Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-01

administration from criticism ana
FRENCH intrigues. Giles left Congress
ana was elected to the Virginia ieyis
lature that he might take part An The
states protest against the action of
Congress He played n very inner,
ant part in the debate on the Virgin,
resolutions. which denounced tho aIio,,
and scdition legislation.
Giles had thus far been In tho nm.
position: he was now to become n NOV
Der OF the predominant party. In 1Son
Jefferson and Burr triumphed over tb.,
rederaist opponents and Giles returned
10 congress. He accepted almost no
matter OF course. his place AZ the
COMMUNICATION leader I'm the lower
house. He led In tho attack an ~.
United States courts, which rc1e-smr
desired TO see relieved of certain bi,.
ter Fedcralist Judges. hut his carcn,
was cut short for time by the faIiurs
OF his health. lie retired for a time
rom congress- When he returned. he
came AZ Senator. His positton {,
the senate was as prominent as tina,
In the House OF Representatives. Ons
OF his acts In the Senate wa. in con
hection with Burr's trial The prose-
cution OF Burr had failed. largely be-
,in use "s inc article in the Constitu-
tion dehninS treason. Giles now in
troduced bill which would have made
treason much more definite and in
elusive crime. The bill passed the SEN
ale. but failed In the House.
As Jenersons second term drew to
close, the question OF the prcsiden
tiai succession became acute M,di,o,
was the general favorite, but lame
Monroe also had much support. chs
stood by Madison and aided in his
election in 1905. The country was
slowly drifting into war with England,
ahu IN the preliminary period when war
was discussed. but not definitely de-
cidcd on. Giles favored war. He had
shiitcd his position on standing arrnic,
from the Jcffcrsonian attitude of fear
ana oistrusi. and now wisely pressed
Tor an increase in the regular forces
or the United States. Indeed. I'm mi.
measure ne showed wisdom and fore
siEht. GILES did much OF the work de-
Volvins on Congress because of the war
until his retirement from the Senat. in
March. 1915.
For many years he lived on his farm
in Amelia County. experimenting his
saves and trying to re-establish his
health. He emerged from this retire
ment to enter the legislature In 1926.
ana In 1872 he was elected Governor
o. nirslnin II was within his admin
!s'ration that the convention of 1879 30
revised the Virginia Constitution
Niies look prominent part as an adj
Vocate OF the REFORMS In suffrage de-
manded by the western section OF the
state. This was his last work on
the Richmond Enquirer announced that
great man has fallen In Israel
I'm his biography of this noted Vir
sihlan. professor Anderson has done
p!ece or work which puts the State
under obligation to him. In New Eng
land and the North. all OF the proni-
ncht Men OF the past have received
due recognition. But we have been
careless OF the fame OF some OF our
foremost Virginans. and IL has only
peen very recently that our scholars
nave turned their attention towards
them The author has gone over the
sources with care and scientific
equipment seldom cqualed in history
writing. Furthermore, and of great
Importance to the general reader the
DOCK Is so charminEly written that any
one VINO wishes accurate knowledge OF
tho part virginia has played In our
national AFFAIRS can read 1t with pleas
ure. Altogether. the Giles is the most
important book from q virginia his
torian in n long time"