, 1869-05-09

nth pistols At fifteen PAGES, Count GAboF and !
3us.ow acting sa Lassalleb secoudA Lassalle
received the nrzt bali "a he wa about 70 0re- 1t
uttered the lower Part Of his body, causing him to
tnaer eevtrsi daya tn great agony. Surrounded
y hta f1thful ftends he closed hia eyea 70 laAt-
~ a1eep on The s1kt, dying zu1 Jnung mAn-nos
lutte thirty -niue-mou1ued. 4do!tzed and hated as
'ev men ever ase a A.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
How the First Secretary OF the
Treasury wnA Rndgered-A Wo-
mon IN thc Remarkable Case.
Alexande. Hamilton when Secretary OF the |
Tsssu ~ sonet 70 he same esas ,ss,nst Or
Chase- The history Of one accusation = given
below, from which it win be seen th2t with all ats
talent for finance, II. Hamilton Mas not nseasl-
he 70 temptations Of another kind. The history /
= = 'sA''1 YSpn th Cincinnati couu.treiaL
Hamilton continued Secretary Of the TEeasEIy |
nom l,ss to l,sa and the episode IN o1t earty his
tory which We now recall relates 70 the yests |
tpaon w g % tse aea peoa s
na Rrea3 renort on the " Restoration Of the pCh-
Tic cTedlt, which marked him = tInly Ilse aud
maturing measures which placed the damaged
and tot1ertng credit OF our infant confederation Of
stsiss upon an iIsgaos q oass ;ss s',, o. saTene5
was anle TO shield this great Secretary Of the
Tressury IRON the malignant shafts Of cAumny.
".
1noney paItY. xno insisted upon pairing the pab!ic
uebt any ii the same money IN which II waa !ocuI-
red The fnn.llnS htl q Ing xalea ssrured the
sH1es u par, w&s the oosest ct The most unme.s-
ured depuscadon It the bands Of these po.t.se1o-
iut.onarJ rerud!ato.s- THIS wrote one Of then,
in opposition . AanEtoa,a scheme for funding
aIne funding fc.udeAtea to the e1teu, OF perhaps
thirty OF 1hi.sJ-nse millions Of douats, II eaghk
times the Nice xhich tne noidets bad act1alty pad
most mpnde.4t, The most oppFesslre md thc most
provoking tubllss that eser tu1lesqne4 tho ie@s-
could ksse been discharged ior ien or nit1en MIL
tons q aolals. WAS funded u iosty millions d.,
enIef psI ai.d enpport win veTJ considerable e.
feet But worse charges than this, Of Arranging
scheme to pay the public creditor u psr. Hefe
coye1tly brought aE1Inss Alexander Hamilton Une
james Re.nosta, A iuterate adyentureg. who hau
been prosecuted " the conptrnller Of The Treaau-
q Is Secretary oi ;hai deps1smenp for fraudulent
u obtaining papera from his oface, told
ta;e Of the secretary which c.me TO many eaa-
Revnolds' stoty was to tbe eject ihst Hamilton
cef.lncates; ,Lai he h.a made such nse Of his ON
kpecu!auons; that be {Reynolds> had been sup
piled by Hamilton With money 10 speculate: that
| be had II in h.s power 10 hang Colonel Hamilton,
| who, Y he wanted money. WAS obliged 70 te! him
have 1t; that Hamilton had written many letters
| upon money matters both to REYNOLDS and his
wife, and which be had afrerHanls asked them to
| burn, snd that this had becn uopc accordingly.
These grave tuculpatlons Of one OF tho highest
| and most trusted ot11cera of the government
coming 70 " can 81 NJ Mahlsnpsr5 " Of Penn
ttyes, he Immediately determined TO Ascertain
| the truth about them, and founded on fact, to
ion. with ihls view be tooe into nls counsel two
members Of Congress from Virgins, James Non
roc and Abraham VenahIc, and wnlted upon Mr.
nv ln ~
posed 10 the Latter In pottch but were htghninti.
Cd gentlamen, who had the public interest at
ma oYsr 7 ss!er It &c
be pfezent,, the object of the Interview was to
remove from the minds Of the gentlemen certain
susptcinns thai Nj. Hamilton bad been assisting
In speculation tn the public funds contrary 10 ls~
| and his duty II SecntaIr of the Treasury
Al this lnier,lew Nj. Hamilton completely dis
cioted the grounds Of the charge against him, by
| the exhibition OF letter. 81 remarkable and the
| confession II a weakness on his Owl part hd
tng ine tnsesssson NJ g M % Win sarprae, and 70 navt
| 1tI them comrittcl to exonerste him from the
| suspicion Of any brrneh Of oEoctM trrtbs. He &C
an unlav III amour With Ars REYNOLDS, who WIS
pe.son OF very considerable attractions though II
eouees sPs I'll. .ta,on & s ID M.mons Sad s,ocpi t
pay Reynolds various sums of money. araountln,
In III " about 8ll,oo0 In E1 monthA: that harms
ee1@e atnes pIa eaetmaed ~ ts Reynoas ia ASSUMED
,hres ten exposure and tell lies As to the origin N
nhture Of The see1et relations between q
us : dIse,osu9e, sur wv sneh It ii he ~ Va wiling I
mars large sacunceA to avoid; but th4s the bas'
ness OF the charge brought against his ehataeta
vas, BY = party ii uicI to The Secretary, Vt
would delight In blasting his public ch..ac1er ~
1s nm no atenne e. c b.. 70
! less s ~ one. Nr. Hamilton thea exhibited, vitao
essets e tn' q IL sFes o aRa ii
:, Reynolds. fully corIobor1s!nG the ADORE statemt
svsy Afs1 ~ e1R.aaaon Mes
/ l EnowledGed their entlro satisfaction and Wihdfe
declaring that the tmpreaz,on they had formed
II had no reAtloa 70 Official dntiea 1t ought not
= acter Of Nj. Hamilton: tnan whom no man had,
n | to that nonent, stotd higher.
II Al this took place IN tne year l'a2 when Hay. y
d eve years Of acc And here this unfortunate an
securely locked IL the breasts Of nal dozen
%sen %. tG5 1t aui Sc eoss 81
u ing1nn second term One OF the red-hot Repu
r licana Of that day, an anonymous British scr
= i7a7, dineJ locking book Of three hundred "a
e hsSt iS,, q Iss ua's 81 9F
=, ~ mods: aas.r, which ineulpated Ns. Hamilton
I'M Ts o7 e9nsn:e eho s;o oaE sas eain
sna Il az. Fe''f had ' evsa Sac and .dast
lurulnR system To meet this accusation Han
U; ION came ont In nost reusaskAl,le pamphlet, q
become one ot .hs sssssst ., re SntOsi;ss as
sa,ious on certain documents contained IN 10
~. md I Of The nisro!J q the Cnited STATES fvr
te7 against Alexander Hamilton, rs seeseta9 Of
T. nS Tsu:fa M:Iea Il nI II
on sEe appended dfss-cieht pages Of decuneu
al committing Of the Reynolds letter, and Of g
sr@naendfe d e,Sess r. NJ fe1 Of ms nor
10. ~ can appeal TO my immediate te!low-c1ttz.
in essertson thas no man ever carried into public
DO a more unbterntshed pecan!aiy reputation :
,ea that With which nndeEtook The otlee of Sc Sc
'eu taly OF the TftsSuyy-a character mastcd by
ca Indifference to she acquisition Of properly, ta
stt- than AEiiltv for 1t.
-. ~. common 10 ne and The most influential Of !,
~ Nho opposed nc. that the public debt ought 10
laA provided for on the basis Of the contract u
, Of cukcd with wantonly Increasing the public bal
~, EanJ milf1ons IN order TO promote stocf.to
~ interest Of mysesf and fr1enda
ing - "The charge aQainst me Is q connec
ons with one James Re.noas, for purposes
the improper peeunlaEy pecal.tson; NJ Eeal c1sn
Of sdesaSle ID ,ie Hisa lis pristty md connfvanc
" not originally brought On BY combination
A. tween he husband and Eife Win the design ta
'oe Tnts T2 e2oriession @ M Is not made without HI
,s ! ! cannot be the Apolneist OF my vice, becaase
zeo srIcr Of pesAion may hare mate II mine.
n.y. mere. Cease to coudeMn myself for the pang y
tas- It nay inttef in boscu emlnentlF entitled =
~. n! Ef1tttode, ndeltty and lore. But tqN be
-. | win approve, that eren II 80 great IN t3Pen
IA, fn from name ~n2cn Il cneraSes 1tn no les q
niA non than tenderness The r9hhe, 20. n
tent trust, excuse the confession. TIE uesesaty
md 70 ny defence .gatnss mofe demons eaYeS
70 decorum.r
.ade Hamilton then details the origin Of hIs ieq'
m. | sauce with ME- Reypolda Who had wA1ted
In u tne TTsaxu7y, Representing nezscu a
ttessed md deserted wife, n need OF mon
o. return 10 her friends E Ss~ Tori He pso1
The 10 cal rron her and bcfr1end her. A. thefl
ord ntsf1iew be records that "soue couE
NM 1ton ensled, from which 1t WAS quickly apps
~ that Other than peerul21J consolation Woa
son- aecessalAe.' After this he had frequent .
The aMre- ReJnoAds," he writes, '4cmp1oyed I
,nro | effort to keep nr my attention and FtsitL
Ions trrslJ emrioy e. and nes rsae: stses
IN would have been natural onts to FoMaa
aAesA fond and neglected
/ 6pecttuepa Of lIterz&e and 11ispel1ed Kde
Pos- ever rtaeeta In print The .a7pendtx cor
salar ! .weEtt-:Wo epAlcs. tn MI, addressed By
Re N Rtyrolds and her huanna % seGfesN5 hasn au1
I,.s threatening, and In grammar which ctlnee
'0An utter AID IpeultisAted ignorance OF both tn
!: A ~ RESPONDENT How man Of the nptsa +
TACT ton could ever lave had anJ hing 70 do tn {
.shla OF love with sIch person rs this MS. Hey1
,ns Is enc of ne mysteries q human nasuls.
the }oiut evidence Of The eozTespondeoes aad 9
assr, self, constituted examining committee Of
ened es1r n. - 1os. Hs1a hse1, c1,itr ~ In :,
the Tnoras- Ill pLb,. cha,actet canc forth fro1
ward | searching oT1.eal without ztain