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Federalist No. 10 Introduction to James Madison Cut 1 Madison was the smallest U.S. president at 5'4” and 100 lbs. Cut 2 War of 1812 Architect of the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Constitution. Studied Hebrew, Locke, Witherspoon, and other Biblical and Enlightenment thinkers at Princeton. Segment 1: Federalist No. 10 in Context Opening Question: Why did Madison see factions as the greatest threat to a free republic? Let's see: Cut 3 Cut 4: Special Interests are already present. Cut 5 Faction Definition Cut 6 Methods for dismantling faction Cut 7 Historical & Biblical Context: Human nature and governance (Jeremiah 17:9 Cut 8, Cut 9 Romans 13:1-4). Founders' rejection of pure democracy for a constitutional republic. Key Quote: "If men were angels, no government would be necessary." (Federalist No. 51) Modern Parallels: How well does Madison's system function today? Have we drifted into oligarchy or mob rule? Segment 2: The Danger of Factions – Then & Now (Special Interests) Definition: A group united by passion or interest against the rights of others. Cut 10 The Human Condition Historical Examples: Biblical: Pharisees & Sadducees, Korah's Rebellion, Moses vs. Aaron & Miriam. Early America: Shays' Rebellion, Newburgh Conspiracy. Modern Examples: Political factions influencing laws for self-benefit (Big Pharma, Wall Street, political elites). Radical ideologies reshaping government, media, and education. Question: Did Madison underestimate the power of mob mentality in parties? Segment 3: The Republican Solution – Can We Still Make It Work? Madison's Key Safeguards: Representative government filters public passions. Checks and balances prevent faction dominance. Rule of law ensures stability. Biblical & Historical Parallels: Moses' system of judges (Cut 12 Exodus 18:21-22) – decentralized authority. Electoral College & Senate as safeguards against mob rule. Critique: Does the Republic still function as intended? Congress members profiting from insider stock trading. Bureaucracies serving corporate interests over public welfare. Judiciary increasingly partisan. Question: Is the republic still preserving liberty, or has it become an oligarchy? Segment 4: Leadership, Corruption & The RFK Jr. Debate Key Quote: “No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause.” Internet Clip 1: Modern Example: RFK Jr. vs. Big Pharma—legitimate accountability or political opposition? Question: Does the electorate still have power, or is it manipulated by media and money? Segment 5: Economic Policy & The Rise of Radical Ideas Key Quote: “Every shilling with which they overburden the inferior number, is a shilling saved to their own pockets.” Tariffs & Protectionism: Madison's warnings on self-interested legislators. Trump's new tariffs (Feb 2025) – protecting American jobs or empowering another faction? Radical Economic Shifts: Paper money, debt abolition, wealth redistribution are now mainstream. Federal Reserve policies, student loan forgiveness, universal basic income. Question: Did Madison underestimate the ability of factions to nationalize radical policies? Final Segment: Madison's Republic – Can It Be Restored? Madison's System Depends On: ✅ A moral electorate. ✅ Functioning checks and balances. ✅ Decentralized power. Reality Check: ❌ Misinformed & manipulated electorate. ❌ Government officials profiting from policies. ❌ Radical policies nationalized instead of local. Final Question: How do we restore Madison's vision? Restoring biblical morality in leadership. Reasserting state sovereignty. Educating and activating an informed electorate. Nicki Knows Facts Segment Unsinkable Sam: Cut 14 then 15 The cat that survived the sinking of three warships. Elon Musk's Salute vs. Bryce Mitchell Elon Musk's salute controversy: Media scrutiny and backlash. Cut 16 Reference: Guardian article Bryce Mitchell's extreme counterpoint: Cut 16Twitter clip His bizarre past incident: MMA Junkie Cut 18 Meme Historical reality check: Cut 19 Cut 20 a Hitler's atrocities: Aktion T4, Mengele's experiments, genocide of millions. Reference: Wikipedia - Aktion T4 Takeaway: Best to avoid invoking Hitler in any context. JD Vance and His Apologetic Maneuvers Core Themes & Arguments: Biblical Prioritization of Family & Nation 1 Timothy 5:8: Family first, then community, then nation. Critique of USCCB's financial incentives. Settlers vs. Immigrants Settlers built America; immigrants benefited from it. John Adams: "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people." Law Enforcement & Government's Role Romans 13:3 – Enforcing law isn't cruelty; it's justice. Birthright Citizenship & National Sovereignty 14th Amendment wasn't intended for illegal immigrants' children. Citizenship is a privilege, not an accident of birth location. The Refugee Vetting Debate National security must come before indiscriminate refugee acceptance. Aquinas' Just War Theory – nations have a right to defend themselves. Chinese National Loses Her Visa Chinese UCLA Student's Visa Revoked – Does a foreigner aligning with anti-American rhetoric have constitutional rights? Final Takeaways: Vance upholds biblical and constitutional principles. Christian ethics align with national security concerns. America must prioritize its founding values over globalist ideals. Reference Links for Further Research: [Federalist No. 10 – Avalon Project] [Federalist No. 51 – Avalon Project] [Jeremiah 17:9 – Bible Gateway] [Romans 13:1-4 – Bible Gateway] [Exodus 18:21-22 – Bible Gateway] [RFK Jr. vs. Big Pharma – YouTube] [Trump's Tariff Policy (Feb 2025) – Fox Business] [Congress Stock Trading – CBS News] [Electoral College Explained – National Archives]

“I have not only grown gray but almost blind in service to my country.” This is the story (or tale) of two cities.  In Paris, Ben Franklin, John Adams, John Jay and (briefly) Henry Laurens are negotiating the terms of American independence. They know what they want, but getting there will require outmaneuvering the greatest powers on earth and defying Congress. Will they do as they've been instructed? Or risk it all and swing for the fence?  Meanwhile, Continental Army officers in New Windsor, New York, are fed up with Congress's broken promises. Soldiers have been waiting in vain for their payments for years—will the end of the war change anything, or will their pensions be ignored too? The beleaguered men are even considering violence… could a military coup end the American experiment before the peace treaty is even signed? Help us George Washington. You're our only hope. ____ Connect with us on HTDSpodcast.com and go deep into episode bibliographies and book recommendations join discussions in our Facebook community get news and discounts from The HTDS Gazette  come see a live show get HTDS merch or become an HTDS premium member for bonus episodes and other perks. HTDS is part of Audacy media network. Interested in advertising on the History That Doesn't Suck? Contact Audacyinc.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Federalist 1#: A Call for a New ConstitutionThe inefficiency of the current government led to the need for a new U.S. Constitution. The government struggled to pay its debts to soldiers and couldn't manage internal threats like Shay's Rebellion. These challenges, including a lack of trade protection and the failure to fund the government, highlighted the need for a stronger federal system. The United States' Struggles Post-RevolutionAfter the War for Independence, the U.S. faced internal economic crises and external challenges, such as Spain blocking the Mississippi River. Failed attempts to fund the government, like the Impost Amendment of 1781, demonstrated the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.Newburgh Conspiracy (1783)Shays' Rebellion (1786–1787) The Need for a Stronger GovernmentHamilton's Federalist 1 stresses the importance of a rational, unified government to ensure the safety and welfare of the union. He argues for a government built on reason, free from accidents or force, to safeguard the nation's future. Opposition to the New ConstitutionThe new Constitution faced resistance from those who feared losing their power. Opponents included individuals seeking to maintain slavery or revert to British rule, making ratification a difficult process. The External Revenue Service & TariffsOriginally, the U.S. was funded through tariffs. The debate between free trade and protectionism plays a critical role in shaping economic policy today. China's unfair trade practices and exploitation make it increasingly difficult for American workers to compete.The Core Arguments of Tariffs The 32-Hour Work Week ProposalA bill to reduce the U.S. workweek to 32 hours over four years promises increased worker satisfaction without a pay cut. Pilot programs have shown higher satisfaction and revenue growth. There are concerns about the impact on companies maintaining the 40-hour workweek.32-Hour Workweek Bill Overview Red Note vs. TikTokWith TikTok facing a potential ban due to Chinese propaganda influence, millions of American users flock to Red Note, a new platform named after Mao's Little Red Book. Security concerns and cultural clashes emerge as Red Note replaces TikTok.Nick Fuentes Banned Before He StartsSecurity Risk ConcernsChinese Reaction to Red NoteGender War StartedWhat Really Happens on Red NoteWhat Zoomers ThinkThe Native Response

The Continental Congress struggles in late 1782 and early 1783 to find a way to pay the army and its creditors for the cost of the war. It's inability to levy taxes, or convince the states to pay, results in a financial crisis. Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris, announces his retirement. Word of the Treaty of Paris forces Congress to act. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution, by David Head. Online Recommendation of the Week: Robert Morris and Reporting for the Treasury Under the U.S. Continental Congress: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40698202 Join American Revolution Podcast on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmRevPodcast Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy  ARP T-shirts and other merch: http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In early 1783, all Americans await the arrival of an expected peace treaty. The Continental Officers, afraid that they will be sent home without any pay and their promised pensions, organize to challenge Congress. General Washington manages to talk down his officers and save the country from a military coup. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: Swords in Their Hands: George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy, by Dave Richards. Online Recommendation of the Week:  THE LAST OFFICIAL ADDRESS, OF HIS EXCELLENCY General WASHINGTON, TO THE Legislatures of the United States https://ota.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/repository/xmlui/bitstream/handle/20.500.12024/N14414/N14414.html Join American Revolution Podcast on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmRevPodcast Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy  ARP T-shirts and other merch: http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EPISODE 115 | Cuckoo Coups in the U.S. Alarmist rhetoric has been used multiple times in America's past with the express intent of fomenting a rebellion or even a coup. The game is to create a sense of urgency in the hopes that enough people will commit to extreme actions, so you can get what you want (which is power). According to Wikipedia, there have been 13 coup attempts in the United States since it won its independence from the British crown, plus an additional 29 rebellions and well, lots of moments of civil unrest. Things are not always happy and peaceful in the Land of the Free. Often because some people don't think everyone should, in fact, be free.  Here's a look at those that occurred before the 20th century. Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our page on Buy Me a Coffee. #ConspiracyClearinghouse #sharingiscaring #donations #support #buymeacoffee You can also SUBSCRIBE to this podcast. Review us here or on IMDb!  SECTIONS 02:54 - Early Daze - Bacon's Rebellion, Virginia (1676); the Newburgh Conspiracy (1783) and George Washington's spectacles, the Pennsylvania Mutiny (1783) 09:16 - Dorr's Rebellion - Rhode Island (1841) 11:47 - The Status of Slavery - Slave revolt in Orleans (1811), Nat Turner's Rebellion in Virginia (1831); largest slave escape (1842), the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854), Bleeding Kansas (1854-1859), John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry in Virginia (1859), states secede (1861), Sam Houston deposed in Texas, militia groups form throughout the South after the Civil War 18:31 - Brindletails and Minstrels - The Brooks–Baxter War in Arkansas (1874) 25:23 - The Battle of Liberty Place, New Orleans (1874) - Rise of the White League and another city under siege, the Compromise of 1877 ends Reconstruction 33:53 - The Jaybird-Woodpecker War, Texas (1888) 37:47 - The Secret Nine and the Wilmington Insurrection in North Carolina (1898) - The Populists and Fusionists, the Secret Nine and the Committee of Twenty-Five, the Red Shirts Music by Fanette Ronjat Lapsus Linguae: At 33:44, I say the Wilmington Insurrection was also in the 1880s, but it was not. More Info EPISODE 69 | Electoral Collage – Voter Fraud, Election Interference & Other Shenanigans EPISODE 76 | Klown Kar - The KKK Can KMA Bacon's Rebellion on Historic Jamestowne page on the National Park Service website George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy, 1783 at The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History The Pennsylvania Mutiny - This Day in History - June 20, 1783 on The Constitutional Walking Tour The Dorr Rebellion on Rhode Tour Our Hidden History: Racism and Black suffrage in the Dorr Rebellion in The Providence Journal The Enslaved Peoples' Uprising of 1811 on New Orleans Historical Nat Turner's Revolt (1831) on Encyclopedia Virginia Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) at the National Archives Bleeding Kansas on the American Battlefield Trust Bleeding Kansas: From the Kansas-Nebraska Act to Harpers Ferry on Civil War on the Western Border Remembering John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry on ReImagine Appalachia Sam Houston and Texas Secession on the Abbeville Institute The 1858 New Orleans Mayoral Election on Emerging Civil War Brooks-Baxter War on Encyclopedia of Arkansas Battle of Liberty Place on 64 Parishes The Battle of Liberty Place: A Matter of Historical Perception on 64 Parishes March 1, 1874: White League Formed on the Zinn Education Project Louisiana White League Platform (1874) on Facing History & Ourselves 34 Documented Mass Lynchings During the Reconstruction Era The Compromise of 1877 on the Khan Academy Jaybird-Woodpecker War on Texas State Historical Association THE JAYBIRD-WOODPECKER WAR (1888-1889) on BlackPast Wilmington Massacre and Coup d'état of 1898 – Timeline of Events on New Hanover County Cape Fear Museum Wilmington 1898: When white supremacists overthrew a US government on the BBC The Wilmington Massacre of 1898 at the Equal Justice Initiative The Lost History of an American Coup D'État in The Atlantic America's Only Successful Coup d'Etat Overthrew a Biracial Government in 1898 on History.com A North Carolina city begins to reckon with the massacre in its white supremacist past on NPR The 1898 Wilmington Massacre Is an Essential Lesson in How State Violence Has Targeted Black Americans in Time 'Better organized, more disciplined': Capitol rioters mirror Red Shirts in 1898 Wilmington Coup in Wilmington Star News A Tale of Two Insurrections Follow us on social: Facebook Twitter Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of a 2022 Gold Quill Award, 2022 Gold MarCom Award, 2021 AVA Digital Award Gold, 2021 Silver Davey Award, 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence, and on numerous top 10 podcast lists.  PRAGUE TIMES - A city is more than just a location - it's a kaleidoscope of history, places, people and trends. 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Jeff discusses the unique history of American civilian-military relations with Miles Smith IV of Hillsdale College in today's episode.Suspicious of standing armies, but cognizant of the need for military power, the Founders were emphatic about civilian supremacy over the military - especially senior officers. From George Washington's handling of the Newburgh Conspiracy to Lincoln's relations with his generals, to the Cold War and Ike's concerns about the "military-industrial complex," we trace the evolution of ideas and norms in government and our culture from the Founding to today in this fascinating and thought-provoking episode.Subscribe to The American Idea podcast: https://linktr.ee/theamericanideaVisit the show's homepage: https://ashbrook.org/viewpoints/Read Miles' article on Law & Liberty: https://lawliberty.org/the-lesson-of-newburgh/Host: Jeff SikkengaExecutive Producer: Greg McBrayerProducer: Jeremy Gypton

The Founding Fathers are often revered as American saints. A Republic of Scoundrels (Pegasus Books), edited by David Head and Timothy Hemmis, chronicles the Founders who were schemers and opportunists, vying for their own interests ahead of the nation's. We now have a clear-eyed understanding of Founding Fathers such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton; even so, they are often considered American saints, revered for their wisdom and self-sacrificing service to the nation. However, within the Founding generation lurked many unscrupulous figures—men who violated the era's expectation of public virtue and advanced their own interests at the expense of others. About the Editors: A history professor at the University of Central Florida, David Head (editor) is the author of A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution. His books have been supported by grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, a Gilder Lehrman Fellowship at the New-York Historical Society, and a Lord Baltimore Fellowship. Head's academic work has been honored with the John Gardner Maritime Research Award; the Marion Brewington Prize for Chesapeake Maritime History; and the Hardin Craig Award for Excellence. David lives in Orlando, Florida. Timothy Hemmis (editor) is an assistant professor of history at Texas A&M UniversityCentral Texas. He graduated from The University of Southern Mississippi. Timothy's teaching focuses on Early American History and American Military History. He serves as the Regional Coordinator for the Southwest for the Society for Military History and is the History Book Review editor for The Presidential Studies Quarterly. Hemmis has written opinion pieces for the Washington Post and has delivered speeches at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, DC, the War and Society Working Group at Texas A&M University College Station, and the US Army III Corps Senior Command at Fort Hood. For more info on the book click HERE --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-richards/support

“Founders” is a term that we typically use to refer to just a few men–usually the first four Presidents of the United States, plus Ben Franklin and–nowadays–Alexander Hamilton. We think of them as typical representatives of their age, which produced civic saints of wisdom and service to the new nation.  We don't usually think about the other Founders, all those men and women who created the institutions, the politics, and the culture of the new republic–from Richard Allen to Judith Sargent Murray to John Jay. And we certainly don't consider that an age which considered people like Washington to be heroic had points of contrast–the “many unscrupulous figures who violated the era's expectation of public virtue and advanced their own interests at the expense of others.” Think of them as America's Founding Scoundrels, whose plots and cons ended up shaping the nation sometimes as much as did the plans and hard work of the institution-builders.   David Head and Timothy J. Hemmis are the co-editors of a new book A Republic of Scoundrels: The Schemers, Intriguers, and Adventurers Who Created a New Nation. Timothy Hemmis is an associate professor of history at Texas A&M University Central Texas, where his teaching focuses on Early American History and American Military History. David Head is history professor at the University of Central Florida, and the author of A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution, which he and I discussed in Episode 145 of the podcast.   For Further Investigation I've previously on the podcast talked with Lorri Glover about "Founders as Fathers"; and we've also discussed the legal history of treason in the American Revolution with Carlton Larson. The following resources have all been suggested by David and Tim. The best place to read founders' mail is Founders Online William C. Davis, The Rogue Republic: How Would-Be Patriots Waged the Shortest Revolution in American History, (Boston, 2011). Edward Everett Hale, “The Man without a Country,” The Atlantic Monthly, Dec. 1863, 665–679. Andro Linklater, An Artist in Treason: The Extraordinary Double Life of General James Wilkinson (New York, 2009). Shira Lurie, The American Liberty Pole: Popular Politics and the Struggle for Democracy in the Early Republic (Charlottesville, VA, 2023). J. K. Martin, Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary Hero: An American Hero Reconsidered (New York, 1997). David Narrett, Adventurism and Empire: The Struggle for Mastery in the Louisiana–Florida Borderlands, 1762–1803 (Chapel Hill, NC, 2015)

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This week, Clay Jenkinson and regular Listening to America correspondent Lindsay Chervinsky talk about moments when the first president, George Washington, may have been tempted to drop the mic - if such a technology had existed in his time. We discuss Washington's response to the Newburgh Conspiracy, Washington showing up at the Continental Congress in uniform before they had appointed him Commander in Chief, Washington's Farewell Address, and Washington's gift of a basket of figs when Colonel Hamilton was beset by a sex scandal.

In this episode, Dr. Cousins hosts 2023 Kentucky Wesleyan College Distinguished Faculty Fellow, author, and historian, David Head, PhD from University of Central Florida.  Dr. Head discusses his research of American history, including the events that unfolded at the end of the American Revolution, George Washington's rise to the presidency, and the Newburgh Conspiracy.  Dr. Head also talks about his latest research and upcoming book.

In this episode, Dr. Cousins hosts 2023 Kentucky Wesleyan College Distinguished Faculty Fellow, author, and historian, David Head, PhD from University of Central Florida.  Dr. Head discusses his research of American history, including the events that unfolded at the end of the American Revolution, George Washington's rise to the presidency, and the Newburgh Conspiracy.  Dr. Head also talks about his latest research and upcoming book.

Life Under the Sun, Pt. 8 How To Influence People Wisely By Louie Marsh, 10-16-2022   1) I'll keep my mind CLEAR by focusing on Christ.   “1Who is like the wise? And who knows the interpretation of a thing?... (Ecclesiastes 8:1a, ESV)   There's nothing better than being wise. Knowing how to interpret the meaning of life. Eccl. 8: 1a (Mes)   Example of Unclear Mind that needs focus on Christ – The Scales of Good and Evil Cliff Pickover Clifford A. Pickover received his Ph.D. from Yale University's Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. He graduated first in his class from Franklin and Marshall College, after completing the four-year undergraduate program in three years. His many books have been translated into Italian, German, Japanese, Brazilian, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, and Polish. The Good! Buddha Baha'u'llah - Baha'is Dalai Lama Jesus Christ Moses Mother Theresa Abraham Lincoln Martin Luther King Mohandas Gandhi Carl Djerassi -- "Father of the birth control pill."   2) I must have the JOY of the Lord!   “1…A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.” (Ecclesiastes 8:1b, ESV)   Joy is the real source of strength – The Joy of the Lord is My Strength!   3) I need to WATCH my mouth!   “2I say: Keep the king's command, because of God's oath to him. 3Be not hasty to go from his presence. Do not take your stand in an evil cause, for he does whatever he pleases. 4For the word of the king is supreme, and who may say to him, “What are you doing?”” (Ecclesiastes 8:2–4, ESV)   Because we have freedom of speech we sometimes tend to think that makes it okay to shoot off our mouths any old time we want too! WRONG!!   4) I'll develop KEEN JUDGEMENT with God's help.   “5Whoever keeps a command will know no evil thing, and the wise heart will know the proper time and the just way. 6For there is a time and a way for everything, although man's trouble lies heavy on him. 7For he does not know what is to be, for who can tell him how it will be?” (Ecclesiastes 8:5–7, ESV)   Yes there's a right time and way for everything, even though, unfortunately, we miss it for the most part. Eccl. 8:6 (Mes)   Good sense of TIMING   Theodore Roosevelt said, “Nine tenths of wisdom is being wise at the right time.”   Mapping out WISE STRATEGY   Knowing what to do is often easy – knowing HOW to do it is another story!   Remaining calm & decisive UNDER PRESSURE.   When in trouble, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout! – That's NOT the wise way to influence people!   Possessing INDEPENDENT INTUITION.   Do you think things through and really think about it? Or do you just listen to others, or just think about things the way you always have or were taught in the past? Real leaders, people who are influential think independently and have a good sense of what to do!   5) I should possess a CHRIST-LIKE HUMILITY.   “8No man has power to retain the spirit, or power over the day of death. There is no discharge from war, nor will wickedness deliver those who are given to it.” (Ecclesiastes 8:8, ESV)   We need to be more humble when we deal with everyone, especially people who are hurting and sinning.           How George Washington stopped the Newburgh Conspiracy. In 1783 many officers in the Continental Army were unhappy after the Revolutionary war was over. They hadn't been paid in years and the congress was going to cut their rewards after war too.           Washington heard about this and met with all his officers on March 13, 1783. If he failed to talk them out of it they would march on Congress, force them to pay them –and our country would not be what it is today.           After reasoning with them for a long time Washington hadn't made any head way – and as a last resort decided to read a letter from Congressman Joseph Jones of Virginia. As he pulled out the letter he convinced them in an instant without reading letter.           Did he yell, argue, demand or order? No. Washington, a big, strong, and very formal man let down his guard in an act of humility for just a moment and saved the republic by doing so.           He hesitated and then pulled out his glasses – up to that time only his closest aides had seen him wear them. “Gentleman, You will permit me to put on my spectacles, for I have not only grown gray but almost blind in your service.”           A wave of emotion swept the room, many men openly weeping! Washington read the letter, they voted their thanks to Washington and the matter ended.   6) I won't take UNFAIR ADVANTAGE over others.   “9All this I observed while applying my heart to all that is done under the sun, when man had power over man to his hurt.” (Ecclesiastes 8:9, ESV)   The Clergy sexual abuse epidemic is one example of this – over the last 10 years the number of complaints PER WEEK against Protestant churches for sexual abuse was 70! 25% of those were against the Pastor.   7) I admit that I don't KNOW EVERYTHING only God does!   “16When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on earth, how neither day nor night do one's eyes see sleep, 17then I saw all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. However much man may toil in seeking, he will not find it out. Even though a wise man claims to know, he cannot find it out.” (Ecclesiastes 8:16–17, ESV)   You and I don't know everything! And guess what? It's no secret to all your friends and family that you don't know everything. So go ahead and admit it – cause we already know it!   3 Mysteries:   1) UNJUST TRIUMPH   “10Then I saw the wicked buried. They used to go in and out of the holy place and were praised in the city where they had done such things. This also is vanity.” (Ecclesiastes 8:10, ESV)   2) UNFAIR CONSEQUENCES   “14There is a vanity that takes place on earth, that there are righteous people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the wicked, and there are wicked people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.” (Ecclesiastes 8:14, ESV)   3) UNTIMELY PLEASURE   “15And I commend joy, for man has nothing better under the sun but to eat and drink and be joyful, for this will go with him in his toil through the days of his life that God has given him under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 8:15, ESV)    

Washington never lost sight of the fact that his authority came from Congress, and that the purpose of the army was to carry out the will of the civil government, especially with confronted with the Newburgh Conspiracy. Learn more in today's episode! Center for Civic Education

Hey, y'all! This week we are going the furthest back in time we have ever gone before: the midst of the Revolutionary War. While we Americans mostly know about a handful of battles and a half dozen founding fathers, one of the things we absolutely didn't learn about were the few times that folks floated the idea of just having America become a monarchy.  In this episode we will be covering the Newburgh conspiracy, the Prussian scheme, and the disappointed dad energy of George Washington.

We talk with Dr. David Head about his book, "A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution." Much like today, Revolutionary America was awash in conspiracy theories. As the War came to an end, fears of a coup rose as soldiers upset over their lack of pay seemed to be on the verge of taking drastic action. Head describes how Washington's masterful political skills calmed tensions and helped avoid a disastrous rift between the rank-and-file and top officers. Head has his own perspective on whether there actually WAS a conspiracy, but he also explains how leaders of today must address misinformation in the age of social media. George Washington, he says, would be a good role model!David Head is available on Twitter at twitter.com/davidheadphdHis website is davidheadhistory.comSupport our show at patreon.com/axelbankhistory**A portion of every contribution will be given to a charity for children's literacy**"Axelbank Reports History and Today" can be found on social media at twitter.com/axelbankhistoryinstagram.com/axelbankhistoryfacebook.com/axelbankhistory

Pork stimulus, impeachment inquiries and supporting coups + this day in history w/the Newburgh Conspiracy and our song of the day by Cabeza on your #MorningMonarchy for March 15, 2021.

It’s March 14th. This day in 1783, George Washington gave an address to his troops camped in Newburgh, NY, that averted a possible coup attempt. Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why Washington’s troops were upset in the last year of the war, whether the “coup” plot was legit, and how much to believe the story that it was the sheer power of Washington’s words that averted catastrophe. Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our website: ThisDayPod.com Get in touch if you have any ideas for future topics, or just want to say hello. Our website is thisdaypod.com Follow us on social @thisdaypod

What is there to be hopeful for in our politics? And what do "Star Wars" and "Avatar: The Last Airbender" have to do with it? Watch as Stephen Kent, co-host Brad Polumbo, and guest Spencer Klavan discuss if we're going to rally around a politics of hope. Episode Reading List: Against the Blackpill (The American Mind) https://americanmind.org/salvo/against-the-blackpill/ Nickelodeon creates Avatar Studios to create new Avatar, Legend of Korra content (The Verge) https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/24/22297512/avatar-last-airbender-korra-studios-paramount-plus-streaming-netflix The Flight 93 Essay (Claremont Review of Books) https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/digital/the-flight-93-election/ A critique of the Flight 93 mindset by Conor Friedersdorf (The Atlantic) https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/an-attack-on-founding-principles-at-the-claremont-institute/499094/ Can Libertarian and Conservatives keep work together? Fusionism explained by Stephanie Slade (Reason) https://reason.com/2021/02/10/is-there-a-future-for-fusionism/ Government, Lord of the Rings and wielding the Ring of Power (Townhall)https://finance.townhall.com/columnists/rogermckinney/2019/10/15/political-power-is-the-ring-that-should-be-destroyed-n2554744 Rush Limbaugh and generational politics of despair (The Dispatch) https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/rush-limbaugh-and-the-rights-generational George Washington and calming the Newburgh Conspiracy https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/george-washington-calms-down-the-newburgh-conspiracy Subscribe to Young Heretics with Spencer Klavan: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqj2go45P8ase0ISG1iwig

After the British surrender at Yorktown, the American Revolution blazed on—and as peace was negotiated in Europe, grave problems surfaced at home. The government was broke and paid its debts with loans from France. Political rivalry among the states paralyzed Congress. The army’s officers, encamped near Newburgh, New York, and restless without an enemy to fight, brooded over a civilian population indifferent to their sacrifices. The result was the so-called Newburgh Conspiracy, a mysterious event in which Continental Army officers, disgruntled by a lack of pay and pensions, may have collaborated with nationalist-minded politicians such as Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and Robert Morris to pressure Congress and the states to approve new taxes and strengthen the central government. A Crisis of Peace tells the story of a pivotal episode of George Washington's leadership and reveals how the American Revolution really ended: with fiscal turmoil, out-of-control conspiracy thinking, and suspicions between soldiers and civilians so strong that peace almost failed to bring true independence. David Head is associate lecturer of history at the University of Central Florida. David received his B.A. from Niagara University and his Ph.D. from the University at Buffalo. He was a Library Company/Historical Society of Pennsylvania Fellow while researching his dissertation in 2006. His most recent book, A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution, received honorable mention for the Journal of the American Revolution’s 2020 Best Book Award. It was also a finalist for the 2020 George Washington Book Prize. In addition to his academic work, David has written for venues such as USA Today and the Orlando Sentinel on topics ranging from George Washington’s shopping habits to the musical Hamilton. This chat originally aired at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 11, 2021.

Hello Team Otis. I’m Col Enrique Dovalo, commander of the 102d ISR Group and have the distinct honor of providing this month’s Wing command message. This will probably be different than what you’re used to, since I’m recording this on the 21st of January, one day after a smooth transfer of power in the Executive Branch yesterday, despite the recent turmoil our country has experienced. My words today are inspired by those recent events and the fact that in February we celebrate one of my favorite leaders: George Washington. Yes, he was a flawed man who ultimately accommodated slavery rather than confront it as his conscience demanded. But as both general and President, he epitomized a level of impartiality, humility, and patience in decision making from which we can all learn. I want to speak to you specifically about two of our traditions that come from Washington’s era and were heavily influenced by him as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. First, our Oath of Enlistment and Oath of Office. They have changed over the years, but the sentiments of our oaths have generally remained constant. Unlike the armed forces of other nations, including some of our allies, we don’t swear allegiance to any person, political party, or organization. Rather, we swear to support and defend the Constitution. That Constitution is the embodiment of the will of the American people. And the Constitution and those people are served by our Nation’s institutions, which are filled by civil servants and military members that provide our nation with continuity. I was lucky enough to attend an international school for my senior level PME, which had a heavy focus on international relations and governance. During my time there, one of the most important lessons I learned is that the strength and stability of our government institutions is rare in the world. Those institutions are what have brought us the exceptional security and prosperity we have enjoyed in the last century. We’re already seeing the Senate confirmations of newly appointed heads of departments and cabinet members get confirmed and it seems like a high turnover. There are, in fact, approximately four thousand political appointees in our government, and that sounds like a huge number…until you realize the entire Executive Branch is around 4 million people. That means 99.9% of our government remains the same from election to election, the highest percentage around the globe. And the members of that bureaucracy have an allegiance not to a party, or some individual, but to the Constitution of our Nation, and by extension, the institutions that keep our Nation healthy, stable, and secure. Another tradition is one that General Washington established and reinforced through orders and his personal example is the apolitical nature of our military. He was adamantly opposed to the involvement of military personnel in political affairs. Towards the end of the War for Independence, when there was a dispute with Congress over payments owed to the officers, General Washington intervened personally to address the complaints before they escalated. That episode, later called the Newburgh Conspiracy, was launched by an invitation sent en masse by an anonymous soldier. It brings to my mind today’s social media, where unknown actors can hide behind a veil of anonymity while they create doubts about the very institutions that make our country strong. The undercutting of those institutions is gladly cheered on by our adversaries overseas. As military members, we must remain clear of getting swept up into any such activity. Today we have specific guidance for both military and civilian members as to what are allowable political and social media activities while a member of the Department of Defense, and of the Massachusetts National Guard. We must be above reproach if we are to maintain the public trust. I believe that if Washington were alive today, he would’ve been horrified by some of the recent events and the lack of civil discourse. But he would also be amazed at the strength of our institutions, the international power we wield, and the comparative security we enjoy here at home. And I imagine he would be pleased that the work he and the other Founders did lasted as it has. I’ll close on a more personal note and say that as a first-generation American whose parents escaped military dictatorships in their birth countries, I truly believe this is the greatest Nation in the world. We definitely have our stuff to work through, our institutions aren’t perfect, and we have a ways to go to ensure all citizens are treated fairly and equitably, but there’s a lot of good to build on. As Massachusetts Guardsmen we’ve answered a noble calling that stretches back to 1636. It’s on us to stand of the shoulders of those who came before, learn from their successes and their mistakes, and make things better. We need to keep moving the ball forward, and when we hand it off to the generation that comes next, we need to be ready to hold their weight on our shoulders and set them up for the next milestone that goes beyond what we thought was possible. There have been some dark days for our country this past month, but I’m confident that the future remains bright. Thank you for sticking with me through the history lesson and lengthy commentary today. Happy New Year.

Ken Owen, Michael Hattem, and Roy Rogers discuss the history of insurrections and rebellion in the decades after independence, including the Newburgh Conspiracy, Shays's Rebellion, the Whiskey Rebellion, and more.

   January 25, 2021 - When George Washington accepted the responsibility of being the first president of a new nation, he felt the weight of history on his broad shoulders, knowing that every step he took, would set precedents for generations. So, how did he pick a team of advisers to keep his path straight on the long march to nationhood? We explore how he pioneered the presidential cabinet with Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky. She's a historian of Early America, the presidency, and government who brings us The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution. Lindsay Chervinsky is Scholar in Residence at the Institute for Thomas Paine Studies at Iona College, Senior Fellow at the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies, and Professorial Lecturer at the School of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University. She earned her Ph.D. in history from UC Davis. Find her at LindsayChervinsky.com, or on YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, where you can also find the page for QuincyTheHistoryHound. Previous interviews on the period: David Head: A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution Bob Drury and Tom Clavin: Valley Forge Peter Stark: Young Washington: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father Fergus Bordewich: The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government

In March 1783, as negotiations to end the Revolution were well underway, an anonymous letter circulated through the Continental Army's camp near Newburgh, New York. It called for the officers to meet--outside the chain of command--and act boldly to strong arm Congress to deliver on their long overdue pay and desperately needed pensions. But was the letter the officers’ idea alone? Or were they put up to it by politicians in Philadelphia eager to grow the power of the central government? And how far were the angry officers willing to go? Replace General Washington? March on Congress? In this lecture, recorded September 24, 2020, David Head takes a fresh look at the episode--known as the Newburgh Conspiracy--and asks whether a plot was really in the works and where the danger of the moment really lay.

David Richards - Swords in Their Hands - George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy

This week at In The Past Lane, the American History podcast, we take a look at one of the most perilous moments during the American Revolution: The Newburgh Conspiracy of 1783 that threatened to plunge the new republic into civil war. That is until George Washington intervened and defused the would-be revolt among officers of the Continental Army.   And we also take a look at some key events that occurred this week in US history, like the 1862 battle between the ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia and FDR’s first fireside chat in 1933. And birthdays, including March 10, 1867 - progressive reformer and nurse Lillian Wald March 12, 1922 novelist and poet, Jack Kerouac March 15, 1767 - the seventh President of the United States, Andrew Jackson Feature Story: George Washington Defuses the Newburgh Conspiracy On March 15, 1783 – 237 years ago this week - Gen. George Washington arrived at Newburgh, NY, which was the winter quarters of Continental Army. A peace treaty with England had yet to be signed, but combat between American and British forces had ended sixteen months earlier in October 1781 with the British surrender at Yorktown. But the mood among the men and officers was decidedly not celebratory. They were angry at Congress for not paying them and for providing poor provisions. They felt disrespected and ignored by the national government. But Washington had not come to Newburgh to cheer them up. He had come to thwart a scheme that threatened to destroy the young republic that had just earned its independence.  One of the key figures in that scheme – what came to be called the Newburgh Conspiracy - was Major John Armstrong, aide de camp to Washington’s chief rival, Horatio Gates. Five days earlier, Armstrong had issued an inflammatory address in which he said the time for politely pleading with Congress to fulfill its obligations to the army had come to an end. The officers of the army, said Armstrong, should issue an ultimatum. If Congress did not act, the army would either disband, leaving the nation vulnerable to renewed British attack, or it would refuse to disband once a peace treaty had been signed. This latter option was a thinly veiled threat of a military coup. When Washington learned of Armstrong’s address and talk of mutiny among the officer corps, he sent a message urging the men to keep their cool and not do anything rash. He sympathized with the men and understood their anger, but he also feared that any unauthorized action could lead to civil war and the end of the American republic. Washington, like most of the Founders, knew that many revolutions in history were followed by a civil war, as the factions that had united against a common foe turned on each other. To defuse this perilous situation, Washington called a meeting of the officers at Newburgh for March 15 to discuss the matter, implying that he would not be in attendance. One can only imagine their surprise when, as their meeting was getting under way, in strode General Washington. The atmosphere was tense. A hush fell over the room and Washington began to speak, urging the men to resist the call to mutiny. For if they did act illegally, they would squander all the good will they had accumulated during the war: “Let me entreat you, gentlemen, on your part, not to take any measures, which viewed in the calm light of reason, will lessen the dignity, and sully the glory you have hitherto maintained; let me request you to rely on the plighted faith of your country, and place a full confidence in the purity of the intentions of Congress.… By thus determining — & thus acting, you will pursue the plain & direct road to the attainment of your wishes. You will defeat the insidious designs of our enemies, who are compelled to resort from open force to secret artifice. You will give one more distinguished proof of unexampled patriotism & patient virtue, rising superior to the pressure of the most complicated sufferings…” When he finished, Washington reached into his pocket and pulled out a letter. But as he scanned the text, he fumbled for his reading glasses, saying to the officers, “Gentlemen, you must pardon me. I have grown old in the service of my country and now find that I am growing blind.” With that offhand reference to his personal sacrifice on behalf of the American cause, many in the room began to cry and the anger subsided. Washington had snuffed out the Newburgh Conspiracy. Three days later, Washington wrote to Congress to assure them that the crisis was over. Who exactly was behind the Newburgh Conspiracy and how serious was the talk of mutiny and insurrection, remains a mystery. But the crisis was significant for several reasons. One, it revealed how weak and ineffective the national government was under the Articles of Confederation, and therefore it played a role in spurring on the movement for what became the Constitutional Convention four years later. Second, the crisis provided one of several moments in this period where the leadership of George Washington proved critical. As one biographer put it, Washington was the “indispensable man” who at every critical moment in the nation’s founding, provided the steady hand, dignified demeanor, and selfless leadership that helped maintain unity and dedication to the common cause. For more information about the In The Past Lane podcast, head to our website, www.InThePastLane.com  Music for This Episode Jay Graham, ITPL Intro (JayGMusic.com) The Joy Drops, “Track 23,” Not Drunk (Free Music Archive) Borrtex, “Perception” (Free Music Archive) Blue Dot Sessions, "Pat Dog" (Free Music Archive) Jon Luc Hefferman, “Winter Trek” (Free Music Archive) The Bell, “I Am History” (Free Music Archive) Production Credits Executive Producer: Lulu Spencer Graphic Designer: Maggie Cellucci Website by: ERI Design Legal services: Tippecanoe and Tyler Too Social Media management: The Pony Express Risk Assessment: Little Big Horn Associates Growth strategies: 54 40 or Fight © In The Past Lane, 2020 Recommended History Podcasts Ben Franklin’s World with Liz Covart @LizCovart The Age of Jackson Podcast @AgeofJacksonPod Backstory podcast – the history behind today’s headlines @BackstoryRadio Past Present podcast with Nicole Hemmer, Neil J. Young, and Natalia Petrzela @PastPresentPod 99 Percent Invisible with Roman Mars @99piorg Slow Burn podcast about Watergate with @leoncrawl The Memory Palace – with Nate DiMeo, story teller extraordinaire @thememorypalace The Conspirators – creepy true crime stories from the American past @Conspiratorcast The History Chicks podcast @Thehistorychix My History Can Beat Up Your Politics @myhist Professor Buzzkill podcast – Prof B takes on myths about the past @buzzkillprof Footnoting History podcast @HistoryFootnote The History Author Show podcast @HistoryDean More Perfect podcast - the history of key US Supreme Court cases @Radiolab Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell @Gladwell Radio Diaries with Joe Richman @RadioDiaries DIG history podcast @dig_history The Story Behind – the hidden histories of everyday things @StoryBehindPod Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen – specifically its American Icons series @Studio360show Uncivil podcast – fascinating takes on the legacy of the Civil War in contemporary US @uncivilshow Stuff You Missed in History Class @MissedinHistory The Whiskey Rebellion – two historians discuss topics from today’s news @WhiskeyRebelPod American History Tellers ‏@ahtellers The Way of Improvement Leads Home with historian John Fea @JohnFea1 The Bowery Boys podcast – all things NYC history @BoweryBoys Ridiculous History @RidiculousHSW The Rogue Historian podcast with historian @MKeithHarris The Road To Now podcast @Road_To_Now Retropod with @mikerosenwald © In The Past Lane 2020

February 24, 2020 - What if the Revolution sparked in 1776 had collapsed? In this episode, our time machine travels back to the last days of the American Revolution, to track down rumors of an unthinkable plot by the Continental Army to mutiny over lack of pay. Only George Washington stood against the passions of men that may have included such patriots Alexander Hamilton and James Madison? Infiltrating the plot against the government to see just how far it goes is Professor David Head, who brings us A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution. Professor Head is a history professor at the University of Central Florida whose work has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and George Washington's Mt. Vernon. Visit him online at DavidHeadHistory.com, on Facebook at David Head History, or @DavidHeadPhD on Twitter.      

On March 15, 1783, a group of some 100 officers of the Continental Army were gathered in the Temple of Virtue, a meeting hall built in their winter encampment near New Windsor, NY (a reconstruction is pictured above). They were there to “consider the late letter from our Representative in Philadelphia” read an unsigned note […]

On March 15, 1783, a group of some 100 officers of the Continental Army were gathered in the Temple of Virtue, a meeting hall built in their winter encampment near New Windsor, NY (a reconstruction is pictured above). They were there to “consider the late letter from our Representative in Philadelphia” read an unsigned note … Episode 145: The Newburgh Conspiracy Read More » The post Episode 145: The Newburgh Conspiracy first appeared on Historically Thinking.

In this episode, Matt Crawford speaks to educator and author David Head about his book A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution. This book focuses in on the time between the British surrender at Yorktown and the signing of the Treaty of Paris. What happened between those two dates could have torn this fledgling country asunder. An army bored and unpaid sat disgruntled wondering what their next step should be, this is what led to the Newburgh Conspiracy, a possible military uprising in the making. A phenomenal tale that somehow has not been told before. A great read and quite funny at times thanks to David Head's ease of prose and humor. Enjoy!

This week our guest is author and University of Central Florida professor David Head. As the war wound to a close, tensions flared in the now famed Newburgh Conspiracy. Newburgh however was not the beginning, only the culmination of tensions long building. For more information www.allthingsliberty.com

In March 1783, George Washington confronted a meeting of disgruntled Continental Army officers at their encampment at Newburgh, New York. In his book A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution (Pegasus Books, 2019), David Head explains the background to this meeting and its significance to the larger events of that time. As Head notes, the meeting at Newburgh took place amidst an atmosphere of anticipation of peace with Great Britain. With their service coming to an end, the officers – many of whom were men who anticipated an elevated social status as a result of their service in the Continental Army – feared that the financially strapped Confederation Congress would fail to deliver on their promises of overdue pay and lifetime pensions. With their petitions unheeded, several of them contemplated some sort of action before the army was disbanded. As Head shows, it was Washington’s dramatic appeal to his officers which forestalled such an event, thus ensuring a peaceful resolution to a situation that threatened a very different outcome of the struggle for independence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In March 1783, George Washington confronted a meeting of disgruntled Continental Army officers at their encampment at Newburgh, New York. In his book A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution (Pegasus Books, 2019), David Head explains the background to this meeting and its significance to the larger events of that time. As Head notes, the meeting at Newburgh took place amidst an atmosphere of anticipation of peace with Great Britain. With their service coming to an end, the officers – many of whom were men who anticipated an elevated social status as a result of their service in the Continental Army – feared that the financially strapped Confederation Congress would fail to deliver on their promises of overdue pay and lifetime pensions. With their petitions unheeded, several of them contemplated some sort of action before the army was disbanded. As Head shows, it was Washington’s dramatic appeal to his officers which forestalled such an event, thus ensuring a peaceful resolution to a situation that threatened a very different outcome of the struggle for independence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In March 1783, George Washington confronted a meeting of disgruntled Continental Army officers at their encampment at Newburgh, New York. In his book A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution (Pegasus Books, 2019), David Head explains the background to this meeting and its significance to the larger events of that time. As Head notes, the meeting at Newburgh took place amidst an atmosphere of anticipation of peace with Great Britain. With their service coming to an end, the officers – many of whom were men who anticipated an elevated social status as a result of their service in the Continental Army – feared that the financially strapped Confederation Congress would fail to deliver on their promises of overdue pay and lifetime pensions. With their petitions unheeded, several of them contemplated some sort of action before the army was disbanded. As Head shows, it was Washington’s dramatic appeal to his officers which forestalled such an event, thus ensuring a peaceful resolution to a situation that threatened a very different outcome of the struggle for independence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In March 1783, George Washington confronted a meeting of disgruntled Continental Army officers at their encampment at Newburgh, New York. In his book A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution (Pegasus Books, 2019), David Head explains the background to this meeting and its significance to the larger events of that time. As Head notes, the meeting at Newburgh took place amidst an atmosphere of anticipation of peace with Great Britain. With their service coming to an end, the officers – many of whom were men who anticipated an elevated social status as a result of their service in the Continental Army – feared that the financially strapped Confederation Congress would fail to deliver on their promises of overdue pay and lifetime pensions. With their petitions unheeded, several of them contemplated some sort of action before the army was disbanded. As Head shows, it was Washington’s dramatic appeal to his officers which forestalled such an event, thus ensuring a peaceful resolution to a situation that threatened a very different outcome of the struggle for independence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In March 1783, George Washington confronted a meeting of disgruntled Continental Army officers at their encampment at Newburgh, New York. In his book A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution (Pegasus Books, 2019), David Head explains the background to this meeting and its significance to the larger events of that time. As Head notes, the meeting at Newburgh took place amidst an atmosphere of anticipation of peace with Great Britain. With their service coming to an end, the officers – many of whom were men who anticipated an elevated social status as a result of their service in the Continental Army – feared that the financially strapped Confederation Congress would fail to deliver on their promises of overdue pay and lifetime pensions. With their petitions unheeded, several of them contemplated some sort of action before the army was disbanded. As Head shows, it was Washington’s dramatic appeal to his officers which forestalled such an event, thus ensuring a peaceful resolution to a situation that threatened a very different outcome of the struggle for independence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the war's waning days, the American Revolution neared collapse when Washington's senior officers were rumored to approach the edge of mutiny.After the British surrender at Yorktown, the American Revolution blazed on, and as peace was negotiated in Europe, grave problems surfaced at home. The government was broke and paid its debts with loans from France. Political rivalry among the states paralyzed Congress. The army's officers, encamped near Newburgh, New York, and restless without an enemy to fight, brooded over a civilian population indifferent to their sacrifices.The result was the Newburgh Conspiracy, a mysterious event in which Continental Army officers, disgruntled by a lack of pay and pensions, may have collaborated with nationalist-minded politicians such as Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and Robert Morris to pressure Congress and the states to approve new taxes and strengthen the central government.A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution tells the story of a pivotal episode of General Washington's leadership and reveals how the American Revolution really ended: with fiscal turmoil, political unrest, out-of-control conspiracy thinking, and suspicions between soldiers and civilians so strong that peace almost failed to bring true independence. -David Head is a history professor at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, whose research has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and by George Washington's Mt. Vernon. His prior academic books benefited from an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship at the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, a Gilder Lehrman Fellowship at the New-York Historical Society, and a Lord Baltimore Fellowship at the Maryland Historical Society. Head's previous work in the academic community has been honored with several awards and prizes, including Mystic Seaport Museum's John Gardner Maritime Research Award and the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic's Ralph D. Gray Article Prize.

This week Alice and Kim take a trip down memory lane to talk about books that appeared on best of the decade lists.  This episode is sponsored by Book Riot's Read Harder Journal, Book Riot's Read Harder 2020 Challenge, and Book Riot's Tailored Book Recommendations. Subscribe to For Real using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For more nonfiction recommendations, sign up for our True Story newsletter, edited by Kim Ukura. Follow Up In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado New Books A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution by David Head America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States by Erika Lee Best Books of the Decade Paste Magazine: The 25 Best Memoirs of the 2010s LitHub: The 20 Best Works of Nonfiction of the Decade Time: The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the 2010s Entertainment Weekly: Here are EW's top 10 nonfiction books of the decade The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert The Emperor of All Maladies by Sidhartha Mukherjee All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara Dark Money by Jane Mayer Reading Now Guest House for Young Widows by Azadeh Moaveni 

In late December 1776, General Washington sends a small force into New Jersey to harass the Hessian garrisons.  The force under Colonel Samuel Griffin engages the Hessians under Colonel Carl Von Donop.  The fighting on Iron Works Hill causes Von Donop to redeploy his Hessians to Mount Holly New Jersey.  This leaves the smaller Hessian garrison at Trenton isolated over Christmas. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Book Recommendation of the Week: A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution, by David Head due to be released Dec. 3, 2019 Online Recommendation of the Week: revolutionarywar.us    

In late December 1776, General Washington sends a small force into New Jersey to harass the Hessian garrisons.  The force under Colonel Samuel Griffin engages the Hessians under Colonel Carl Von Donop.  The fighting on Iron Works Hill causes Von Donop to redeploy his Hessians to Mount Holly New Jersey.  This leaves the smaller Hessian garrison at Trenton isolated over Christmas. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Book Recommendation of the Week: A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the Fate of the American Revolution, by David Head due to be released Dec. 3, 2019 Online Recommendation of the Week: revolutionarywar.us    

Join the Six Pack Team this week as we explore the Newburg Conspiracy in honor of Independence Day 2019. The post Newburgh Conspiracy appeared first on Six Pack Philosophy.

Episode 73: Newburgh Conspiracy and the Articles of Confederation! ----- Please be sure to subscribe and tell your friends! Leave us a review on iTunes and reach out to us on social media! Twitter: @ateachershist Facebook: A Teacher's History of the United States Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/ateachershist/ Website: www.ateachershistory.com Artwork by Brad Ziegler

Privateers of the Americas examines raids on Spanish shipping conducted from the United States during the early 1800s. These activities were sanctioned by and conducted on behalf of, republics in Spanish America aspiring to independence from Spain. Among the available histories of privateering, there is no comparable work. Because privateering further complicated international dealings during the already tumultuous Age of Revolution, the book also offers a new perspective on the diplomatic and Atlantic history of the early American republic.Seafarers living in the United States secured commissions from Spanish American nations, attacked Spanish vessels, and returned to sell their captured cargoes (which sometimes included slaves) from bases in Baltimore, New Orleans, and Galveston and on Amelia Island. Privateers sold millions of dollars of goods to untold numbers of ordinary Americans. Their collective enterprise involved more than a hundred vessels and thousands of people―not only ships' crews but investors, merchants, suppliers, and others. They angered foreign diplomats, worried American officials, and muddied U.S. foreign relations.David Head looks at how Spanish American privateering worked and who engaged in it; how the U.S. government responded; how privateers and their supporters evaded or exploited laws and international relations; what motivated men to choose this line of work; and ultimately, what it meant to them to sail for the new republics of Spanish America. His findings broaden our understanding of the experience of being an American in a wider world.David Head teaches history at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. His first book, Privateers of the Americas: Spanish American Privateering from the United States, was honored with the John Gardner Maritime Research Award by the Fellows of the G.W. Blunt White Library at Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut. He received his Ph.D. in history from the University at Buffalo in 2010. In 2016, he was the Amanda and Greg Gregory Family Fellow at the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon. He is writing his next book on George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy.

The Department of History’s Holly Baker sat down with Dr. David Head, historian, author, and lecturer of history at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Head recently gave a talk at the 2017 Research Colloquium titled “Alexander Hamilton and the Newburgh Conspiracy: Military Politics at the Anxious End of the American Revolution”. In the interview with Holly, Dr. Head discusses conspiracy thinking and Alexander Hamilton’s role in the Newburgh affair.

Portland Helmich, host of the podcast “Stranglers,” producer, writer, and actor, talks to Daniel Ford about her upcoming appearance at PRX Podcast Garage in Allston, Mass. on Nov. 1 with “Stranglers” executive producer Susan Gray. Helmich also discusses pitching a podcast on sex and spirituality, producing a documentary on John F. Kennedy’s final major speech at Amherst, and writing a short film about George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy for the U.S. Army Museum. To learn more about Portland Helmich, visit her official website or follow her on Twitter @Portlandh. Also listen to our first interview with Helmich!  Today's episode is sponsored by OneRoom and Sid Sanford Lives!

Eric Metaxas' book, Seven Men It was March of 1783. the American war for independence was won. It would be another 6 months until a peace treaty with England was signed. But the mood among the American army was turning ugly. The new government was broke. Congress had made promises to pay the men who gave so much over the years of the war, but the promises could not be kept. The US government could not pay the back pay and pensions it had promised. George Washington became aware of a meeting of officers that was set to discuss what has become known as the "Newburgh Conspiracy." The conspiracy was an idea by US congressmen and American officers to either seize control of the government or to disband the army all together and let the British overthrow the fledgling government. Their threat was to force congress to pay the men who fought for independence. General Washington sent orders that the meeting of the officers was canceled and called a meeting of his own with them on March 16, 1783. He spoke to them about their own honor. He told them that they had fought bravely and that to commit treason or tyranny would tarnish the honor that they had fought for. His address was eloquent, but they were angry and not convinced. After his speech, the room was silent. They were unmoved. He told the officers he had something else to read them. He pulled out a letter from a Virginia congressman. He stumbled over the words, so he reached in his pocket and pulled out a pair of wire-rimmed spectacles. His men had never seen him in them before. He said, "Gentlemen, you must pardon me. I have grown gray in your service and now find myself growing blind." At that moment, the anger in the room subsided. Those battle-hardened men were utterly changed. Many wept openly as Washington read the letter and then quietly walked out of the room. His quiet action reminded them that they had given years of their lives together for something greater than themselves. Their general had given years of service with them for American independence, it changed their hearts and minds to act honorably. It was something bigger than themselves and it changed the history of our nation. We all long to be part of something bigger than ourselves. We were created with a longing for a deep sense of purpose. To follow Jesus is to abandon self and live for the glory of God John 8:48-59 v. 49 I honor my Father - Jesus lived to glorify His Father The Father is worthy of our honor because of who He is He is the king of glory, the creator, the God who is abounding in love, slow to anger, perfect in holiness, The Father is worthy of our honor because of what He's done He has a purpose to rescue and redeem mankind. Jesus said He came to preach this good news, he came to seek and save the lost, he came that we who were dead in our sins might have eternal life This is the great glory of the Father, and Jesus said, I will honor Him v. 50 I am not seeking glory for myself Jesus set the example for us - we are not to live for our own glory We are not to live for our own purpose. We were created to give our lives for God's greater glory v. 54 if I glorify myself, my glory means nothing Jesus said this. How much more true in our lives. When we live like we are worthy of glory, our lives are out order We are born with a sinful desire to glorify ourselves But the problem is, that makes us and our happiness supreme in our lives When the biggest thing you are concerned with is your own happiness, you're in trouble We all started our marriages thinking, "he/she will make me happy, he/she will meet my needs." You got into marriage for a couple of years and you realize that you are one needy being You're hard to keep happy. And so is your spouse But then you heard the truth of the Scripture that your marriage is not about you, it's about showing the love Jesus to each other - and that changed your life God has to reorient our priorities Like the compass in Pirates of the Caribbean, we are always looking for what we want. Always pointing to our own desires But God has something greater for us to live for He changes the focus of our desires YOU AND I ARE MADE TO GLORIFY GOD. from John Piper We were made for the express purpose of glorifying God in all times and places and circumstances. All creation reflects the glory of God, but people are different. The stars and the trees have no choice They have no ability to see Gods glory and reason that He is worthy of glory. Everything in our life is an opportunity to glorify God or to not glorify God. Paul just said in 1 Corinthians 10:31, “Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all,” everything, the whole lot of life, “to the glory of God.” So, every moment of every day you and I will make decisions that either glorify or do not glorify God. This means that everything in our life is an opportunity to glorify God. In our lives, in our church, the key question to ask about everything is, "will it bring glory to our great God? My life is not about me. When I make life about me, I'm miserable. I want the world to revolve around me, but it doesn't. It's a constant struggle for me to be happy. The glory of God -Gives us a purpose greater than ourselves, our sins, troubles -it frees me from being constantly troubled about my own unhappiness -Keeps us from striving to be perfect -it frees us from hopelessly working to make ourselves perfect. I live for a perfect God. -Puts our lives in the rightly created order - food, sex, material things, even people - they are not ultimate, God is. The Westminster Larger Catechism What is the chief and highest end of man? Man's chief and highest end is to glorify God, and fully to enjoy him forever. God, I've been living as though my own happiness was supreme It's making me and the people around me miserable I want your greater glory as my purpose I have seen your great purpose to save and redeem and I want to live for that greater glory

Pages 404-408 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 8 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume IV: "The Political and Economic History of the United States."