[undecipherable] Philadelphia 19^th [undecipherable] 1800 my dear [Hardman?]. you are not so far r[emoved?] [undecipherable] from the town as not to hear it blow, [undecipherable] a [receipt?] of [palpation?] and [undecipherable] are not to [feel?] its effects. It is now [undecipherable] a certainty that the [anti]federalist ticket has prevailed in the [S]tate of New York by a [small?] majority. you will add to this the [influence?] which a [fair?] [undecipherable] action who [has?] [been?] [chosen?], must enjoy [an?] [undecipherable] [A?]ssembly over [inferior?] [abilities?], [and?] men without the [opportunity?] to be [rightly?] informed or [penetration?] to know where they are 20. It is also a problem, [that?] [would?], if any compromises were [taken?] between the two parti- es in this State on the subject of our election law, and if a Case is [agreed?] to [undecipherable] whom the [undecipherable] – & its view [undecipherable] on the occasion. The Eastern representatives and [undecipherable] home, [generally?] [speaking?] men [undecipherable] a to them [decisions?] of the elections of [all?] [citizens?]. [their?] bring on a [large?] [undecipherable] may be [shed?] of the [federalists?] from [N.?] [Carolina?]. I not think however that the [undecipherable] knowledge [and?] [anticipations?] of these [difficulties?]. or [events?] [influence?] [undecipherable] to [us?]. I once [mentioned?] to your [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [T?]empers on [confidence?]. [undecipherable] has for some time past, [as] the [Au?]rora [evidently?] [undecipherable] a [disjointed?] [Colonel?]. [In?] the words, [Mr.?] [Wolcott?], [Mr.?] Pickering and myself [were?] [decidedly?] of [opinion?] that the [mission?] to France might have been [happy?] [attended?] with. [undecipherable] the situation in [undecipherable] [during?] [these?] ways, the more [desirable?] in [think?] [undecipherable] [established?] [more?] during the existence of the [war?] in [Europe?] or between England and France; and that at the [best?] of [war?] we were engaged in, [gave?] us a [undecipherable] [defense?] from [the?] [cause?] or French principles, and [who?] calculated to ensure the continuance [of?] [ever?] growing and [lucrative?] commerce, and the [protection?] of England. The [President?] dis- re[garding?] these considerations, or [looking?] only to [his?] own [election?], [undecipherable] [undecipherable] could [have?] [done?] without[undecipherable] who did [undecipherable] think [undecipherable] [temptation?]. [Leave?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] are [promising?] [undecipherable] and [all?] [he?] [rested?] as he [did?] [undecipherable] government [being?] [undecipherable], a new set of [principles?] [come?] to be [introduced?] [and?] that the call of [undecipherable] invites [undecipherable] as practicable to be [made?] [undecipherable] to be [effective?]. [Long?] [undecipherable] from [Conn?] [undecipherable], and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] departments, [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with news the [figure?] [undecipherable], and [then?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] was [limited?], [undecipherable] [undecipherable] election of [his?] [undecipherable] in [full?]. [Ac?] members of Congress [held?] a [Caucus?], [by?] [Caucus?] a meeting is [called?], [undecipherable] within a few [exceptions?] it was determined, that each [man?] [undecipherable] would use their best [endeavors?] to be [Mr.?] [undecipherable] and [Campbell?]. [Rushing?] [ran?] for [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] [giving?] me a [preference?] to [undecipherable] [The?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [her?] apprehensions to [undecipherable] on the evening of the 5^th [inst?], having [undecipherable] [undecipherable] rendered her cautious [undecipherable] [undecipherable] times [answer?] no [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] was best for Major General [undecipherable] before [undecipherable] of [Burr?]. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to his [jealousy?] — I had done a [nothing?] right and [most?] [meager?]. I managed [undecipherable] [next?] to take place [the?] [3d?], [some?] [Mr.?] Pickering was [the one?] [out?] a few days after [Mr.?] Wolcott is retained for a [undecipherable] only [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] is afraid of the [arguments?] in [undecipherable] affairs of the Treasury. and [I?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] he [elected?] a thing not [any?] [ability?]; Stoddert [undecipherable] and Lee will be dignified the moment he is [undecipherable] the measures will [strive?]. their better in [his?] [nat?] Let me add my dear [friend?] [undecipherable] to this account to one I know to be [came?] [undecipherable] and firmly attached to his country and their prin- ciples and [undecipherable] [established?] by our [late?] [undecipherable], that the [undecipherable] ought not to be [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] [moment?] aspect of public [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. For [undecipherable] [undecipherable] there is a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] are opened upon [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with the old and [undecipherable] in enemies of our government, yet in my opinion the [undecipherable] is [requiring?] only from [undecipherable] the [before?] the [undecipherable] steady supporters [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a [proportion?] to the degree [the?] [undecipherable] and [fortitude?], and a more decided [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I intend [leaving?] this City for [Baltimore?] the next month where I desire [undecipherable] to see you and where I desire to [be?] in no particular. [Adieu?] [kindly?] &[affy?] James M^c[Henry?] [undecipherable] [Hardman?]