Their hopes of a summer of recreation and domestic comfort in the wild beauties of the Monongahela were not to be realized.

Before the end of June the peaceful country was in a state of mad agitation.
The seeds of political discontent, sown at Pittsburgh in 1792, had ripened to an abundant harvest.

An act passed by Congress June 5, 1794, giving to the state courts concurrent jurisdiction in excise cases, removed the grievance of which Gallatin complained, the dragging of accused persons to Philadelphia for trial, but was not construed to be retroactive in its operation.

The marshal, accordingly, found it to be his duty to serve the writs of May 31 against those who had fallen under their penalties.

These writs were returnable in Philadelphia.