The message of President Adams intimated a different policy and alluded to the balance of power in Europe as not to be forgotten or neglected.
Interesting as that balance may be to Europe, how does it concern us?
We shall never throw our weight into the scale.

Passing from this to the danger of the absorption of powers by the executive, he cited the examples of the Cortes of Spain, the Etats Generaux of France, the Diets of Denmark.

In all these countries the executive is in possession of legislative, of absolute powers.

The fate of the European republics was similar.

Venice, Switzerland, and Holland had shown the legislative powers merging into the executive.