Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-04-15

no more.
Where was he III the dark unrest Of
eight years, where was he when the peo-
pie were called OH to vote on the grandest
and hardest question that ever exercised
the heart Of man? Jefferson WAS in France,
John Adams in Holland in the diplomatic
service. and might be silent; but Burr was
here, and what said he or did he to help
form the gathering opinion of America in
that day? In him Of the lover, the guide
of America, of the people there vas no.h-
ing He was silent while the Constitution
WAS being formed. Cold and polished, he
stood aloof, admired only himself. and yet
these, his friends, rs he did himself, re-
garded as the best days Of his life He in
spired The discerning with distrust. lie
won from the masses no love.
Doubtless he loved his daughter dearly,
possibly some warm friends he acknowl-
edged. An extraordinary power OF i'm
pressing others he had and he exc cised il;
yeueta.ion he had noae for his Creator, for
humanity, for any solemnity Of life. He
spared not man in his passion, woman in
his lust, nor the Unioa in his ambition.
But from him we would turn f)ndIy to
the public lie auI services Of HamiIton.-
Hamiiton's career ended when Federalism
went down foy the last time. He did well
for his country before the Revolution, and
during the Wa and after If, he was the Hrst
and foremost Of great men.
After the Declaration Of Independence,
Hamilton and Jefferson walked il paths di-
vergent. and finally in hostile paths. Af-
ter 1871, Jefferson became the founder, the
champion, the child of the Democracy.-
Jefferson had grown to be the hater Of
ceremonies, of soldiers and Of kings, and
q lover Of man and of America. IIamil-
ton, on The contrary, had, during the Rev
olutonary war, in the family OF Washing
ton, obtained a military education. al
the lessons Of war, he knew by beart.--
Men afterwards called him an aIis.ocrat, a
monarchist, and was tharo not enough IN
The war OF independence to make him 50?
From terrible necessity he had learned to
look upon discipline, sabordiaatioa, o5edi-
ence 10 Law, IS The hi, hes: Of the duties Of
man.
In the era between tie close OF the Rev
oluiion and the adoption OF the Federal
Constitution, We tOund his greatest servlces
la TIA; day was formed the public opinion
which gave Us the Constitution ander
which we now liSc. lie first taught Us
that cur consolidation ln1o siA5io o'l'e
would not constitute The government f1r
which no had tou9H. and winch he wanted.
Sloaer than any o.AeT. he discovered taat
a di, ;-ioa between The 9",e and the nation
w,s nrafticabIe, and 10 him q great deal
more than 70 ANY o.her man Was it due 'hat
fha Cnnynnti,r AZ Annapolis io3c above the
n,,.rs ,.ei,..af amondiut an old form OF
,royernmeut. and ,ook The responsibility of
S,,b,,;t,;,,,a C,nsf;,n.iou entirely new
I;in onr own Webster he was unaccus-
fnoal ~ A,tar IN. neonl. and ike aim he
,,as acrn.,n,,od +, d.ryo tbem.
In ,b., ara were sown tho seeds of our
n.r',. Ii,,.s Inn, ,rho darod now to mis-. 3
haui ,I,ins. The system Of Government
-; ,;.,.,..i9 VI. d,,.j % s,v tl,I
lbe arc5 Of cmnire raised BIZ the fa.hers
.h,,,ll NOT c,.,Iinue to snan the conf.
,,2
w ....,.,,., Tr,,,r..., ,.;h hin,
.,,'a, ,,l...,,,,I.,J -r,-.o,. I..nr
a w, III 49,, .aok - d;s.io.suisb .ban
,-,c 10, ha,,r 1hon.b ol
IA - y P'..,asan,s ~ ',''' ~ had
''''1' ~ ;'''e ,i.l..J - y,
- 'i,,,;..9,I, por',In,;n1 ~. 80
.,...,,st.ra % ;o,nnl.e n.rraJi,, fba
b'Ii's, s,an} ,ha hi,hrsf H.r. ,nJ ,bo,.
-. NH, s.. prn9inonf inllniIn,ls ii.
pIayin', eminent traits, az Mason. Franklin.
RndoIph, Henry. Adams aud Jefferson.
but in point of fact. there were nobody aud
nothin.. but the old first Congress. Ev-
erywhere in that day we beheld old age
cas- inc away his cruich. and signing for
,I.,. l... f,,,,,v and ,ci 9 and
ny ','0 pr" -
daughters sending ior'h tneir ueaFiy ioved