New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-23
Grous II Cesar II Napoleon had early In life re-
vealed powers yaster and maturer."

Grotius Cesar II Napoleon had early In life re
veaed powers yaster' and maturer."
The MASTER SPIRIT or HIS TIME.
And in this short period, at intervals snatched from
his public labOrs he had established his fame as jurst
When he sheathed his sword aud back TO th'
amenities OF citizenship, he but twenty-four year
of age. During the next nine years. and the nine year
after retiring from the Cabinet. he rose on the Dro"'
field OF National reputition 10 rank not seeoh
lawyer OF the United States. what a public HE ina
must have been from 1775 10 1900. OF when three
were devoted to Official and lhs TO private sauon
which fonnd him the opening Of this century az tht
head of the roll constitutional lawyers, OF hhhcrHo
statesmen and pubcists In office or out OF Once u,
was az the bead of the rod Of tbat party, not less Dran
than patriotic. which gave the frs prestige or duraD
nv aud power 10 the Government
W. all know bow Ames aud CaGot, Pickering ana Gus
Morris and Bayard, Charles Carroll and John jay TheO
dore sedgwiok aud John Marshall turned to him the
spirit OF tie bgn political fellowship wHich sur
rounded Constitution through It's rst twelve
We know how great must have been his reputation aud
him large share in the polio the measures aud
personal directions OF the first two Olympads of the
Government. Truly did they confirm the language oil
jefferson. that Hamilton Colossus 10 his party
without numbers host within himself Truly did they
and all alike by their friendly and their unfiendy
Acknowledgement Of his leadership, manifest their con
with te Father OF his Country that the ludg
ment OF Hamilton was intutively great
In two eyeniful stages OF annals, distinct though
intimately connected, Hamilton proved himself chiel
pillar OF the public security. In token o. the part ne
bore in establishing the Constitution Of fhe United
States, New York should preserve and decorate ms
by a majority gates opposed the Constitution
in the great Convention OF 81 and actually retired III
maIued uphold the hands Of Washington and Madison
and the close implOred the members 10 unite with
him IN afxDg their signatures to Tue Instrument Here
in Ne orb where the chances two to against
the he took tins whole undertaking upon MS
own shoulders. IL was the task OF convincing reuc
tant people by the highest attribute OF human nature
by the of pure He used the fundamentally
or the serial papers The IederGliSt which read III
every state than threequarters were the product
in CJurts and Senates, and known wherever our Ian
guace Is spoken. Scyentyfve years The EdiRbiuB
Repeu caling the attention OF Europe 10 these paprra
OF Hamilton pronounced them 4" Il work which eXhlb-
ted an and precision OF Information. pTOiund-
which would have done honor to The most nlustrOus
statesmen OF ancient or modern times
gate Tins city in the State Convention at POugh
keepsIe which was to determine whether ours should
be nat or and a government. IN the discussions 81
that body, Of which large majority Of the members
had aSsenb cd with sentiments hostile TO the Cunsltu
with every OF elOqucnce, with every art aid grace
persuasion which The gravity OF The occasion ne;
panded and which his marvellous endowmcnts enabled
him to supply At length the mbly, which in IFS
earlier STAGES would have dashed the around the last
hope national life, reversed lis purpose aud east the
weight of New-YoT into the scale for the Union.
HIS JUDGMENT vINDiCATED BY EXPERIENCE
And nOs after ninety years Of lite under this Consti
tuition we are enabled look back the part acted
TO the Interpretation he gave of the pubic necessities,
and to pronounce that experience has indicated his
UNIV
nor desire to upon enough OF detail to meet the
cayils of those who cannot speak well of him-if any
such there bebut it is fit to recall to-day In general
sense the importance OF his lessons He the
Champion no was the father OF Natlonallsm, against
Staisn The honor ard power OF the States he sought
neither to disparage nor obscure. he saw national
success only III national sovereignty under wmch
national laws should operate on indVidnals
denial OF his doctrine. theory OF 5tatsm Tor two
generations having control of the Government brought
fha MI La Nstfft nd al
length brought tncm face into the presence of
revolt threatened the overthrow ~ their Govern
capped il is wisdom well justice to remember our
Obligations TO or prospects anu our guides.
HIS later and more conspicuous service 10 this ma
tionalty. which VIII ever associate his name with our
Government given 10 its first Administration.
of creation. From chaos he 10
evoke methods and systems In the presence OF
vast public debt, the heritage of war; of uDascertaned
and crippled resources, of moral sense OF oblgaton
which had already begun TO DEGENERATE under ihe pres
sure distress OF dscOrdant caOrses Of the States
long welded the worship OF thor own dIynies, cf
meu not now united as IN the council OF 70; Bat a.
norted by pube revenue which If were to be good
for anything, must place the new nation III the conf
Taunton was called TO fit to such situation newly
created OF honor III the Nation newly created
~ stem for funding immense debt, OF revenue inter
nal and external pledged to challenge the faith OF
toe World OF agency which should melt thirteen
separate into of national unity and energy
the prOvdences OF our history that The
Cuced genius equal u the eXigencY de aid the ioun-
datons OF national honor III his own consciousness.
American credit since doubted on The globe was
prefgured and provided In his own capaci0us mind
This traOrlInaIY waited upon our hOrc at
time which rich and strong III original men, such
are apt be the product OF pcrIOu deeply thought
full and revolutionary. He had none of the advantage
peers native birth But the endOwmentS OF mis-
nature quickly made good to him funess OF cOmpens
ton. and seventeen years from his Landing AT your
wharf obscure mercantile correspondent, there
no reputation this continent when threw q shadow
over his. Throughout a career which, through an
Of rankness that verged on mprudence, stirred the
asperlty of rivals lie held to cue last Tie confidence
of the public and the fTlerdshiD Of troops OF the best
all the States. The pang Of National loss ~ sun
recalled al the mention OF his In the year 1856
hrtytwO years after his DEATH stray ing among the
tom the ehurchyaTd at Princeton, stood al
newly made grave. yet without mark at Its head
But could not be ignorant rs 10 It's tenant, after read
Ing the inscription over the adjoining spot consecraed
to knnnan and ancestor the gOT1ted Edwards. IL
was the grave OF Aaron Burr. At the mention OF that
the spirit OF Hamilton starts up to rebuke the In
tusion-tO drive back the apparltiOn to its gloomy
abode. aud concentrate ali generous sentiments
itself"