Recvd Beers' of the 2nd by Mr. Isaacs. Leads Jay to expect Beers. Beers' remarks relative to Public Affairs well founded: "Every modification of Sovereignty has its Inconveniences...There is no other than a relative Perfection in any of them." Party factions are serious evils; during "the full tide of Democracy mere Reason will find it difficult to correct [the evils] because the majority of Every People are deficient in Virtue and Knowledge." Demagogues motivated by self interest. Government power that of circumstance usually, not that of wisdom's influence on the people. Rulers "in democratic Republics are generally men of more Talents than morals...At present Democracy prevails too much." Ensuing Election for Governor: Fed Candidate should have been named or at least that party should have objected to all named or should have supported one candidate. Cannot conjecture the results of the election and its effect on the party.
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United States--History--Constitutional period, 1789-1809; Jay, John, 1745-1829