The Wilmington Gazette

              titiilti^c szft ub pu bl i s h e d w k e % 7j y ' " b y a l chi a n d a l tt three dollars per annum thursda y j t u i y 2 i8or i vol v no 234 biographical sketch mr jefferson sxtraclttl fmm a late london ptihlicati9h t trttitltd 4 public cbaratlcn 0 i8cj-i«i terpiece o d'gr.if'.ed wifdom tnd pttriotre p-ide 1 it w«j lie who being ikrrwards appointed guvrri or of virginia t 1 - p r'nd of the invafion of a-uo!d and cornwallii arfjaired » pe,culi»r clam on llie j gratitude of kit fellow ci it.-nt it h he who i the firfl smbalf ur r hr unitei ttltil in frjncc 1 filled it that rflrfinectorji epocht that diiiimuifhcd i poft tc thr r*':4t|ft:on of bmh n.iti io jr fine it va he who » v-crr-jrv of itate in i;f wlitu liie ridicu om nol dif ganitiiig pfelcfi mi ot mr ( genet a t!te lof y rrogi'ice of the »•••*' rnlniller endcivuted l(erni'.<'y to vic the political fak neft of the united stjiei induced fi'i go»«mmeni 0 fprilt a ftoblc ai ■ •;-■'•• irnt ftnguaije which tvou'd iuved6,e edit u l c uinlt toiraijxt \ w er the long c rrefp ndtnee carried on i h tlicfc two d figning ajems woul < ro'ii ill iuft p'.i i > ic rci able rca oninj bf « < at fo&ciiint <'• t'»nler on it a-ithor the rtfuittioa of n acco iplifhed ftatef man here we mull rtcttr fo t critical period r r jcfferfon'l civi adminiihaiui ke w.s ht fecoud y<j-'cinot in vuginit und«r icj renovated con ilit'.stion the furcellor ri ih }■ uic i'cnrv who wss tl hrccivir of io-d dunmore ni w^o b^iilly ! v eh trie rcign of in untried lyl'cv at thi arduou period h ha.d iruth to coniend wilht tor he w»i no or.ly tlte objeft 6f efl o;ic tuimy in tlie field out itlftlincd the int cth arti j fi;e oi an aftallin-like fjfti.iiv who rlf iied his re pulation iii the dark c er le^dy to i'.tu it vit'i s fe ' ciet wftifpor juliii.e 10 hit d.enfsndi a rilic'i oi tome of th moie overt attacks wli ch ' f<c made o;i liuri 3t uriiich tho tague oc ioofe 1.1 ' lften\felve have'liccn frequenty teciirtl by uitn ' ready enough to do him evil l h beeuoi t lfd hat he ban'u > n'»d t'le governnmit of virginia to iti e ! ' nemiet inu fought perfhnal fafety in hi fligtit 10 i the moumtini ; jnd v liu he refuted to pay military i cli-iris in p v lertr!cc to hoft o ihe civil lift during ; hi jiiiiiniltration 01 th'il g3v;'nment i u iln lit ft of tiirie irjotc lafinuacioai it f'lppofed i to apply iu ihi evacuation oi thr virginia metropo-j yfi dii american olli.jr njiv preftnt wai with him 0:1 he occjfl'ii and cor.tnd'.rts the faft : if to 1 the vecond vifir v'-.kh gencrai tir'elon ciid h.mfell ' j the tooor of io ihe <.'. liberating touncili of 1 1 ihltcouniry ihe whole irgi4i:ure mult h»y b-rn ; ' equilk m'lplic^irj : hum armea alenl iegr ! ihe ' propriety of hit pecuniary ajjprcj ru.uni arc per [ " inus ejlily tn be ju.tif.ed | ' ':» v.-jj ui to the ftrlk point 6f it>v f'fn tntho | lilr the bold a.feitiou thai the government j cctir-.\r<i mr jefferfon not tint mr jtffeifon dcler'.ih the governtricnt on thu occ ion nt j unpjrilleied rii and dilbruity thir n'i j j«d now re my 10 te'lik wh 1 that j v nod an of'.cer in r.h coopd-'nr ot tt:e command , ii'ij pc cril n iha pir ot tlie cnii^t y nml w is on this particular occtlion lent 10 l . ij.iuiii with clilpat-'ict of an importjnv rwuue b<ing choicely mounted by tnc general'i particular order on uic iii')!l noted ranri'iig horle which the whole country aiiordrd he found mr |. in the town of m ■- f ditfter oppo*i.e to rn bm fid v hi h 11 the m tropoln fpoke'n of and thtri ibou touriecu milea , lioiri the r;ir i ccucial arnold vhe wai retiring froth hit depicdalory incuifian he learnt fro tht con^d^ntill friends wliti furrouoded the giivernor l*^*t hit excellency h»d been bofily cng,ited even in ptrfonal labor to lrcuie ji.-sie ry mil in t placf oi fa*'iy which v^t ba.idonej by iw citizens to o'.c ieic dfjl.e enemy j while fonte indeed were ai induftrroully employtd in circuia ing falfliooilt to hii pre;t;4;cc i hie refpeft j 1 ' h'u pkhmary pj>ropii»ti:irii hi fore alluded tr gentlemen of the errny item t<i have been a little prcmatute tn imbibing r prrjudica a glinik a pi'blic chjfafter w'liole olfl.e deimn^ed of urr an independent ej.cicif ol t judgment thi , niig 1 :• n part i»r l upi procc-d irom iheimpfifect , now edp.e ; o iich mi itary life in geneval attain | ii the aifairi of civil government and pir frctn tlion . r l>e fii-j^f'tiini wf.ich rre wont to rile from i the biaiicec fsftion f i ti trot litt a par 1 , of the ri were i roat&ntfed with mr ttfn on and it c-i'jiiiy lv » ibat tlieir jtalbufy of pecuniary p»ri lli i'i wai - hc chief ckul'e ; but it remjiro v be de-r termineri whether thii wai ■* reafonable diflatuf>c lion .(: va a f'cvslfiu ctn-i-.-lwint that the liirj were prid while ihe claims if uc military wer un | attended ia incanvafltng this to'jrmrr let ui take j a ic.v ol the prcmlei eve y one knowi the ii j imlion cl virginia at that time ; her credit was funk { her ftrength exhaufled by ihe mirching s^d counter j ( archin of ths trcopj invited by a powertul ne my aid her contingent tund it a very low ebb : ■ ceiuiniy thf propriety of fuppoiting her r ivil go j vernmc.it thiu'igh fuc'i dinners will be vrwsd a ' , '* pnmary objett by all lounii uolttjclint without hat luprcme he.id the very laufe which c.llcd lor a defence would have bee annihilated and the dif fiti»^e4 militaiy wouid hive bren diiorginized and no lenger neceiftry with icgtid to ihe compo , nent individual who weie included in the civil lift it was neceltary to fuppon titetn ; for to dothii wai ef . , idn ial to the exilteiice ol jurilpn.dence 1 1 indif ' i j'folibly nectlfa 1 v tor th lu^pott of good order in | ilia r.y i ninitv the people ot the attiopolia < k.chaiond were neither wiling nor able to lake . tbt whole burthen of government upon their own j ! fhou.ders ; nor were they on my account bound to fu'i in to it : yet the de^aninruu ol admimftratioo tcccifjirily iclide here and the inhabitant mult neccffanlv be psiu lor ac ommndating men who having facriflctfl the convrn encea ol life to the du ties ol publu lervice were univoidably dependent on the njtiona lund had their alury of the iuie been adcijuate to ihe ivh le dtrmn 1 it is prel'umed no iran auld have felt greater plcalur than mr , jttferfon in the accomm-idation ot all their wants tor beuevol ncc is 1 u<it in hit conftitution whiilr his naore than once placed his privetc credulity in he hin » ot the fwintilei it ia moieovcr to to confi deied thai lie civil i it contained but . mall num her of individual j th mi ita:y roll impnled t very largt one ot tw.i eviii it mu ceitaii.iy to chnofc the leatt . bcfiries the nailiurt h.d nn , rei'g«it whuli *»• beyuuj 1*4 ij»»eii.',i pu i f lit civil antviritv * theirtr.it and t.ht itwi o w»r fmpowfird mil jrdilit i them in ukiog needful fiippl ; p»(otliervi'ilcihin in wiftejhom thole to vvts provmcncc ind been rnotk bountiful , for f-i^a had hfen m»i!e itie cntiui^n lot of the war hc whole property of the people liaing • ojunttrily pledged cr it f defence t the prrioj of ill enmme nesment s me ot the military however riaci a different fence ol thcii matters nd p»efrncd losmrur upon the chin mig'.ftrite thofe whom rank and military pii.ie t uld hive better in'hufted the rules of decoiuin • d cotni'o civility ai eaily i the ye»r "* 5 74 if r jertertnn had tp pcar d in p int and l wai about ih.a mirrac'trj pe iod of revolutionary corr.motian that tinf.'il hit imeroai nfliritl fmufliont he w cg!i(4 upon by i t.>reignrr # ot di inftioii laid ta be lllul required hr kinjj of fiantr io i rnifh th f n'*jte on the i ti.mr ol v r^inii which have been nce ta'ti.r.e p ibli:i.e«l to i^t w ild 11 tl hue udded comcwhtt to hii litrinv repftti'lon it ii to l>e regrr.ued tint thefe ru'lcj tont'in pcthaps an inadvertent t»'l;c lion on iha tharacter ol jr officer which km teen fur lulijfi.l nl 1 tinirlvtrlimi in thr amen an yri.it t hsj i-cdi iev4ii-.lv rcctcl'fnoej hy ne j'ou-in i\y sl tlic tlendcd ptrty :* mention it niidt of tiiii un ick.y circjmiuikc tiectufe it wo d br r»nial to bide ind yti it ftemi r^ually proper to cait » f!.de uter t remembrtnee he^'.le it fjoe not t-.m mturfi lr the (; rncri ' tmiort pi hit uun ) to lie 1.1 y r-an « wilfiiljiiitr » tfic pi?:ure dnw'n by mr jctt'i'in ilcertlinly i bjgh coluured one and ikin nil tnio|)i i^ctlier i tecrnito prefeat him -• ic dujje i«i nnftnformation unlel we aortic the ' h4rit»tl fuppofmo i tt.it tvit extj.ic injoicnl f j f.ii^:?rt exovdiuoi rhjy be s'.'iwed 10 elevate a man 1 dove the homo sapiens ameriunui tr.d ubove or ' dtiiarj relpo ibilitv t v.ifh for liii i»k c r toe 1 for t lii country that no further bulteliief may infue ■ fio:n iht tlfue wnich h been tj*.si in t hit point nj , ai it mufl be highly honorable to mr jeffer fon 10 rttnift di tie of err-jr i am peifuadcd that the htppict terroinatidn on both tides will be found in eelilrcifament and oiliierati n to return to the psuuuhu ol mr jeiferfon'i oiscill life au.l 10 ontemplate infmuit om to his ■ prejutiice at thrown out to the world by thufe , p^.'tifani of evil who alone h*ve caul to f'.icad hii \ tttmtniuiitinn it 1,1 moi ii!e to rely on ttl'.t than alpsrfioi'.i in 1774 h wai tl>c hor of " a 8umn>a ! ry view if " brmili ameri't '," wil any man veil i tuie ir ilycrt tliu e d-.a l coin^rthc^d th fa riglui i then why vio it h become tfie paitifaq ; i i trance t infripga t!<e crv ri^hi which be lt»i de ' lined d fo long fupported 1 tn 1780-1 lie ivu governor of virginia all the obje&iom to hit diainillratif>n which lave yet been ncsid of arc ticrei.i bc»orc irly iated and con fovcited on the p rforul knowledge of ihe wnier ii theie 1 iinglj inhn iation tl:^t will bc-.r tefledtion : a^liough he governed umler cve-y piiliii itgptdi rrni ol niv«linn and infurrfctioa f in 1781 he wri>:e hia notei on virginia t'lcle t l r not intended tor the irefi ; yet they have found ihiir way in the print can ny man fiy |. o hat c»r ( c to be aihamed t ihe pnnciplo he hai avow d li n / lei ii book be lead 11 will bta'l wit neli lor tlik man lut there it one ol his vm t i^a in t 1 e app'en i oil wfiich opent hit ho!r political fo'lil in v very monttnt ol fucecft call i cvea tipuni:y tht ' tctni'nation ef ihe war iu 78 ; it it bii draught ol furdamsntal conitiuhion u the lumiher bl jh it vaa eipcitra that the p»ople bf virginia woijirt t cal a convention together f.-.r ht yirpote of r it f klihing and leviring the tltent i int of their iigl»t by tli f jrraatl in o '. a'-adicai law or im oihtr • v/ordj conuituiicn mr jetterlon who douh-.k-li ' would have been f leyive mrmb-.r or i>»t o r d ' hjd prepared himlell a leilime ir ! dcliberatej digeltad the torm o a coniiitu'.i ri lueh at b con c:l\ed crlculltea to fecute thr iigli.t nd libfty of his countryj in the mcli permanent miruir id with the lraii oilib'r rcttnint on tht individual iu climation ht ciptai ihit p^n oi iin ir.nn'ilit'ion ihti'a de olaratiob to the world of the nature ol the war and other pr«»e«t(lidg circumiltncai whic:i hid rendered the pio[iol mc»f ire neceftiry he peo ofct tint a convention ototvd be invited by the voluntary rcio luiiob of he lejjnlatute ; ana of tourte deduces the ilepeider.cj and tubmiflion of the law giving power io it origin t'.ie ppople froni thii c nltitu.iona i convention of the community he delegate the at partmenu of jiuifprjdcntc to ilic legiflature jadi aiai ind exf.utiva ai:lhoi.:y , nci he balance ihf whale very ni_e!y i squilibno ke oividei the iljiuie wito two hou.'ei and re derl their con r."irence in c(r t ntial ol their iawi me propolea that , their election fhouid be annual he adjultt the e quality ot el'.clion by proportioning the country re ' prefentativet to the number of the *'.<:& n aim by limiting the nombei of uelegiirs o f which that honfc o11ii confitt hn fenitoiial divifionicoddlli ol dil tn£la and c'.allea he ea«blifhea tbe method of voting viva voie and givei the lutfrage to all who are intoucd in the mihtit hi regllatei and con finet the time and n>inn«i of lejiflaiive n(etti g and adjournmen ; md giving the gotcinor a piiw.i of ci naming them adinua a latitude in the cafe of 111 fe^uon or invauon which may render a temporary 1 removal exkejteat a majority of either houfe form itai|ugi«rn he allowa the memben no privilege whoever btyvad jerlnal piolailion while they tit engaged in public bufwefl iu fwhat lr.ay item extraordinary in lingland he ttahtw the maiuet piice of wheat the medium of their wigei thereby i apprehend uimutatin n attention tu agr culture while he 4ifvenlea ihe medium of equity ulti mately b paya a due and icrn ulous tucmibn to he doftiineiof 1x1 ijllioii vacanciea & limitt ol power to the executive governor the couiir.il 01 tti nil iuprifideni mr jetferfon hai p.id equal men lion t well at to ihe judkiaiy ucpirtuieol lie i.ji llfo pmpoied a council of rcvifton to coofitt of anbert from the two feveril dcp«rime:m of he see hiachaiattroi to oi.ti crcup jtiieil^.'a botft p'ge 104 • taa jameifoo m:ktt a(i p adik r si $ m i executive r ! judicial : to tkii council he prnpofe tue luh niftion of 1 bills wlii.h 1'iall havr piftcd ih ej fca > ■-«!:;■« iii.-y br.o.ne ulii«mi>ly a law ; and ■. i cm the rultl i-ih down in hit cafr il rent neat to impoftima that tl'e legif.ative witck-ia of ihft comtrv mouid be fu,-pi.fed tnio tht aft of • fatty h hi been equally itteotlvf to tht prefervatioai of tht ftfct'i foveieignty and die coufn'tfiry of lht c-iifeder>cy in ihe appointment of drleftt'i to cmgred we has i-rft v eleclionin ihc haaxie oi ihr iw legiflamre bin lhii been carrfol to ex jude thai member of the executive power frow tither voice of eat he hi piriicourly gmrdri th writ of h.bei roepbi n the right of every iran tnd that ten 4ay pull be tht longed pofublc ftr:tcli of impiilonmant alter fuch writ i dem«nrir<l he ha taken do cire to ua'.rci the military author tv to the civ i power priming yrr(ti art mty ielpon fyblejfor the proptgttion ol fjlloho-d ind condi tutional ronyentio/p m«y be called whenever tl.rr arc thfli to bt reedful by two out if lh ihiet br«i chel " r government su h is the magna chart deviled by tnii great tnfl honefl flajelmmj : how people ir england fhould conceive « mtn daiigeroua it at « partial friend tq fiance who it fo willing 10 tie hia own handi ftonn doing mifchief ii ini»»ciloin but the wifdom and juftice o his pubic cliaraaer will appear intlijht yst rjorctiue pe.lupa if we eximme how fir he mi have ptattiltd the principle ho b«s jjre^ribed dm ing hu civil idminiftration in the ctpacitira oi 4r legate to aongrefi foreign ambaftaddr and secre tary of state l;i ihe yet 1^-3 le wat in congrefj ; from wntnce he w li appointed »% ambaltador to ihe court of spain liut tkc jpprxcti of p'see it is prefumed rendered hit voyage unr.rteffa.-y in j 784 h wit ft'.ll ioor at congrefa t annapolis in maryland in arch r 8c mr jefferfon w*a in england shorty ner thii period we find him at the court of verhiliti iro whrnfce he communicated hi nc locutions concerning ihr freedom of the tobacco fidr the powerful opprfition of the farmer general i c to mr jay tnioifleroi fo^eigm aff.in t ne«f york in a elter dated may 17 178 in this letter he evincei condoc-rabl diprosratic taleuts and fuccefs havirtg gn ed the approfcilicn ot mr rie ver^reonra nd die acquiefc-nce ol mr d ca loner ju lia<air trccommcn-jed 10 tiie peup'e of caroliui an mprovemrnt inprep 1 ing tf ir liaplecoirt'tioaiuy - ricr m ordrrto ad the mediterr*nean rnartet ' hil attention to the g»e art fnthemidlk of hij dii.ioma.ic joiiftiona ii not only * ftrikiig pr<,«t of tl.c univerftltici of mr jeffcrfou 1 * geniut lui ttroqglj vine b t applicaiion to thofe imporunk pointi which militate t tbs imprav mtnt of hi native country and contribute to urortiote th hap piriefj of mm r a mind thus e'ifated abov the ordinary employ raenuof iti ipeciea il littli fu!cepcibl of the dirty njiiance of p-rty policy ; itil only for the eiovellini rtilpohtton hich ii inc*p«bii of , caving the beaten tr * : * o '- vl h>b thii fach lint ted irit il tiuly appropriate ja a wry con j ft letter to dr stilei - prelidtnt c vale c l.e.e dated faria septeaiber it t)se thttgeniuaaari lify!ayi a lurid of fentim.ni cud l»tor/^jtioo lufliji«iil tjenule him to the conti iltnce o nil country and tht admiration of fotietv a ; he n tnuud r u;^r»fd a r od idta , that tha <* people o ( a.<a ari ctlcendants fto the american s indltnt ; ..•!( ne h«t lirongly litpportsd thia oc « jettsre with at rail w»ii chofen f jib *■ j when vvr hnd a c.tn in recels froft public duty " c.p-.ble of jtp'oring the wilda of nature the con nc'uona ol t e human f.ecie and the accient i*t»rcoorf«oflonglon natiooi with cash other ; he v.r hriil him btten-.ive to psiunag to litcraiure & lh fine uif oth*puiiiy of men to tht improvemwie j of optic to tranfpofitioo ot fic.rioiill tund of lurnce in general wa muu a o him a grade above the tool of aftion admit dim to a higher fe.t of dignity thin ih there .» odallcr of a ntrnntl treaty byut tobicco lui rice and a'low him i ioj qua i£c«in.m for the prudential rhairof * now cjuntiy 1 which ftanda in n«ttt of attentive 1 imta on ihe ad of ofloter 1786 mr r ciiannai announced to mr jefferfou by latter from tontain ble^u l lh mention of the king ot trancr to tavor ihe commerce ot the united statea an mm h s polliblei t.i double h numb«r of their pom j to reduce the duttai which weie prejudicial to th commr ce with an-.enca • that after the expiration of a rnntraft nade by the tanner general wiih mr mortia concerning tobacco no limlar one fhould le permitted suit that duiing the esiftanc oi the term of mr m rack the farmei general fhould be ca)ir>ie led to purchate anoually about fifteen thoufanai b&g fkeaaiof tobatco th ia tegulation of the tobicio i tra^e though not wholly in conformity to tha ■ j.7iucif»jt»pr u po ed by mr eiterfon to thecou:.t it ; argenoea appcari 10 have bren tht refult of mr jet j fffrfen'a ncgnci:tion which hsd it at firft in view to , eradicate that monopoly entirely i u the arjumenta ufcl bv mr jefferfon cm tfi.v occaooo m refpeft t dlfhing the dotiuof franco upon the on nadt ht appe»j to ha cjrrie tqnal convirto for a lh cjh fr»n could ot toi-fent to a toul abolium he f uti the u.itd st.ffi on at faoiing wi'.u 1 in hinle tons and mr de calonne alftgnjhcr pi-.«.,iiing treaiie with other nations at » realo foj lierd'.ing no more hit mott chiif tian li.sjcily r,.'ireoirer tho'i til to aboufh the duiiaa of tabrcat on upen thir article on tbia occtfion he ifo obtained in tnc-ur geinene of tire curolu.a rat ttahs s aad an abolition o i duliea upon the ar icle rfp.it afh ptarl-afc haavar ' k!u hair ai.a raw lea.ner mauj yanla knte for ih.p butljin red c-,o oak and ti ir of til k.n «; l!r f a bu-lt in the cuaad tun | mruba treft -..<« cji t.-om flatti anal fcookt and paoer txporiru thuliar ihere»n*iro i .• e oa tbia n-^ociaiion tertam faciiiiid on ihe enj.ottion of itie w ntt of biiuijfiux govfi.n and touraine and an hie cupui tauoo ot arrna rial fnilitiiv floiti tt the iatca at iru period th confumption of c.ro n rica in rranc tppean to hive been about one half of iheir tcr.al deruaad aa ittlcd in * icact iro.n mr jcfttifon 10 dr lumley oj south-cmplfrw u at«al 4 71u uitebai i^(m ai jp«ria »«»». ' . ■ talay mn jefferson ylce-prfc.sink.nt of tlii v stxtss of amfcric \. mr jeftircon w bom in virginia rn ii novr fnapof-'d to be fomewhet tunnel ol fifty h is i'\c fii.i of « gentlem-in of iha fl.«e tlic lane who nil ■ t not conimiirion with colonel fry ior fettlinj inii cxtf ilin '-!"■ bocn ia ■■ •■ . ■» bjtwc.n virginia ml north-jclrolina i 1 1749 hewn educated in hit native int from which he ai oeter abfent till i feivicc ildjia jt<1 his rcfi tlmce at the couit of^'iiii whilher he vat fe,.t as tn envoy mr jeff.rton il tall and cr.dtr jnirv f'rcfh omplexion cear penetrating eyr hair inclining to red and of verw modell m jitab ; e d port.ncnt u-he «•' profrflioiully bu-d a'.jwyer iho gh born to tn lei fortune ; ycl t'.ic pub e tlef.lrtd for th exercife of hit l?n in a higher f nt.n left hhn but little time to oifolay hit native eloctiionce j ■ btrritler nor w lit of 1 turn to profit by the irtl otordinaty practicr hu country cillcd v.ii f r ward ac * verv«''iy porlo'd ; and promiittd hfrfelf in liabilities 1i1 le very important endi which havi been 1 confuicuoufly iti'iiicd in whatever hrf ha teen engaged in private life in hij younget d ; », t :,]■, days which fortune feem to hav allnted v him for an unintciruu'ed focial tnteicou wi;h ihe world he wii in f»ny circle and all of the firft were ron petitori for hti preface its crn?me.it tnflru&or ik pride cloif application bad fupplied the graftt of mjniy europ??n dv.in)»,';f without ne^lc'^iiig the particular ftudj 10 which hit primiiv employ menu wfrc devoted mir jeffcifon four;ct tll'j fnf fkient hourl to mend to he p ilitcr a^quirem tl in thefe numiir 7 iccomplifnmcr.tj he iftaincd a knowledge in drawing geometry geograpfty if tronomy natural phil'ifophy nd rnuflc in which he vaa confidertd a prol*c'<-n : ; mr was hi infor mation in hilto y and u v - ailiiu neglc£.:d for thkfe adornments atan early art he married • mviri a arruijie v.'.fc the daughter of mr wales an emincrititonfellor in virginia i n afrtcvmnj'e partner who unfortunate ly no longer cxift»i th eaih oi if udy <•( oni(e devolved '>•« him a more wfeigluy parental care in the ejjhtfciii'mi of iit two lovely diugh'tu ; tlicy have be 1 rr ir~il lintici ins iiiiic:li e infpfrc nun nd bf.e tr.f.othf'*n\ei his diplomatic func tion whiiherfoevi 1 ihrv hiive sen dire^ed it could not be exprded ihal « f:\tn ol lucli qua pfic«tioni in * coun ry hi h flood fo niuth in need uf them canld be klieed lon t remain in pi lofo f i retir^tfitl . nu'ii ii rot him tor f>im ltlf alone ami ilie vote o his cotiffituetitl tusmed liii labon in the fttldl ol juril|jrudrnce in the legiflatuie ol virginia he became » di^iin fuifhrd a.id ul'lul n>ttib<-i .• ti i imleti man ia es on record o ufti-icnt irt*por.4hie to indicair fn;ure greatneu during the revoloi'onsty oe'iod which fvparatctl lie un'l'"4 i!'.f l.'j'n the mother country wi find him idvan ing to > dill nmic dignified ttation < h was nc ol tl r <- in v '■■'•• haadi the pobple thought tit to tonfidc t 1 i miierlil svemi cf their political eui hence arid fi nre jmtnefi he wai honored withth 1 public ennfijance during lt mi '. important luug'jlr .» 1 tat two yrais iu tl " fair il ton^itf which brought x»ui tl-.e itvolulidii and which is ic cv'ry wi'cre ln/hly lefije'ri-.tl l ih'.i tongiel h ifilji td i chlrjelei w!ii i wll r.:l 4i jhihc'd lo tha end of tlm a ehtraaer v.liithj can never battt perriaps ' c expreffedj that it ai icadv i by the pencil o i trumbul a giii'cr ex»mpl of unlirriited confidence ihln ms tvidrnrcd in ihe addt^'s r his conititu'ntl r the awful oecafion nl hit d legation n'.av probihly never be recoitlcd i hillury " * o'l ailert " thu there is a nytti i'ltention to iiivide our ri^'.iis •' nd uiivilc^es ; v.t own tli it we do not fre thil " clearly bu iirice you flure us hat i is f wr be 11 lieva the fait weareaboul to take a very d*n •' feerous ftep but we con'irie in you and are icady " io fupport ynu in every mcaluie you jlnil thiok 11 prop'-r to ad.jpr to proceed farther in hit paragraph with feeble accountl of a roan who fhruld be iily tn'nioncd to b revered would it to offer infult to the fuptrior pens whir.h lia»e pre ceded and merit a iligma foi arrogances thedu'.e de liancouri to the eharaficr of an igricnlturalitt which boih he and the board cf agrictriiure in ens itnd tuve bt'lowed on mr jtfte ton his added the following veiy beautiful and faithful picluie : *' they roitil be veiy ignorant of ihe htiiory oi america who know not that mr jefferfon fliar*d wi:h george walhirgton franklin john adams m jay and a aw others trie toils and dan^e:t ol the revolution in all id differtiit stages , that in ihe famous congre'5 which guiued nd tonfo cjled l t hedilpliyco a boldnefs an '. firmnefa of clirscter j lund ot ta'tnti and knowledge and a readincfi af principles which will hand down hit kime io bonarity with plory and ai'ure to him fur ever ilia rripect and c atituiii ol all the triends of liberty ■ it was he mho in the tarr.oui congrefs fo refpefta bie and fo much relpefted in that rongref , ever inacctflibie t ha leduclion fear and apparent wrnkreli of tin people ; v ho joiutlv with mr i.e<r inotl.rr deputy of viiginia propofed the declara tion of indepei drn.e it was he who fuppoiied prncinilly by john adams otflveil the delibtrilion of ihe fubjecl end carried it beating down he waty piudence of lome of t.is colleagues pofl fffd ot o qual fitiie ol patliotifm 1 ut ol leli ouiage it a he *» io wai charged witb drawing up i.'iii maf • travels n nii kot*l ' *,• "-• . ». p 6p ac imita a