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coming to terms with democracy coming to terms with democracy Federalist Intellectuals and the Shaping of an American Culture 0 marshall foletta University Press of Virginia charlottesville and london Disclaimer: Some images in the printed version of this book are not available for inclusion in the eBook. THEUNIVERSITYPRESSOFVIRGINIA (cid:1)2001bytheRectorandVisitorsoftheUniversityofVirginia Allrightsreserved PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica Firstpublished2001 (cid:2)(cid:1) Thepaperusedinthispublicationmeetstheminimumrequirementsof theAmericanNationalStandardforInformationSciences—Permanenceof PaperforPrintedLibraryMaterials,ansiz39.48-1984. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Foletta,Marshall,1955– Comingtotermswithdemocracy:Federalistintellectualsandtheshap- ingofanAmericanculture/MarshallFoletta. p.cm. Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. isbn0-8139-2059-0(cloth:alk.paper) 1.UnitedStates—Politicsandgovernment—1789–1815. 2.United States—Politicsandgovernment—1815–1861. 3.UnitedStates—Intellec- tuallife—19thcentury. 4.NewEngland—Intellectuallife—19thcen- tury. 5.Intellectuals—NewEngland—Politicalactivity—History— 19thcentury. 6.FederalParty(U.S.)—History. 7.Politicsandlitera- ture—UnitedStates—History—19thcentury. 8.NorthAmerican re- view—History. 9.Politicalculture—UnitedStates—History—19thcen- tury. I.Title. e338.f652001 973.5—dc21 2001026067 For Khris Contents Illustrations viii Acknowledgments ix chapter 1. 1815 1 chapter 2. Fathers 22 chapter 3. Sons 45 chapter 4. Literature: The Prospects 76 chapter 5. Literature: The Problems 101 chapter 6. Institutions 135 chapter 7. History 182 chapter 8. Legacy 209 Notes 247 Bibliography 271 Index 291 Illustrations HarrisonGrayOtis,1809 33 JosephStevensBuckminster,ca.1810 55 JosephBuckminster,ca.1789 56 GeorgeTicknor,1828 65 JaredSparks,ca.1819 66 JohnSylvesterJohnGardiner,ca.1815 83 WilliamTudor,1831 84 EdwardEverett,1820 91 WilliamHicklingPrescott,1815 92 Acknowledgments 0 S cholarshipisusuallyaveryprivateaffair,requiringhoursofsoli- tary study and the acceptance of personal responsibility for whatever shortcomingsexistintheend.Thisattemptisnodifferent.Butlikemost othersithasalsobenefitedfromthecontributionsofothers.AttheUni- versityofCaliforniaatBerkeley,wherethisbookbeganasadoctoraldis- sertation, the contributions of my committee were invaluable. Richard Hutsonencouragedmetobelieve,correctlyIhope,thatacertainna¨ıvete´ regardingAmericanliteraturemightnotprovetoogreatadisadvantage. Robin Einhorn’s energetic reading of early drafts helped me place my narrative within a far richer context. Most importantly, Jim Kettner al- lowedmethefreedomtoworkthroughmyownquestionsandsupported mewiththegentleencouragementthatcharacterizesallfineteachers. Atvariousstagesotherindividuals—mostnotablyHenryMay,Charles Royster,andDanielHowe—readatleastsomeportionofthemanuscript and contributed more than they probably realized. At the University PressofVirginia,RichardHolwayprovidedareassuringappreciationfor myquestionsandanunfailingsenseofhowtostrengthenmyanswers. My family, extended and immediate, assisted in more personal ways. Mostrewardingwasthesupportofmychildren,whowereapartofthis project from its inception.Lucas,a nightowlsincebirth,providedlate- night company as I began my research. John, who read the firstchapter when he was twelve and the last just before headingofftocollege,reas- suredme that both mynarrativeandanalysiswereworthreading.Anna helped pack my bags when I took off on writing retreats and through
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