escape, 157;
takes matters out of Jefferson's hands, 157;
determines on asking recall of Genet, 158;
revokes exequatur of Duplaine, French consul, 159;
insulted by Genet, 159, 160;
refuses to deny Jay's card, 160;
upheld by popular feeling, 160;
his annoyance at the episode, 160;
obliged to teach American people self-respect, 162, 163;
deals with troubles incited by Genet in the West, 162, 163;
sympathizes with frontiersmen, 163;
comprehends value of Mississippi, 164, 165;
sends a commission to Madrid to negotiate about free navigation, 166;
later sends Thomas Pinckney, 166;
despairs of success, 166;
apparent conflict between French treaties and neutrality, 169, 170;
value of Washington's policy to England, 171;
in spite of England's attitude, intends to keep peace, 177;
wishes to send Hamilton as envoy, 177;
after his refusal appoints Jay, 177;
fears that England intends war, 178;
determines to be prepared, 178;
urges upon Jay the absolute necessity of England's giving up Western
posts, 179;
dissatisfied with Jay treaty but willing to sign it, 184;
in doubt as to meaning of conditional ratification, 184;
protests against English "provision order" and refuses signature, 185;
meets uproar against treaty alone, 188;
determines to sign, 189;
answers resolutions of Boston town meeting, 190;
refuses to abandon his judgment to popular outcry, 190;
distinguishes temporary from permanent feeling, 191;
fears effect of excitement upon French government, 192;
his view of dangers of situation, 193, 194;
recalled to Philadelphia by cabinet, 195;
receives intercepted correspondence of Fauchet, 195, 196;
his course of action already determined, 197, 198;
not influenced by the Fauchet letter, 198;
evidence of this, 199, 200;
reasons for ratifying before showing letter to Randolph, 199, 200;
signs treaty, 201;
evidence that he did not sacrifice Randolph, 201, 202;
fairness of his action, 203;
refuses to reply to Randolph's attack, 204;
reasons for signing treaty, 205;
justified in course of time, 206;
refuses on constitutional grounds the call of representatives for
documents, 208;
insists on independence of treaty-making by executive and Senate, 209;
overcomes hostile majority in House, 210;
wishes Madison to succeed Morris at Pa