1To James Madison from George Nicholas, 20 June 1791 (Madison Papers)
I have delayed answering your favor by Mr Brown until this time that I might have an opportunity of informing you of the success of our volunteer expedition against the Indians. On the 23d. of May in the evening Genl. Scott moved from the N. W. side of the Ohio with about eight hundred mounted volunteers. On the first of June in the afternoon he entered the Indian town. He was discovered that...
2To James Madison from George Nicholas, 16 September 1791 (Madison Papers)
Mr. Brown left us so lately that nothing has occurred here worthy your notice since his departure: all that happened before he will communicate. Genl. St. Clair has called for a body of militia to aid him in his grand operations; the men have been ordered out by the County Lieutenant but I very much fear they will not go. The General Government have neglected to pass a militia law, and I very...
3To James Madison from George Nicholas, 1 February 1792 (Madison Papers)
Your favor of the 24th. of Novr. I have received, but the one which it mentions as having been sent from Orange has miscarried. If Congress have the exclusive right by the constitution of passing military laws; their not having exercised that right cannot give a power to the State legislatures to pass laws on that Subject or give efficacy to their old laws. The adoption of those laws by...
4To James Madison from George Nicholas, 2 May 1792 (Madison Papers)
Your favour by your brother was delivered to me by him in March, the business of the court and the convention have prevented me from thanking you for it sooner. We have formed our government which I believe you will think is not the worst in the union. It’s total disregard of property qualifications in the electors and those to be elected will not meet with your approbation. The most serious...
5To James Madison from George Nicholas, 5 September 1792 (Madison Papers)
I wish truth would permit me to say that our expectations from our new government have been realized. The fact is that there seems to be a foundation laid here for a great degree of unhappiness. This is in part owing to the constitution, in part to the uncommon mixture of extraordinary character which we have amongst us. The constitution is I think defective and bad consequences have already...