A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . on was the strongestin the House, but some Federalists intrigued against him,the result being that he was elected only a fortnight beforethe end of Adamss term. The Twelfth Amendment.—It was evident from this thatthe Constitution was faulty, since an occasion might arise inwhich the country would be left without a President. Toavoid such a danger a new amendment to the Constitution,the twelfth, was prepared and passed in 1804. Since thenit has been specially declared which can-didates run for President and which forVi
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . on was the strongestin the House, but some Federalists intrigued against him,the result being that he was elected only a fortnight beforethe end of Adamss term. The Twelfth Amendment.—It was evident from this thatthe Constitution was faulty, since an occasion might arise inwhich the country would be left without a President. Toavoid such a danger a new amendment to the Constitution,the twelfth, was prepared and passed in 1804. Since thenit has been specially declared which can-didates run for President and which forVice-President. Chief Justice Marshall.—On January |31,1801, the eminent jurist, John Marshall, was appointed chief justice of the United States, a position which he held with the highest honor for thirty-four years. Five days after the death of Washington he had L™alu offered in Congress a series of resolutions, prepared by General Henry Lee, in which the deceased hero is truthfully described as first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his 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
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