net, 233;
keeps confidence in Hamilton, 234;
urged by all parties to accept presidency again, 235;
willing to be reelected, 235;
pleased at unanimous vote, 235;
his early immunity from attacks, 237;
later attacked by Freneau and Bache, 238;
regards opposition as dangerous to country, 239;
asserts his intention to disregard them, 240;
his success in Genet affair, 241;
disgusted at "democratic" societies, 242;
thinks they fomented Whiskey Rebellion, 242;
denounces them to Congress, 243;
effect of his remarks, 244;
accused of tyranny after Jay treaty, 244;
of embezzlement, 245;
of aristocracy, 245;
realizes that he must compose cabinet of sympathizers, 246;
reconstructs it, 246;
states determination to govern by party, 247;
slighted by House, 247;
refuses a third term, 248;
publishes Farewell Address, 248;
his justification for so doing, 248;
his wise advice, 249;
address Attacked by Democrats, 250, 251;
assailed in Congress by Giles, 251;
resents charge of being a British sympathizer, 252;
his scrupulously fair conduct toward France, 253;
his resentment at English policy, 254;
his retirement celebrated by the opposition, 255;
remarks of the "Aurora," 256;
forged letters of British circulated, 257;
he repudiates them, 257;
his view of opposition, 259.
_In Retirement_.
Regards Adams's administration as continuation of his own, 259;
understands Jefferson's attitude, 259;
wishes generals of provisional army to be Federalist, 260;
doubts fidelity of opposition as soldiers, 260;
dreads their poisoning mind of army, 261;
his condemnation of Democrats, 261, 262;
snubs Dr. Logan for assuming an unofficial mission to France, 263-265;
alarmed at Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, 266;
urges Henry to oppose Virginia resolutions, 267;
condemns the French party as unpatriotic, 267;
refuses request to stand again for presidency, 269;
comments on partisanship of Democrats, 269;
believes that he would be no better candidate than any other
Federalist, 270, 271;
error of statement that Washington was not a party man, 271, 272;
slow to relinquish non-partisan position, 272;
not the man to shrink from declaring his position, 273;
becomes a member of Federalist party, 273, 274;
eager for end of term of office, 275;
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