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An original history
omas Jefferson
THE PONCHATOULA TIMES, APRIL 4, 1985, PAGE THIRTEEN
The Sage of Monticello
By Bernard Vincent McMahon
PART TWO
his studies, he arrived at a very wacky conclusion that the ancient Anglo
rived under customs and unwritten laws based upon the natural rights
nd permitting the individual to develop freely,, normally' and happily. He
:h counterpart. Rousseau He forgot that Pope Gregory. who upon
blond haired blue-eyed youths in Rome's slave market required as to who
was told "Angles." He replied. "No. Angels," and sent St. Augustine
COnvert. them. Finally Julius Caesar conquered Avalon (England) and
teed Roman culture.
after five years of reading the law under George Whythe. he was
to the bar and soon became a much sought-after lawyer, giving him an
spent on building Monticello•
married a young widow with an infant son. Martha Wayles Skelton.
no portrait survives May 1773. Martha's father died and she and Torn
his estate. "The Forest/' Jefferson was elected to the House of Burgess
the practice of law Together with other young salons they gathered
ern and plotted freedom for the mother country
of defeat of the French Canadians in the Anglo French War forced the
nent to search for new, revenues The American colonies were the
be plucked• George Grenvill. Chancellor of the Exchequer. passed these
ordinances: writs of assistance to locate smuggied 9Gods: The Sugar Act.
and higher duties on molasses: The Currency Act. banning paper money:
Stamp Act. The Quartering Act, colonists forced to board and room
After riots some of the above were repealed
Charles Townshend. his successor, slapped a tax on 9lass. lead. tea, paper
Painters' colors Lord North repealed all the taxes but the one on tea The
dumped it in the harbor, Parliament retaliated with The Intolerable
chief of which was The Quebec Act that recognized the Catholic Church as
religion, arousing the wrath oI New England Protestants Result:
Continental Congress 1774): the Battles of Lexington. Concord and
and the appointment of George Washington as Commander-in chief
In 1774 Jefferson wrote the summary view of the Rights of British Americans, a
nner of The Declaration of Independence The summary fact of separation.
revolution, of self determination, ofnationa]destinv And in it Jefferson
nstrated the "peculiar felic:ty of expression " as John Adams called it. which
SOon earn him the title. "The Penman of tl-e Revolution , 1
1775 the Virginia Convention met in Richmond on March 20 *[he elder.',
nlers were oDpo-sed to independence and nearly carried the vote until Patrlck
ed to his feet and shouted. 'Our brethren ar. alread in the field
here idle'? Is life so dear. or peace o sweet, as to by purchased at
price of chains and slavery? Forbid it. almighty God I know not what course
may take : but as for me owe me liberty or give me death" Jefferson
Springfield Christian Assembly
Pastor Brother Jerry Lambert
lUnday 10 a.m. and 6:30
p.m.
u. Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m.
,bur. Bible Study 7:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
197 S. 4th St.
Rev. Anderson
M Bible Study 9:45
orning Worship 11 a.m.
First United Methodist
East Pine St.
Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Bible Study 9:45 a.m.
United Methodist
Landing Methodist Church
Worship 9:30 a.m.
Bible Study 10:30 a.m.
Westside Baptist Church
In the former
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Dr. William T. Pruitt III
School I0 a.m.
Service 11 a.m.
1 Wed. 7 p.m.
All Saints Episcopal Church
W. Hickory & N. 7th Street
Rev. Paul Gray
Holy Communion 9 a.m. Sunday
Oldest Church in Ponchatoula
Wadesboro Baptist Church
Wadesboro, La.
Rev James Wall
Bible Study 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Wesley Chapel
United Methodist Church
Easterbrook Rd. Ponchatoula
Bible Study 10 a.m.
Morning Worship 11 a.m.
St. Joseph Catholic Church
330 W. Pine
Fr Dan Davies
Vigil Mass Sat. 6 p.m,
Sun. Mass 7,9 & 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Daily Masses 7 a.m.
Mort. - Fri. 9:15 a.m.
Vigil Mass Sat. Bedico Chapel
seconded this speech with one of h-isare orations. June 14. 1775 Jefferson was
sent to the Second Continental Congress in Phildelphia,
On July 4. 1776 The Declaration of Independence was voted on and passed
and on Auqust 2. 1776 56 deleqates signed it. Jefferson wanted to go back to
Virginia to work on the new state constitution He resigned his seat in congress on
September 2. ] 770 and joined the Virginia Legidture on the seventh of October
His greatest work next to The Declaration of Independence was the Virginia State
Constitution. In the new constitution he fouqht to abolish real estate entails where
his own class hogged the land forever for their descendants Next he worked on a
bill to set up courts of justice replacing the royal courts. Next. a bill to codify, the.
new state taws He tried to abolish slavery and failed Next his bill for religious
freedom, and finally, an education bill to set up public schools
On June 1. ] 779 he was elected governor to succeed Patrick Henry
In a wartime economy Virginia succumbed to inflation, swelled by' paper
money'. Worse still, a blight hit the state crops. Here the mettle of Jefferson was
now tried and he failed
The British army' invaded the Carolinas and marched on Virginia. The traitor
Benedict Arnold marshalled a British army and sailed up the James River to
Richmond and took the city. Next they united with Cornwallis and ravaged the
state Jefferson resigned as governor and retreated to Monticello The flaming
!ibera! or radical turned into a coward when the chins were down. Cornwallis and
Col Tarleton looted Monticello and made off with his slaves The crops were
burned and household effects stolen. General Sherman and his bummers were
not first in ravaging the South. Washington the brave stayed with his men at
Valley Forge The Virginia legislature tried to indict Jefferson for cowardice but his
friends rallied to his support and he was acquitted after Cornwallis' surrender at
Yorktown
On September 6. 1782 Martha Wayles Jefferson died At 39 he was a
wdower He wrote. 'There is a time in human suffering when exceeding sorrows
are but hke snow fa[lin 9 on an iceberg "' Some renegade indians attacked a white
settlement A Col Cresap went on a muderous retaliatory raid killing many
nnocent Indians includin 9 Jefferson's friend Chief Logan's family who sent the
Virginia Assembl, this message: "'Appeal to any white man to say. if ever'
he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meal if he ever
came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long
and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace Such
was my love for whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said
Logan is the friend ofwhitemen l have even thought to have lived with you. but
for the :njuries of one man. Col. Cresap. that last spring, in cold blood, and
unprovoked, murdered all the relatives of Logan not sparing even my women
and children, there runs not a drop of blood in the veins of any living creature
This called on me for reven9e
I have sought it: [ have killed many. I have fully glutted my vengeance For my
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Rev Stanley Day
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Sunday School 9:45 - 11
French Corner Baptist Church
Teel Road
Bible Study 9:45
Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Tasker Memorial
AME Zion Church
Rev. Albert Young
Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Manchac Baptist Church
Rev. James C. Nettles
Sunday Service
9:45 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Bible Study 6 p.m.
Jesus Holiness Church
Yokum Road
Sunday Service 10 a.m.
Night Service 7:30
Wed. 7:30 - Sat. 7:30
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country ! rejoice at the beams ot peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is
the joy of fear. Logan never felt fear he will not turn on his heel to save his fife.
Who is there to mourn for Logan? - not one."
Durinq this interlude Jefferson wrote his "Notes on Virginia," called by William
Penden. "'One of America's first permanent literary and intellectual landmarks."
the only ffJll-length book he wrote in his life-time.
On June 6. 1783 he was appointed a delegate to congress. Arrivinq in
Philadelphia with Madison they found Congress. frightened by payless veterans,
had run off to Anapolis. His I 1 year old daughter Martha. called Patsy" journeyed
with him to Anapolis, Here he drew up a schedule for his daughter:
From 8 to 12 practice music.
From 10 to 1. dance one day and draw another.
From ] to 2 draw on the day you dance and write a letter the next day,
From 3 to 4 read French.
From 4 to ,5 exercise yourself in music.
From ,5 to bedtime read English. write etc.
"The chance that in marriage she (Patsy) will draw a blockhead ! calculate at
about fourteen to one." (A surprisingly cynical view of the Virginia gentry).
Final bit of advice to Patsy: "'some ladies think they may under privileges be
loose and negligent of their dress in the morning. But you from the moment you
rise till you go to bed as cleanly and properly dressed as at the hours of dinner or
tea. A lady who has been seen as sloven or slut in the morning, will never efface
the impression she then made with all the dress and pageantry she can after
involve herself in."
The "'millennialists" and "rapture" preachers frightened Patsy and Jefferson
wrote to his alarmed daughter: "I hope you will have good sense enough to
disregard those foolish predictions that the world is to be at end soon. The
Almighty has never made known to any body at what time he created it. nor will
he tell anybody when he means to put an end to it. if ever he means to do it. As to
preparations for that event, the best way for you to be always prepared for it. The
only way to be so is never to do nor say a bad thing. If ever you are about to say
anything amiss or do anything wrong, consider beforehand. You will feel
something which wdl tell you it is wrong and ought not be said or done: This is
your conscience, and be sure to obey it. Our maker has given us all, this faithful
internal monitor, and if you will always obey it, you will always be prepared for the
end of the world: or for a much more certain event which is death."
Jefferson was appointed chairman of the peace treaty ratification nine states
were needed for quorum Only seven states were present. The war-wea,'y states
were exhausted and seemingly didn't care. Finally New Jersey and New
Hampshires delegates dragging their feet showed up. The treaty was ratified on
January 14. 1784. months after the expiration date.
Now he wrote one of his most famous laws: the Northwest Ordinance of 1784.
It provided for dividing the territories into states. States were to be divided into
counties and each county into townships. All these will be subject to the national
government of the United States. after the year 1800 slavery shall be abolished
(defeated by the Southern slates) April 23. 1784 the ordinance was passed with
only South Carolina in dissent.
He singlehandedly developed the decimal system of coinage so the man on
the street and his spouse could easily determine the cost or purchase price of
anything Ever since the decimal system was adopted Jefferson has been known
as the "Father of the Dollar•" On May 7. 1784 Congress seni him to Europe to join
Franklin and Adams to negotiate commercial treaties with foreign countries. He
decdeO to take Hatsy with him leaving his other two daughters with relatives.
In the background of every great man is a mystery, usually in the shape or form
of a women. In ,Jefferson's case her name was Sally Hemings, a beautiful mulatto
slave who was his concubine for 38 years and bore him five children. One of them
a beautiful daughter he sold into prostitution at the New Orleans slave market,
Two women authors are credited with this accusation: Fawn Brodie. "Thomas
,Jefferson: An Intimate History,- and Barbara Chase Riboud. Authoress of the
novel "'Sally Hemings," In rebuttal is Virginus Dabney who denies it all. He is
former editor of the Richmond Times Dispatch and a Pulitzer winner. All this is far
from bein 9 new: in 1802 James T. Callender a Scot and a newspaper writer run
out of the old country by the English, claimed ,Jefferson promised him a federal
job and reneged, In revenge he printed the Sally Hemings story which Jefferson
ignored.
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