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It was a distinct and serious menace to the integrity and even the existence of the young republic. Though it ended in fiasco, the potentialities of disunion and destruction existed in it. Given a more sincere, unselfish, capable and fearless leader ship, it must have involved the country in a bloody civil war, which in its exhausted and impoverished condition so soon after the long Revolutionary struggle, would have had an ending which might easily have been most disastrous. The older and more settled part of the country was east of the Appalachian mountain system. There was the seat of government and the scene of most activities in commerce and manufacture. These counties about the headwaters of the Ohio were isolated from it. The lurking savage had practically undisputed possession of the great Ohio wilderness and to the westward of it for un known distances. Great Britain maintained a firm foothold along the Canadian border on the north and northwest, and Spain was in possession of the mouth of the Mississippi. These would have a natural interest in seeing the disintegration of the young nation which was giving promise of pushing its set tlements westward rapidly.
Washington recognized the peril, and met it by organizing and putting in the field an army greater and much better equipped than the one he commanded at Yorktown when Corn wallis handed him his sword, and by the expenditure of nearly a million dollars - a vast sum for that time and for the countrv in the state of its finances then. This action was not due to any sudden panic on the part of the great general and president, who for three years had been earnestly and patiently trying to compose the differences without resort to force, but came from his appreciation, with all the facts before him, that it was a grave crisis, requiring heroic treatment. No one who looks carefully at all the facts can well escape the conviction that the ship of state was among the breakers which had well nigh wrecked it.
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It was a distinct and serious menace to the integrity and even the existence of the young republic. Though it ended in fiasco, the potentialities of disunion and destruction existed in it. Given a more sincere, unselfish, capable and fearless leader ship, it must have involved the country in a bloody civil war, which in its exhausted and impoverished condition so soon after the long Revolutionary struggle, would have had an ending which might easily have been most disastrous. The older and more settled part of the country was east of the Appalachian mountain system. There was the seat of government and the scene of most activities in commerce and manufacture. These counties about the headwaters of the Ohio were isolated from it. The lurking savage had practically undisputed possession of the great Ohio wilderness and to the westward of it for un known distances. Great Britain maintained a firm foothold along the Canadian border on the north and northwest, and Spain was in possession of the mouth of the Mississippi. These would have a natural interest in seeing the disintegration of the young nation which was giving promise of pushing its set tlements westward rapidly.
Washington recognized the peril, and met it by organizing and putting in the field an army greater and much better equipped than the one he commanded at Yorktown when Corn wallis handed him his sword, and by the expenditure of nearly a million dollars - a vast sum for that time and for the countrv in the state of its finances then. This action was not due to any sudden panic on the part of the great general and president, who for three years had been earnestly and patiently trying to compose the differences without resort to force, but came from his appreciation, with all the facts before him, that it was a grave crisis, requiring heroic treatment. No one who looks carefully at all the facts can well escape the conviction that the ship of state was among the breakers which had well nigh wrecked it.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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By request of the Washington County Historical Society, a sketch of the Whisky Insurrection in Southwestern Pennsylvania, in the last decade of the Eighteenth Century, was prepared, and was read May 4, 1908, at a meeting of that body at Washington, Pa. Subsequently, by invitation, the greater portion of it was given by the writer at a meeting of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, at Pittsburg. From time to time requests have been received for its publication in convenient form, and it is now given to the public in response to these requests.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book chronicles the 'Whiskey Insurrection,' a violent uprising that unfolded in southwestern Pennsylvania during the late 18th century. Fueled by resentment over the enactment of an excise tax on whiskey, the conflict illuminates the complex dynamics between the federal government and its citizens during the early years of the United States. The author meticulously pieces together the events leading to the rebellion, providing insightful analysis of the grievances that ignited it. This book deftly explores the clashing perspectives, motivations, and consequences that shaped this pivotal moment in American history, offering valuable insights into the challenges and triumphs of nation-building. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781331658719_0
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