New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-13

cukee n TIE vst: dlseipsns had essSuoe~sd seeu-
ing IMPOSE ihLtes, ano h1w meSy easy tnisgs had
bes lost by the sing aoe cisergsnS eGort, Of
uned mob No wonder al tnese things made bin
distrua public rule.
After The Revolution still End hum in the public
service, st working for h. county, and Always the
pninest and fraakes' man Of h's day. AL our laws
all the details etages aud provisions OF our laws aud
our lbertics felt the guidance Of his mind In the
great idea Of uniting the States Of the Conederacy
into one grand whole, his mind was active sno much
10 his eKertons and his influence due the acceptance
of National Constitution by the States and much
TO his mind and talent is due the framing Of STATE
peper which from then 10 now, and from now to ali
time cannot be changed m hair for he better. From
the acceptance OF the Constitution through the fret
days Of our whole country he was still active, AID
still the leading mind Of the day. Our lsws, much OF
them, owe their solidity TO nim and finances aro
all his lie was the man who kept us neutrs! in the
great European struggle, and kept on growing and
strengthening every day.
Into the private life Of Hamilton the speaker would
not extensively look, but still would cay thN the
record would bear the closest scrutiny. In bis barle
10 New-YOrk he was close in his stltes nightly in
hi efforts and very moderate in III, charges. Laugh
teri His great effort the defense of eros vel before
the NewYork Supreme Court, is stll to-day spoken Of
Of the proudest efforts of the American BAR
and by held TO be the very greetes that hiss YET
been spoken, and lie which would, if he had no
thing else to gloryfy him, alone lift him high among
those who knew the Constitution and could expound
lts ideas of liberty At Il years of age he addressed
and marked man. and every succeeding year he added
fresh trumphs to hi. fame, and planted new and grae
ful emotion toward him, in the hearts OF his country
men. ,,c.
To compare such man with Bun was indeed dun
cut Each foremost in his path, each hrst In ms
own chosen wsy Of life and acon-but. alas, how dii
ferent the way, how opposite the path OF acton Inc
view would bear no elaboration Of explanation 10
those men of those days who had achieved and Sc
cured our liberties, to those three men-W ARLINGTON,
Jefferson and IIamiton-was due to all and to each
the abundant gratitude and warm love of whole
people. They were men, unlike some OF the lesser
iphts who have since filled their seats, who were not
crazy for Liberty nor demented tG slavery they
were men who never thought to see the North against
the South the East against the West. and stil less to
stir the strife for personal ends-men to whom To-
peka and Lecompton question would be but a small
ripple on the surface of the unathomable deep OF their
patriotism. They men who insugurated our
country, who commenced it in glory and set it on its
onward path like bridegroom coming from his cham
Der, or strong man commencing to run his race
Mr. Choate closed his lecture precisely at O'Clock,
having spoken an hour and half. His remarks were
most closely attended to, and were frequently inter
ruptcd by bursts Of applause.