The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-07-23

AussOo1Ey VeIoOtltI0o o00 9SIjy
Political Leaders.
-ierai Correspondence Phi.sdclph,s Times.
LONG BRANCH, July S.-Among
the noticed guests at the Rowland
Hotel is an old gentleman with nJse
50 boldly acquiline ~ tn BE- almost
square, pair OF small, black eyes,
With hazel lights IN them. and short,
white hair, giving his no-e a gladi,-
t"rial look to his generally moving
figure. He suggests. in a slight
degree. the we'll known appearance OF
the late Rever,lv johnson. n Roman
trmness marking his mouth and pro-
file. He Is not more than five feet six
ar seven. in that respect. as well a. in
the face. suggesting his distinguished
sire. 1t Is the SON of Alexander Ham
;!ton--.John L. Hamilton. lie was
h,rn liz 1892. and wis in his twelfth
year when .Aar'm Burr killed his f,,-
rner. This event he has tolerably
siiStinc: recollection If.
Il recall a single incident about it
with full clearness." he said. My f.
liners residence MAS in the country. tn
ward the north Of New York Island.
His law "ffice in the city was rather
shabay affair. The dav before the
duel was sitting in n r,om. when. ut
slight noise. / turned arolad anil saw
INV father IN the doorway, standing 81
leu;lv there anil hnking ut me with
NEST sweet and h.au,iful expression
Of countenance. II was full If tender
ness, AMI Without any If the business
preoccupation be- Sometimes had.
. john, he SAIL. when had discovered
him. won't You Come and sleep with
me to Eishi.' His Voice was frank.
"a ii he hal been nv brother instead
Of nv father. That night ] went tn
hi. i'e,l, and in the m'rning very earl :
he awakened me. and taking nv hands
IN his palms. all four extended, he
said and told me- tn repeat the Lords
PRAYER. Seventy-fve wears have since
passed over INV head. AMI ] hare for
gotten MANY things. bat not that ten
Ter expression when he 81 Iod looking
at me IN the doOr nor the prayer We
made together the n.ruing before the
duel. i ,lo MT - we'll recollect seeing
him lie upon MS ,lea,h-be,l. though l
was there. Of cnur.e ] saw him. but
that recollection j. only general. /
went to TIE funeral at Trinity Church,
and vaguely remember that"
! HAMILTON PERSONALLY.
! ''iou get your lungevity. Mr.. Ham,
il.on. from Your mothers family. the
/ Schuylers."
Partly. no doubt. My mother vas
II that "Ll l)utch stock. steady and
long-lived. the Schuylers and Van
RensellIcrs. She lived IT, In ninety
seven, extraordinary in u women with
deep early grief and 81 long wid-
owhood. But nv father would
have lived the full measure Of his DAYS.
In a small pers"n he possessed fine
quality; all his organs were sound and
his chest deep and his health superb. :"
lie was black-eye,l. ~ you are,'
"No. sir. lie had gray eyes: ex.
cee,linsly clear. His nose was promi-
nent AMI he had q beautiful mouth, the
centre If tenderness in hi. face. He
wore his hair powdered and tied in q
qne"s. wore fur many wears the
dress Of my fathers period--knee
hreeches. stockings. buckle,l shoes, etc.
You see am a very old man."
''ls the statue Of Your father by DR..
Stone. a, Washington City. a good
Likeness
1T is fir. Really. no good likeness
oe my father exists, although / have
seen all that are tn b. found. Trum-
hull never got a good picture Of my
father, although he palated many.
There is bust at my house for which
he sat tn Ceraechi. an Italian. Come
and see il. If YOU wish. | have had q
number If curious exploits in chasing
up portraits Of nv father. Once l
heard Of good portrait BY AN obscure
artist, and after following up the fam
lily from house to hOnse, traced them
tn little street I'll old Chatham
street. In the loft. owned by q wash
erwoman, was portrait Of Hamilton.
a little burnt by being used occasional
w for u fire screen. l did not make
myself known to the woman. though
she knew it vas the portrait If Gener-
al Hamilton, and had bought il. she
said. when We we're up in official life.
Her sou came while We werc debating
the price and added his influence to
let me buy il. which I did for fifty
dollars or little more"
THE FALL. Of FEDERALISM.
"Ho~ came it, sir. that the stoutest
partisans Of Hamilton went in and
Andrew Jackson!'
''On account Of their dislike to
Adams" said Mr.. Hamilton. John
Adams broke up the Federal party BY !
hi, choler and incompetence. His am. |
John Quincy Adams. was Jackson's
opponent. The Federal vote went
over tn jackson and assisted tn inspire
him against notification. You re-
that Jefferson and John
Adams got to writing love letters to
zach other late in life. Hamilton was
heir bsts mir.
ITO what do you attribute the fall
II the Federal party :"
ITO the death Of Washington and
he excuses Of the New England Fed.
'ralists. These latter cut up 50 many
hines and were 30 violent that thew
New York and States we'll
|isposed toward Washington and
hamilton. Gen. Washington died ,
rhile Adams was still President. That
ras killing blow. He vas in com-
.lafo acco.d nth Han,slsoo All 49,