. A larger history of the United States of America, to the close of President Jackson's administration . stility between the Federalists and Republicans—whohad now fairly accepted the name of Democrats, a name bor-rowed from France, and fairly forced on them by their oppo-nents. The act brought ruin to so many households that itmight well be at least doubted whether it brought good to very children of New England rose up against it, in theperson of Bryant, who, when a boy of thirteen, wrote in opposi-tion to it his first elaborate lay. It was believed by the Federal-ists to be aimed ex
. A larger history of the United States of America, to the close of President Jackson's administration . stility between the Federalists and Republicans—whohad now fairly accepted the name of Democrats, a name bor-rowed from France, and fairly forced on them by their oppo-nents. The act brought ruin to so many households that itmight well be at least doubted whether it brought good to very children of New England rose up against it, in theperson of Bryant, who, when a boy of thirteen, wrote in opposi-tion to it his first elaborate lay. It was believed by the Federal-ists to be aimed expressly at the Eastern States, yet John Quin-cy Adams, Senator from Massachusetts, supported it, and thenresigned, his course being disapproved by his Legislature. Heit was, however, who informed the President at last that the em-bargo could be endured no longer, and got it modified, in 1809, THE EARLY AMERICAN PRESIDENTS. 357 so as to apply only to England and France. Jefferson con-sented reluctantly even to this degree of pressure, but he wrote, |i|i|S||iiiiiiSiiii«iiili:iiii»(iffliiiJiiIiii!^. AARON IIURR. looking back upon the affair in 1816, I felt the foundations ofthe government shaken under my feet by the New Englandtownship; and he always urged thenceforward that the town 358 HISTORY OF THE UXITED STATES. system organized the voice of the people in a way with whichno unwieldy county organization, such as prevailed at the South,could compete. Yet all but the commercial States sustainedthe embargo, and the Federalist party was left a broken andhopeless minority. Jefferson remained strong in second time had secured a triumphant end to the longcontest with Tripoli, whose insolent claims were checked bythe successes of Decatur, and by a treaty (1805). An act hadalso been passed forever prohibiting the African slave-tradeafter January i, 1808. Jefferson was to become for athird time a candidate for the Presidency, but wisely declinedin favor of his
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