New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-23
CAPTAIN AND CONFipRNTIAL AID.

for him his and position recognized aud pro-
| tected the rights Of Lila biterest foes.
| Concord and Lexington closed the argument
CAPTAIN AND CONFIDENTIAL AID.
He saw the necessity and rghtfuness OF armed resist
ancc and, With ceares reasoning upon the character OF
the combatants the Of the country, predicted
It's While others fought for he from the
beginning fought for independence. With the remnant
of hs little fortune he equipped a COMPANY. and Inc
Board of Examining Officers In admiration OF MS prom
cheney IN the science OF war, commissioned the stripping
Captain ofAreTy and compimenled the discipline OF
bis command In an anonymous letter which he wrote
TO Washing on he pointed the dangers Of the posi-
non Long Island. aud the warning. was Jusih"d
by the disastrous battle and retreat HIS GOODNESS
| and intrepidi,y harlem Heights attracted the
notice aud comment o. Tho C0nmanderlnChlcl
| and his skill and bravery at White Plans stayed
the OF the veteran and victorious Hcssans. In
an age commissions IN the army were Only secured
by noble birth By purchase struck the keynote OF
the inspiration OF volunteer force by recommending
promotion from the rinks with such vgor to Congress
tint MS advice was adopted. During The gloomy
treat through NoG-Jersey. veteran officer noticed
company when wac model oi discipline: its captain
hoy, win small slender and delicate frame. who,
cooked hat pulled down over lis eyes. and appa-
reny lost in thought, marched beside a cannon palug
II every BOW ana iht a. u were iavofle morse or PEI
paytbmg," and surprised when told II was the Ia
uoa Hamilton Buf the young officer held the British
| bay While the American Army crossed ths Tartan,
aud Al PRINCETON aud Trenton his company won renOwn
and eit upon the field three fOurth- OF helr number
| From the line WIN us Opportunities Tor instruction
ana promotion, the necessities OF The ComIuandtr-in-
Cnef drafted Hamilton INTO his military family and at
twenty ne otcane The c, nhuentAl Ana 81 MasnlhgOn
How fortunate aud prhyideutM was this coniuucton
ter lOfty patriotism aud In rounded judgment OF III"
caIef rccpr Gated by the confidence ana admiration
Of the chef for the genus, q OrcUghness readiness,
| com rebensive knowledge in'ultyc perception anu
purify of ms secretary. Ine one began me e
other Instantly graspcd the conclusion Inc bricf
| statement or The Que became the convincing argu-
oi tEe o.her Tue suggestive hint Of the evening
presented Tor Signature the completed and uuau,
raho argument OF Tue mo ilng WASHINGTON polhton
! the way aud Hamilton cleared and paved the broai
road upon which Congress- on tie Army, OF The hesila
ibg State must raV Tho responsibilities OF the CONT
nehr. "a field and Cabner. rested up1g Washington; ou
Hamilton graspe1. asslniaiei codiied principles anu
pliicd details, tnat IN the vast and complicated
System hothng Was ntS.ccteu oi iofRot,eh, aHu ,Ig
friendship crmented and strengthened "lth years ended
| only dealt. 4 dtung and ricu esquc close Of
the Revolutionary War that, when the combinations Ol
| WASN'T gt0n had hcmmed IN CORVALLIS 1T Yorktown,
Hamilton shoaid lead the fOlorn nope III the sto ming o
The British redOuD and hflhG ms soldiers 10 me chaSe
by m memory o, the massacre OF thef tohraues ~
NewLJndOn. the heat ANA passion Of victory grant
| mercy 60 the vanqulsbed.
| HANILToN's WOXK IL ESTABLISHING THE UNION.
Independence lett the Republic with but the shallow
| of government Congress possessed only advisory
powers and in It's inability to enforce Us DEGREES upon
the states, became object OF contempt nome and
| ridIcue abroad. II was tien that Hamilton brought
forth his exhausess resources consolidate Nation
The first convention proved failure bTt its address TO
the country, prepared by him, aroused the fears and
stirred the patriotism Of the people The second con-
venuon presided by Washington numbered among
| its members the Gblest men OF tho infant Republic
Hamilton presented for their deliberations S. stem
complete in al It's parts. lie had seen the for IN
depende prolonged and ~ times almost lost by the
failure of centralized authority aud the jcaousies
OF the States aud he proposed that the great empire
| whOse future was as cicir 10 ms VISION as It's
| reality is 10 ours, should recognize the fedora
| tive principle IN home and local affairs. but be
clothed win powers to preserve the Union Of the
States and command the respect OF the world State
OF the discussion saved the Constitution which
survived the storms OF century. It's preamble.
the foundation Of his policy. An overwhelming
jorty OF the New York Convention led by her War Gov
ernor George Clinton, opposed rs rat hcdtOn but Ham
ntfY n tae prde and pstroim of Ms member
/ E4 Ia
our State to the great compact; and with
people, Whom he had educated by The federaIist,
the Press and his speeches, to "a desire for
a common country, haed him as the Saviour
OF the Nation Hamilton forged the links and welded
the chain winch binds tue Union He saw the dangers
Of secession ana pointed on me remedy against 1t ia
the Implied powers OF the Constitution. When Pennsyl
vania reoelled against the Excise law he sad " Let
there be no tenponzing, Dut crush the n'urrecton
With such overwhelming force and DISPLAY OF power that
it will never be repeated" Upon tue foundation LAID
bv Hamilton, Webster bullt ms majestic structure OF
Constitutional law. and the principles so established
public to protect its lie by arms aud reconstructed the
States.
AT THE HEAD THE TREASURY.
This young soldier. whose life had passed camps,
dropped the practice OF law at the when emf
and wealth were in his grasp to obey the call If
Washngtonand mt thrtywO became the first Secretary
ofthe Treasury The Republic bankrupt and with |
ont credit commerce destroyed trade parayzed |
agriculture neglected. and public distress and private
poverty the attendants OF despair. He con-
sructed The Treasury Department that il has needed
but lille revision during ninety years He created |
system of finance which restored credit and the
hfebood throbLiug through every artery OF the body
polite Tire demagoguc cr.cd " Pay the obligation OF |
the Government at che nominal price for which il
DuheIed III Tue market ana the misery
Of tie unthnking echoed thc cry Out this atesnan
said Let the letter aud the spirit OF tao bond ne
met" and prosperity trod upon tbs heels of honesty.
lie alone knew the secrets whose publicity enriched
mulitudcs, and yet he retired from Office cara
living. Upon the boundess sea OF experiment. without
chart compass, he invented bOtn. Tie sInOe the
OF re frnuI
Treasury ana the sinking Fund and the exhausted land
fertl zed by ITS own prOductyeness
ont OF chaos he developed perfected schemes which
have stood every STRAIN and met every emergency in
National life. From his tent at MOrrstown he suggested
To the bewIdered Morris VINO was seeking funds to
system which completed as Secretary of Treasury, |
and which after many vcissi udes and with nodi
heatons has met the e1gencrs created by civil war,
aud is the basis upon which rests 0lr whole structure
of public and private business. He the neces.
SHY Tor manufactures, ana The possibility 81 their
creation and growth by Judicious protection,
statesmen aud pubcists have accepted but ever en-,
arged. When the orgies of the French Revolution mad
name OF universal republcanism France demanded au
offensive and defensive alliance. he stemmed the popu-
posm and established that great rule OF neutrality
which has been the guiding and protecting spirit OF our
Having spent his parimony in the the of his
family caed for Ills best exertons. So great the
concentration Of his industry and tue
mind that In three months he mastered the law,
and entered upon a lucrative SO great
his public spirit that be abandoned II perfect
Federal Constitution resumed, aud again left IL TO
the ratification of that instrument, closed his
books third time when summoned by Washington into
his Cabinet and locked his office Tor "A fourth
organize army to resist threatened and invasion
OF the country.
HIS CAREER AT The BAR.
Amidst the universal prosperity created By his wis
and measures private needs compelled his resgna-
ton, he entered upon the brief, but most brilliant
professional in the ilustrious history Of of
State. With al-embraeing genius, the plod-
ding lawyer better fortified with and pre-
cedent With treless energy lie traced principles back
10 their and forward to their conclusions En-
raptured Jurors swayed by his eoquence and ad.
miring Judges convinced by his arguments He 80 set
tied the law Of libel and the liberty of press that
of Constitution md