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mies of France with arms and implements of war j the
expression of attachment to his nation, with which Mr.
Genet was welcomed, on his arrival and journey from
soudi to nordi, and our long forbearance under his gross
usurpations and outrages of the laws and authority of
our country, do not bespeak the partialities intimated in
his letters'. And for these tilings he rewards us by en-
deavours to excite discord, and distrust, between our ci-
tizens and those whom they have entrusted with their
government ; between the different branches of our
government ; between our nation and his. But none of
these things, we hope, will be found in his power.
That friendship which dictates to us to bear with his
conduct yet awhile, lest the interest of his nation here
should suffer injury, will hasten them to replace an
agent whose dispositions are such a misrepresentation of
theirs, and whose continuance here is inconsistent with
order, peace, respect, and that friendly correspondence
which we hope will ever subsist between the two nations.
His government will see too that the case is pressing.
That it is impossible for two sovereign and independent
authorities to be going on within our territory at the
same time, without collision. They will foresee that if
Mr. Genet perseveres in his proceedings, the conse-
quences would be so hazardous to us, the example so
humiliating and pernicious, that we may be forced even
to suspend his functions before a successor can arrive to
continue them.
If our citizens have not already been shedding each
other's blood, it is not owing to the moderation of Mr.
Genet, but to the forbearance of the government. It is
well known that if the authority of the laws had been
resorted to, to stop the Little Démocrate, its officers,
and agents were to have been resisted by the crew of
the vessel, consisting partly of american citizens. Such
events are too serious,, too possible, to be left to hazard,
or to what is worse than hazard, the will of an agent
whose designs are so mysterious. Lay the case then im-
mediately before his government, accompany it with
assurances, which   cannot be stronger than true,  that