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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06313.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Aaron Hobart Collection |
| Title | John Quincy Adams to Aaron Hobart discussing politics |
| Date | 15 March 1836 |
| Author | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) |
| Recipient | Hobart, Aaron |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses disagreements in Congress over his positions at a time when, in his capacity as congressman, he was opposing patronage policies and the proposed "Gag Rule." Comments that "It was unfortunate for Mr. [Daniel] Webster that in the position he occupied on the 3d of March 1835 he hurried the Senate of the United States into a desperate quarrel with the House...upon principles so utterly untenable, and so unpatriotic, that they are sinking him and the Senate, under an unparalleled load of public odium." Although Webster and his followers are trying to take him down, Adams reports, "that Satisfaction will also be denied them." Adams was referring to Webster's successful scuttling of Roger B. Taney's nomination to replace Gabriel Duvall on the Supreme Court. On 3 March 1835, the last day of the Senate session, Webster postponed Taney's nomination by passing a bill that the House refused to agree to, thus starting the quarrel Adams mentioned. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Government and Civics Politics President Congress Supreme Court African American History Slavery Judiciary |
| People | Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) Hobart, Aaron (1787-1858) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Benjamin Hobart was Aaron's uncle. Aaron Hobart, lawyer, jurist, state senator, and congressman, was born in Abington, Massachusetts and graduated from Brown University in 1805. He was admitted to the bar in 1809 and commenced practice in Abington, Massachusetts. In 1824, he moved to East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He was a representative in the state legislature in 1814; a state senator in 1819; and in 1820 was elected a representative in the 16th congress to fill a vacancy. He was re-elected to the 17th, 18th, & 19th congresses, serving from 1820-1827. He was a member of the governor's council, 1827-31, and a probate judge from 1843-58. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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