Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-01-23
LUMBIA COUNTY, PENN'A, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2s 1864


however, was rejected Oh which Hamil.
ton left the convention, as desperate, and
never returned again until near its Gnal
conclusion" V. A, p. 444.5.
The following are extracts from Ham.
ilton's plan -
Art 7.-The Senate to consist of per-
sons to serve during good behaviour, 4. e.
for life.
"Art. 4.-The supreme executive au.
thority ofthe United States to be vested
in Governor, to be elected to serve du-
ring good behavior, L. E, for life.
"Ar. lO.-All laws of the particular
States, contrary to the Constitution or laws
OF the United States, to be utterly void -
And the better 10 prevent such laws being
passed, the Governor or President of each
State shall be appointed by the General
Government, and shall have negative
upon the laws about to be passed in the
State Of which he is Governor or Presi-
dent Secret Debates Of the Convention
pogo 225 6.
Here, we have Hamilton, the Torey's
Counsel, bringing forward and advocating
monarchical form Of government, after
q seven years war for independence.
have few more extracts from the wri.
tiugs of Mr. Jefferson, which will illustrate
more fully that shining light Of the Tory
party. He says:
November the 9th, 1892. Mr.. But.
Ter tells me that he dlued last winter with
Mr.. Campbell, from Denmark, in compa-
ny with Hamilton, Lawrence, DR.. Ship.
pen, I. Shippen, and some other person
whom he cannot reccollect That after
dinner political principles became the sub
ject of conversation; that Hamilton de.
clared openly that there was no stability
or security in any kind Of government but
q monarchy." V. 4. p. 474'
"Frcnch Coke tells me that before Ham.
ilton went out OF office, or just as he was
going out, talking with him in his last
conversation, among other things oa the
subject of their differences, 'for my part,
says he, Il avow myself monarchist. -
January 5th, 1893, received very re-
markable fact, indesd, in our history, from
Baldin and Skinner. Before the estab-
lishment of our present government, very
extensive combination had taken lace in
New York and the Eastern States among
that description of people who were part ly
monarchical in principle. * " Del
egates in different places had actually had
CONSULTATION on the subject Of seiziug on
the power of government, and establishing
them by force, had corresponded with one
another, and had sent deputy to General
Washington to solicit his co. >operation,-
lie refused to join them The new con.
VentIon was in the meantime proposed by
Virginia, and appointed. " They
therefore let the proposed convention 90
on, not doubling its failure, and con dent
that on its failure would bo still more
favorable moment for their enterprise
They therefore wished it to fail, aud os-
pecially when Hamilton, their leader,
brought his plan OF government. 4
This fact throws blaze Of light on the
conduct of several members from New
York and the Eastern States, in the Con-
vention of Annapolis and the Grand Con-
vention.' V. 4, p. 503-5O4.
If the above be true, and Mr.. Jefferson
most certainly believed it, or he would
never have recorded it, it shows what kind
Of friends to our country those Tories
were; aud how nearly those acts CORES.
pond with the acts of the Federal party
from the year 1901 to the year 1915,
with which every student OF history is la
miliar. But there IS one more extract
from Mr.. Jefferson that portrays the
character OF Alexander Hamilton, in its
most appropriate color. 1t is aS follows !:
"Mr. Smith, a merchant of Hamburg,
gives me the following Information THE
St. Andrews Club, of New York, (all
Scotch Tories) gave public dinner lately.
Among their guests, Alexander Hamilton.
After dinner, the first toast was the Presi-
dent of the United States it was drunk
without eny particular appreciation. The
next was George III, Hamilton started
to his feet, and insisted on bumper and
three cheers. The whole company accord.
iDgly rose and gave three cheers" Y. A.,
p. 5l2.
If this is not sufficient to convince any
one that Hamilton and his party were
monarchists at heart, and that their object
and desire were either to bring us again