The public services of Gouverneur Morris to 1787 . e. Morris strenuously advocftedthe measure, nna in Tne end was victorious; but the valueof the m^issure was greatly reduced. Dy r-mondments wnich limited thehalf r»ay to seven years (4). Morris loct none of his self-assurance when he stepped from the New York Convention into tne important ContinentalCongress; therefore Congress overawed him not at all. What littlerespect he had for that body disfippeared oy tne time nis measureshad suffered from disapproval of Congress. He wrote to Jay:Themighty Senate of America is ntbt what yo
The public services of Gouverneur Morris to 1787 . e. Morris strenuously advocftedthe measure, nna in Tne end was victorious; but the valueof the m^issure was greatly reduced. Dy r-mondments wnich limited thehalf r»ay to seven years (4). Morris loct none of his self-assurance when he stepped from the New York Convention into tne important ContinentalCongress; therefore Congress overawed him not at all. What littlerespect he had for that body disfippeared oy tne time nis measureshad suffered from disapproval of Congress. He wrote to Jay:Themighty Senate of America is ntbt what you have Jmown (1) Journals of Congress, VI, 30, (2) Roosevelt, uouverneur Morris, 7«, (3) Washington, Vritings f?ord ed^) VII, 17. Washington to Mor-ris, T.^ay 18, 1778 sooner eegimenxal regulation and otherarrangements are sot aooux, tne ;^ooner tney will oe finished, andfor Gods sake,my dear Morris, let me recommend to you to urge theahsolute necessity of this measure with all your might. (4) Journals of Congress, vl, 20 Oongros3 and currency have both deprociatod(1). Much of thisfeeling had been inspired in Morris by the shoddy way that Cong-ress had treated the array. In his letters to ^^ashington T^orriswas very frank in his disapproval of Congress. His energetic,impetnous temperament could not bear the dilatory tactics of thatbody. He wrote to V7ashington in Tlay, 1778 Had the severalmembers,who compose our multifarious body, only wise, ourbusiness would have be^n long since completed. But our superiorabilities, or the desire to appear to possess them, leads to suchan exquisite todiousness of debate, that the most precious momentspass away unheeded like vulgar things(2). Because of his interest in the affairs oi xhe army,Morris was put on practically every committee which had cnargeof matters. The , military, no unity to thiskind of work, however, for v/e find him one day remedying abusesin the medical department
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