Bright hopes for Mr. Jefferson -- The Republican challenge -- Popular federalism -- The candidates of 1796 -- Adams and Hamilton -- Imported and domestic designs for victory -- The states and the presidency -- A political revolution in Pennsylvania -- Discontent with Hamilton -- Adams and Jefferson: friendship and politics -- The patronage crisis and the decline in federal status -- The president and his secretaries -- Political consequences of the XYZ papers -- The Bête Noir of federalism -- A just and politic peace -- Politics and peace, 1799 -- Independence.