We place our hope in you and remember daily how you have sustained us in the past. Lord, give our senators the wisdom to trust you in the small things, realizing that faithfulness with the least prepares them for fidelity with the much. May they trust you to do what is best for america in good times and in bad. Look down from heaven on the entire human family and give us your peace. We pray in your great name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington d. C, may 16, 2016. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable lisa murkowski, a senator from the state of alaska, to perform the duties of the chair. Sig
berated him in front of his fellow officers. hamilton then resigned as secretary, returned to the army, and later distinguished himself at the battle of yorktown, which brought him back to some degree in washington s good graces. hamilton had then left the army and was a congressman from new york. so hamilton then is given the assignment of addressing washington. i doubt that anyone really expected that general washington would join in any plot, but at the same time they needed to test him out. how did he feel? hamilton warned washington that the army was on the brink of mutiny. he suggested to washington that the general might wish to control direct deterrent was his expression. he also then went on to say something, write something to washington which the general found incredibly insulting, if not hurtful. hamilton told washington that there were rumors in congress as well as in the army that his soldiers were disappointed with him. they accused the commander in chief of no
there were rumors in congress, as well as in the army, that his soldiers were disappointed with him. they accused the commander in chief of not doing enough for them in articulating their demands and their grievances. washington found that particularly hurtful. hamilton then suggested that washington talk with general knox. a very, very dangerous game now was underway. both knox and washington had an inkling of what was going on in philadelphia, and now they were being drawn in. it seems to me entirely likely, probable, that general knox and general washington did, in fact, talk. their headquarters were about 12 miles apart. washington was in newburgh, knox was at west point. i m sure they did. they probably shared letters. the one from knox the one from morris to knox, the one from hamilton to washington. these two men then replied to the men from philadelphia. knox replied first to governor morris. he told governor morris, i consider the reputation of the american army as