Punishing the Whiskey Rebels.
Item
Type
Printed Document
Title
Punishing the Whiskey Rebels.
Description
Secretary Hamilton informs Governor Lee of Maryland of the disappearance of the Whiskey Rebellion in that state. Writes that President Washington saw with great satisfaction the "excellent disposition" of the citizens and the "laudable vigour" of the military. Apparently there was a "speedy termination" of the event. Writes, "Though severity towards offenders is to be avoided... impunity in such cases is apt to produce too much promptitude in setting the laws at defiance." According to Hamilton, past "repeated instances of such impunity in Pennsylvania are perhaps the principal cause of the misfortune... the disturbers of the peace familiarly appeal to the past experience of unpunished offences as an encouragement to the perpretation of new ones.
year created
1794
month created
09
day created
24
author
recipient
in collection
in publication
note
LS, Columbia University Libraries
notable person/group
Thomas Sim Lee
Alexander Hamilton
governor
Executive Council
George Washington
judiciary
rebels
insurgents
notable location
Maryland
notable item/thing
Whiskey Rebellion
insurrection
punishment
document number
1794092400100
Item sets
Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Hamilton | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Thomas Sim Lee | [unknown] | [n/a] |