VOICES FROM AMERICA’S PAST THE JEFFERSONIANS 1801-1829 Edited by Richard B. Morris Gouverneur Morris Professor of History Columbia University New York, New York James Woodress Chairman, Department of English San Fernando Valley State College Northridge, California WEBSTER PUBLISHING COMPANY ST. LOUIS ATLANTA DALLAS VOICES FROM AMERICA’S PAST _The Beginnings of America 1607-1763_ _The Times That Tried Men’s Souls 1770-1783_ _The Age of Washington 1783-1801_ _The Jeffersonians 1801-1829_ _Jacksonian Democracy 1829-1848_ _The Westward Movement 1832-1889_ _A House Divided: The Civil War 1850-1865_ (_Other titles in preparation_) Copyright ©, 1961, by Webster Publishing Company Printed in the United States of America All rights reserved TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface v I Jefferson’s Administration, 1801-1809 The Election and Inauguration 1 Margaret Bayard Smith Describes the Election and Inauguration 2 Jefferson’s First Inaugural Address 4 Burr Kills Hamilton 7 David Hosack Describes Hamilton’s Last Hours 7 Marbury vs. Madison 10 Excerpts from John Marshall’s Decision 10 The Louisiana Purchase 12 Jefferson Writes to Robert Livingston 13 The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Lewis’ Journal 14 The Embargo Act 18 Washington Irving Satirizes the Embargo Act 19 II Madison’s Administration, 1809-1817 Madison’s Inauguration 22 Mrs. Smith’s Report 22 The War of 1812 24 The _Constitution_ Defeats the _Guerrière_: Isaac Hull 25 Commodore Perry Wins a Victory on Lake Erie: Oliver Perry 27 The British Burn Washington: Dolly Madison 28 The British Burn Washington: George Gleig 30 The Battle of New Orleans: George Gleig 32 The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson 35 III James Monroe’s Administration, 1817-1825