Young pigeons will never fly till this is done.
Smith has acquired the confidence of the French ministry, and the better sort of the members of the National Convention.

But the Executive is too changeable in that country to be depended on, without the utmost caution.
"Adieu, adieu, tendrement, J.A." One of the sons of the noble patriot, soon "put out his wings," and soared, ultimately, to a pinnacle of honor and renown attained by few among men.

In the winter of 1793 and 1794, the public mind had become highly excited from the inflammatory appeals in behalf of France, by Citizen Genet, the French Minister to the United States.

A large portion of the anti-Federal party took sides with Mr.Genet, against the neutral position of our Government, and seemed determined to plunge the Union into the European contest, in aid of the French Republic.

Some idea may be obtained of the excitement which prevailed at this time, and of the perilous condition of the country, by an extract or two from letters of Vice-President John Adams.