However agreeable to him it might be to defeat and humiliate Clinton, greater satisfaction must spring from the consciousness that while in its leading-strings, at least, the general government would have the hearty support of New York.
This quote reflects Hamilton's broader political strategy and his desire for New York's support in the new government.
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