The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15

unMo1R OF ALBERT GAL.
LATIN.
,.+a Gov. Lawrence's Esti mate
Of the Life and Services Of
the Great Financier.

,,;.t,rir.:l :'Nirty. nHNu I0SC nlGnt,
'''".r on,i,c Life, Character and Public
.r 'ry;r,., OF Albert Gsllatin," prepared
cs.', c' ,h. safely by the late William
!" ,ch M .,wrr,,rc Just b.-fOre his death i,
.'.. '' read. Albert Hallatin, the subject
:,hc ~, ,,,.,ir, WAS horn in Geneva on
=" ~. -" Snh or .Danuary, l71l. His parents,
,. ,.h, were avistM.r;lt+ in the society Of
',"n.y.. died when he was very young,
and h" wa ',rr,y:,t up Ivy Miles Pictet /.
I" iim. hr went to college. where he
=" m,. .'. 'yr.iuated ut the head Of the class
:" ,',th.n,atic. and classics. He knew,
l.,w,yrr, nothing "f modern languages
'yrr,t French. Grs,luatin" ut the age
.,iuimtcrn, he made up his mind to
..,", to- America. He sailed in 1880,
unmarried Nv his friend Sayre. They
:n,rmi,.l TO ,nco,me farmers, Tut for this
''.,v showed such little aptitude that
,aiIa,in remarked. after ten years tri-
Il: II all, lOOrcr now than when
.tatel." II" spent most of his time III
indy. and hi. mcntaI-wOrk then quail
seL him for his aftcr-wOrk in life. \
,.,rial, feature vi hi, character was sthat
xnih. his ability in public finance
amid a!nn.. b. called genius, and his
,i,w, on commerce in the granslt,st
..,,.r wer. ..;yat, in his private transac-
ion. he va; uniformly unsuccessful.
III. -, 4.ulatinns in lanL kept him poor
A; his lie. am, this is more wOnd!rful
.."u:, W. have IL right tO expect great
.r,hr..w.in"<s from Il shrcWd man. His
i.., wa,k in this country was teaching
l:,r.h in Harvard. When he was In
Virginia in lisa, Patrick Henry urged
ms,u him /" 20 West and enter pubi!c
,,. ami John Marshall, afterwards
'iiie:Ju:,r, urged upon him the study
flaw. In l.SD hc married Miss Srpiy
\l.c hi >h. died few nl0ntlls after
~as,i>. Ia l1Db i,c vas elected u lnenl-
H.. 'y the convention to fG1Ime u con-
.i,yiioa fo: tn" State Of Pennsylvania.
aud in i.9l H. was elected u member Of
n, Stat" Legislature. in which he serv-
'rl !or tl,:r, years. During this time hr
i~..n to max, has mark in connection
with l,,r.t!O:,s on finance. In fact, II u
.r,rris on linam"ial matters procured
ii>r!,.i"n tD the Senate, and on this
n,,:,>ion the question Of hi, citizenship
VAS decided Iy the Legislature without
dissenting vnic,.. 1T this time he mar
ricd Miss N,..:losa'n, the daughter Of
''"nnrNior' Nicholson, Of this city. He
WAS appointed secretary Of the Treasury
ny J,tlirson and had an influential
v'i'r' IN ihr settlement of the question"
arising "u; Of the Jay treaty. He was
always an "l,I.,ncmt Uf Alexander liam
lions system q; finance. believing IN
he Payment %: debt and the reduction
":'Hxr:. lii the Government ut that
lime the three. :rr..i: men were Jefferson,
Madison ai,,! G,ila.in. In 1913 he went
list. i'rirr-'u.:. IT, arrange ii possible
~ 'iiaj:,!:i". irtwct'n England ans!
Ills c"unlrr. which h" accomplished
,,''"y>>'';Hv. After the Treaty Uft;h"nt
'"w"nt !" r::r;<. wher,, i,e lived f"r SIX
''ir-:.. Minister rom the Unite states.
't;a.n'n. this country he WAS n"'ni-
;;'y': Is ;.',.i'v,silrnt with Mr.. Craw-
nrt ia So he went as Minister to
''.::an'!. ..!nrn;ny. he l"s'a :W i'rtS'
.l''!i ola '.'rk founded ~ !. }. Aston.
.','in-::!' halter par; ~ lis li:.: !:c pub
,>'h"l '.",!r Il run,ly.r "f works. th'
.'~' Important ;~ii,: :: Treatise "i' !i't
No., lin .'la.:... II: wa> a;wats I;
''''''."! universities. Il frrv-!rl,tcr ana
~, Vii" :..:l,si iiar,: ii.s! ::;:!'!:tlH'
~: "1..n :'", ,!iljru!t to Nvnrr>ti,lai!
-. It re $ 10 Ms ;r,simtry. -.''"' ''' q"
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