I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 768: Give Him Back in His Own Way (Please Give Him Double Monthly Tickets)
The United States would not tolerate these "troublemakers". Attorney General Jennings Randolph immediately mobilized the militia to disperse the marching crowd.

The marchers didn't put up much resistance - if you let me go, I'll go, but they circled the street and ran to the entrance of the federal court to continue shouting slogans.

Well, one third of these people are paid to do this job, so they appear to be very "professional." They plan their action plans a week in advance, including how to expand their influence and what to do when they encounter militias.

So even though Randolph mobilized thousands of militiamen and guarded all important departments in Philadelphia, he still could not extinguish the passion of the marchers.

The salaries of these "professionals" were all paid by an organization called the Association for the Relief of the Invalids of the War of Independence.

The purpose of the "Association" was "to enable the survival of American citizens who had been harmed by British colonists."

Of course, it is very reasonable for the staff of the association to hate the British invaders who once harmed American citizens.

So, the "Association" organized this massive march in anger after hearing that the British had begun a war against their dear French friends.

The funds of the "Association" mainly came from plantation owners in Georgia and South Carolina, most of whom were of French descent. After being destroyed by Booker's army of black slaves, French businessmen, on the advice of the Minister of Trade, bought up a large number of cotton plantations in these two places.

Earlier this year, in order to give back to the United States, they funded the establishment of the "Association for the Relief of the Independence War Disabled" at the call of John Castle, a well-known lawyer and orator.

No one knew that Mr. Castle had another identity, that is, a captain agent of the French Intelligence Agency.

The learned Mr. Castle called the Association a “non-governmental organization”, meaning an organization that carries out public welfare activities without relying on the power of the government.

However, this definition is difficult to pronounce, so people usually just refer to it as "NGO".

As for how to set up and operate an NGO, the US CIA had already done a lot of demonstrations. Joseph simply copied a "manual" to Fouché, who quickly understood it and began to implement it.

However, this kind of "technique" can only be used in a parliamentary country like the United States. If a monarchy like Prussia and Austria dares to do this, the secret police will come to arrest people in minutes.

When people who "opposed British hegemony" began to sit in Philadelphia's Northwest Square, holding up portraits of little girls who were brutally killed by the British during the War of Independence, and as more and more people participated, the Federal Congress finally felt a headache.

In Franklin's villa, several important figures of the United States looked at the hundreds of petitioning citizens walking on the street not far away, all with frowns on their faces.

"I went to the square yesterday afternoon and saw thousands of people gathered there," said Speaker of the House Madison, shaking his head. "These stupid guys have no idea what it means to get involved in the war between Britain and France."

"Ordinary people just want to vent their emotions, so why would they care so much?"

Hamilton's voice was filled with anger: "It's all the fault of that French envoy. He's been giving speeches everywhere recently, and that's what's got these fools going crazy."

Jefferson, who was more pro-Franco, shrugged: "He was simply stating the facts, both as to the treaty and the war going on in Europe."

"But we simply cannot afford to lose so much for France. Justice Jay's negotiations are what we expect..."

As Hamilton was speaking, his assistant suddenly pushed the door open and rushed in, waving a newspaper anxiously and saying, "Mr. Hamilton, this is bad..."

Hamilton looked at him unhappily: "Don't be so rash, Clark, what's wrong?" "You, you better look at it yourself."

Hamilton took a copy of the Philadelphia Herald from his assistant, unfolded it, and saw the headline on the front page: "The government is negotiating with Britain and plans to exchange benefits for improved diplomatic relations between the United States and Britain."

He hurriedly looked down. The main text elaborated that in order to expand trade with Britain, the US government was prepared to no longer pursue the British navy's seizure of American merchant ships and not to return American citizens who were captured by the British to serve as sailors. At the same time, the United States would open the Mississippi River to British merchant ships and prohibit the looting of ships flying the British flag along the US coast.

Yes, after Britain began its blockade of France's maritime trade, dozens of American merchant ships heading to France to trade were seized by the British Navy.

This incident caused a huge stir in the United States.

And this news actually said that the US government decided to let it go.

It is conceivable that once this news spreads, there will be an uproar in the United States!

However, what made Hamilton sweat the most was that the US government was indeed prepared to do so, and the negotiator Jay was already on a ship to London...

He thrust the newspaper at Jefferson and shouted, "Who leaked the news?!"

Only less than 10 senior US officials knew about the secret negotiations, so it would be impossible for them to disclose this matter.

The people in the room looked at each other and then shook their heads.

Of course, they didn't know that the content of the negotiations was "guessed" by Joseph.

Right now, the international situation facing the United States is not much different from that in history, and the same group of people are still in power, so the policies they formulate will definitely follow the old path.

So Joseph asked Baron Fourcade to announce the US government's negotiation conditions in advance, strip them of their "underwear", and use American public opinion to force Washington to abandon these policies.

Hamilton glanced at the clock, grabbed his coat, ran out the door, and said to Jefferson, "The French envoy is coming soon. Please give him some perfunctory treatment. I will report to the President!"

In this way, the "US-France Diplomatic Coordination Meeting" originally scheduled to start here at noon was postponed to two days later.

That afternoon, Washington personally refuted the rumor in front of the Congress Hall, saying that the U.S. government would never give in to Britain, that merchant ships illegally seized by Britain must be compensated, and that all captured American citizens would be returned home. The Mississippi River would always be the "private property" of American merchant ships and would never be allowed to be touched by the British, and that the U.S. government had no intention of abandoning its French ally.

Thanks to his quick reaction, the American Shipping Association was prevented from organizing ship owners to come to Philadelphia to cause trouble.

At the same time as Washington was making his public speech, a fast sailing ship also left the Port of Philadelphia, preparing to bring back Chief Justice Jay, the negotiating representative with Britain.

However, at a coordination meeting two days later, the French envoy brought good news to the American bosses who were busy putting out fires everywhere - France would agree to the United States remaining neutral and not participating in the war.

(End of this chapter)