But the country was without a navy, was ill prepared for war, and the security of the frontier was involved in the restoration of the posts still held by the British.
The political situation was uncertain if not absolutely menacing.

The threats of disunion were by no means vague.

The Pendleton Society in Virginia had passed secession resolutions, and a similar disposition appeared in other States.

While the treaty was condemned in the United States, British statesmen were not of one opinion as to the advantages they had gained by Grenville's diplomacy.

Jay's desire, expressed to Randolph, "to manage so that in case of wars our people should be united and those of England divided," was not wholly disappointed.