[708] Ib.
[709] Marshall to Monroe, Dec. 2, 1784; MS., Monroe Papers, Lib. Cong.
[710] Madison to Monroe, Dec. 24, 1785; Writings: Hunt, ii, 205.
"Being convinced myself that nothing can be now done that will not extremely dishonor us, and embarass Congṣ my wish is that the report may not be called for at all. In the course of the debates no pains were spared to disparage the Treaty by insinuations agṣṭ Congṣ, the Eastern States, and the negociators of the Treaty, particularly J. Adams. These insinuations & artifices explain perhaps one of the motives from which the augmention of the foederal powers & respectability has been opposed." (Madison to Monroe, Dec. 30, 1785; ib., 211.)
[711] Curiously enough, it fell to Jefferson as Secretary of State to report upon, explain, and defend the measures of Virginia and other States which violated the Treaty of Peace. (See Jefferson to the British Minister, May 29, 1792; Works: Ford, vii, 3-99.) This masterful statement is one of the finest argumentative products of Jefferson's brilliant mind.
[712] Journal, H.D. (1787), 51.
[713] Ib., 52.
[714] Ib. James Monroe was a member of the House at this session and voted against the first amendment and for the second. On the contrary, Patrick Henry voted for the first and against the second amendment. George Mason voted against both amendments. So did Daniel Boone, who was, with Thomas Marshall, then a member of the Virginia Legislature from the District of Kentucky. On the passage of the resolution, James Monroe and Patrick Henry again swerved around, the former voting for and the latter against it.
[715] Journal, H.D. (1787), 52.
[716] Journal, H.D. (1787), 79.