New school history of the United States . the election of the highest executive mag-istrates. RELATIONS WITH FRANCE. 16. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney was sent ambassador toFrance on the recall of Monroe. He was not received. John JOHN ADAMSS ADMINISTRA TION. 169 1798. 7 July. Marshall * and Elbridge Gerry were joined with him as specialenvoys. They were refused a reception unless they wouldconsent to pay a large sum of money. Pinckney said, hewould give millions for defence, not a cent for tribute.!American vessels had been already seized and plundered bythe French, and fresh assaultson America
New school history of the United States . the election of the highest executive mag-istrates. RELATIONS WITH FRANCE. 16. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney was sent ambassador toFrance on the recall of Monroe. He was not received. John JOHN ADAMSS ADMINISTRA TION. 169 1798. 7 July. Marshall * and Elbridge Gerry were joined with him as specialenvoys. They were refused a reception unless they wouldconsent to pay a large sum of money. Pinckney said, hewould give millions for defence, not a cent for tribute.!American vessels had been already seized and plundered bythe French, and fresh assaultson American commerce werenow made. TheUnited States pre-pared for Washington was ap-pointed Commander-in-chiefof the American armies. 17. The war was con-fined to some slight ac-tions at sea. It lingered onfor more than three years. Itwas terminated by a conven-tion with Napoleon Bonaparte,after he became First Consulof France. Claims for lossesprevious to this settlement occupied the attention of Congressmore than seventy years JOHN ADAMS. THE ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS. 18. A stringent Alien Act was passed to guard againstintrigues and dangers apprehended from French and other for-eigners in the country. A severe Sedition Law was alsoenacted to restrain the press, and to check the disturbances * John Marshall, of Virginia (i755-1836)—a jurist of the highest eminence—wasChief-Justice of the United States from 1801 to his death. t Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825), of South Carolina, gave utterance tothis patriotic sentiment in response to the proposal of Talleyrand, to make a favor-able treaty with the United States, on condition of a heavy loan to the French Govemment, and of a present of $240,000 to himself. 8 lyo HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, which it might produce. These measures provoked violent•g opposition. They were denounced by the KentuckyResolutions, composed mainly by Mr. Jefferson ;and by the Virginia Resolutions, drawn by Mr. Madison. WASHINGTO
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