Inspector fled, and his guard was forced to surrender to a company of insurgents. The "whiskey rebellion" having assumed this dangerous aspect, Washington issued a requisition for a force sufficient to suppress it. Gen. Henry Lee, then governor of Virginia, was placed in command, and Hamilton accompanied the army. On reaching the seat of the rebellion [October, 1794], it was found that the insurgents had dispersed. Gen. Morgan, with a considerable force, was left west of the mountains during the winter, and no further trouble from this cause was experienced. X 437. Meantime Gen. Wayne was cautiously advancing, with over three thousand men, on his expedition against the western Indians. On the 13th of August, 1794, having reached the neighborhood of the Maumee Rapids, where the enemy had assembled, he dispatched a messenger to their camp with propositions of peace. Ten days were asked for consideration; but Wayne still advanced, and on the 19th the hostile tribes met in council. Elated by their former success, most of the chiefs fiercely pronounced for war. Little Turtle alone dissented. Twice, he said, they had defeated the Americans; they could not always expect the same good fortune. The pale-faces were now led by a chief who never slept, and something told him that they should listen to his offers of peace. The counsels of the wise Miami were disregarded. War was decided upon, and Blue Jacket, a Shawnee warrior, was elected commander-in-chief.

At a late hour that night two of Wayne's soldiers entered the Red Men's camp, to discover their decision. The warriors slept; and the two spies stealthily advanced over their prostrate bodies until they found an Indian girl awake. Presenting their arms, they compelled her to follow, and, on reaching a safe distance from the camp, obtained from her the desired information. Never was a daring deed more gallantly or successfully performed.

United States authorities? Give an account of the suppression of "the whiskey rebel· lion". 437. What was Wayne doing meanwhile? What took place, August 16th, 1794 ? What did the Indians do on the 19th? State what passed in the Indian council. Whom did the Indians choose as their leader? Relate the heroic achievement of two

The following morning, Wayne marched without delay towards the Indian town. He was received with a warm fire; but an intrepid charge drove the Indians from their cover, and put them completely to rout. The pursuit was continued for several miles, and over two hundred of the enemy were slain. All the Indian villages for a distance of fifty miles were destroyed, and one of the most beautiful valleys of the West was reduced to desolation. So humbled were the Red Men of the North West Territory by this defeat, that they expressed a general desire for peace. Wayne invited them to a council in July, 1795, and offered to make a treaty with them on condition that they would surrender all the land east of a line drawn from Fort Recovery to the mouth of the Kentucky River, embracing almost the whole of what is now Ohio and part of Indiana. Some of the chiefs objected to giving up so large a tract. An express was sent

of Wayne's scouts. What did Wayne do the following morning? How was he received? Give an account of the battle that followed. [See Map, p. 345.-Where did Wayne's battle take place? Into what does the Maumee empty?] How were the Indians punished? What desire did they express the following year? On what condition

to consult the government on the subject, and instructions were returned to Gen. Wayne not to insist on the line he had proposed, but to accept that offered by the Indians. Before these orders arrived, however, he had extorted from some of the chiefs a reluctant assent to his terms, and, throwing the instructions just received upon the table, he declared that the treaty should be signed as it then stood. He car ried his point. The treaty was signed, and the contest of years was ended.

"Mad Anthony Wayne" was long remembered by the Indians of the West. He is said to have told them, that, if ever they violated their treaty, he would rise from his grave to fight them. Whether this threat kept them faithful to their agreement or not, it is certain that for years the frontier enjoyed a security which it had never before known. Having thus creditably performed his task, Wayne embarked on Lake Erie, on his way to Philadelphia. While the blasts of December [1796] were tossing his vessel on the boisterous waves, his spirit took its flight from earth. The hero was buried at Presq' Ile, now Erie. X

438. The Indian War having been brought to a successful close, the republicans next seized on the foreign policy of Washington as a subject for the most violent condemnation. On the breaking out of the French Revolution, it was thought in this country that the people were honestly struggling for liberty; and many, gratefully remembering the aid extended to America in her hour of need, proposed engaging actively on the side of France in the wars that followed. Washington immediately issued a proclamation to the effect that strict neutrality must be maintained. Genet, the French minister, finding the government firm, threatened to appeal to the people. This Washington regarded as an insult to the nation, and at his request the obnoxious minister was recalled.

did Wayne propose peace? How was this offer met by the Indians? What instructions were received from the government? How were they treated by Wayne? What did Wayne tell the Indians? What was the state of the frontier after his victory? What became of Wayne? Where was he buried? 438. Of what did the democrats next complain? What had been the feelings of many in America on the breaking out of the French Revolution? What course was pursued by Washington? What threat

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HE RETIRES TO PRIVATE LIFE.

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A storm of abuse from the opposite party followed. The president was unjustly accused of a criminal regard for British interests, and even of drawing money from the treasury without due authority.

When the news arrived that John Jay, after long negotia tions, had concluded a treaty with the English government, which provided for the surrender of the posts in the west, and established more friendly relations between the two countries, the excitement was increased. Mr. Jay was burned in effigy, a copy of the treaty was consigned to the flames before his house in New York by a large concourse, and Hamilton who attempted to address them, was driven from the ground with stones. The republicans had a majority in the house of representatives; and the violent language used by their leaders before that body convulsed the whole country. The people at last became alarmed for the consequences, and the opposition gradually became less violent. Washington, though urged to serve for a third term, declined a reelection. In 1797, he withdrew to private life, having previously in a Farewell Address laid before the nation his views respecting their true policy. This parting advice has ever been regarded by the people of the United States as one of the most valuable treasures left them by the father of his country.

439. In 1796, a third new state, Tennessee, was admitted into the confederacy. It was originally a part of North Carolina, and its pioneer settlers had gone through their share of trial and suffering. In 1790, North Carolina relinquished its claim to the country, and it had been organized by Congress as "the Territory southwest of the Ohio". In 1795, Tennessee had a population of 77,000.

was made by Genet? What followed? What tone was assumed by the republican leaders? What unjust charges did they bring against Washington? What news was soon received? How did the anti-federalists express their disapprobation? What party had a majority in the lower house of Congress? What course was pursued by their leadWhat was done by Washington in 1797? 439. When was Tennessee admitted? What is said of its previous history? What was the population of Tennessee in 1795 ?

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CHAPTER II.

JOHN ADAMS' ADMINISTRATION, 1797-1801.

440. JOHN ADAMS, of Massachusetts, was chosen as Washington's successor, and Thomas Jefferson was at the same time elected vice-president. The former was regarded as the head of the federal party, which, though still in the majority, was fast losing ground before the republicans, of whom Jef ferson was the acknowl

edged leader.

JOHN ADAMS.

441. Early in Adams' administration, difficulties with France assumed a serious aspect. The American minister was not only refused an audience by the French Directory, but ordered out of their territory. At the same time the U. S. flag was insulted on the ocean, a number of vessels being captured by French cruisers. These outrages silenced even the warmest advocates of French interests, and preparations were made for war. An army was organized, and, in compliance with the general voice of the nation, Washington was appointed commander-in-chief.

The honor of America was gallantly vindicated on the ocean by Captain Truxton and a few brave seamen. Truxton had taken many prizes from the British during the Rev

440. At the next election, who were made president and vice-president? What were their politics? 441. What difficulties arose early in Adams' administration? What preparations were made by the U. S.? Who was appointed commander-in-chief? By whom was the honor of America vindicated on the ocean? What is said of Truxton's