A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . JEFFERSONS ADMINISTRATION. 261 3. Jeffersons H&ministration. The New President.—Thomas Jefferson was a democrat,a man of the people, and in sympathy with the repubhcansimplicity which he had observed inFrance. In this respect he differed essen-tially from Washington and Adams, who,while opposed to monarchy, felt it due,to their position to keep up a degree ofpomp and ceremony. He took the oathof office without any ceremonious dis-play, and was ready to meet all visitorson the level of perfect equality.^ His inaugurati
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . JEFFERSONS ADMINISTRATION. 261 3. Jeffersons H&ministration. The New President.—Thomas Jefferson was a democrat,a man of the people, and in sympathy with the repubhcansimplicity which he had observed inFrance. In this respect he differed essen-tially from Washington and Adams, who,while opposed to monarchy, felt it due,to their position to keep up a degree ofpomp and ceremony. He took the oathof office without any ceremonious dis-play, and was ready to meet all visitorson the level of perfect equality.^ His inauguration took place in the thomasT^ capitol, which had been erected in the Federal city ofWashington, which at that time had only a few hundredinhabitants, though it was laid out on a magnificent scale. Jeffersons practice differed from that of Washington andAdams in another particular. It had been their custom,when communicating with Congress, to appear in person,and address the two Houses from the floor. Jefferson. ^ Thomas Jefferson was a native of Virginia, born April 2,1743. Hestudied law, became a member of the House of Burgesses in 1768, andof the Continental Congress. He was almost wholly the author of theDeclaration of Independence, the most famous of American state served as governor of Virginia during the Revolution, was appointedminister to France in 1785, became Secretary of State under Washing-ton, and later was elected Vice-President under Adams. He died onthe same day with Adams, July 4, 1826. He was an accomplishedscholar, deeply interested in science and philosophy, and fond of musicand out-door sports. The University of Virginia was founded by many feared a serious reversal of the work of his predecessorsunder his administration, none such took place, and the dread of revo-lutionary changes soon passed away. 262 THE EARLY PERIOD OF THE REPUBLIC. wrote his communications and sent them in to be method has been followed since
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