Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-10-17

The following extract from Hamil-
TONS Classification would have suf-
feed to settle this question, even with
out the foregoing figures, which were
certified by James Nourse, the Regis
ter, as "extracted from the books of
the Treasury Hamilton said: 81
knew that no possible risk could at
tend the advance. The estate of the
President was snsWerable in case of
death or other premature vacancy"
If he was not in debt, how could the
money have been "advances?" How
could his estate have been answerable
for money which he did not owe: We
quote again from the Baltimore Ga
sptte:
1--WE have not at hand the Aurora or
Peter POrcupine, and We are pleasant
ly conscious of the privation, for surely
there is nothing in our political story
more hideous than the gibbering SLAM
ders put in circulation by those reck-
less foreigners, Duane and Cobbett.
1t was with the former that originated
the libel that Washington was always
in debt to the GOvernment--With the
latter, the equally offensive one that
he made boast of his disinterested-
ness.o
Duane was not II foreigner; he was
born in the State of New York, near
Lake Champlain. He was not editor
Of the aurora when the salary expo
sure was made, nor till about four
years afterward. He could not have
been the "Calm Observer" for it was
only in that very year that he return
ed to this country after an absence
since he was eleven years of age. His
parents were Irish immigrants, and
after the death of his father his mo-
ther returned to Ireland, taking her
only son with her. He went thence
to Calcutta and edited the World, the
first, or one of the first newspapers
published in the East. The English
authorities suppressed his paper and
sent him to England for his too bold
exercise Of the freedom of the press
After vainly seeking redress from
Parliament and the East india Com
pany, he edited in London the Gene
raj advertiser, which afterwards be-
came the famous London Times. The
AurOr0 was owned and edited by Ben
jamin Franklin Bache, Il grandson of
Franklin. When Bache fell victim
to the yellow fever in the autumn of
1898, three years after the salary sem
satiOn, his widow continued the pub
licatiOn. She soon employed and af-
terwards married Duane, who thus be-
came editor of the chief Democratic
organ. He contributed powerfully to
JeffersOn's first election. 1t is not true
that CObbett co-operated with Duane
or Bache. During his publication of
Porcupine's Gazette he was furious
Federalist and lampooned Bache and
Duane with a skill which only he pos
sessed. 1t is not true that Cobbett
''originated" the comments on Wash
ingtOn's professions of disinterested-
hess; they Were started in an editorial
in Bache's aurora, replying to an ar
ticle supposed to be Hamilton's in
Noah Websters New York Minerpd.
When, after CObbett's return to Eng
land, he published the twelve volumes
of selections from his American writ
ings, he inserted among them some
of the attacks on Washington as curl
GUS information for English readers.
While he was In America he made
long defense of Washington against
the virulent attack of Thomas Paine.
We quote again from the Gazette:
:" WashingtOn's legal pomp! Have
our New York friends ever seen the
modest mansions in Philad elphia
and Germantown, which We're the
palaces then. Either would 20 into
Mr.. A. II. Stewards kitchen, and be
easily covered by General Grants sta
bles. And as to the coach and four?
Every Virginia and some Philadelphia
gentlemen of that day drove four
horses. There are living now those
who remember them. 1t was no more
a sign Of regal pOmp' than Washing
toms black suit and sword and pow
dered hair. 1t was the mark of u gem
tleman, and we should say of South
ern gentleman, but that we remember
Mr.. Jefferson wore red waistcoat
and hitched his horse to the Capitol
palings."
Washington's house in Philadelphia
was the mansion Of Robert Morris.
Washington himself said OF it in
letter to Scar, his private Secretary: ut
is, believe, the best, single house in
the city. Yet, without additions it is
inadequate to the cOmmodious accom-
modation of my family. These addi-
:. tions believe will be made. y
There are good stables, but for twelve
horses only, and u coach house, which
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