1To John Adams from Joseph Chaplain, June 1798 (Adams Papers)
We feel happy in congratulating our fellow citizens of the United States, upon the unanimity of Spirit, which, in Such firm Language, & on so trying an Occasion, bespeaks their resolution to preserve inviolate, that independence, which they have so bravely fought for, and So gloriously obtained— We desire to offer to you, our unbounded applause, for the Wisdom and Spirited decision, which,...