Jealousies and rivalries have been my theme, and checks and balances as their antidotes, till I am ashamed to repeat the words; but they never stared me in the face in such horrid forms as at present.

I see how the thing is going.

At the next election England will set up Jay or Hamilton, and France Jefferson, and all the corruption of Poland will be introduced; unless the American spirit should rise and say, we will have neither John Bull nor Louis Baboon." In 1800, the seat of government was removed to Washington.

In taking possession of the President's house, Mr.Adams bestowed a benediction on it, which must ever meet with a response from all American hearts--" Before I end my letter, I pray heaven to bestow the best of blessings on this house, and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it.

May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof!" A description of the house and the city, at that time, is furnished in a letter from Mrs.Adams to her daughter, written in November, 1800:-- "I arrived here on Sunday last, and without meeting any accident worth noticing, except losing ourselves when we left Baltimore, and going eight or nine miles on the Frederick road, by which means we were obliged to go the other eight through the woods, where we wandered two hours without finding a guide or the path.