4085. JAY TREATY, The Merchants and.—
The Chamber of Commerce in New
York, against the body of the town; the merchants
in Philadelphia, against the body of
their town, also, and our town of Alexandria
have come forward in its support. Some individual
champions also appear. Marshall,
Carrington, Harvey, Bushrod Washington,
Doctor Stewart. A more powerful one is
Hamilton, under the signature of “ Camillus
”. Adams holds his tongue with an
address above his character.—
To James Monroe.
Ford ed., vii, 27.
(M.
Sep. 1795)
