He said
he really feared, that by their artifices and industry, they would
aggravate the President so much against the republicans, as to separate
him from the body of the people. I told him what the same cabals had
decided to do, if the President had refused his assent to the bank bill;
also what Brockhurst Livingston said to ------, that Hamilton's life was
much more precious to the community than the President's.
August the 1st. Met at the President's, to consider what was to be
done with Mr. Genet. All his correspondence with me was read over.
The following propositions were made. 1. That a full statement of Mr.
Genet's conduct be made in a letter to G. Morris, and be sent with his
correspondence, to be communicated to the Executive Council of France;
the letter to be so prepared, as to serve for the form of communication
to the Council. Agreed unanimously. 2. That in that letter his recall be
required. Agreed by all, though I expressed a preference of expressing
that desire with great delicacy; the others were for peremptory terms.
3. To send him off. This was proposed by Knox; but rejected by every
other. 4. To write a letter to Mr. Genet, the same in substance with
that written to G. Morris, and let him know we had applied for his
recall. I was against this, because I thought it would render him
extremely active in his plans, and endanger confusion. But I was
overruled by the other three gentlemen and the President.
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