The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-04-03

TSailSs', 10 nave the SOLE appointments VI
the head or chief officers OF finance and for
eign affairs to have the nomination OF all
other officers, and ambassadors to foreign na-
tions included /; 10 have the power Of pardon
ins all offences, sc.
Art. 10. All laws of particular States, con-
trary 10 the constitution or laws OF the United
States, TO be utterly void and the belter TO
prevent such laws being enacted, the Gover-
nous or President OF each State shall be sp-
pointed by the general government, and shall
have NEGATIVE upon ihe laws about 10
be passed in the State of which he Is Cover
nour or President.
A President for life, with an unqualified
negative, Senate for lie, Gosernour Tor
each State, APPOINTED by me SenerGl govern
menf, with Negative upon the laws OF the
State, would certainly g have given us the
substance OF the British Constitution" And
yet Hamilton was no aaonarchisI Let those
believe il, VINO s' nave faith 10 szvaiIoSv noun
tains."
But further Mr.. Morris, when he pro-
nounccd the funeral Grafton OF Hamilton, did
not deny, that lie cherished moaarchlcal prln-
ciples, but thought II e.rfedient TO offer some
apology for the same. And among the rea-
sons which Hamilton left behind him for ac-
cepting the challenge of Burr, one was, that
a crisis might arrive when II would be neces-
sary that his military hrosvess should not be
questioned What crisis was this He was
no longer General and Jefferson was Presi-
dent. He no doubt looked forward 10 re-
voiutionary crisis, when the tederalists might
have a perfect confidence in him as their mil
itary leader. Such were the principles OF
Hamilton let us now see what connection
Hamilton had with the federal'party. II would
be found that Hamilton (although Adams was
Presidcnt) was the prime mover OF the fed
eralists. Mr.. Adams says, In his 18TH letter
"Such was the influence OF alr. Hamilton III
Congress, thai, withom any recommendation
from the President, they passed a bill to raise
army, not large one, indeed, 6ut enrnSh
20 opeuurn the hen federal government." In
his 18th letter, Mr. Adams says :: !" Bat |
soon found myself shackied. The heads oil
departments were erctusive pa'riots.-I could
not name a man who was not devoted 10 Ham
i1on, without kiadang FIRE" Again, in the
same letter; g When was elected, the
States had been pleased TO make an entire
chang in the Senate Two thirds Of that
honourable body were now decidedly federai.
minds. Ii made them confden and hresum-
tu9us. / soon found, that If had not the
hrevious consent of the heads of departments
and the a,hhro6anon # .N". Hamilton, run
the utmos, risque of dead negative in the
Senate. One such negative at least ] had,
after formal and very uncfvu remonstrance
Of one of their large, unconstitutional COM
n,ltee, ia secret"
a a.. "a he
there was disappointment, however, in Han'-
ilton and his fri'nds, is apparent enough, from
this conslderation--that whcn il was known
that declaration Of zvar (against France) WIS
not to be recommended in the Presideat's
sheech, a caucuS was called OF members ot
Congress, TO see if they could not get vofe
for declaration Of sUar, without any recon-
mendation from tie President, as they had
voted the aHen and sedttion law, and the drmy.'
Again, in the same letter From the int-
mate intercourse between Hamilton and some
Of the heads If deharfments, which is demon
srrated to the world and to tosterity, by his
(Hamilt on's) pamphlet, now appeal to eve-
ry candid and impartial man, whether there
is uot reason to suspect and to 6rhepe, wheth-
er there Is not presumption, viotent pre-
sumption, that Hamilton himself had furnish
ed this machine to his correspondent In the
cabinet Timothy Pickering) for the very
purpose of ensnaling me, at unawarcs, OF
ensuring zcar soifh France, and enabling him
to mount his hobby horse, the command OF an
ARMY OF FIFTY THOUSAND, Ten THOUSAND
of them TO be HORSE 90
That Washington was seriously alarmed at
the prevalence of monarchical sentiments, Isl
evident from the following extract Of letter
from him to Mr.. Jay, written in the year
1876, and 20 be found in the 5th vol. of Mar
shoi's Washington, p. 81, to wit What
astonishing changes a fer years are capable OF
producing ! am told that eucn RESPECTABLE
characters sheak sfa MoNARcHIcAL form-ef
government svithout horror. From thinking
proceeds stcakjng, thence to acting is often.
bu; single sfeh. But how irreyocable and
freu n1o for e.,tt,s