The Pretensions of Thomas Jefferson to the Presidency Examined

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Excerpt from The Pretensions of Thomas Jefferson to the Presidency Examined: And the Charges Against John Adams Refuted A Writer under the signature of Hampden, in the Richmond paper of the 1st instant, after asserting the exclusive right of Virginia to fill the office of President, calls the attention of the citizens of that state to the illustrious Thomas Jefferson, as the fittest character in the union to fill the President's chair, and proceeds to enumerate the various pretensions of that gentleman. They are, 1st. His merits as a philosopher. 2d. As a republican. 3d. As a friend to the civil and religious rights of mankind. 4th. As a citizen who was in favor of the present federal government, but wined for amendments. 5th. As an enthusiastic admirer of the French Revolution, without however surrendering the independency and self-government of America. 6th. As a citizen, who had a proper sense of the perfidious conduct of Britain towards us, which he would have counteracted by pacific measures, and measures more advantageous than those which have taken place. 7th. As a citizen whose diplomatic talents, and political sagacity are not inferior to his republicanism and unalterable attachment to liberty. 8th. As possessing a fortune no less independent than his principles, and with a disposition, continually impelling his fertile genius to discoveries and improvements in the arts and sciences. I Shall not stop to consider the exclusive claim of Virginia to the presidency, but shall proceed to examine the pretensions of Thomas Jefferson, as the above detailed. We may justly presume that his panegyrist has brought forward every title which this candidate possesses to the public favor on this occasion, and we may therefore safely pronounce that those, and those alone, are the titles on which his pretensions rest. I shall examine, 1st. The merit of T. Jefferson, as a philosopher. Whether a moral or a natural philosopher, or both, is not stated by Hampden. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.