1To Thomas Jefferson from James Thomson Callender, 19 November 1798 (Jefferson Papers)
...the president. The address called upon the president to retract the “rash resolution” he had made concerning the renewal of negotiations with France and to use his constitutional powers for the repeal of the Alien and Sedition Acts. Pickering’s response countered that preparations for war were necessary to keep the United States from suffering the plight of Holland, Switzerland, and...
2To Thomas Jefferson from James Thomson Callender, 28 September 1797 (Jefferson Papers)
...envoys to France. The communications included descriptions of French solicitation of bribes that, when read by the public, would lead to the XYZ affair and the subsequent passage of the alien and sedition acts. Upon passage of the Sedition Act, Callender fled to Virginia to avoid prosecution, staying for several months at Raspberry Plain, Steven T. Mason’s home in Loudoun County,...