in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York.

NEW YORK:
WILLIAM VAN NORDEN, PRINTER,
NO. 39 WILLIAM STREET.

CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

FIFTH CONGRESS- -SECOND SESSION.

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Correspondence, 1-3.

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Meeting of Congress, 3.- Treasury Reports, 4.

fairs of Western Country, 7. - Correspondence, 8-10.- President's Ques-

tions on Foreign Relations, 10. - Correspondence, 12, 13. — Arrival of X. Y.

Z. Despatches, 13.- Message to Congress thereon, 14.- Account of the

Mission, 15. Expulsion of Pinckney and Marshall from France, 37.-

Cabinet Council, 38. Measures of Congress, 39.-Creation of Navy De-

partment, 40. — Of Provisional Army, 41. Correspondence, 42-56. — Fur-

ther Measures, 57.- Washington appointed Lieutenant General, 59. — Opin-

ions on Foreign Affairs, 59. — Abrogation of Treaties with France, 62.-

Financial Measures, 63. — Direct Taxes laid, 66. — Correspondence, 68–7 3

- Adjournment of Congress, 73. — Alien and Sedition Laws, 73.- Defence

of the Federal Measures, 83.

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CHAPTER II.

SUMMER AND FALL OF 1798.

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Appointment of Officers in Provisional Army, 86. — Difficulties respecting Rank

of Major Generals, 88. - Departure of the President for Quincy, 90. — Letter

from Wolcott to the President on Rank of the Generals, 93. - Correspond-

ence, 99-103.- Settlement of the Question of Rank, 103.- Fever in Phila-

delphia, 104. Correspondence, 105–122. - Review of Mr. Gerry's negotia-

tions, 122. - Departure of Mr. Gerry from Paris, 144.- Decree of the Di-

rectory respecting Privateers, 145. His return to the United States, 148.—

His Defence of Himself, 148. - His Letter to Talleyrand, 152.- Course of

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the Opposition in regard to Affairs with France, 154.Letter of Fulwar

Skipwith to Mr. Jefferson, 158.- Organization of the Opposition, 161.—

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, 162.- Military and Financial Prepara-

tions, 163. The Black Cockade, 166.

CHAPTER III.

FIFTH CONGRESS-THIRD SESSION.a

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Letter to the President on Subjects of Speech, 167. — Meeting of Congress, 172.

- Reports from the Departments, 175. — Eight per cent. Loan, 178. — Re-

port of Secretary of State on Mr. Gerry's Negotiations, 180. Measures of

Congress, 180. Institution of New Mission to France, 184. - Circumstances

attending the Measure, Letter to Washington, 189. — Mr.

Adams' alleged inducements to the Mission, 191.- Review of his Statement,

193. Logan's Interview with Washington, 195. - Talleyrand's Overtures

to Mr. Murray, 196. - Mr. Adams' Remarks thereon, 197. - Review of these

Circumstances, 199. His Message Nominating Mr. Murray, 203.- Inter-

view with Committee of the Senate, 204.- Nomination of Ellsworth and

Henry, 205. — Of Wm. R. Davie, 205. — Review of his Statements concern-

ing the same, 205.- Mr. Adams' Account of the Cabinet Council, 209.—

Defence of the Cabinet, 212. - Different Opinions respecting Policy towards
France,217.- Motives of the Opposition, 219. - Mr. Adams' Charges against
the Federalists, 221.- Political Consequences of the Mission, 222.

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CHAPTER IV.

SUMMER OF 1799.

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Failure of Negotiations with Russia and Turkey, 226. - Arrangements with St.

Domingo, 227.- Correspondence, 228-231.- Second Insurrection in Penn-

sylvania, 231. — Correspondence, 232, 233.- Military Affairs, 233. — Offi-

cers of Provisional Army Commissioned, 236.- Effects of Naval Armament,

237. Correspondence, 238–247. — Preliminary Instructions to Mr. Murray,

247. - Cabinet Conference on Instructions to the Envoys, 248. — Talleyrand's

Reply to Mr. Murray, 249. — Draft of Instructions, 250. - Proposed Articles

of Treaty, 252.- Wolcott's Observations thereon, 257. Correspondence,

262, 263. - Revolution of 30th Prairial, 263.- Proposed Suspension of Mis-

sion, 264. Correspondence, 265–267. - Letter to President on Suspension,

267. Return of the President to Philadelphia, 267. — Order to the Envoys

to Embark, 268.- Mr. Adams' Account of these Transactions, 269. - Re-

view of his Narrative, 272.- Consequences of the Measure, 277. - Corre-

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spondence, 277-288. - Movements of the Opposition, 288.- New Elections,

289. Positions of Patrick Henry and Mr. Madison, 289.- Former Senti-

ments of Mr. Madison, 289.- Death of Henry, 293. Callender's Writings,

293. His employment by Mr. Jefferson, 293.- Jefferson's Letters on the

subject, 295.

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CHAPTER V.

SIXTH CONGRESS-FIRST SESSION.

Letter to President on Subjects of Speech, 299. - Suspension of Boards of Com-

missioners under British Treaty, 306.- Meeting of Congress, 308.- Speech

to Congress, 308. - Political Opinion in Congress, 309.- Death of Wash-

ington, 310. Reports of Secretary of Treasury, 311.- Correspondence,

312-324. Report of Secretary of War, 324.- Estimates for 1800, 325. —

Measures of Congress, 327.- Reports on Reduction of Army and Navy,

and on Additional Revenues, 328. Of Committee of Ways and Means on

the Public Debt, 331.- Opinion of Committee on Management of the Treas-

ury, 337. Mr. Gallatin's Reply, 338. — Affair of Thomas Nash, called Jona-

than Robbins, 338. - Adjournment of Congress, 339. Acts of the Session,

340. Proposal of Mr. Liston of Treaty Stipulation for Restitution of De-

serters, 342.- President's Letter on subject of a Public Printer, 344.

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CHAPTER VI.

SUMMER OF 1800.

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Resignation of Mr. McHenry, 346. - Letter from him on the subject, 346. -

Dismissal of Col. Pickering, 348. — Mr. Adams' Alleged Reasons, 348.-

Probable Motives, 351.- Observations on these Events, 356. — Character of

Mr. McHenry, 357.- Appointments of Gen. Marshall and Mr. Dexter as

Secretaries of State and War, 358. — Calumnies against Col. Pickering, 359.

- Pardon of Fries, 360. Removal of Seat of Government to the City of

Washington, 362. - Correspondence, 363. - Preparations for the Elections.

364. Position of the Federal Party, 365. Correspondence, 366-424.

Mr. Adams' Letter to Tench Coxe, 424. - His Letter to Mr. Pinckney, 425.

- His Charges of British Influence upon the Federalists, 427. — Mr. Hamil-

ton's Letters to him on the Subject, 428. — Hamilton's "Letter concerning

the Conduct and Character of John Adams," 429. - Correspondence, 430-

434. Proceedings of the Embassy to France, 434. - Revolution of 18th

Brumaire, 434. - Commercial Policy of Bonaparte, 435. - Results of the

Negotiations, 436. Conclusion of a Convention, 437. Its Defence by the

Envoys, 437.- Its Provisions, 438. — Mr. Adams' Opinions concerning it,

440.

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CHAPTER VII.

SIXTH CONGRESS-SECOND SESSION.

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Letter to President on Subjects of Speech, 442.- Wolcott's Resignation of

Treasury Department, 443.— Correspondence, 443-450.- President's Speech,

450.- Wolcott's Letter to Speaker, requesting an Investigation into Condi-

tion of Treasury, 451.- Committee of Investigation, 451. — Report on Sink-

ing Fund, 451.-On Internal Revenues, 452. — Condition of the Finances,

452.- Correspondence, 455-463.- Appointments to Treasury, &c., 463.-

Conditional Ratification of Convention with France, 464. Character of the

Convention, 465. — Mr. Adams' Opinion of its Merits, 465. - Correspond-

ence, 467-469. Report on Condition of the Treasury, 469.- Retirement

of Wolcott, 476. Fires in the Offices of War and the Treasury, 478.—

Charges against Wolcott and others, 478.- Examination of Circumstances

of the Fires, 480. Wolcott's Notes on the Affair, 481.- Character of the

Charges, 482. Measures of the Session, 484.-The Judiciary Law, 485.

-Hostility of Anti-Federalists to the Judiciary, 485.- Presidential Election,

487.- Wolcott's Remarks thereon, 488. — Examination of Charge against

the Federal Party, 489. — Correspondence, 489, 490.— Wolcott appointed

Circuit Judge, 491.- Correspondence, 491–495. - His Acceptance, 496.-

Correspondence, 496-498.- End of Mr. Adams' Administration, 498.-

Concluding Remarks, 499.- General Character of the American Colonies

499. Obstacles to a Constitution, 501.- Merits of the Constitution, 502.

- Difficulties of the Federal Administrations, 503. - Democratic tenden-

cies of the People, 505. — Grounds of Opposition to the Federal Administra-

tions, 506. Causes of its Success, 507.—Qualifications of Mr. Adams,

508.- Defence of the Federal Administrations, 508.-—Their Merits, 513.

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