New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . enforce the alien and sedi-tion laws. Even to the most conservative elementof the party the error appeared fatal. The revoltfound its first expression in the joint meeting ofthe Legislature in October, 1799, when even thepersonal popularity of Governor Howell could notprevent the nomination of Andrew Kirkpatrick asa candidate for governor. The Jeffersonian seedshad ripened in part, and although the vote stoodthirty-three to fifteen in favor of Governor Howellthe Republicans had captured the entire delega- mamoBt AARON BURR
New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . enforce the alien and sedi-tion laws. Even to the most conservative elementof the party the error appeared fatal. The revoltfound its first expression in the joint meeting ofthe Legislature in October, 1799, when even thepersonal popularity of Governor Howell could notprevent the nomination of Andrew Kirkpatrick asa candidate for governor. The Jeffersonian seedshad ripened in part, and although the vote stoodthirty-three to fifteen in favor of Governor Howellthe Republicans had captured the entire delega- mamoBt AARON BURR Born Newark, N. J., Feb. 0, 175G; son olRev. Aaron Burr (1716-1757). Entered Continental army at nineteen;major under Washingtdn 1770; lieutenant-colonel 1777; resigned 1779. Lawyer New York 1783; member Legisla-ture 1784 and 1798; adjutant-general ofNew York 1789; U. S. senator 1791-97;Vice-President of the United States 1800;killed Alexander Hamilton in duel July,1804; undertook a mad and mysterious en-terprise in West 1805. Died Staten Island, Sept. 14, 18311. L. , G-Willisms ,NY Painted ay dV^adykB. CHAPTER IIThk New Democracy IT WAS not alone the dissemination of thedoctrines of fraternity, liberty, andequality, nor the cockades, nor the toast-ing and boasting transported to Americafrom France that assured the triumph ofRepublicanism—the age of the new was it the newspaper press, nor the fervid ora-tory, nor the activity of politicians that producedstrange results. Each State presented local con-ditions that advanced or retarded the movement,and New Jersey was not an exception to this of these local conditions one element^ but lit-tle regarded, had an influence as weighty as it wasenduring. Into the life of the colony as early as 1770, whileyet mens minds were sorely troubled with whatmight come from the box of political evils withwhich the British ministry. Pandora-like, weretrifling, there had come the apostles of a new re-ligious soc
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