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

people only went and came about his
nfiice. Neither before nor since has
any public man in America fallen to
such degradation"
Mr.. Hamilton spoke Of recently
issued life Of George Cabot rs requir-
ing some challenge Of Inference at his
hands. If he had the health to do it.
and said he had seen Van Helet's re-
cent history Of the American Govern
ment in German, which / described to
him as giving Mr.. Hamilton credit for
the Constitution and Empire Of the
Republic. The sensible octogenarian
went on:
Hamilton" he said. had M con-
6dence in the temper and self sacrifice
Of John Adams. He knew that Adams
abundant self-estee,n claimed the Pres
Ilency instead Of General Washington,
Is stOn ~ the Constitution was adopt
ed. In fact. Adams was Disguised be-
cause he didn't get it. His behavior
in the the Vice Presidency dissatisfied
the Washingtonian Feslerals AMI they
set to work To nominate for the sue
cession, Pinckney, Of South Carolina,
Alexander wrote u pamphlet tor Dri-
va;e circulation among the heads Of
the party to carry out this plan
While it was being printed one Of
Burrs men. his Subsequent biographer,
Davis, corrupted the printers at Phila-
delphia and got copy Of that letter.
II was published all over the country
and helDed Adams to he Washington $
successor.
1T was related by Parton that Burr
himself took a copy of that pamphlet
out Of q basket full Of them carried by
boy in the streets Of Philadelphia.
81 guess this is not 40" replied Mr..
Hamilton. 1T was, think, obtained
in the usual way--by corrupting the
printing office. After Adams be.
came President he behaved as Hamil.
ton had expected. He quarreled with
the Federals in his Cabinet, put On
passage :he intolerant alien and sedi.
ton acts and broke up the great Fed.
ersl party which had gained u cob
stituticn."
Did he not. through his >on-in-law,
Aston, influence South Carolina to b.
a Jefiersonisn State and repudiate the
Pinckneys ?"
Il don't think his personal influence
was equal tn his cunning. 1t was in
cunning that he conceived duel with
my father whose antagonism to him
was mere moral than political. Burr
cav that in M extremity of political
strategy would Hamilton aid Burr's
advancement. even to defeat u rival
like jefferson. He had Lost the conf.
dence Of the .Jeffersonians. and argued
that, with Hamilton removed. he
could combine all the anti-.Jeiiersou
element. He therefore deliberately
vent into practice before challenging.
| have seen two men who loaded his
pistols and trained him. both prOfes.
sional men around the shouting CALLER
les. My father fought Burr without
firing ut him, and expected to be
killed. He was an Epi>copalian, op.
posed to duels. but he did not see his
way clear in that period To avoid let.
ting Burr take shot ut him. lie
went out to be shot. and Burr wen,
out to kill"
MIR. Hamilton. while the rank ol
your father has been steadily rising.
have you not also noticed that General
Nathaniel Green has risen 70 ihe high
est place Of appreciation am"ug the Of
ficers Of the Revolution
Every justly a." said the son Of
Hamilton. "My father called him the
completest soldier Of the Revolution,
and wanted him put in command when
Gates was relieved in the South. He
was not, for q while. on the best terms
with Washington. But his Southern
campaign was the best in that war |;
the only scientific campaign in it. Ar
mold was the personal genius Of Gates
victory over Burgoyne. and Washing
tons high estimation Of his services
there led to his u appointment in the
Highlands. where he matured his trea-
son. Putnam. who had previously
commanded in the Highlands, was
very little thought Of rs an officer by
Washington"
HANI.TONis EARLY LIFE.
"How did your father Obtain the
means to attend Columbia College?
Was bic father wealthy"
"N0, his father was a Scotchman.
who had to scratch for q living in the
West Indies. / think he may have
had a very little from his mother. who
vas French. But he had very little
from any source. His public employ
ment kept him from earning money BY
his profession until late in hi. career.
About the year 1909 l went to Wash
ington city with my mother-she
to seek u pension or award for her hus-
bands military service. Robert Full
ton was in the stage with ~, and We
were all day getting to Princeton,
where We we're to sleep. Behind the
stage Fulton had q submarine torpedo
hitched on, which he was taking to
Washington. At Princeton We could
get no beds except for my mother. 10
Fulton and sat up all night by the
'avern fire. do not remember any
hing Of the conversation, except that
Fulton was a gentle'oan in mind and
manners. Politically. ] believe. he
,ad been a Burrite."
Coming to the present time. Mr.. |
whom. think1you. will the |
nominate for next Presi-
lent?"
1T begins to look like Senator Thur
nan. I think he is their safest candi-
late. And the Republicans talk about
;rsnt. I gave Grant a reception at
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