Keeping the Southern States in Good Humor
Document 1799Sitgreaves is involved in court during the week but will reflect on the theory of the Constitution and laws in favor of the claim once the court obligation is met. There was perhaps a precedent in the last Congress which seemed unjustifiable but it was probably yielded because of a desire to keep the Southern States in a good humor with the General Government. Still, Sitgreaves considers the concession more weak than politic.
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Sitgreaves is involved in court during the week but will reflect on the theory of the Constitution and laws in favor of the claim once the court obligation is met. There was perhaps a precedent in the last Congress which seemed unjustifiable but it was probably yielded because of a desire to keep the Southern States in a good humor with the General Government. Still, Sitgreaves considers the concession more weak than politic.
Date
11/10/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Easton, Pennsylvania
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799111040001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Samuel Sitgreaves
Court
Congress
Captain Shoemaker
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Easton, Pennsylvania
Trenton
Southern States
Notable items
theory
Constitution
laws
claim