He spoke of the changes which he feared would be made in it; of his probable successor, as rector; of the services he had rendered to his native state, &c. and counselled and advised as to his private affairs. Upon being unusually ill for a short time, he observed very cheerfully, "well doctor, a few hours more and the struggle will be over." When the doctor entered the room in the morning of his last day, his expression was, "wall doctor, you see I am. here yet." His disorder being checked, a friend expressed a hope of amendment. His answer was, "that the powers of nature were too much exhausted to that he was better and that the doctor thought so, he be rallied." On a member of his family observing listened with evident impatience, and said, "do not imagine, for a moment, that I feel the smallest solicitude as to the result." On giving directions for bis funeral, forbidding all pomp and parade, he was an

In 1815, an artist who was about engraving the pic-swered by a hope that it would be long ere the occature of the Declaration of Independence, wrote to Mr. Jefferson on the subject. From the answer of Mr. Jefferson the following is extracted:

sion would require their observance. He asked, with a smile, "do you think I fear to die?" Expressing himself pleased with the course and attentions of his "No man better merited than Mr. John Adams, a family and servants, he uttered no thought, he exphysician, gratified by the affectionate solicitude of most conspicuous place in the design. He was the pressed no feeling unworthy or unlike the meredian pillar of its support on the floor of congress-its of his life. Death stole not upon him in the dark. ablest advocate and defender against the multifari-He came not unexpected. He beheld his approaches ous assaults it encountered." Thus died Thomas Jeffer.

and smiled on his terror.
SOD.-Enquirer.

Mr. Jefferson's nativity. The following letter obligingly enables us to correct a statement in our last, made upon what we thought good authority.-National Intelligencer.

Commodore Tucker commanded the public ship which carried out Mr. Adams on his first embassy to Europe, early in the revolutionary war. On the voyage she was attacked by a British cruiser. When the action began, Mr. Adams was walking on Gentlemen: Every thing connected with the histothe quarter deck. The commodore pressed him to ry of Mr. Jefferson, deriving dignity and interest go below, as he was exposing himself, without the from that association, I hope to be excused for corchance of rendering service. He refused, and arm-recting an error in your notice, in this morning's paing himself with a musket, fought out the action, which lasted more than an hour. The Englishman was finally beaten off with loss.

[The present president of the United States, then a boy only 11 years old, was on board of the ship, and never again saw commodore Tucker until the year 1816, or for 38 years; and it is stated as a remarkable fact, that, at the first glance, he recognized the veteran, and seized his hand, when he unexpectedly met kim in Washington.]

THOMAS JEFFERSON.

ANECDOTES AND SCRAPS.

per, of the time and place of his birth.

Mr. Jefferson was born near the place where he died, at Shadwell, in the county of Albemarle.. Hia father lived, for a time, in Chesterfield county, where some of his children were born, but Albemarle had the honor of being the native county of this well-beloved apostle of liberty. The day of his birth was the 2d of April, old style, which answers to the 13th of the new, and of course he was not as old as you make him by 11 days. These facts I had from Mrs. Randolph, his only surviving child, on a recent visit to Monticello, and they are of course unquestionable. Respectfully, your obedient servant, H LEE. Richmond, July 26, 1826. At a meeting of the Jefferson committee in the capitol, July 25, 1826.

Judge Cabell, (in the absence of gov. Tyler), was invited to the chair.

Mr. Stanard from the sub-committee appointed on yesterday, to consider and report the most eligible mode of disposing of the funds raised for the relief of Thomas Jefferson, in this city and Manchester, made the following report:

Particulars of Thomas Jefferson's death. Died at Monticello, fifty minutes past 12, July the 4th, Thomas Jefferson, in the $4th year of his age.— His health has beca impaired by the too free use of the Hot Spring bath, in 1818. His indisposition had steadily increased, until the last six months, when it attained a troublesome and alarming violence, giving him certain indications of a gradual decay of health. The issue of this he early foresaw. On the 5th June he observed to a friend, that he doubted his weather- The committee appointed by the meeting, at the cas ing the present summer. By the 24th of June, his pitol on the 5th day of June last, feeling the necessi disorder and weakness having reached a distressing ty in consequence of the melancholy event of the extent, he yielded to the entreaties of his family and death of Thomas Jefferson, of determining what dissaw his physician, (doctor Dunglesson of the univer- position ought now to be made of the money subscribsity). On this occasion, a friend having private busi- ed in pursuance of the resolutions of that meeting, ness with him, he warned him that "there was no have considered the subject, and are of opinion, that, time to be lost," and expressed a belief that he could in accordance with the spirit and furtherance of the not hold out to the fourth; that he had called in a objects of the meeting, and by virtue of the third rephysician, and to gratify his family, would follow his solution which authorized this committee to approprescriptions, (which he cheerfully did), but that it priate the money arising from those subscriptions to would prove unavailing, the machine had worn out the relief of Mr Jefferson, as to them in their discreand could go on no longer. He retained, during his tion should appear best calculated to promote the obillness, and to the moment of his death, the same se-jects of that meeting, they ought now to appropriate rene, decisive and cheerful temper, which had marked his life. Speaking with his usual spirit and animation of the university, he expressed his hope that state would not pow abandon it.

the money to the purposes of his will in providing for his surviving daughter and her family.

To the attainment of this object, (consecrated as it has been by the death-bed anxieties of this illustrioue

patriot), the committce doubt not, that a zeal equal to that which produced the subscription is still felt by all. But, as it is possible that in the change which has been caused by the death of the immediate object of public gratitude, some who have contributed may not acknowledge the power of the committee to act on the foregoing opinion, and may think they have the right of reclaiming the sums contributed, and as the committee have the fullest confidence that the appropriation of the fund in the manner before mentioned, would not be acceptable to those to be benefitted by it, unless it were done with the free and spontaneous approbation of each of the contributors, it is the opinion of the committee, that cach subscriber should have the opportunity of exercising his choice, and, if he will it, should have the sum subscribed by him restored.

A lady who visited Mr. Jefferson in 1822, says that. in his cabinet, a coarse looking volume attracted her notice. On opening it, she found it to consist of pieces cut out of newspapers, and pasted on the blank leaves of the book. "The volume was entitled libels, and contained all that has so lavishly, during the war of politics, be written against him." [A gentle who often spent a friendly hour with Mr. Jefferso, many years ago, informed the editor of the REGISTER, that he never saw or heard the author of the Declaration of Independence laugh more heartily, than when he read over some of the Munchausen stories told about him in the newspapers, which he took a seeming pleasure in laying aside for his amusement: but sometimes he mourned, that certain, of what he thought among the best acts of his life, were treated as among the most criminal committed by man, though assured that he should stand justified before GoD and his fellow citizens, because of his

Mr. Jefferson's papers. In the Richmond Enquirer of the 25th ult. we find the following highly interesting article respecting the memoir and other writings of Mr. Jetterson:

With these proper impressions, the committee think it most proper to offer to return his subscription to any subscriber, who may think he has a right to re-conduct therem.] claim it and wishes to exercise that right. But, as it is impracticable for the members of the committee to wait on each subscriber in person to consult him, and as the money is deposited in the several banks, it is thought advisable to give notice, by a publication of this proceeding, that, at the expiration of 10 days, from this day, there will be deposited, at the Farmer's bank of Virginia, the amount of his subscription to the credit of any subscriber, who shall, within the 10 days, give a written notice that he wishes it to be done, left at the said bank, or delivered to any member of the committee; and that, after the lapse of that period, the money not reclaimed, will be disposed of in conformity with the opimon of the committee herein before expressed.

Resolved, therefore, That the chairman of this committee be, and he is hereby authorized to check for the sums that may have been collected and deposited or that may hereafter be collected and deposited in the several banks of this city, under the authority of the meeting of the citizens of the 5th of June last, and to appropriate the same to the purposes indicated in the foregoing preamble.

Resolved, also, That the sub-committees proceed, in the execution of the duties with which they have been heretofore charged, in obtaining subscription with the view, that the amount which may be subscribed and collected shall have the same destination that the committee propose to give to funds now in

possession.

We understand, that Mr. Jefferson has left behind him a memoir of a part of his own life and times; he commenced its composition in the 77th year of his age in 1820, and finished in 1821. It goes back to the time of his grand father, traces the progress of his own education, touches upon the causes and events of the American revolution, gives a particular account of the Declaration of Independence, presents many interesting sketches of the condition and celebrated characters of France, while he was minister in that country-and terminates with his acceptance of the otice of secretary of state. He has also left behind him for publication three volumes of Anas, comprising various conversations and transactions, in which he was concerned, while he was secretary of state. Besides these, he has prepared for the press, the years in which they were written. In these M. S. 12 or 15 volumes of correspondence, labelled with volumes, not bound, but sticthed, he has carefully laid away copies of all his interesting letters, as taken by the polygraph.

It is unnecessary to state, that these letters are full of interest, they are addressed to various persons, and on various subjects; and when published, will more fully display that felicity of style and grandeur of principles, for which their author was so eminently distinguished. Some of these letters were prior to the revolution; and the last of the series is his celebrated reply to Mr. Weightman, written ten day bese-fore his death. This is laid the very last in the vol. for 18 6. Some of those letters are very long-they discuss a variety of the most interesting topicsamong the rest we have heard an elaborate letter of his to col. Monroe, immediately after the capture of Washington, spoken of in the highest terms.

The said resolutions were unanimously adopted. Mr. Ritchie offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the committees, appointed in the veral towns and counties in this state, to collect sub

scriptions for the benefit of Thomas Jefferson, be earnestly requested to co-operate with the commitice of this city, in obtaining further subscriptions for the benefit of the "child," whom he has "bequeathed to his country."-adopted unanimously.

Resolved, That the proceedings of this evening, be published in all the newspapers of this city. WM. H. CABELL, Chairman.

JOHN H. PLEASANTS, Sec'ry.

He has also left many other M. S. S. among his papers: with these some compositions labelled "Juvenii

ities."

All his papers are put up with a neatness and regularity, which uniformly distinguished Mr. Jefferson. It is stated that Mr. Jefferson has bequeathed to it is remarkable, that he had put away, as among his Mr. Madison, a most beautiful born cane, which he most select papers, his own will, a copy of the first himself had received as a present from some distin- draft and alterations of the Declaration of Indepenguished character in France. He bequeaths it alongdence, and some affectionate memorials of family with his most affectionate regards for that virtuous patriot-as a small memorial of his uninterrupted friendship, for the man with whom he had so long co-operated in the exertion to promote the happiness! of mankind.

Mc. Jefferson has also left free, by his will, three faithful and respectable servants, and entreats of the jeg-tature, the favor of permitting them to remain within the commonwealth of Virginia.

feeling. These three were arranged together in the same compartment.

As soon as the proper arrangements can be made, this memoir, these Anas, and most of this correspon dence will be laid before his country. Few men's papers can be so rich in valuable materials as those of Mr. Jefferson. His style and his sentiments conribute to lend an inestimable attraction to every subject which he handled, Tetigit nikit quod non ernavit.

them to us so long-for having endowed them with talents, with virtue, with cloquence and all the high qualifications essential to the attainment of the great im-object-the freedom and independence of this great and glorious nation. For having inspired them with g Mr. that love of country which burnt bright even in the con- last moments of their lives; and above all, for that poas left litical firmness, which knew no change and feared no 1-danger.

The following is the oration pronounced by gen. SAMUEL SMITH, on the 20th ult. in the Park, at Baltimore, upon an occasion of the solemnities commemorative of the decease of Messrs. ADAMS and JEFFERSON. General Smith, a gallant and approved soldier of the revolution, had also many of the best possible op portunities of closely viewing the conduct of the deceased, having but for one short interval, (we believe), been a member of congress for nearly the last thirty years.

Friends and fellow-citizens!

I have been selected by the constituted authorities to perform a duty this day. It had been my wish, and I expressed it from the sincerity of my heart, that some person more competent-some gentleman whose habits and education better fitted him for this melancholy duty; some man of real eloquence, should be requested to perform the duty upon this solemn occasion. I was overruled; the importunity of friends prevailed, and the honor devolved on me-more from my having been a cotemporary of those illustrious men, whose deaths we mourn, and whose acts we meet to commemorate, than from any other cause. Fellow countrymen! Americans!

Fellow untrymen!

It be proper before I proceed to the conside ration of the virtues and acts of those conspicuous men, to take a rapid view of the origin and progress of our beloved coun, and the causes which led to its separation from the parent country. Parent did I say? Yes, but to us, her conduct was that of a cruel Step-mother-ammelling our commerce-laying odious burthens upon our trade-restraining our intercourse with the world-and fixing every badge of slavery upon us. Yes, we were to be hewers of wood and drawers of water, for her more favored sons. But to proceed--let us look back and see how from a little handful of adventurous spirits, who overburthened and persecuted at home, sought refuge and an asylum in this western world--in America--destined to become the future abode of liberty-"the land of the free and the home of the brave," we have sprung into a large and powerful nation. A little more than two centuries ago the first settlement was made in this country!

In the year 1607 the first permanent settlement was made at Jamestown, in Virginia. The second was made by the Pilgrims at Plymouth, in 1620.

The difficulties which the Virginians had to encounter, were many and great. An unhealty situation, and surrounded by numerous tribes of Indians, under a great sachem, whose actual powers extending Wherefore this great assemblage? Why this roar from the shores of the Atlantic to the banks of the of cannon and dismal tolling of the bells? Why these Potomac, was bounded only by the mountains-and badges of mourning? Are all these intended to com- whose influence reached even to the waters of the memorate the death of some hero, as the ancient Ro- Susquehanna. This mighty chief, who was friendly anans did, who by his great victories had slain thou- at first, soon became jealous and hostile when he sands and tens of thousands of his fellow men- found that the white man had come to settle permahad deluged the earth with blood-had spread deso-nently among them. Pestilence and war made sad lation all around-had caused whole armies to pass havoc among them, and the remaining few, inexpe under the yoke-and had reduced millions to slave-rienced and not the best calculated for settling and ry? No! we meet to mourn the death of two illus-cultivating a new country, made but slow progress. trious citizens-the fathers of their country and be- Not so, their brothers, the pilgrims-these were a nefactors of mankind-men whose virtuous acts and people of a different character. They had been the noble deeds are deeply impressed upon the heart of hardy cultivators of the soil in their own countryevery true American. they had been inured to adversity-they had been Fellow countrymen! persecuted and driven from their homes by the hard Jefferson and Adams are no more! Holy patri-hand of political tyranny-and what they estimated, archs of the revolution! Conscript fathers of the (if possible), as still more grevious, by the spirit of rerepublic! You are gone! You have fought the good ligious intolerance. They two were more fortunate fight and have winged your flight from this field of in their situation and more happy in their connecyour fame to the regions of eternal bliss-to receive tions. They were received with kindness by the nayour reward in Heaven! Twin sons of liberty!tives, and formed a peace with Massasoit, the great Mighty spirits! You have accomplished the task chief of that country, which lasted 50 years. New which was allotted to you-and if it be permitted to settlers of a similar character arrived-driven from departed spirits to look back upon this world-seated their country by the turbulence of the times, and sat on the left hand of the father of his country, you en-down at different points of the same territory-these joy the outpourings of a nation's gratitude! What with the natural increase, enabled them to extend a spectacle! A mighty nation-a whole people, mov-themselves to the Connecticut and along its waters. ing in solemn procession to the funeral of their sons; But these separate detachments, governed as they gathering as one family around their graves-raising were in the patriarchal form, seemed incapable of with one voice the loud anhtem to their praise-and defending themselves-they saw the necessity of joining with one heart in offering up a fervent prayer union-they met by delegates in 1643, and formed a to the Almighty! The mighty spirit of party is laid! body for mutual defence. This was not only wise All the fierce passions of our nature are rebuked—and but fortunate-for Massasoit their great triend diedevery other feeling is hushed into the deep, still sen- a new chief arose. Philip, a man of great persotiment of gratitude. nal bravery and much sagacity became king of the But do we mourn as those without comfort? As nation. This wily savage secretly formed a combimcn deprived of all consolation? No, we ought ra-nation of all the tribes and fell suddenly on all their ther, and we do give praise and thanksgivings to that All-powerful Being who superintends and directs the destinies of men and of nations, for having spared

frontiers in 1675. The consequences you may conceive. But did the settlers despair? did they waver? No-they flew to their arms-not only defended

themselves nobly, but prostrated the power of the savages, killed Philip their king, and restored peace to the settlement-and this too without the aid of a single man from the parent country-all was done by their own stout hearts-their own strong arms.Peace and tranquility being restored, their population and strength rapidly increased, and prepared them for new and greater trials.

practice again, by another act passed in 1767, impos ing duties to be collected in the colonies OD TEA and va rious other articles. That act met with general op position-a firm and vigorous resistance was made is it throughout the colonies. The indignant colonists spurn them luxuries-aye, even necessaries, which could not be obtained without degradation. The arteles on which the duties were levied were not Near the commencement of the last century, the pitted to be landed. The lea being the principal French, jealous of our increase and prospe, un-arcle was sent back from some ports and that der that gallant leader, count Frontenac, anded by which arrived at that cradle of the revolu the savage tribes, suddenly attacked the colonies and tion, was cast into the was thrown overboard. carried death and devastation long all our borders. This spirited resistance caused parliament to pass The frontiers were laid waste the settlers murder- other acts still more obnoxious among others the ed or driven from their homes. But did our ances- odious and infamous Boston port bill. These acts tors despond? No! my fellow countrymen, despon- however, did not pass without opposition-the virtu dence is no part of the American character. They ous lord Chatham frowned upon them-that enlightflew to arms; met and defeated the enemy-carried ened statesman, in the love of his own country, for the war into his own country, and took Nova Scotia, got not the rights of the colonies. He told them in from whence they had been greatly annoyed. Did prophetic language, what would be the consequences the parent country give them any assistance either in of their wild and mad administration-he told them. men or money?-No! none. And I mention this that that taxation without representation could not and our youth may know that the assertion made by would not be submitted to by Englishmen or the sons Great Britain, that they had at great expense our of Englishmen. That the colonies ought, as free mes tored as in our youth and protected us from our and Englishmen, to resist by arms, if a milder course enemies when unable to defend ourselves, was not was not adopted. Every thing tended to an open rups founded in fact. ture, and the colonies true to themselves, prepared for the consequences. They chose delegates to meet in congress at Philadelphia-and they did meet on the 5th September, 1774.

The crown forseeing a war with France, passed orders in 1754, for the colonies to depute delegates to Albany to form some system under which the joint efforts of the whole might be brought to operate, as well for mutual defence as for offensive operations; for heretofore they had acted, (except the New England colonies), separately-each defending its own frontiers against the inroads of the Indians and the encroachments of the French. The delegates met and formed a system which was rejected as well by the crown as by the assemblies of the colonies. The plan was a general council of the colonies, with a governor general, who was to have a veto and be paid by the crown. The assemblies, (already jealous), rejected it as giving too much power to the crown-and the crown refused it, lest it should show the colonies their own strength when united, which at a future period, might become inconvenient. The war of '56, (as it was called), terminated gloriously in 1763. During its continuance the colonies furDished more than their proportion of both men and money-the crown acknowledged it-a part of the money was returned, and thanks were given to the colonies for their gallant exertions. The New England colonies and New York alone, furnished fif- The crown, deceived by the intrignes of designing teen thousand men, and expended, more than a mil-men, lent a deaf ear to every entreaty; the addresses lion pounds sterling. Canada and all the French of congress were treated with contempt and the most possessions in America being ceded to Great Britain, irritating and insulting answers returned-submisthe colonies deemed themselves happy. No enemy sion, and submission alone, would be accepted, and on their borders. No one to make them afraid-all troops were sent to Boston to enforce it, dwelling in safety under their own vines, Alas! my In April, 1775, all hope of an honorable accommo fellow citizens, how transient was their joy! how dation ceased with the battle of Lexington, and the short a time was allowed them to exult for their colonies flew to their arms. The people sustained success and for the glory they had attained. The the congress; and all was considered as submitted to mother country, instigated by a weak and misguided the fate of war, in all the preparations for which, ministry, in less than a year after the peace declared Adams was always found active, firm, and eminently that parliament had the right to tax the colonies-and useful. In June, 1775, Jefferson took his seat in conactually did in 1764, impose duties on certain articles gress. He appeared in that august body with the exported to the colonies. Those duties being payable character of an able writer, a profound politicanin Great Britam, the act was not actually opposed--whose whole soul was devoted to the cause of his but created no little discontent among the colonists. The claim of the right of taxation was the hinge upon which the revolution ultimately turned.

In that body Mr. Adams appeared-bis character was already well known, and was well suited to thetimes. To talents of the highest order, eloquence the most commanding, and an honest devotion to the cause of his country, he added that firmness of cha... racter, for which he was distinguished through life. Prior to that period, he had upon all occasions stood forth openly and boldly in defence of the rights of his country, and in opposition to the injustice and en croachments of Great Britain. He boldly opposed them by his advice, his actions and his eloquenceand with other worthies, succeeded in spreading a proper alarm for their liberties among the people.. Mr. Adams was placed upon the first, and most important committees During the first year, addresses were prepared to the king-to the people of England. of Ireland, Canada and Jamaica. The name of Mr. Adams is found on almost all those important committees. His firmness and eloquence in debate, soon gave him a standing among the highest in that august body.

In accordance with that claim and that policy, parliament passed the famous stamp act. That act created one burst of indignation from Maine to Georgia This wanton invasion of our rights was met at the threshold-was resisted with firmness and with effect The aet was repealed-but with the assertion of the right to tax us at pleasure--a claim which was put in

country. Those two matchless men formed a sincere friendship for each other, which terminated only with their lives. They entered heartily into each others views, and side by side, they moved steadily ou in the cause of their country. It is believed that Mr. Adams had early thought of independence. Few, very few had--indeed congress bad declared that no such intention had been contemplated Times and circumstances had changed, and both those great men had come to the conclusion that it had become now