Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . unishments under its provisions, and the majority of the people were bitterlyhostile to it. It was unquestionably a direct invasion of the liberty of sj^ claim that no editor, public sjieaker, or private citizen should be allowed tocondemn an action of the government which he dis2:)roved was unbearable, butit \vas in direct line with the Federal policy of a powerful central government,and as directly opposed to Republ
Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . unishments under its provisions, and the majority of the people were bitterlyhostile to it. It was unquestionably a direct invasion of the liberty of sj^ claim that no editor, public sjieaker, or private citizen should be allowed tocondemn an action of the government which he dis2:)roved was unbearable, butit \vas in direct line with the Federal policy of a powerful central government,and as directly opposed to Republican ])rinciples. The feeling became so intensethat at the next presidential election the Federal party was defeated and neverafterward gained control of the government. REMOVAL OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TO WASHINGTON. Tlie census of 1800 showed that the population of the counti-y hadincreased to 5,308,483. In that year, the national capital Avas removed fromPhiladelphia to the straggling, partly built village of Washington, standing inthe woods, and without nny of the structures that have made it one of the mostattractive cities in the world. THO-UAS JEFFEBSON. 171. The presidential election of 1800 was an exciting one. Thomas Jeffersonand Aaron Burr, both Kepublicans, received 73 electoral votes, while JohnAdams, Federalist had 65; Charles C. Pinckney, Fedeialist, 64; John 1. The vote between the leaders being a tie, the election was throwninto the House of Representatives, where, after thirty-eight ballots, Jeffersonwas elected, with Burr, the next highest candidate, Vice-President. The pre-ceding election, as will be remembered, gave a President and Vice-President ofdifferent political parties, always an undesirable thing, and tliis fact, added tothe difficulties of the election just over, leil to the adoption in 1804 of the Twelfth Amendment to the Consti- tution, which requires the electorsto vote separately for the Presidentand Vice-President. THOMAS JEFFERS
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