I hate to bust your bubble but Davis didn't even give that one, he sent a message written by his secretary (who may have been the one who actually wanted the supreme court). After that he sent well over 200 messages to congress and not a single one ever referred to a supreme court ever again. Must have slipped his mind, huh?
Regardless of what Foote thought, it does not change the fact that Benjamin was lobbying for the court bill.
All Foote says is that Benjamin was trying to organize a court to his advantage. For all we know it had nothing to do with the senate bill, which just called for organizing the court, it didn't specify the organization itself.
Earth to stupid
Well, I think that's enough discussion. Call me when your cramps subside.
IIRC, presidents at the time did not normally give a state of the union speech in person. That practice had been the case in the early days of the republic and was, from time to time used in extraordinary circumstances, but quickly dropped off in the early 1800's. It did not resume again in standard practice until sometime in the early 1900's (I believe Wilson greatly increased its frequency). Nevertheless it is what we consider the equivalent of a state of the union address.
he sent a message written by his secretary (who may have been the one who actually wanted the supreme court).
And so the conspiracy widens. BTW, you got any evidence for that one either? What, you mean no? I didn't think so.
After that he sent well over 200 messages to congress and not a single one ever referred to a supreme court ever again.
Got evidence? As I previously noted, the entirity of the papers Davis transferred to Congress does NOT appear in the journal (though some were likely printed in a register of debates).
Quit acting stupid and I won't call you stupid. But if you persist in making stupid statements, such as suggesting that the congressional faction led by Wigfall and Yancey was really a Davis ally, I will describe those statements factually and that means calling them and the person who stated them stupid.