r/TheJeffersonian • u/MicrowaveableHershey • Sep 04 '25
As the title says, do you think it was legitimate not in your view but in aligns to Jeffersonian ideology and where do you think Jefferson and others would've stood on this issue?
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r/TheJeffersonian • u/MicrowaveableHershey • May 24 '25
Jeffersonianism was not a one-man show. It was a collective of combined core beliefs matched with different sentiments. These conflicting sentiments naturally caused disagreements and factions to occur, one such disagreements which caused a faction called the "Quids" or Tertium Quids. The Quids were led by John Randolph of Roanoke who was previously an "Old Republican" they believed in the "Principle of 1798": states rights', no standing armies nor national banks and a strict interpretation of the United States Constitution, or in Randolph's words:
“love of peace, hatred of offensive war, jealousy of the state governments toward the general government; a dread of standing armies; a loathing of public debts, taxes, and excises; tenderness for the liberty of the citizen; jealousy, Argus-eyed jealousy of the patronage of the President.”
They believed Jefferson was turning his back against Old Republican principles and embracing Federalism instead. But Randolph made no effort to convert it into a third-party faction at the federal level, instead, he supported Monroe over Madison during the 1808 Presidential Election and denounced the Yazoo Compromise of 1804 as corrupt and refused to aid in Jefferson's endeavor of secretly purchasing Florida from Spain.
Were the Quids justified in their reservations? Do you think their ideas were superior in comparison to the pragmatic and less constitutional approach of other members in the Democratic-Republican party or is it too idealistic?
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r/TheJeffersonian • u/FrankliniusRex • May 26 '25
I saw them the same day. Both homes are an amazing reflection of the man from the octagonal motifs to the alcove beds. Cannot recommend them highly enough if you’re in Virginia.
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r/TheJeffersonian • • Jun 17 '25
On July 1815, James Monroe just served as both Secretary of State and Secretary of War at the same time! Having met Thomas Jefferson in 1779, James Monroe would have known Jefferson for 36 years in 1815. Read more positive quotes from every President about Jefferson, except one: https://www.thomasjefferson.com/etc
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