tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267852379525940346.post6177384368627199205..comments2024-02-08T09:38:23.217-06:00Comments on Northwest Indiana Historian James B Lane: Radio DaysJames B. Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01509326202092527124noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267852379525940346.post-83701205646493620782014-04-30T20:16:58.027-05:002014-04-30T20:16:58.027-05:00"these yorkers are the vilest of people. thei..."these yorkers are the vilest of people. their vices have not the palliation of being manly. they resemble bad schoolboys who are unfortunate at play: they revenge themselves by telling notorious thumpers. even the new england men say that (rufus) king's character is detestable...a perfect canvas for the devil to paint on; a groundwork void of every virtue." the journal of william maclay 1789-1791. july 3, 1790. <br /><br />"...i feared the cabal of new england members in the senate; and that, if they were not gratified in some measure on their favorite article of molasses, they would join with every member who objected to any single article, and promise him gratification in his particular humor if he would join them. by these means, all discontents being united, and indulgence given to every caprice and whim, the bill would be lost."<br />maclay's journal 12 may 1789<br /><br />read old bill maclay's journal of the first congress and any concept of nobility simply vanishes from the start...these are mild compared to some other comments about the venality of the "nest of vipers" he made. in the introduction to the edition i have charles a. beard suggests that, "...maclay's journal is a piquant and dangerous document, to be read only by a select audience, behind closed doors..." bullshit...pass it around, congress has earned its reputation since the very first day...everyone needs to know.fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00169737219033981431noreply@blogger.com