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The official founding of the university of virginia, Thomas Jefferson wrote to artist Charles Wilson peale in 1802. I have our considerable amount of time a plan for a general university for the state of University One of the most liberal scale that our circumstances were called. For jefferson considered the university to beat one of his three greatest achievements, the declaration of independence and the virginia statute of freedom. In his post president ial years, he was able to devote himself to fulfilling that dream of an academic village. Today, we will hear from Andrew Oshaughnessy about his aspirations for his university. His book is a twin biography of jefferson in retirement and and seeking to understand figures from the, past the ability to read it their own recorded shot is immensely valuable. Todays author used founders online, in researching this book. By the National Archives, to the National Historical publications and records commissions. Its can transcriptions of thous
Environment. This is just under an hour. It is all downhill from there. My lawyer will take any complaints later. Thank you so much and thank you for what you all do here. I have shopped here as a young Washington Monthly editor, shopped is too strong. We didnt have any money but you all may remember Washington Monthly editors were paid 10,000 a year which kate whoohoo won the National Book award last night and adding to her amazing list of accomplishments, she used to say she actually graduated from the monthly when she could buy on tra appetizers in restaurants. I am a southerner, i am from tennessee, and i think understanding jefferson in his regional context and National Context and political context is important. He was a master of politics, whether it was ideologically driven or geographically driven. There is something president about a ferociously divided atmosphere, big issues at stake, and a president whose tall, cool, sir regrow, pretty good at politics but doesnt like to ad
Because california as you know is already a state. The question is critical because they tend to deal with of the slavery and southern power indonesian. Some have demanded what they saw as the Constitutional Rights of american citizens to take their property in quoting the slave property into the territories owned by the entire nation. In 1857 in the infamous dr. Scott decision, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the southern constitutional chief. Republicans in contrast said never if. Fifth republicans would allow in any territory. Abraham lincoln was elected in november of 1860. A month later in the United States congress can intercession. Members of congress put forth various compromise proposals. A critical portion of all dealt with the division of territory. Most often there was a proposal to extend a dividing line west of the beyond Louisiana Purchase all the way to the border of california. Now, after this process im going to get to my main topic why lincoln rejected the c
Coming to it another way of looking at is that he wise least it becoming a prisoner of war and so the british to the mint when the propaganda of the victory in the author of the declaration of independence and the governor of virginia, and carting him off in handcuffs. If anybody could have charmed their captor it would have been jefferson. He might have ended up in the cabinet over there but it was he was an awfully provisional and contingent moment. He was able to get the votes and cut the deal in part because of graduated from the monthly his lifelong political the when she could buy entrees and appetizers and restaurants so education. He began as a young man in she spent money here but i will try to fix that. Williamsburg and listened to Patrick Henry hu said he spoke i am enormously grateful. As homer wrote partly because he i am a southerner from tennessee couldnt do it and its always a good sign of a politician and a leader when they recognize qualities in others that they do an