Does not view the consequences of their success in the election of 1800 in as favorable a light as John Page does; speculates on what would have been the result of the election had there been no contest between the "two Gentlemen who stood highest," Jefferson and Burr, and if Charles Cotesworter Pinckney or John Adams had opposed Jefferson; speculates on the "presumption" of the Federalist view that should "no election...take place, Mr. Adams is, under the Constitution, to continue in office until a successor be appointed; that is until the next election of course"; says appointments of John Marshall as Chief Justice, seventeen new judges, and Bayard "the most unacceptable man that could be sent to the French republic," nominated as minister plenipotentiary -- all extend the influence of the Federalists and throw an obstacle in the way of Jefferson's administration; adds a few lines typical of what he sees as Federalist sentiment; and writes of their friendship. Original is located in the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.