New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-08

guests arrived This circumstance did not tend TO re-
my distrust Of his sincerity amused myself was
dressed. and went To the draVngroom before lhe az
pointed time One Of the three four rooms en- sne
had the pictures at large Of Napoleon, Louis ANll
Charles X, aud Louis Philippe That Of Napoleon Wi5
the original from which the Emperor IN ms lu
royal robes On another part OF the walls were the po
traits Of other kings and distinguished men when hh
been presented to this most distinguished statesman
Waiting in that room heard the wagon in which ne was
rolled along coming over the marble pavement 0a ,me
ing walk meet him. and that III dong so
might take him uDawares. He was STANDING up e ad
against the haudra Of the stairs. held OUT ny hnu
he took 1t In both OF his and said Win eVldc ecIH
"Thank God, see the son Of my dearest frieudF
Mr.. Hamilton remained at Valeneay three or four
days, and nothing he says, could be more KIND ana
affectionate than Tallcyrand during his stay lie
always handed in to dnnerthe Duchess Demon, laI-
leyrand's niece, who spoke English, while his son.
who spoke French, was always seated at Ialley-
rand's left hand. He was about the present age OF
Mr.. Hamilton,-eighty, or thereabouts. He appeared
to be toothless the little hair he had was white, and
he wore large white neckcloth, which came on his
chin Just as I'VE see it in the well-known portrait
Talleyrand related to Mr.. Hamilton an occurrence
which happened to himself at Dover as he was about
to sail for America:
Being anxious to- learn something more than knew
OF the country to which gong sent up my name
informed of the localities and the distinguished men OF
the country. Of all Of whom he spoke frankly ana SIN
cerely After my visit too much prolonged salG'
Sir sail IN that ship tomorrow, for America, ana Will
with pleasure take letters anything else you please TO
you Sir but am Of all the least likely TO have
friend in America went to the landlord, inquired the
name of the gentleman had seen-he Wah beheoIC' AT
mold.
Another day he asked Mr. Hamilton to accompany
him into his Office to see a likeness of his father
He took from she mantel miniature on sevres CHINA;
and handed it said 1t was younger than WIeh
knew my father but very like. If you Will permit
me. VIII relate what occurred IN connection with that
continued: wien was Minister Of Foreign Affairs,
Burr 10 Paris knew Of his arrival He addressed
known him in NewYork; he had been VcePresldent OF
the United States AS Minister Of Foreign Affairs 1t
so distinguished mai-he wretch-I hated him; he had
deprived me Of my dearest friend. sent one OF my
ter Of Foreign Affairs Will receive Col Burr at his hotel
o'clock tomorrow afternoon but he thinks 1t IL due
Hamilton always hangs his mantel piece dldn
him. / knew where he was, and when he left the
city. ordered s letters to he delivered to him when no
got five leagues from Paris"
We have no room to make further extracts from
the Diaries of Mr Hamilton. which are entertaining,
as the reader has seen nor to follow his career
through the changes of national lfe in which no
was profoundly interested, and in which, in quiet
way, he played insignificant part 1t is like read
ing thrice told tale" to run over the pages de-
voted to the consttutionaty of the United States
Bank. the Dorr InsurTection, the European Revoll-
ton of SiS the victory OF the yacht America and the
troubled drama of the Great Rebellion. These things
are not so interesting to who have lived them, so
to speak, in common with Mr. Hamilton. rs they Will
doubtless be 10 our children and our chidrens chill
dren. Mr.. Hamiltons records thereof arc valuable
in his own eyes, on account of the side he took
when the unity Of his country was imperled, and 1t
was necessary for men TO take side OF the oIher
they are also valuable perhaps or will be TO future
historians, memories pour serrr; nevertheless, we
should be willing to spare them or portion OF the
documents which accompany them, from Mr. Hamll-
tons volume which is good where it is good. that
it might easily have been made better, and by the
simplest Of all processes-condensation. With all his
faults, however, which are seldom those OF omIs-
SION we are slill Glad to have his "kemmscenees."