, 1879-07-05
"Maid, wife, or Wilow9"... Filters,
Tatters. anl lilo Counselor ~.
Maidon Rachel"
Recraattons In Astronomy "--Moran
on Banks and Banking
Literary Notes.
The Polar Regions abitablc---1dontity Of
Beat and Ligh Protection Of Iron
Snrfaces.-Hcientiio Itoms,
LITERATURE.

ALBERT GALr,ATIN.
ONO OF the great mot this country lsas pro-
ducc.l was Albert Gallatin. His career In Con.
Rress was short, but brilliant. As Secretary of
the Treasury hc uade name second oMly to
that Of Hamilton In 4 diplomatic capacity he
filed the highest placcs with honor to himself
aud the Government. The length Of his service,
tin nlanv important Offices occupied by him, and
his commanding abilities make him M interest
ing figure In American history. Wo arc Glad on
oil accounts TINT Mr. Adams has undertaken
this edition OF his writings.
Gallatin mas descended from an old and hon
cradle aenovcse family. Hc WIS educated at
tho Academy fouflcd By Calvin, graduating III
the law Cotlrsu4 Its requirements were cxtcn-
styo.e He WINS IN excellent lingu!st. at Is
ycaEs.of age ho wrote to Gen. Scott for Mexican
dictionaries, with view to pursuing the
study OF the dialects of tint coun-
try. lro was especially well grounded
I'll tic principles Of law, political economy, and
Tho science OF government. Tic Academy OF
Genera had seen 10 his instruction In the civIl
law. thorough knowledge Of which even to
tbIa day fs n necessary condition to proficiency
IN legal science. Political. economy and the
thtoty OF government he seems to have etuI!ud
from natural taste and aptitude Tor invcsttGa-
tons Of this description. lie pursued them far
beyond tho limits marked CIT for scholars In
America In hth das. but H. ncyer laid Claim
to intellectual superiority to any Of Ills
contemporaries. Ills method Of preparing m
opinion on any subject WIS to collect all the ma
toriais nMd authorities bearing On II that llc
could command; to compare, analyzr md e!It
them, and then to stato the conclusion whlcll
they seemed to suggest, modifying II
by tho results Of bis own cxpcrE-
cnce. He was not n, fluent nor a
graceful writer. The necessity for guarding hts
expressions, for verifying every statement, and
fortifyng every position so That It might be-
come citadel In caac OF attack, was constantly
prcssnt to his mind. Ills written style was
palnetaktng, 1aborlous, precise, mid neat. 1t
was never inpassioned nor eloquent. But ho
was strong and ready speaker, Us We shall
6cc.
The first residence OF G4llntin after coming to
this country was In Massachusetts. IIo was fur
a short time an instructor ia Harvard College.
uo removed to Virginia, antl remained there
TWO or three years, part Of the timo rs tutor In
u gcntlcman's family. His Inst movu Eas to
.fayettc County, III Western Pennsylvania, one
OF the four counties Of that State actively con-
'cerned in tho Whisky Rebellion. Gallatfn was a
leading spirit both In the advance and tho re.
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alo" up'iarnato,y Aa,' 4sso'at'ons, ous le,"asu
obtaining tic submission Of all the people. For
Ills crrors In this connection he publicly apollo
gizcd, n year or two afterwnEd. speaking OF them
as "politscai s!ns." Gallattn waa elected to
the United States Senate III 17p3. hut refuscd
.dr,lsson ,r III. cronnd ,,,nt ho h,a ,ot hoon
nine years a citizen prior To his election. The
1us,,cc Of this decision was complained Of, Gal.
latin bud resided ln tho country about thirteen
years. It was we'll understood TINT tho fact Of
his being a HepubIfean had much TO f1o with bs
rejection. II admitted, he would have tied tho
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e'ec'ca 10 th' 41o"es louse' "ncfo n'a 0ol't'oa
ro,,,,r M, NM, n forcirrcr hr ljrth In 1,oc,r,o
su9.s .'a'l a"u =, o',t"' ~ p'."no t,,,
tho leader Of bis party When Madison and Giles
were III the House, and remained so until he
left Congress- In 1901 to take scat In the
Cabinet. After tho publication Of the X. I. z.