The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-08-19
TIE death Of Colonel PHILIP scHUY.

revives recollections of his father, the
distinguished Alexander Hamilton, of
the revolution, and Secretary of the
United States Treasury during Wash
ington's Administration. The mother OF
the deceased was daughter Of the dis
tinguished General Schuyler, of the Rev.
olution, and survived her husband ftty
years, dying in 1854 at the age OF g.
Alexander Hamilton was killed in aduel
by Col Aaron Burr in 1904, and at the
age Of Al, John Adams said Of him in a
letter written years after, that Hamilton
twas the Commander-in-chief of the
Army, the CommahdGr-ih-chiefof George
Washington, the Commander-infchief Of
the Cabinet, and the Commander.in-
chief of him adams, then President OF
the United States) and the Commander
in,chief Of Congress" "'
He no doubt had great influence over
Washington, and probably wrote the
most of his Presidential documents and
his Farewell Address.
His connection with John Adams S
Cabinet was most extraordinary, and well
illustrates his genius. In that Cabinet,
previously General Washington's, we're
Timothy Pickering, of Massachusetts,
Secretary of State; Oliver Wolcott, of
Connecticut, Secretary Of the Treasury,
and John McHenry, Of Maryland, Secre-
tary. of War, They kept Hamilton ad.
vised Of everything that took place in the
Cabinet; they took his advice, whether
it agreed with that of the President or
not. Hamilton knew all the Government
secrets better than the President. While
Adams was the head ofthe Government,
Hamilton was, although private citi-
zen, the real head, During the last year
of his term President Adams discovered
the nature of the clandestine relations
which Hamilton had establishedwith two
of his Cabinet members, and they were
dismissed from the Cabinet, But the
third Hamiltonian remained, and,t the
day ofhis death John Adams never susl
peGted his integrity, That was Oliver
,Wolcott. Supposing him to be true and
faithful, one Of Adams last official acts
was to appoint him Judge Of the United
States Court in Connecticut It,was lam
ilton's policy to push the country into "a
war with France and to conclude an
alliance,with Great Britain, then at war
with that power. Then the two allies
were to seize the territories of Spain
upon this continent. South America was
to be revolutionized and made indepen-
dent. An army of fifty thousand r'en
was to be raised and placed nominally
under General Washington's command,
but really under Hamilton, who was to
be second in command, To put down
opposition at home the celebrated Alien
and Sedition Laws were passed. They
were the offspring of Hamilton's brain,
but on President Adams not vetoing
them the odium fell upon him. The
frmness Of the President prevented these
schemes, despite of the plotters, who
sent another mission to France, which
re-established friendly relations with that
power, and thus nipped in the bud Ham
ilton's ambitious projects.
In the Presidential eleOtion of ISoo+he'
.talentof Hamilton for political intrigue
was visible. The Federal ticket was John
Adams for President and Chas, c. .'Pinck-
ney for Vice President of the Uf9ted.,
States. Mo- distinction was then Radal
on the ballot Of '-a''Rrasidential ElestqF
between President and Vice PRESIDENT,
He voted for two men. The Ione That
received 'thehighest number of votes was
to be President, and the; next highest
Vice President. Hamilton conc eived the
ideqof having some Federalisf Electors
omit, to vote for President Adams, and
thus drop him behind PinckHey, who
would then be President, and Adams
would be reduced to the Vice Pr esidency.
He therefore secretly prepared letter.
for publication which contained the Sc,
verest reflections upon Mr.. Adams, THIS
was to be sent only to, trustyi friends.
But this was defeated by Hamilton's evil
genius, Aaron Burr. That gentleman
was running on the Democra9cuicket
for Vice President in connection witif4
Thomas Jefferson. He, as wellas Ham
ilton, lived in the city Of New York.
Burr being an early riser, one, morning
in July, 1907 saw a boy with'a basket,
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apparently containing some jPamphlets.
He asked who they were fSr, and was
informed General Hamilton. Burr asked
to look at them, and succeeded at last
iRkeeping one. The fat was now in the
fire. Burr published it, and it at once
sowed the seeds of bitter discOrd in the
Federal ranks. Adams's friends bitterly
resented it. General Pinckney felt the
necessity of coming, out and declaring
that under no circumstances would Fe
profit by the defeayOf Mr.. Adams tFat
he would stand aFd fall with him. This
controversy elected Jefferson and Burr,
the Democratic candidates. But for Ham
ilton's pamphlet it is more than flikely
that his desires would have triqmphtd,
and that Pihckney would haye been
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