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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
V;: .Ms. JEFFERSON,
JtxtraBeti from elate Lnndm pufju-at,
1 ' ..entitled:'. Public CbaraCtcri'if
ls:r:u$c6-?-.lo.,,' '. " . .
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M: JEFFERSON.
r' YICE-PRESIDENT OF THE U. Sf.USJ.
. Of AMERICA.
Mr. JeffeTfbn wet born id Virginia,! and '11 now
furjpofrdv tobe fomev Set turned nf, h!ty. Hs h the
fon of gentleman of that ftae, the ftrtte. whc-cra
Jpiot commilfiohrr with Colonel Fry for fettling
ind extrding the boun laVy I bstweto VitgirwA
nlWMlfcjroliV ?49 -: -He
w,u educated In Kit ilTveTtl;iffCvta 1iiriT"he
"waioe.er abfent till u feivice Uemardsd his rifi
dence at the couitt ofi'atii, whhlier wai fe.;t-as
an envoy. -
Mr. Jcffctfon u ta!lf and f.cr.dtr rnitK-,. fVcfh
nomplexion, clear penetrating eye, hair inclining to
red, and of very modell and affile d port-ieu.
b-Ke wi proftflion.illy bird a lawyer, though torn
to an affluent forue'; ycl t've publ t tieKitui foe
the exercife of his uleti'.i hi a .higher C ihens left h:in
bu: little time to ilifplay hit name elnquenre ti a
btrriller, nor wit lii of a turn to yrofti by the aiti
of ordinary . prali e,. H$ coiiry c died Wirt for
ward at a very e-My period ; and promiflid, liei'elf,
in hit abilities, ih !e very impdVtent endt which hive
bee.n iV coif)icuoufly realitcd in v.'bttevr he hat
been engaged. - I " ,
la private life, in hit you;vrr day, rf e i!.i!y
days which fortune feeme to have allnted o him for
ah uninteirup'ed focial inteicoui'i vi h lire w irld
be wai, in every circle, (and all of trie firft wc ;rtr
petiton for hit pref:nce) its ornament, inllruitor, A
pride. Clofe application had fupiOied the f'irt of
many Europe n adv.inte;;ca. Vitt'oi't r.eir 'ling
the particular frudj rowhich'his piimiiy employ
meuta were devoted, Mr. Jetfcrfon found elfo fnf
Jlcient hourt to attend to the p rliter atqu'ireme ti.
In theft auxtiirry acconriplifnracr.tf, he irtaintd a
knowledge in drawing, geometry, genjripfy, af.
tronomy,'natural phil'ifophy, and mufu, in which
he wai confidercd a proficient nor. wai hia infor
nation in hiftmy and flat"! aiTaira neglefLsd for thl'.c
dornment.
AtanctrlV tti tit roairred-t rrrVid At amia'rfi
the daueh'er of Mr. Wales, an eniinrrh V.onrellor in
Virginia en afTtcVinna'e parrncr, whr, unlortunalfrV
ly, no longer cxtnta t.ie. earn oi irn uay r-i
conife devolved o'ljim a more wS:glnv parentil
care, in the ejj'i'iii1" of her Iwo love'y riiuh'en ;
they havcbeeii re .red L'ndci Mi iirned: e infpec.
tinn, and hive -c.'r'npanird his diplrn.iic fi'oe
tioni whiiherbcv.r ih-y have 1 tm djrerd.
It could no; be ep'td tlui tn of fuch qua
FficuMoni, in a criim ry wbi' h flood fo moth i:i
reed f theiii, cd'ild be lutfced Ion to ro naiti ,in
ph lofopliic'retircment ; man i rot b im lor Film.'
lelf alone, and the .rate of hit eon 0 interns r,!i'ned
l.illtboriin the Heidi of jurilprodeiKe.
In the lerjiftnuie I. Virginia he .beeanae a dilin
(uifhrd and ulful member, fnd hit left maty :ia
cn on record of fufnicnt in por'.aXce to indicate
Iti.ure greatncla.
During the rewli'!!,?.n't per'tod Whlih f.-pauled
tl.e Unf4 tate t.om the mother e.ounfr wi
find him advan ing to a IliU mnte dignified Union
waa one ol thoTc t 'y. '.V)!e Lands the ptjnple
thoug'.t t t r? ropfide tf.e v,a' m4icrial,"evrnn cf
their polii'ml eiif!eii and f.' me :f'.n!i. Ke wst
h-uore'1 vciih th pufilic coi.fi. ence durin it mrt,
iinnortin IWuKfW, a d latlMO years iu t' e lir.'..j
tonrtf whic'brought a'wiut the livoUtiori, and
which is t oy'cvHy w!-cre highly lefjirflv.d. I,; this
corrt( be fe'.l3t..ed a cban Vr wlikh will flnd
d gmPr.i Uit.'nd f f time j-"a ch'ficr whlwh
can fever batter, perhaps, he exprcff.d, that it at
itadV U by t'.e peiitil ol tl'. Trumbi;!.
" A (5'ca'er"ex.n;u ff "unlitrtltei eonrrenre lhin
Vai evidmrcd in (he addtefi pf his conlliiu nts On
the awful reerion ol hit ct iiiubn, rt'.av probably
never be recorded in hiftjry. ' tot allitrt
11 tho th.-re it a ritd incntion to invade our rights
ind piivileje j ye own that we do rot fee thil
clearly, bu fi-xe you adore m ttat it it f , we be-
lieva the fact, Wetreaboct 10 taVt a very dan.
terout Dap, but we con'Hc in you, and an ready
" to fuppoif yo in every mealure you (bill thiik
" rrpr to anan." Tp f roceed larther in ihn
paragraph, .with frtb'.e atcou'ls of a riiio, who
Oifuld be only m'n iond to b-revered, would be
t1) cfer infult to the fvperior ptnfwhkh have pre
ceded, and merit a Uigma lot ariofincr 1 The dul.e
de Liancnurt, 10 the chua5rr of an agriculmralill,
(which both ha and the board of stricpiuie in Eng.
lird hive ba'lowed on Mr. Jtffe fon. his added the
following ey beiuiHal tnd (tithlul piclu-e ;
They rrmft be vfry ignorant etf the hillnry of
Americt who know not that Mr. Jrffeifon flitrtd
vi;h Ceorge WtffiirgtOM, Prinklin, John Adtaxt,
Mr, Jay, tnd a few oihert, ihe tollt md daDftn
f ttc itvo' i:on in all iu different fugri; that, in
the famoui conre't wk-ich guided' end mnfol dutd
bedifplaytd a bo'dneft an 1 firrrnaft of cl indter4
(ur.d ol li tiili sad knowledge, and t fleidinel
f p inoplc , which wile hand down hit nme 19
oHriiy with r.lntr, and a''urt to him fur ever tl.a
idprft and rjiTHvde ol alt the Irieidt of liberty
It wai he who, in the lamool congrefs, fo rtfptAa.
tie and fo tnuih relpedltd, iu that ronaref , evr
iniccefTible l v the ltduclion, feat, and tDDirrm
' Vfakrefsofth people ;ho joitttU with Mr. Lee.
IH. II mm Amm..lL. ml i . m l m. ! m .J .1- J.
tiorr n! indeperden e. tt waa he who, (upponrj
pr neipilly by John Adanmcu fled tht dclihtntion
f Ilit folj'l, ett J tarried it, betrmg down the
vt y pmdf cil fomt ol f.it colltagurt, totT (led of
s qual fliirt o patiictifm,'4tit ol tela couragt. It
at he who wat thatgtd wi.h drawing up ihu mif.
Mi.i.i.in t A-mrY .r ICt rat, IT WII '1 ft Tl
ciet whif;er.. luliice 10 this i-entlmiin
a-ii.itic! of 'omc ol the more overt atuckt wli ch
terplcce of d'gaifvedMvifdo.m 'md .jtnottdpnde. ' f jbt-ctvU '.tWhwi f their-woi .iml the !twi of executive ant judicial i t. tbt cbtval
It waht who, .s;tg afttrwarat appointed goven or , wtr empowered imijeum-i tnem in takjog rtedfal the fuh nion oCt!Uilia(w'ii.hfli!l kit pafvd :S
of Virginia n ,li p-rnd of tKc invafion of Arnold Tfupptiea (othtrwifelriSn in wtflej fioiu thoito vhcia Icgitkto.rc.t ort ihey.oaie Htty la)w
and Cornwallu, roai.rd a peculiar cia m pn the rrvraence nao oeen moit Diumr.ai ; lor ruchrhad and; fjooa tka rvttaLjid ) t il) a ti ttttat
a maue ne common lot ot . Hie war, tbe who e new to mncffiM that iV. leattat; itde cl ik
property or me peopic oaing .voluntarily pieded
lor its defence, at lhe"period of in comitieotement,'
S -tive of the military bewevtr, had a different fence
of thtfe matters, and pefrrred ionartr u con 'the
chief magiftrate thoTc whom ra-ilt and mi!itry pit,:e
r uld hive better m'.tiutttd the rules ol decorum
a. d cotni'vo:) civility, .
At eaily -t"theyeat'V'J'4 Mr. Jefierfm had ap."
pcarcd in p int, arid il waa about th a 'JiS rafteJ pe
liod of levo'utionary corr.niotiaa that, imMil hit
ri'imeroai oITt il fiuuliont, lie wi called upon by
a f-ireignrrot di Mnftion, (litd tr1, be t!i. required
by the king of fiance to lroifh ihft n-jtet on th.av
lt.ne oi V.rginia, .which, have bexn fnte f-ar ti.re
pibli i.ed to the w irld, nd h ive added ,rrr;cvvht
tffliliTiTerwyTepnrJsA It'll lirba njEretled" tTiTf '
thefe 'notes contain, prrhaps, n intdverieni ilsc.
lion on the v.fiaraer ol an ooer, which f,H been
the fuhj'rft if a'jimidvtr.'iaii in the Amen hn pri.ui,
tiid has been feveicly reprehr'aded by the !3r irv. a-
of tlicfc;nild pttty : rrten'.ton n ni4 of ti.i un".
liick.y circimlUife bee? of- it wc" d be raruai to
hide-, aid yi' it len- erlually pioLcr t' calt
a fr. -de jvt r..t& re.r.embunce. be-Je it eioea not jultice"o hit pub! cbaaae w.ll appear in a li t,t
fetiniiatur! to the Kpncr1 ftuie ol bit Win t0 yet nore true, pe. he, f we eatniHtt kow far'iio
do ai.y r-a.n wilt til iiiju' . 1 he picure drawn by may bae rcti tbe rr'.ac plea kw lw a ref nbcal
Mr. Jeff'i'on isvertainiy i Hit;h ccl.icred one; and duiing hia c.vil itntiliatia it) .the kcatin 4
Ukin tii't'ots t'irether, ieemt ttv prefeu h,m a delegate in a36fle, foreign AmU.tad, ., ltt.
were madeoivhiin, i'wiiich, tho' Tigue & loofe in l,auP "-wmw-. .e..we Miru tti.e :ary oLuie.
ineitifeWeb," have -been fenuenty recited by. inta iupPonoi u.4 .wi lajtncnta m , . la tne-year Re waa ciwartf
ready enouirli ti do him evil: It hai teen ort-tied . hit ' ?vvj rnan . ns: n w appoint ntniiMn i ,k
he bind.nvd the government of Virg'nia to its e- oove nomo apie.ns An. anua, ar.d .ftcve or... of npa ut Ut tbeappr eb tf re. u - m ei.td
miuei, ana lougit perinnai meiy in nu n.r n w . ' . ' , . . , ' .... ....T. .),;4, w
the moumtine ; andha he're'ufed to pay .miliary 1" 0.qm.ri V ,tt.uhw tnlae . -lM.or at cootie. -Aaw. , i. a4a,laal
cl.;ms in pveference W thnft of iheciyil lifli, airir.1 4n ,UUVT . H ' efn .,.ett . p-nt 1 1 I.i Kah,7i Ni Je.f t . t., d.
fon io rciraft ia a tt a of err,-;, I ani peiluaded of VtrV.Iea. Irn-.i wbrnbe he onatHt'd rnn
that the happicTl terminaticn on both fidet will be nc-ociationtconttrn'mg ih freeda f i ciM
found in eclancifemer.t and cSlitciati n. rid r, the pewerUI fp-x!,t en nfih (,- ft.
To.etam to the pattuulait ol Mr. Ji.'erfoa'a dec l Vr. Jay, trns i'tu l eir if..,, fttJ
prejudice aa thron out to the world by ihaf; J.f c.inrta co.ua.bl dPHMC .arm 4
i pinifana of evil who alone have caaf. ro iliead hit I fu.cefi. ha.C .4 ih a..;,, . - J-
' " i mm :n...: . . r . . . i - - i . . .. . " . " " "
, T. i imiiuui.imn, ii i, iB( ire n iciy on ici man e?eon a, an4 t'.c a'qurtk'pce l M' rL.
propriety of hi. pecuniarypprc, na..tfni are, pe''f ".7'V; awxaaa- j lie na a.i . rccnn.mtn lej .. ft,, ft -f f Carw Ht
1..,.. ealilv to be iut.P.ed " ' 1 ' ruttTi Amerra :" wtl! auy man . an mproeenaen. .a pre, , tJ.,., Ha.lac wd.-.
f. , .. . n. , ar.. . tr . , 'ue aucti la.i re e:n wh comrractd in t .1 ii-ln Ardor to l-ad ike Ved.re, ..i.
the bold ailertioi., .that the enverriiiMr t ...i. ' ; .u.. t V j " ii wt at a
deteMed Mr. loHeifon, not thit Nr. cOe. ftm - . . , V . , " . r. i ; : - ..-."-. .. iii nritil( .,,.
nefiuirid a
eratuodc of "fua"U"Ilv..ci u na. It was he who,
as the firfl amba lor of the UniteJ Statet jttt Frsnce, ,
filled at that momeMoti. epocha, that ditjinuifbid j
poft to the faviaUftion of both nation.. -In fine, j
it wai he who, ti l.-orerary of ftate'in t7f, wheiij
the ridicu-ou Mil dj'fvrgvMsir.g' pete"f ns ol Mr.,
Genet, & tbe'l-jf y Mr'ogi.ice of the mini Iter,
eiu!cvi.ted altetna'Vy to tflnxl'e the political lo
neli of the United' :?'"i, niduced h;t povemmeiU .
'o fpealc alnoble at iad-ti-knt nguspe, ;u l",c.'
would hive Uo te c.edit u t! e nnll toimidable pow
er. The long c rreJpoiulenre--carried on-w'i'h ihefe
twa d Ttgning agents wmi ;, ft.oni t -iuft, p, f Di:nd,
nd able rea toning, he a f-tie fafliciet rox'hlr' on
iv.'K.anthor the reputitioa of an acco?!ipiiricd flaief.
matb. -'.,., ' ; - - ....
Here- we mb(V. recur to etniicipfriod i'r 5Sf
Jcfl'eiTon'i civi admihiirvwion, ' Me wit the Tef.ond
governor "in. Virginia, hdr ut ' .c.ncvated con
ifitutioni the InrcefTor f thit P.tiick t!cnrv,
v. !io wss tire hccell rr of lord Dunnore, sni wro
baiilly lveW the reign, 'd.f an 'in.rijd fyHevti. .
At thit ardu'5'J- period hs hud n uch to contend
with; tor he wai not only the ob"eft rf i o;icn
tuemy in the fieldv but, luftaiiU-d. t'ie irili 'eorjt n'Vii.
hce of an alullin-like tattler, wito tii ilea mi re-
the darR, e er teady to I'm it wit-i a fe-
this enitannin demindi
loantrv .'hopld be ; Turpi, fd .mo iheaQ of t) a'.
nr ru reel e-"jua iy atienttve to in prwmm
of the' filt foveictgnty and ih cotiMteey l ihn
, enfedency. 1 ih 'ap'iVntnt ol 4regteit
C--ogrcfi. ke has left V eiecl.oo the banon iba
Hal's le jtlrture, bu. bi been earrf.tl in ex.Me .ho "
rjnember nf the eViCsuve power fiona a.rkei aoita nff -feat.
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He hat panitularlr g jardel ba wtu of h keto
i-orpni lithe right of eery wan. at.4 I ha. tro 4.
full' be ihelcnetl p"rr.a'e ftr.Kbof ipiilwinn
alter fuch writ it demanded.
He hat take doe c ire to tn tbe vniTury aikraV
,tv to the civ. I power. Filming prettea are o f ilpn
t :iiornTconventora may be tailed wfceeti .Uf
are ihn.,-t. .to bt reedfrfl btr twj out ef Um ihrt
.bra. chea ot government. "
Su h it the magna cherie deei'ed fey ImI u aa4
honeH (lirefman : How fe!e ir inland sW!4
conceive a man dtngtiocit, aa a partial lrtdt
rrir.C, who ia fi wiiima; i .ifhia own fcanda f.ca
doing milcri.f, it emancntasia, lt the wtdor anA
ienvas
hfrfcTmirtTQ ration 6T tli it g IvVrt mentr "
Il the H c'f lliele toole irfmuationt it fipp'ofed
tojipiy to the evacuat;oo c-f the Virginia metropo
lis, an American olruer now prefeiitwat with
hurt on '.he occift 'n, and, contradict i ibe faft; i'( to
the Tecood vifirVVuh general Tarleon did h.mfelf
the tooor of payinj; to the liboiaiirg council, of
thattouniry. the whnie teiiavi iire mun nive oen
equally ripl:cte.J : I")um armes filjtnt lege
Trav.li
a,to
in Vnt.V tt,. p. fp, aVc.
dcter'.ed the flvernitunt, on thu occ lion ol
unpfrillfled tili and diffiruliy. The )entleni
pefe.it, and now ready to te'ltl) wn a ht pe
riod, an ofcer in th conrid'nra ot the coimr.a'id
geral n tha' p.rt ol the cnuiU y. anu'wi., on
Uiu pmiouUr ocuii.'ii lent to Mr. Jaifrilun with
dilpatr'iei of an impoittni nature, ''fnf choice iy
tnniinicd, by the general'. parricHi'inr order, oi 1 1
mo!) noted runniog hot'.e 'whii-h the whole country
aifcrded. He tnund Mr. j, in the town' of Min
chefler, oopoti.e to Rn:hmind, v hith t. the t.i
tropoht fpnken of. and tharl about tourtecn .mice
fioiti the narof Ccuenl Arnold, -vho wsa retiring
from his dep.ednory incumn. He learnt front the
conftd ntitl fricndi wlm furreu'.d.'d the governor,
I Vat hit excellency hid been bufily tngjred even in
ptifonal lafjor to fecut thlfe very armt in a place
o( (atciy which yVre ba.idoned ty hii citiaent. to
thenerc" ol JI.e enemr while l.iint, indeed, were
ii iadi:fiou!ly employed in circuit ing fjfhoodt to
hit pre;l;ce.
li 'ie refpeft of hit prcin'arv tpprontiati-inj bl
fore alluded te, gentlenreh of die trray leem to have
bcrna'irile premature in imbibing a (trjudtce a
.'r'i a pi'blic chirafler, wYole olP.e den.nntd of
lu an independent exercife oi hit judgment, Thu
mig'U .n ait,' itrhipi, proceed from, iheimpeifect
11 now td.e 'o ".'Inch mt ttary life in get.fril attain
t.i the tRi u of civil government, and partly frcan
llioi T.lie fnge'fvmt wF.ich are wont to ti'n from
the. naai'ce ct faftinn. Ii it ;rn that a part of, the
armrwerf fix totwA with -Mr.-Jeferii,-and
i 'I'Jil'v To that tl.eir icaloufy cf Derimiary vtii-
tli iet wi. '.hi. Chief caufi ( but it. remain! to be de
terminer' v'lether 'this wat a taafonable dilTaiu'tc.
tion'. It wa a prevalent cnHpUint l'at the t'.:X lill
were pt jd whi't ihe ejaliri ol tie military wtr: un.
at ended to. Incanviflio thit ranrmer, let nt like
a vie pltl epi'Wilei. I've yon knowi the ft
luition ol Virginia at that time t her credit was funk,
1. i. - L- ft J !..-. I . I . - .
ucr i'ren".n er.niiia ryine miicnine ana counter 1...1
marthin,' of iht troopi, invarfei by a powetlul ne j wr,ole
myn.d her conrngent lund tt a very low ebb : t ,-tfa
icuiiHiy inc prvpriviy ei luppoiting iKr '-in g
vtrnnieat thro'i jh fuci dil.Pen will be v'ewed ts
t pnmtry cbjecf by all found uolintiini. Without
hit luprcme head the very tule which clled lor a
defence would htvt bee 1 tonihilited, and the dif
fiiufied military wouid hive been di;orgmized, and
no longer necelf.ry. With regard to tht cornpo.
afflt individualt who were Inrfuded in the civil lift,
itwisaeccfTiry to fupport iktm; for to do thit was li
fe n ill to the exillencc ol jurtfprudeutc. a d indif.
pcahbly nectlfiiy lor the lupportof good order iai
t.'i co-nmanity. t,he1 people ol the eatuopo 11
(R thaiond were neither vt ling nor able to like
ibl whole turthea of tovernrntnt upon their own
fhou dert l nor were they on ai y account, bound to
iubimt 10 tl : yet the dtparimenit ol adminiOtaiioa
t'elTanly icbde 'here and the inhabit inn anuH
Beccffinly.be paid for ac ommndaiing tnea who,
having (acri.ced the conven tncca ol lift to tbl du
litt ol public lervice, were unavoidably dtpcadeot
on tht national fund. Hid the ir afury ol the lait
beta adffuitt lo tht wh.le dtmaat, it it prcfanicd
re rr in would bive fell greater pleasure thin Mr..
Jtffcrfon jt. the accornnvtdailon ol all tbrlr wintij
lor btntvoKnce it t trait in hit Cgnflujiion whi. k
htt nor thin on.e pltced hit privatt creiulilyiQ lha
ban 1 ol tht fwiniltr. Ii i mmtoirt to be eonfi.
dried, thai lha civil I'd tom.ined but a Imall notn.
ker ct individual. 1 the mi itity roll (mpri(cd 1
very lirir ona 01 iw.i evilt it wit ceitiii.lv proper
In choolt ike lesd 1 befide 1, iht military fi.d nne
rtfoana wkiib wit btywuj aa4 iraaada.'.a yf
so, ,.u iu iufi . Ui uieriti tut ol Me, le'eilo,. -... ii
Inijfhj-t, he wai toemo. of irnuia. Al r).e ttnmrlr vine 1 k- a.l.. .. : . . T
.A. ....... ,7 l 1 . -rr. .. io.mm
i.i.j'. iiu.i,i iiiaiuiiiii'i'iioirii wun.n i,ae ye. oeen .poma b;ci. ruii-tt- to tn inira'eint af
111a t on
r id ol arc berei.i bciore fly Hated. mj e.ia- '
t'overted on the p rfonl"kooidje of ihe wi,:r. '
L then a iingle inf.n,i'ou tl.u wiu bc-.r ift'0.e;n, 1
athnuh he governed, under evey potfible iinp.d.
nen- ol mv.liln and i'lwi"'t(r" f -
In .781, he wroie hi uotct 01. Vng;i.. Theft
f"e nt intended lor the piefi ; ycl they hue !oan4
their way in the print. Can ry nn ,f lt ,a
c.rfe to ba aHiamed l il.c prmcip'a. he'hi avow.
td Ii ra 1 Let iut book be read, tt will' hva'r WiU
nr! lor man. . v.'
Iut theie ia oiie of bit tvnw t, tAa
oi. wf.-.cn oxn (.i note c:;uictl- Io'ji, lit t"t
yey rnoiftnt oi fuccefa "(call ir even ianum'.y) the
tetdination n( ihe wir in ;8 ; it 11 bit tru ht cf
fiiidainental cor ti; f.ton. Iu the fumuier 01 t jlj
it yai evpettea thai the people ot Vlr,;4 ovll
cai a coovcottcn icreuier ter the ti'irnon of
ni-ivirni.., Joa C rr,. In.j1t th
plnefa nl man.
' A mind tbu. e 'ed abiv-.the j.nary employ,
me itaol i:a fpeeiei, 1 j,u! f'ceiki . ,tn 4ny
.r.l'.e ice r p -.ty p -!u y 5 r w tSt g-nsf.l.
arlfolKi.1 whith u irw-anb t of tavwi itt neatto
ira-t ol ev'J htbn, Ht fth ik id fp.ru a It.;
.propi.aie Jn a .rev n i.e lttt U If Vlea
r,ret,Jent of -.aleytU.e. dated fa. a, Sep.tn.nrr
, t)li, rigen '.tain d.f; ?ai a -w; iak
irnniii3 1 .,.,.,. 1 , ,,, ttw hl . M
m t.,e irse ". nenct o: n t e ninrr.. k. k a....... .1
people m . t ctKedtn
'4 wan , 1 mi tax)
I . m. mm. - A : .
iiiei-.a.w i u tt ft nat ren:p tppMt.d lira- t.
JtUnre wuh a. Wad w.ll chn'tn laita.
When we hed a t.an, in mli t,er ..bilf daev
v..u.w v. pjoring ti wiiaa of nat iic. iSe cw
lona 01 t. e human i.icjl ai .v.. . . . .
n cxe.uliva aulhotitv 1 and te ba liner, ike
very tii.cly i. eqa.libttA. Hn oividei the
turt into iwo houfn. mi re deri tbeir con-
cxrtenee an elfentiat of their lawt. He rropofet'tliat
tbeir ticilion (hould b annual. He adiulti the e-
quatity cl el flion by proportioning lha country re-' fl
piefenittivet to ihe number of the t!eft it, ant by! '
limning I tit namber ol delegutt of which thu houfe
Ihill comm. Hu fcnaioiiil rfiviiioat coolillt of dif.
tnUt and ctalfct. He tn.blifhti tbt method of
voting vita vote, ana g'tvet the lulfrige 10 all who
a cooveottcn tereir.er trr the L-ireo. nf u.
klibing and teviving the effentJa. I. int of their! nc.
ilgtjta, b y the f jrrnau.no! a. adical law, or i other imercnnrftnf lung 0U ikM.oM wi'S ea.a r-le-1 kta
wordl, coulitutioai Mr. Jeltctlon (h doub-Jeli J we J Hi'n airmrivt t ?. -ie,4M, J. y
w.u.u nave vrcn vi ir-.iT! memo-.r or irat oodyj B --e an . .0 .ne punty of r.e'i ., .0 ike ianrnvtnnr
had prepared him lell' at leilure, . -srl dtlil-rif.eS of cjmk. to iranfpoiitn of l.c-f,.,,!.. ,
uience 10 general, w mutt a hi a grade ikov
the tool olfaction, ad., n I, en ti a kit (f. tt
dignity tban iha rhef , ,,; ,, a ,...,,,; ltH f
ab-.ut io-accoad r et. and a 'o h.o. a ,n .
.iEciK.1.1 lot ti.t p e'dennal tai'nf ntwi.nnuy
which Qaoaia wanted oletwefitt t Una.'
- On lM t.i nlOflr, ijli, Mr rr CatiM
announced to M. J.Ke,(nn, t;y Uuee f. r o
bltau, tht in ention oi ihe king 01 lw u tavov
thecomme'ce ot the UnitedStatea aa a, s a. pAlbltf
lb double ke number al ihcir pnni . ,M (Wo
dutttt which were ..cjadteiat to tha comwe K ah
Atrenca t tbH after titaprrat ton of a contract aaad
a.gcnta me rorm o a conurtuu n, ur,-. 11 ft- (,n.
cctted c.lculited to fecute the lightt and libetty of
hit.coirntiyt tn the moil permanent manner, aud
with tKc lead poflible rcUrtint on tSe Individual in
tl'.oatioa. '. !e optnjjhe p!ari 01 thit toDftliliVion lilha de
e'araiTno the world 6f the niluid ul Ih Warp and
other prt-r.ill.05 circumltncei whicti had rendered
the (nopottd raeaf ire tiecefTiry. He pro,ofct ihat a
convention fhou d be u.vited by the voLotiry tel'o
luiioH vl the legitlature ; tnd, of aourfe, deduces the
deaeider.ee and lubmillicn of the law giving power
lo ill on10, tli a Deoole. From tkia c. ntlnuinn.l
lo'fi.kniwri oXthetoenmuniiyr ke dtlttatta-tha fle. Y lb fstSDet't gtaeial wuh Mr. Meet fttn.c
partmemt cj jiuifpradence io f.it Icgitlaiure, iadi. I ,ol,ce,i .M '!' e fhoa'4 l pe,, utd t 4
f 'f vt't
aec.e ,rA
wi.i, n,n.( mr tiintiKt bl tne term
kta nil, the lermrt'e tral fh.i..d
to Purchatt annuallv bout
(Veadiof lobuti t Thu .
tri4t, (ihongi. not whJi
incip,etprpo ed by Mi
arecnneal inptartinhava
ft. (.n't netncitiian. mind
tradicare that monopnly emt, .
In the trgumtrta rc I by
aa f (t am a aft . t.O -
v,,",ur reipect in atvmii
a "
fi thruf4 b
: i H,e rebt
.! mny r- i'o
" the c ia
"w't nl Mr. J,-
id It ,ra to
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da ietnf farcn
rt torolltd in the milim. Ht rtculitet and coo ," 11 ,a rpe to kl tt cunt, tonal
finct tht time tnd rutnnti of legiflaiive totcti; g and eonl",0ft ,af -ja Fiance rf old not .oJcnt
djOurotntni ; md, giv.ag the governor a pawer of J ,oul -toliunn, fht yu iht U.iid 5'att on
c nvroing thim, ad mitt a latitude in the tafe ol io. W,?S ,nt "",,t To-n and Mr. de Caionro
ItMion or lovtlion, which mty render a ttatportry "er pit-t.illKig trttuet with mher aina
icmovil cupCviCDt. A vijority of euhci hvula formt '. ' foi bar d ing no morn H,a wot tk.iU
lurjuoinm. lit allowa tht raembert no privilega "Z" "',ic,,' ''"''r, Iho'i fitta ikouOi the dntiaa
whntevtr btyasd .erfunil ntotaclion mhila ha a.a 'aorcai on upon thie article. .
antged lo public bufioelij ii.d, ft, hit rr.t? fttot On tkia octafino ht l(o obia.Md an incur ge.r-tnt'
riiraoromary in .ngimo; be fr.akea tka mat Vet y
piut of wheat tbt medium of their wtget, thereby
I (ipprtbtnd) limulatin an titcaiion tit egr caliutt . . 1
ei tire taroln.t tut t.a'le anet. a tkni.i.a. -
tca apon tha a. id. ept afh, pearUa-. I,.r.'
in., hair and raw lea. her. m.HA.
imp emu., fed ctoi. iitt. ok. Ni i.i.t r
1! km. as lhri bii'It lit ut LV.iaU l..! . il.
mm nAal I.. I. A.... a a a
hilt lie ctipeattt tht midium 0 tuMy. Uh
maiely, ha paya a dut and Icin. ulout eiitniitn to .he
doArincialtitSullion. ttciocitt. dt limin of power. "tf ' ,,rJ Uom a"- a4 paper
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it... . r a a. W n . a a . w
iw ittprtnaeni, ir. jeiierlon hn p. id qil l leu. " .terrain iKiim.i on tbe ta,oit.on o(
lion, ii well 11 to Ihc judicluy tJeparlutcai. Ha ,n" ""fl of leio, Cu.eann, tad Toumnet
l.tt ilfo propclrd a coai.cil nf tcvifion lo tonfift of 'n n" -foiianoo t,I ara.and military Haiti lw
trr.Lcn Iron, iht two frvertl dtpinmemt ol tht ,r " '
At thu period th? confumpiion of Caro int tic
"Oet hiacktticl rol co n..ci Ctclap Jeiia, Wi '' PM have bctn abont one ball of
coin, p. gt 1:4. . , . ihetr ical de.-.ai.J, i n,ttd U Ujfr irons Me
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