James Monroe to Thomas Jefferson, 12 January 1824
From James Monroe
Washington Jany 12th 1824
Dear Sir
Since my last we have receivd no communication from mr Rush, on the subject of mr Cannings proposition. From our chargé des affrs in France a letter has been recently recd, by which it appears that the British ambassador there, had intimated to the French minister of foreign affairs, the desire & expectation of his govt, that no measure should be decided on, by the allied powers, without a consultation with the govt of the U States, & to which a reply was given, that none would be adopted, without a due consultation, which mr Sheldon understood, as excluding us from any congress or other meeting that might take place between them with a view to that object. The fact however, that the British govt has made such an intimation, being in accord, with a suggestion of mr Canning, to mr Rush, tends to strengthen the presumption that that govt, will oppose any measures having for their object the subjugation of the new govts to the south. we may daily expect further intelligence on the subject, which I will communicate to you as soon as recievd.
I shall forward the views of mr O.Flaherty & of Col: Roane, by communicating to you the enclosed papers, by which it appears, that the former seeks employment in our university, & that the latter thinks highly of his qualifications, especially by his knowledge of the antient languages.
James Monroe
RC (DLC); endorsed by TJ as received 18 Jan. 1824 and so recorded in SJL. Enclosure: Thomas J. O’Flaherty to Thomas Cooper, Rappahannock Academy, Caroline Co., 27 Jan. 1823, enclosing a letter from his “Countryman and friend” William Sampson; stating that O’Flaherty traveled to France to “obtain a Medico-surgical education” and sailed for the United States of America since there would be little prospect for his success in Ireland “unless he joined in the assassination of his natural and national rights” and betrayed “those principles for which an Emmet died, and a Sampson and an Emmet were exiled”; explaining that he had become an educator at the urging of Sampson and other friends in New York; indicating that he will be visiting South Carolina because there is a “greater demand for Classic lore to the South” and because large families in Virginia tend to employ private tutors to the “no small detriment of Academies”; offering to supply recommendations from “Gentlemen of respectable standing” in Paris and America; reporting that he will be free to leave Virginia in May; and asking for Cooper’s exertions on his behalf if a suitable vacancy should occur at an academy or at South Carolina College (later the University of South Carolina) (Tr in ViU: TJP; in O’Flaherty’s hand; preceded by abbreviated versions of the same letter in Greek, Latin, and French; with notation written perpendicularly at foot of text: “Copy of a letter addressed To the Honourable Judge Cooper President of the South Carolina College”). Other enclosures printed below.
Daniel Sheldon was the United States chargé des affrs in France, while Sir Charles Stuart served as british ambassador until December 1824 (ODNB; Philadelphia Aurora and Franklin Gazette, 3 Dec. 1824). François Auguste René, vicomte de Chateaubriand, was the french minister of foreign affairs, 1822–24.
Index Entries
- Canning, George; British foreign minister search
- Chateaubriand, François Auguste René, vicomte de; as French minister of foreign affairs search
- Cooper, Thomas (1759–1839); and T. J. O’Flaherty search
- Emmet, Robert search
- Emmet, Thomas Addis; mentioned search
- France; and Monroe Doctrine search
- Great Britain; and Monroe Doctrine search
- Ireland; oppression in search
- Monroe, James (1758–1831); and Monroe Doctrine search
- Monroe, James (1758–1831); and University of Virginia search
- Monroe, James (1758–1831); letters from search
- Monroe Doctrine; European reaction to search
- O’Flaherty, Thomas John; seeks professorship search
- Roane, John; recommends T. J. O’Flaherty search
- Rush, Richard; as minister plenipotentiary to Great Britain search
- Sampson, William; friendship with T. J. O’Flaherty search
- Sheldon, Daniel; as interim chargé d’affaires in France search
- South America; and Monroe Doctrine search
- South Carolina College (later University of South Carolina); faculty applicants search
- Stuart, Sir Charles; as British ambassador to France search
- United States; and Monroe Doctrine search
- Virginia, University of; Faculty and Curriculum; faculty applicants search