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Letter to Editor
October 3, 1796
Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
A letter to Mr. Fenno publishes an extract from Virginia stating Jefferson would serve as President if elected. It references Fauchet's claims about Jefferson anticipating the insurrection and prudently retiring, critiquing a pamphlet that attacks Adams, Jay, and Hamilton while lauding Jefferson's retreat as diffident.
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Monday, October 3, 1796.
Mr. Fenno,
Be pleased to publish the following extract of a letter from a gentleman in Virginia, September 24th, 1796.
"I have been informed that Mr. Edmund Randolph who has lately visited Mr. Jefferson says, that Mr. Jefferson will serve in the office of President of the United States if elected."
It thus appears that Mr. Fauchet was correctly informed, when he said that Mr. Jefferson was the man on whom the Patriots were turning their eyes as a successor to the President.—It is not impossible that facts hereafter may be developed, which will shew that Mr. Fauchet's declaration was equally true, when he said that Mr. Jefferson foresaw the crisis of the insurrection and on this account "prudently retired." If this be so, what are we to think of a late pamphlet, which imputes indecision and dotage to Mr. Adams, ambition and hatred of liberty to Mr. Jay, indolence and cowardice to Mr. Hamilton; and which at the same time celebrates this prudent retreat as a proof of diffidence, "which blushes while it receives the crowning honors of its country."
Mr. Fenno,
Be pleased to publish the following extract of a letter from a gentleman in Virginia, September 24th, 1796.
"I have been informed that Mr. Edmund Randolph who has lately visited Mr. Jefferson says, that Mr. Jefferson will serve in the office of President of the United States if elected."
It thus appears that Mr. Fauchet was correctly informed, when he said that Mr. Jefferson was the man on whom the Patriots were turning their eyes as a successor to the President.—It is not impossible that facts hereafter may be developed, which will shew that Mr. Fauchet's declaration was equally true, when he said that Mr. Jefferson foresaw the crisis of the insurrection and on this account "prudently retired." If this be so, what are we to think of a late pamphlet, which imputes indecision and dotage to Mr. Adams, ambition and hatred of liberty to Mr. Jay, indolence and cowardice to Mr. Hamilton; and which at the same time celebrates this prudent retreat as a proof of diffidence, "which blushes while it receives the crowning honors of its country."
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Persuasive
Provocative
What themes does it cover?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Jefferson Presidency
Fauchet Letter
Political Pamphlet
Insurrection Crisis
Edmund Randolph
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Fenno
Letter to Editor Details
Recipient
Mr. Fenno
Main Argument
jefferson is willing to serve as president if elected, supporting fauchet's claims about his foresight in the insurrection and prudent retirement, which contrasts with a pamphlet's criticisms of adams, jay, and hamilton while praising jefferson.
Notable Details
Extract From Virginia Gentleman Dated September 24, 1796
Reference To Mr. Edmund Randolph's Visit To Jefferson
Mr. Fauchet's Statements On Jefferson As Successor And His Role In The Insurrection
Critique Of A Late Pamphlet Slandering Adams, Jay, And Hamilton