The Washington herald., 1913-03-19

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Copyright, l9l3 bT Mcclure Sews7apr eyndiesfsJ
NO. 63.
Toward the close of June, Washington
ventured to SO for a little while to Mount
Vernon for rest.
At once there was trouble.
A privateer was found taking arms ana
stores aboard in the very river at Phil
adelphia: Jefferson allowed her to drop
down to Chester, believing Genet instead
Of the agents Of tine government: and
she was upon the point Of getting to sea
before Washington could reach the seat
Of government
Jefferson was not in town when the
President arrived. What is to be done
in the case Of the Little Sarah, now at
Chester" came Washington's hot ques-
tions after him. us the Minister of the
French Republic to set the acts OF this
government at defiance with impunity :
And then threaten the executive with an
appeal to the people? What must the
world think of such conduct, and OF the
United States In submitting to it? Cir
crinstances press for decision: and a,
YOU have had time to consider them,
l wish to know your opinion upon them,
even before to-morroy. for the vessel
may then be gone"
washtngton in Control.
It wa. indeed too late to stop her: a
gross violation of neutrality had been
permitted under the very eyes OF the
Secretary of State.
WASHINGTON STAYED henceforth in Phil
adelphia, in personal control of affairs.
1t was an appeal to the people that
finally delivered Genet into his hands.
Washington revoked the exequator OF
one Duplaine. French consul at Boston.
for continuing to ignore the laws OF neu-
traIity: Genet declared he would appeal
from the President to the sovereign state
of Massachusetts,: rumors of the silly
threat got abroad, and Genet demanded
of the President that he deny them.
WASHINGTON answered with chilling
rebuke: the correspondence was given 10
the public prints: and at last the coun-
try saw the French Minister for what
he was.
Genet Superseded.
A demand for his recall had oeen re-
solved upon in the Cabinet in August:
by February. 1874. the slow process OF
Diplomatic action was complete, and a
successor had arrived Genet DID not
venture to return to his distracted coun
try; but he was as promptly and as
readily forgotten in America Some
mlKlI IL pVssioiS ~ WV
still; but no one could any longer stom-
ach Genet.
WASHINGTON had OWNED French al
fairs much too clearly to be for a mo
ment tempted to think with anything
but contempt of the French party Wh"
had truckled to Genet.
THE affairs of France he said TO
Lee, in the midst of Genets heyday,
! seem to me to be in the highest par
oxysm of disorder; not so much from
the presence Of foreign enemies, but be-
cause those in whose hands the gov
ernment is intrusted are ready to tear
each other to pieces. and will more than
probably prove the worst foes the coun'
try has
Accepts . second Term.
1t was his clear perception what the
danger would be should America be
drawn into the gathering European wars
that had led him TO accept seconc
term as President. II had been his wish
to remain only four years in the ardu'
Gus office; but he had no thought to
leave a task unfinished: knew that he
was in the very midst Of the critical
business Of holding the country to thl