Essentials of United States history . osperous becauseof the rapid increase of the cottoncrop, brought about by the cottongin. 231. Efforts to prevent treaty, which had preventeda war with Great Britain, was indanger of causing hostilities WithFrance. Accordingly President Adams sent a special com-mission of three men to France to treat with that commissioners were John Marshall of Virginia, CharlesCotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina, and Elbridge (Jerryof Massachusetts. The French minister, M. Talleyrand, re-fused to treat with them. Then it was intimated, throughsecret
Essentials of United States history . osperous becauseof the rapid increase of the cottoncrop, brought about by the cottongin. 231. Efforts to prevent treaty, which had preventeda war with Great Britain, was indanger of causing hostilities WithFrance. Accordingly President Adams sent a special com-mission of three men to France to treat with that commissioners were John Marshall of Virginia, CharlesCotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina, and Elbridge (Jerryof Massachusetts. The French minister, M. Talleyrand, re-fused to treat with them. Then it was intimated, throughsecret agents, that if they would pay a quarter of a milliondollars to the French government they would be officiallyreceived and all matters of dispute would soon be this Pinckney replied, Millions for defense, but notone cent for tribute This saying at once became popularthroughout the United States. The French governmentordered the commissioners to quit the country at forthwith fitted out privateers to prey upon our. John Adams JOHN ADAMSS ADMINISTRATION (1797-1801) 195 merchant vessels at sea, and this procedure soon led to openwarfare. Such a state of affairs required the most carefulattention of Congress. The nation must be made ready forwar. A provisional army was ordered, and Wash- prepara-ington was commissioned lieutenant-general. tions forAmerican men-of-war were instructed to seize any War*French vessel which should commit depredations on Americancommerce. Intercourse with France was suspended, and itseemed for a time that war could not be avoided. Presi-dent Adams, however, was well aware that we were stilla small nation, hardly recovered from the effects of the longstruggle with Great Britain. He therefore avoided a dec-laration of war. In 1799 Napoleon became First NapoleonsConsul of France, and the year following a treaty Treaty,was made and peace restored. 232. Alien and Sedition Laws. — While these troubleswith France were existing, Congress p
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