[919] Hamilton to Sedgwick, Feb. 2, 1799; Works: Lodge, x, 340-42.
[920] This was probably true; it is thoroughly characteristic and fits in perfectly with his well-authenticated conduct after he became Chief Justice. (See vol. iii of this work.)
[921] Callender: Prospect Before Us, 90 et seq.
[922] See Hildreth, v, 104, 210, 214, 340, 453-55.
[923] Wood, 261-62. This canard is an example of the methods employed in political contests when American democracy was in its infancy.
[924] Marshall to his brother James M., April 3, 1799; MS. Marshall uses the word "faction" in the sense in which it was then employed. "Faction" and "party" were at that time used interchangeably; and both words were terms of reproach. (See supra, chap. ii.) If stated in the vernacular of the present day, this doleful opinion of Marshall would read: "Nothing, I believe, more debases or pollutes the human mind than partisan politics."
[925] Jefferson to Pendleton, April 22, 1799; Works: Ford, ix, 64-65.
[926] Henry to Blair, Jan. 8, 1799; Henry, ii, 591-94.
[927] Henry to Blair, Jan. 8, 1799; Henry, ii, 595.
[928] Virginia Herald (Fredericksburg), March 5, 1799.