ALBERT  GALLATIN.
( See  Jaji's  Treaty.)  This,  from  the  lips  of  a
young  foreigner,  exasperated  the  Federalists.
He  was  a  leader  of  the  Democrats  in  the  House,
and  directed  his  attention  particularly  to  finan-
cial matters.  Mr.  Gallatin  remained  in  Con-
gress until  1801,  when  President  Jefferson  ap-
pointed him  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  which
office  he  held  until  1813,  aud  obtained  the  credit
of  being  one  of  the  best  financiers  of  the  age.
His  influence  was  felt  in  other  departments  of
the  government  aud  iu  the  politics  of  the  coun-
try. Opposed  to  going  to  war  with  Great  Brit-
ain iu  1812,  he  exerted  all  bis  infiueiice  to  avert
it.  In  March,  1813,  he  was  appointed  one  of  the
envoys  to  Russia  to  negotiate  for  the  niedintiiin
of  the  Czar  between  the  United  States  and  Great
Britain.  He  sailed  for  St.  Petersburg,  but  the
Senate,  in  special  session,  refused  to  ratify  his
appoiutment  because  he  was  Secretary  of  the
Treasury.  The  attempt  at  mediation  was  un-
successfnl.  When,  in  January,  1814,  Great  Britain
proposed  a  direct  negotiation  for'peace,  Gulla-
tiu,  who  was  still  abroad,  was  apx>oiuted  one  of
the  United  States  Commissioners  to  negotiate.
