The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. 7 (of 9) / Being His Autobiography, Correspondence, Reports, Messages, Addresses, and Other Writings, Official and Private

by Thomas Jefferson

• Adams, John—His estimate of life, [30].
  • His reading, [59], [69].
  • His religious opinions, [59], [68], [219], [280].
  • Calumnies of Pickering against, [58], [62].
  • His views of metaphysics, [71].
  • His views of Bonaparte, [71].
  • Letter of condolence to, from Mr. Jefferson, [107].
  • Oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence, [218], [219].
• Adams, J. Q.—Made Secretary of State, [85].
• Alexander, Emperor—His character and views, [20].
• Advice—Letter of, [401].
• Anatomy—Experiments in, [388].
• Anglo Saxon—The language, [416].
• Apocalypse, The—View of, [394].
• Astronomy—New method of finding longitude, [223], [226].
• Banks—Evils of the Banking system, [64], [111], [115].
  • Suspension of, [142].
  • Distress resulting therefrom, [151].
  • Jefferson's plan for reducing circulating medium, [146].
• Barbary States—Their piracies, [250].
  • Efforts to redeem Algerine prisoners, [532].
• Bolingbroke, Lord—His writings, [197].
• Bonaparte—His character, [275].
• Books—Should be imported free of duty, [220].
• Campbell, Col.—Hero of King's Mountain, [268].
• Capitol—Whether there should be any inscription on new one, [41].
• Chemistry—Progress of, [259].
• Cincinnati Society—History of, [368].
• Classics—The study of, [131].
• Climate—Of western country, [375].
• Coinage—Report on copper coinage, [462].
  • Report on coins, weights and measures, [472].
• Colonization of Negroes—Views on, [332].
• Commerce—Treaties with European powers, [436].
  • Our Mediterranean trade, [519].
  • Restriction and privileges of our foreign commerce, [636].
  • Free Trade, how far practicable, [646].
• Committees of Correspondence—Origin of, [120].
• Compensation Law—Unpopularity of, [78].
• Congress—Whether it has a right to adjourn to a new place of meeting without consent of President, [495].
• Consolidation—Dangers of, [223], [293], [430].
  • Rapid strides towards, [426], [430].
• Constitution—Rules for interpreting, [296], [336], [342], [358].
  • Distribution of powers between State and Federal governments, [297], [358].
  • Who the final arbiter between State and Federal governments, [298], [358].
  • Should be easily amendable, [323], [336].
  • Similarity of Constitutions of different States, [323].
• Courts, County—Magistrates of, should be elected by the people, [12], [18].
• Cuba—Should not be allowed to pass to England, [288], [299].
  • People of, how affected, [299].
  • Should belong to the U. States, [316].
• David, King—His description of a good man, [337].
• Debt, Foreign—How it should be managed, [506].
• Drawbacks—Should be repealed, [6].
• Education—General plan of, [98], [187], [322], [398].
  • Female education, [101].
  • Northern teachers and professors, [187].
  • Common school system of Virginia a failure, [256].
• Eloquence—Models of, [231].
• Embargo—Circumstances under which, resorted to, [373].
  • Circumstances which led to its repeal, [425], [431].
  • Treasonable conduct of Massachusetts in relation to, [425], [431].
• England—Feeling of towards U. States, [42], [519].
  • Debt of, [43].
  • Condition and prospects of, [45], [48], [232].
  • Constitution of, [48].
  • Parties in, [50].
  • Discontents in, [196].
  • Origin of her constitution, [355].
  • Effects of Norman conquest, [413].
  • Indemnity for slaves carried off by, during Revolutionary war, [518].
  • Commercial relations of, with United States, [518].
• Europe—Condition of, [182], [193], [217], [244], [288].
  • Revolutions in, [307].
• Expatriation—Exists as a natural right, [72].
• France—Condition of, [66], [76].
  • Return to, of Louis XVIII., [82].
  • Constitution of, [86].
  • Allied powers depart, [109].
  • Her revolution, [302].
  • Her progress in science, [323].
  • Whether our treaties with, remain Obligatory after her revolution, [611].
  • Not allowed to equip privateers in our ports, [226].
• Franklin, Benjamin—Calumnies against, [108].
• Fisheries—Report on Cod fisheries, [588].
  • History of Cod fisheries, [538].
  • History of whale fisheries, [544].
• Generations—One has no right to bind another, [16], [19], [311], [359].
• Government—Views on, [3], [263], [307], [318], [357].
  • Should reflect will of people in all its departments, [9], [319].
  • Is progressive, [15].
  • Should be remodelled from time to time, [14], [19].
  • Principle of representation, [32].
  • Must be adapted to each particular people, [56].
  • Majority must govern, [75].
  • Europe cannot bear republican government, [325].
• Greek—Pronunciation of, [112], [137].
  • The ablative case in, [272], [340].
• Grief—Its uses and abuses, [33], [37].
• Hamilton, A.—His monarchical principles, [389].
• History—Course of, indicated for University of Virginia, [412].
• Improvement, Internal—Progress of, [75], [422].
  • Power of, does not belong to federal government, [79].
• Independence, Declaration of—Its history, [122], [304].
  • Jefferson's opinion of Mecklenburg Declaration, [128].
  • Authorship of, [407].
  • Original rough draft of, [409].
  • The house in which written, [410].
  • Celebration of 50th anniversary of, [450].
• Indians—Their language, [96], [400].
  • Plan for civilizing, [233].
  • The right to extinguish Indian titles belongs to federal and not State governments, [467].
• Jay, John—Why he did not sign Declaration of Independence, [308].
• Jefferson, Thomas—His estimate of life, [25], [421].
  • Decay of his faculties, [52], [179], [327].
  • Resigned to death, [52], [243].
  • Oppressed by correspondence, [54], [254].
  • His occupations in his old age, [111], [116].
  • His habits of life, [116].
  • Materials for his biography, [117].
  • Application for his portrait, [203].
  • Complains of publication of his letters, [222].
  • Settlements of his accounts on his return from France, [239], [246].
  • His relations with J. Adams, [314].
  • Calumnies of Pickering, [362].
  • His relations with Washington unaffected by the Mazzei letter, [364].
  • Their friendship uninterrupted to the last, [370].
  • His losses by security debt, [433].
• Judiciary, Federal—Decisions of, do not bind other departments of the government, [134], [177].
  • Each department decides for itself, [134], [177].
  • Danger to our system from encroachments of, [192], [199], [216], [256], [278], [293], [321], [403].
• Kentucky Resolutions—Drawn by Jefferson, [229].
• Kosciusko—His will, [98].
  • His services to United States, [106].
• La Fayette—His visit to United States, [378], [379].
• Lands, Public—Settlements on, [83].
• Langdon, Governor—His relations with Jefferson, [154].
• Language—Is progressive, [174], [418].
• Law—Course of reading in, [207].
  • Common law no part of law of United States, [251].
  • Christianity no part of common law, [359].
  • Origin of common law, [381].
• Law, International—Principle of free ships make free goods &c., not law of nations, [270].
• Lee, R. H.—Biography of, [422].
• Lewis and Clarke—Journal of their expedition, [91].
• Livingston, E.—His code, [383], [483].
• Loan—Proposition for new loan, [629].
• Lotteries—Jefferson applies for leave to sell his property by lottery, [434].
• Louisiana—Boundaries of, [51].
• Manufactures—Whether a mark should be secured to each by law, [563].
• Materialism—Views on, [153], [175].
• Mazzei Letter—History and explanation of, [364].
• Metaphysics—Views on, [153], [175].
• Ministers—Senate has no right to negative the grade of a minister, it can only negative the person appointed by the Executive, [465].
• Missions, Religious—To foreign States objectionable, [287].
• Mint—The coiner at the mint unable to give security, [651].
• Mississippi River—Our right to navigate, [568].
• Missouri Question—[150], [151], [194], [200].
  • Evil of a geographical line, [151], [158], [159], [180], [182], [194].
• Monroe, James—His election to Presidency, [80].
• Navy—Origin of navy of United States, [261], [264].
• Neutrality—A neutral nation may refuse belligerents right to pass through its territory, [509].
• Novels—Evil of, [102].
• Offices—Rotation in, [190].
• Optics—Views on, suggested, [258].
• Oratory—Defects of modern, [347].
• Paine, Thomas—His writings, [197].
• Parties—History of, in U. S., [277], [290].
  • Original views of federal and republican, [290].
  • Republican party becomes federalized, [325], [342].
  • Necessity of, [376].
  • A strong monarchical party at the beginning of our government, [390].
• Posts, North-western—England refuses to surrender, [518].
• Quakers—Character of, [66].
• Randolph, Peyton—Character of, [20].
• Religion—Jefferson's views on, [28], [61], [127], [164], [170], [185], [210], [245], [252], [257], [266], [269], [281].
  • System of Jesus compared with ancient philosophers, [138], [156], [164], [185].
  • Jesus as a reformer, [164].
  • Modern fanaticism, [170].
  • Religious intolerance, [396].
• Representation—Bill apportioning, [594].
• Revolution, The—Who begun it, [99], [103], [121].
  • Circumstances attending Declaration of Independence, [122].
• Revolutionary Debt—Those due soldiers of North Carolina and Virginia should be paid to themselves and not their assignees, [469].
• Roman People and Constitution—[148], [150].
• Sciences—Distribution of, [339].
  • Progress of France in, [327].
• Slaves—Not entitled to be represented, [36].
  • Emancipation of, [58], [310].
  • Amelioration of condition of, [403], [437].
  • Re-capture of slaves escaped to Florida, [601].
• Society—Its progress, [377].
• South American Provinces—Incapable of self-government, [67], [75], [104], [210].
• Spain—Treaty with, rejected, [160].
• Taylor, John—Jefferson's opinion of his "constitution construed," [213], [216].
• Tracy, Destutt—His works, [38], [55].
• University of Virginia—Organization of, [81], [161], [173], [196], [329], [392], [441].
  • Religious objections to appointment of Dr. Cooper in, [156], [162], [171].
  • Difficulties surrounding, [201], [204], [237], [392].
  • Necessity for a southern University, [205].
  • Arrangement for religious worship, [267].
  • Students allowed to select tickets, [300].
  • Difficulties of discipline, [301].
  • Progress of, [309].
  • Selection of professors for, [348].
  • Inculcation of federal doctrines in, should be guarded against, [397].
  • Necessity for an Anatomical Hall, [393], [398].
  • Appointment of foreign professors, [415].
  • Library of, [432].
  • Establishment of school of Botany, [438], [441].
• United States—True policy of, [6].
  • Animosity to England growing out of last war, [22].
  • Relations of, with European powers, [288].
  • Relations of, with England, [22].
  • Danger of dissolution of Union, [182].
  • Should disconnect their policy from that of Europe, [183], [315].
  • Dangers which threaten them, [211], [214].
• Vander Kemp—History of, [29].
• Virginia—Programme of new constitution for, [9].
  • Arnold's invasion of, [144], [444].
  • Historical documents of, [312].
  • Her first constitution, [344].
  • Defects in, [315].
  • Authorship of bill of rights, constitution of, [405], [407].
• War—Benefits of the last war, [66].
• Wards—Counties should be divided into, [35].
• Washington, Gen.—Authorship of Farewell Address, [291].
  • No unkind feeling between him and Jefferson on account of Mazzei letter, [364].
  • Forms and ceremonies adopted during his administration, [367].
  • He was a true republican, [371].
• Washington City—Locating of, [512], [561].
• Water—Report on methods of obtaining fresh water from salt, [455].
• Weights and Measures—A standard of, [87].
  • Report on, [472].
• Whiskey—Evils of its cheapness, [285].
• William and Mary College—Its foundation, [328].
  • Proposition to consolidate it with University, [350], [384].
  • Its charter is under the power of the legislature, [350], [384].
• Wines—Use of beneficial, [110].

FOOTNOTES

[1] If conforming to this desire of other nations, we adopt the second pendulum, ³⁄₁₀ of that for our foot will be the same as ⅕ or, ²⁄₁₀ of the second rod, because that rod is to the pendulum as 3 to 2. This would make our foot ¼ inch less than the present one.

[2] It was found page 41.

[3] The constitution controlling the common law in this particular.

[4] e. g. The immaculate conception of Jesus, his deification, the creation of the world by him, his miraculous powers, his resurrection and visible ascension, his corporeal presence in the Eucharist, the Trinity, original sin, atonement, regeneration, election, orders of Hierarchy, &c.

[5] I believe by Athenasius and the council of Nicea.

[6] Ocellus de d'Argens, p. 97.

[7] Enfield, vi. 3.

[8] Ib. 105.