Volume Ii Part 4 (1/2)

Was.h.i.+ngton's Proclamation of Neutrality.

Jefferson's Criticism.

Rives's.

Arguments for Aiding France.

Results of Neutrality.

Federalist Leaning toward Great Britain.

Att.i.tude of Great Britain.

Impressment of our Seamen.

War Imminent.

Jay's Treaty.

Fisher Ames Urges Ratification.

CHAPTER V. RELATIONS WITH THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

Federalists Condemn, Republicans Favor, the French Revolution.

Causes of its Popularity.

Justification of the Administration's Policy.

France Violates the Treaty.

Genet's High-handed Action.

His Insolence and Final Removal.

Effect of Jay's Treaty upon France.

Further Overtures to France.

Result.

Anti-federalists Confounded.

War Feeling in this Country.

Adams's Patriotic Course.

War Averted.

CHAPTER VI. DECLINE OF THE FEDERALIST PARTY

Federalist Excesses.

Alien and Sedition Acts.

Conviction of Matthew Lyon.

Results of the Federalist Policy.

Its Animus.

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions.

These Criticised.

Unpopularity of the Federalist Measures.

This Dooms Federalism.

Federalist Dissensions.

Federalist Opposition to the Administration.

Waning Power of Federalism.

Its Good After-influence.

CHAPTER VII. THE WEST

Kentucky and Tennessee become States.

Unorganized and Organized Territory.

Settlements in the Northwest.