desire no other Inscription over my
grayestone than this: Here lies John
Adams. who took upon himself the re,
sponslbIlity of peace with France in
1900"
Asa sort OF frontisplece. in addition
to t6e portrait of Jefferson and a re.
production of Monticello, Virginia. his
home there Is n four page fac-simile
reproduction Of parts Of Jetferson's