FOLLOW THE FRENCHMEN | EPISODE 15 - JAMES MADISON'S MONTPELIER

#followthefrenchmen EPISODE 15 | James Madison believed that the separation between the church and state was central to the independence of the United States while Lafayette saw in it the confirmation of the superior republican principles that he foresaw at the dawn of the American Revolution.
The U.S. was demonstrating what Lafayette always believed, that this nation had a unique potential to improve the human condition on Earth.
Both Madison and Lafayette were champions of religious rights, but only Lafayette was an outspoken abolitionist.
The Frenchman's moral considerations gained him the respect of the Founding Fathers. Yet, many like James Madison were not ready to follow him on the subject of abolition. Why not?
Over the years, the correspondence between Madison and Lafayette revealed key differences in how the two men approached the Union.
What are these differences?
How do they play out in 1824-1825 when Lafayette visits Montpelier?
And most importantly, where do they place Lafayette in relation to the Founding Fathers?
Follow The Frenchmen and find out now!

[@JamesMadisonsMontpelier]

thank you for visiting Montpelier, Lafayette team!

[@patrickcampbell4781]

this is a wonderful account

[@DigitalYarbs]

Lafayette was a great man.