OF

THOMAS JEFFERSON,

AS EXHIBITED IN

HIS OWN WRITINGS.

BY THEODORE DWIGHT.

BOSTON:

WEEKS, JORDAN & COMPANY,

No. 131 Washington Street.

1839.

Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1839, by

WEEKS, JORDAN & COMPANY,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts.

MARDEN & KIMBALL, PRINTERS,

No. 3 School Street.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

Introductory remarks-Different opinions of Mr. Jefferson's char-

acter--His Correspondence left for publication-Causes of the

Federalists' opposition to Mr. Jefferson-Mr. Jefferson long in

public employment-Was opposed to the Constitution-Corres-

pondence on that subject-Attachment to Revolutionary France

-Report on Commerce-Madison's Resolutions—Intended to

turn the trade of the United States from Great Britain to France

-The sentiments of Federalists justified by events-Mr. Jeffer.

son's confidence in Bonaparte-Change in his feelings in 1814.

CHAPTER II.

The Federalists opposed to Mr. Jefferson because he used the gov.

ernment patronage to promote his own and his party's interests

-Case of the removal of the New Haven collector-Letter to

the New Haven merchants-Collector not removed for want of

integrity, capacity or fidelity—Attempt to fix the charge of polit-

ical intolerance upon Mr. Adams-If it lay against any person,

it was Gen. Washington-Doors of honor, &c., burst open by

Mr. Jefferson's election-Origin of the doctrine that a change

of administration involves the principle of a change of subor-

dinate officers-His election considered by him as a revolution

-All executive officers viewed by him as executive agents-

Proved by a letter to J. Munroe.

CHAPTER III.

Federalists opposed to Mr. Jefferson because of his known oppo-

sition to an independent Judiciary-Letter to Ritchie, December

25, 1820-To Melish, January 1813-To Nicholas, December,

1813-To Barry, July, 1822-Importance of Judicial Indepen-