. A larger history of the United States of America, to the close of President Jackson's administration . there was a society which calleditself eminently polite, and Mrs. Adams records that she re-turned fifteen calls in a single day. Mr. Adams took his cabinet from his predecessor; it was nota stronor one, and it was devoted to Hamilton, between whomand the new President there was soon a divergence, Hamiltonbeing fond of power, and Adams having a laudable purpose tocommand his own ship. The figure of speech is appropriate,for he plunged into a sea of troubles, mainly created by the un-reasona
. A larger history of the United States of America, to the close of President Jackson's administration . there was a society which calleditself eminently polite, and Mrs. Adams records that she re-turned fifteen calls in a single day. Mr. Adams took his cabinet from his predecessor; it was nota stronor one, and it was devoted to Hamilton, between whomand the new President there was soon a divergence, Hamiltonbeing fond of power, and Adams having a laudable purpose tocommand his own ship. The figure of speech is appropriate,for he plunged into a sea of troubles, mainly created by the un-reasonable demands of the French government. The French Directory, enraged especially by Jays treaty with England,got rid of one American minister by remonstrance, and droveout another with contempt. When Mr. Adams sent three spe-cial envoys, they were expected to undertake the most delicate THE EARLY AMERICAN PRESIDENTS. 341 negotiations with certain semi-official persons designated intheir correspondence only by the letters X, Y, Z. The plan ofthis covert intercourse came through the private secretary of.
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