The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1854-11-21
DEATH OF MRS ALExANDER HAMILTON.

Mrs. ELIzIBETm HAMILTON, tho venerable
and universally respected relict of ALEXANDER
HAMILTON coscd her earthly carocr at hUr
residence in Washington, Thursday morning
the 9ih instant, at four O'Clock
The National Inielligenccr cont ins tllo fol-
lowing obituary notice:
She was the second daughter Of tho distin-
gnishcd General PHILIP s. SCHUYLER, of Alba
ny, and was born on tho OH dav Of August,
1856 She was married to ALEXANDER HAM
ILToN. then ono Of the Aids Of General WASH
INGToN with tho rank of Lieutenant Colonel,
ou tho OH Of December, 1850, thcrc being not
quite years difference in their ages. They
lived TO ether in tho enjoyment of every blcs-
sing that could render welded life happy for
| nearly twenty.four years. and sho survived
her lamented and distinguished husband moro
than half century To estimate her charac-
| er properly IL is necessary TO bear IN mind
| that Of Tho individual who had selected her
| from tho many who would have boon proud of
| tho distinction of his notice, as tho companion
of his life: and that character we find so beau
tfully portrayed by a single touch of the mag
| ic pencil Of Mr. Webster. that VIC give ii as ex
hibiting in a few words the judgment of one
whose power of discrimination seldom sur
passed. After speaking of Colonel Hamilton
as hero of the Revolution, a jurist, and states
man, Mr.. w said:
"HAMLToN was placed at the head Of the
Treasury Department He carried on the
Governmen, finances: no smote Tho rock of ma
iional resources and Gonrishing streams of
revenue poured forth. He touched tho dead
| corps fpubic credit and II sprang into life.
The tabled work of kincroa from the brain of
Joee was not moro perfect than tho financial
| systcm OF the United States which sprung from
the conception of Alexander HamiltC d II
was this great man who sought and won Ez-
| abeth Schuyler. and that fact is enough to
| show her worth. But had sho been no moro
than an ordinary endowed woman. it would
| have boon impossible TO have passed twenty
| four years Of happy intercourse with such q
husband without having her mind richly stored
| from the treasures of his mighty intellect: and
those who knew her even in her declining years
mill be reacy 10 testify that she wus raro ex-
ample Of wisdom taught by observant expert
en- co. and bright example of all womanly gra-
ces Her benevoence was most exemplary,
| and one of the finest manifestations of it was
| her habit, to within few months of her death.
Of making occasional visits 10 all the schools in
| in the city, and she never did so without i'm
parting some moral lesson which showed how
deep an interest she took in the welfare of the
country which her husband had contributed
| so largely to make free and independent.
| Mrs Hamilton lived to the very advanced
age of 81 years and three months, and died
without struggle. in full commueon with tho
Episcopal Church and surrounded by her sur
rounded by her surviving children.
By coincidence. of which we give to our
readers the benefit, We met with yesterday in
an exchange paper, soon after we received no.
| tic9 of tho death of the venerable lady whose
decease is announced. the annexed letter which
! she received from Col Hamilton Just before her
marriage. Relating to one of the most touch
| ing incidents in our Revolutionary history. il
will be read at this moment with peculiar in
tercst Not only does it show that Hamilton
dissented from the stern decree of the Coun-
Gil ofJudge as to the mode of Andes fate. but
it sheds strong light on the nobleness of his
heart: