[300] Ib. 1236. See also Channing, U.S. iv, 280-81.
[301] See vol. ii, 62, of this work.
[302] Ames to Gore, Dec. 13, 1802, Ames, i, 310.
[303] Ib. Here is another characteristic passage from Ames, who accurately expressed New England Federalist sentiment: "The second French and first American Revolution is now commencing.... The extinction of Federalism would be followed by the ruin of the wise, rich, and good." (Ames to Smith, Dec. 14, 1802, ib. 313-16.)
[304] Pickering to Peters, Dec. 24, 1803, New-England Federalism: Adams, 338.
[305] Cabot to King, March 27, 1802, King, iv, 94.
[306] Columbian Centinel, April 7, 1802.
[307] "Bowling" in the Independent Chronicle of April 26, 1802. An example of Jefferson's amazing skill in directing public opinion is found in the fact that the people were made to feel that the President was following in Washington's footsteps.