CHAPTER XVII.

Renominated as President.--Letter to Mazzei.--Slanders against Jefferson.--Sad Visit to Monticello.--Second Inauguration.-- Receives the Bust of the Emperor of Russia.--Letters to and from the Emperor.--To Diodati.--To Dickinson.--To his Son-in-law.--Devotion to his Grandchildren.--Letter to Monroe.--To his Grandchildren.--His Temper when roused.--Letter to Charles Thompson.--To Dr. Logan.--Anxious to avoid a Public Reception on his Return home.--Letter to Dupont de Nemours.-- Inauguration of Madison.--Harmony in Jefferson's Cabinet.--Letter to Humboldt.--Farewell Address from the Legislature of Virginia.--His Reply.--Reply to an Address of Welcome from the Citizens of Albemarle.--Letter to Madison.--Anecdote of Jefferson.--Dr. Stuart says he is quarelling with the Almighty 310