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ton. But were / asked whether General
Hamilton had vices; in the face of the
world, in the presence ofmy God | would
answer, NO. Like all men he sometimes
erred, but cannot admit that even his ei'-
toi,s were those of the keart. lie was hu-
man, and therefore not perfect. But if We
correctly judgc Of human perEecti,o BY Pr
fity cffhSGrt BY rtetitu7r Of intenti0n tie
stat NOT 10 say that, in my opinion, G4-
neral Hamilton was ,nost perfect.
Ills rsivate virtues, his public services,
his gees,t abil:ies, ;nvo!slntarily excite in
ne ;n- wlrmcat esteem for us memory
Ofhs pr;e4sc vlrsues ehere IS 30 diiSer-
ence Of op!Aio3. Ill ne,r o, I'll parties,
speak OF l,v,n with c,psure, and ackhow-
ledge them with ;,,.nIration. 70 reese,
vice pays voluntary mage. The ptor-
ting, mischievors citizen, whose bloody
hand, guided by cool malignancy, ter1nl-
mated his existence, viii acknowledge them.
In all the private relations Of life he was
honest, faithful. generous and humanc.-
His heart was the seat Of every manly vr-
sue. No man ever ;inpeached his integri-
ty with any color ofIus1ice. In vaia have
party collisions and rancour ransacked pub
lie records and exhausted Pf!ya5e inquisi-
ton for bl-m;sh. The fatal catastrophe
proves, thar, Ike Aris;ides, he chose to
yield his lif- rather than his integrity
SgcH A MAN, 7vIatevsr zUefe MS b0IfficaL
obi,li90s irresissibly con,maads our c5-
TEEN.
LIS rablic services were may, spler-
did, and .ra,. Prom these, nothing bas
deplorable infa5uatiun; nothing but fiery
zeal, uumixt with a ray Of reflection, can
withhold a fasting glow of admiration and
gratitude. The trlend ofllb.riy, he who
for moment reflects that out of the revo-
lutionary contest, that ciaoas of claShing 8
dement's, arose WORLD or FaEFDoM cail-
not but venerate the memory Of those who,
as it were, created it. In this mos: C!ori-
Gus, most useful, most splendid of earthly
scenes, HAMILTON performed conspicu-
ous-shall / not say disin.erest d, pa
triotic part? Scarcely arrived a. the "grls-
tie of manhood;' glowing with patrlonc
fire, with military ardor; he joined the
creative phalanx and signallsed himself by
constancy, by perseverance, by valor; AVID
irradiat1d, with the rays Of his superior
genius, all within the sphere of its pre-
sence. His revolutionary services emile
him to our affection, and will ead ear his
memory to all who are sincerely attached
to our independence.
His civil was more brilliant than his MI
litary career His early efforts as states
man excel in utility and Ius.re his excrsiors
in the field Perhaps TO him, more than TO
any other man, we are indebted for the
excellent constitution under which we live
Whatever alterations from republican max
inns, rigorous inqulsitlon may have disco.
veyed in bis efforts in the convention,
knozy not, but this l may predict, from
what we ID ka27v, thar his numerous ESSAYS,
under the title OF 8 FederQAgt' advocatj g
the principles and enforcing the adopyioa
OF the constitution, will immorcaiize his
name, and render him illustrious wh"u
every memento Of the cavilling whitling
of the day, shalt be swept from tie record
Of time and buried IN everlasting fargetiul~
ness. / think am not incorrect when
say. that those essays are the qblest p0ht'cl
tabera IN The zvarM They are replcte VT
lessons Of wisdom, clothed in unusual ele
gance. They are the production OF a min
naturally capacious, and enriched with
the lore Of learning. read them with re.
newed pleasure and instruction Amids
the Affections of the relatives Of the deceaa
ed, it cannot bat be pleasing to witnes
statesmen and jurists resorting to this elc
mtntary work as an unerring standard BY
which to test and determine matters IL
-contrOYerSY.