131To Thomas Jefferson from James Thomson Callender, 28 April 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Inclosed I send a list of the new elections for the assembly, so far as they have Come to hand. Mr Jones assures me that not less than twenty of the aristocracy have been turned out in this list. It is but moderate to guess that at least twenty more will be dismissed, so that in whole they will be reduced to 40 less, and the Republicans will be augmented by an equal number. This amounts almost...
132To Thomas Jefferson from Arthur Campbell, 30 September 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favour of the first instant came safe to hand, by last Post. I have read it over and again, and will treasure up the ideas. We have but little of the party spirit in the Western Country when compared with the great Towns, but we have seen and felt too much. A jealousy must be awakened, and a resistance to foreign influence formed, or we may ere long repent our torpid state as a People. We...
133To Thomas Jefferson from Arthur Campbell, 10 December 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
I take the liberty to send you some political items received from Correspondents that may amuse you in a leisure moment. They may only be the effusions of the writers on hearing of so important an event . May not all our fears of a war with France now evanish. Let republicans in America also take an erect attitude. Let them loudly proclaim their principles, and unite their voices with their...
134To Thomas Jefferson from Arthur Campbell, 4 July 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Peace being happily restored on the Western Frontier, I had form’d the design of living in quiet, the remainder of my days, that is to decline writing, or almost thinking, of politics. But again we see our Country verging to an eventful crisis. I am fill’d with anxiety respecting her liberty, and independence, lest they are lost, and with them the happiness of so many Millions of the human...
135To Thomas Jefferson from Arthur Campbell, 2 February 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
Your very friendly letter of September last aroused my watchfulness, and induced a recurrence to first principles and first practices I have now more than a suspicion that a Counter revolution is aimed at.—A judicious person lately said “that a certain Foreign Minister had a more regular intelligence by means of the post-offices than the President or Vice-President of the United States.”—I...
136To Thomas Jefferson from David Campbell, 2 April 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
Your favour of the fourteenth of March came safe to hand. I will, with great pleasure comply with your request. The undertaking is highly gratifying to me in two points of view, first that it has put it in my power to oblige a man, whose character I have long admired above all others in the world; and for whose person I have the truest friendship. Secondly that the completion of your object...
137To Thomas Jefferson from Mathew Carey, 18 December 1800 (Jefferson Papers)
With this letter you will receive a copy of a new work intended for Schools , which, if your avocations permit, I request you will be so kind to examine. I have compiled it with a view to familiarize to the minds of youth, the grand truths of morals and politics, the latter of which particularly has never had sufficient attention paid to it in School Books. Unless I deceive myself egregiously,...
138To Thomas Jefferson from Antonia Reynon Carmichael, 8 May 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
Je profite de l’occasion de Monsieur Joseph Thompson pour vous faire parvenir ce petit paquets que j’ai trouvé dans les papiers de feu Monsieur Carmichael. J’avois chargé un Monsieur de cette Ville l’Eté passé qui alloit en Virginie de vouloir bien vous le remettre. Il s’en etoit chargé mais une Maladie lui est survenu quelques jours apres son depart. N’ayant pû continuer son voyage il me l’a...
139To Thomas Jefferson from John Carr, 22 March 1799 (Jefferson Papers)
I have long been desirous of consulting you on a subject wherein my interest and happiness are nearly concerned; I have five sons to whom I would wish to give the best education my finances will admit of, but being in a great measure with out education myself, when ever I attempt to lay down a plan I am immediately bewildered, and can fix on none by which they are to be governed. If you will...
140To Thomas Jefferson from Peter Carr, 7 May 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
By some irregularity in the post, your letter of 12th. April was not received till the first of this month. The papers inclosed form a very interesting part of the history of the present, as connected with the late administration. Under the garb of conciliation and friendship to France, there appear to me in the instructions themselves opinions advanced, and maxims sanctioned, which can only...