Philad. 16. Dec. 1794 Sir, 1 There has nothing new come forward since [undecipherable] — It would appear as though the publication by M^r R, of the two official notes from M^r Jay & Lord Grenville were an entirely gratification of public curiosity. It shew'd the feebler part, the mere introduction of the business, of a scheme in which vigour appeared necessary, at least appeared so to the public mind here which was partly excited by recent injuries — a proper regard to silence on an uncertain event necessarily prevented a further publication of that part — The effect was not he[re?] the same As they did not see [any?], they ought perhaps to have seen nothing — and yet directions or rules might to have been given by the Secretary of State for the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] M^r G's ideas — But the moment soon [undecipherable] The impression of the Insurrection aided in [undecipherable] from any aspiring — It has been [undecipherable], a [undecipherable: disposition?] it is to be hoped — The roots of the cause however are perhaps to be looked for if any there [undecipherable] in the remnant of the Democratic clubs — These will I am convinced still go on — They assume a ground so plausible in a free country that they will still flour- -ish & occasionally produce convulsions, or rather prepare the public mind for them — The present time however is extremely propitious to a sober exam- -ination of their tendency, & perhaps of their [underline: objects] — & every thing is to be hoped for from the good [undecipherable] of [undecipherable continuation from previous page] That [your?] old military [undecipherable] Col [H?] [should?] be about to retire from office must give you [undecipherable] to the country much regret — There [are?] talks of resigning — In fact the government does not [seem?] to grow better as to its agents, in [every?] part of it — instead of growing more mellow — it seems more crude & [undecipherable: green?] — The prospect of the new elections too for the next Congress presents no consolation — much I [fear?] that the Majority in this house at least, if not in the Senate will be [undecipherable: strong?], to say no more — That is they will be composed of a majority who will be composed of [the?] two [sorts?] of men — A few who were active in 87 — and are so to Still — and [there/these?] the Federal in 87 — and [so?] to Still — [undecipherable interlinear note: so to in a dimension to be] and who do not wish to overturn the govern- -ment — but [who?] [are?] an undue infusion of new fangled disorganizing prin- -ples are [undecipherable] in their theories & practice, & who wish to make the Constitution the hors on which they would bring in their new principles — these men would ruin [undecipherable] any [the?] other energetic system by their mode of administering & working it — They will have a current — and mean to stop at the cataract — they would unintentionally go down the cataract & at last — For I can not believe that you can find [undecipherable] men in the government who would by one decision blow [undecipherable: destroy?] it — But the other description are will be too much guided by these — Between ourselves, there is ground to expect that this late affair to the [undecipherable: Westons/Westerns?] will produce a sort of crisis in the parties of the American Dominion — when a respect for the personal private characters of some pretty [eminent?] men has hitherto warded an open & marked line between The [undecipherable] & the [organising?] politicians & the sober [good?] & firm Federalists — I suppose that my name has not been brought forward by M^r [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of his [undecipherable] & am much flattered by the kind manner in which you mention the circumstance. [Yours?] for A[ffectionately?] & Sincerely [Your?] obedt [servt?] [undecipherable signature]