The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-18
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srous,y. ar-fuliy. did ,he snbsie Smith attempt 10 weave m front ot the radiant face oi truth and reason a spidez-lise ~eo of sopnisuy and unsoand lcs,c. Dsd no, Harail,en's penetrating eye pierce s: Dsd no, his cunning hand brush II away. Ie; nf,y million free souls, living n peace and security. m happiness and content. under a mild rule. repo>lng petiec, iras, in the stability of ihe mon under ,he benehcent influence of ,he constitution. and enjoying ,he inesumable advantage oi free and nnited county answer Is the answer no; eloquent: Is 1t sol preg- nant with meaningE We do not over estimate the importance of Hamiltcn's victory. Wha; If the ambitious designs of Clinton and the other state leaders had been successful. Dld no, the intan; republic have enough difficulties 10 en- counter wi,hou, the plagre-spo, of an ,n
 dependen, and hostile petty republc in her very heart. Numberless would have been the complications arising from such a state of affairs. ard le, Us thank Ham, i,;on. and Hamilton above all others. ,hat he kep, our country tree from these pains and perhaps death n her siekly infancy. Day after day, with uniirins energy, with anfinching zeal. with manly courage. with un4ucnchable enthusiasm. did II hamil;on debate those questions before that un- friendly convention. Speech af,er speech he made. 4lNays loslca, always eloquent. We ean easily imagine him as he stood there ms l3;he. ilii,e foln all ! sju|vet wtih .he excitement oi the acha,e. hls black. deep-set eyes s.ashIng tle ;rom beneath h!> eTees .lrs 5taNs. lighting ID hls thu. intensely passionate face. and displaying n lhen almost laud glare ;el. ;ures q; anee marked and prominent
 the nose .ons aad sharp; the lips. ,h,n and close SC, ,he iaw. almost obstinate in its drmness his body slightly posed forward n his carnestness. his arm ralsed ard at;h the round full tones ei hs melodias voice holding in rapi a,ten- tor hls hearers. The erea; otator's efforts were not without ;heir effect, The Cin,onians ,rembled. they dreaded ! ve;e la, when Hamilton wrung from the reluctant hps ei Melaneihon Smth ,he confession ;ha; he had been convinced and shaild vote ioI inc constitution. his victory was alros, complete. The oppa- sl,lon broke and fed from ,hef false s.anaai :, ai!d when the vote was isAen !; s:aos. | i,s3f#I.sy ei lhree n favor oi ;he
 ansil:a'joa rrea by he sesetes, ,es.." .ys Henry Ctba; ] adse. ";h4, ot Winnins votes. Hamil;oa's victory ts ei the alghes, Iank n ,hc annals I modem oFt,oy. \ a&t ,ou> Fastei.;y saas.z.e .ets E Aallsnn l ..teat oIttot, ha, hts a,ses9- peraue>. although they teloenl ed han x twflteI and his fotee ami lrsumeuta;iec power ,.s an orator. dld not iaily com prehend hls greatness. lhs. howe CT. Nas newt tb,e. Snne ot his mos, famu4s efforts were made in a courtroom, and his unparalleled success in the New otk convention was wen whi.e eleven sImi- iu ranxcntlons were n session. Thls fat. of course. prevented | concentration of interest, and consequently the number of h,s outside auditors was reduced. The convention H iH1.f was fncousIderable l. was no, attended by ihe Ionip and spendor of an old world parliament. nor even by the quieter dignity of tepnbIi- can senate. Hamilton did no, have the public assembly of Demosthenes, the forum of Cicero, the parliamen, of Burke. or ,he senate of Webster nor did hls addresses par;ake of the gorgeous rhe;orl, of Cicero; they were sufpa sed by Burke III lttC Wealth tl lUtf ItNSf reAche,! the grandeur of Webster nor ,he suhhmi,y of Demos;henes; bat who shall say that hc did not accomplish as much these great char ac,cfs oi the F.st nay. who shall dare assert lha, he Gtd not t .3a,~ p.ish morc> lie rarely used neiaahaf
 Els s'fieIs Is m, cr3bcliisbci si;h sAe F < tal n 3urcs and the iH,aPett at 'hati=ae so ma, t sa .,.sc He se4-tasa .,s.sta.ais | 'u u@lSc ijtc passions @f fuea ef .o eAs.,c .aeiT en oaous. t,cuetai.y h. appealed 'n .he head .na npl "a the heat p
 mercy he never begged, bat gs,,ee he demanded lie reiicd icf the most par; upon the reason. lie would fa,hei een
 e,uCe men " argument han leai them by prefudlee His sentences always embedded his thought iu the iewesi words and ~ith the greatest cieaIness. They arc direct, Candse, heavily iraugh; waih meaning. and often shapcned with the poisoned dart of bitter sarcasm never fiiiIng theu mark. They were delis cred n an impressive manner. and. though incredible as !; seems because of me nature of the subject under disc ission, we know from eye-witnesses that on one occasion m the New York convention he drew tears from the eyes of his hearers. ,u, the bes, standard indeed, the only true s,andard-by which 10 judge of Hamilions oratory IS by Its results His speeches Tn full have not come down to us. bu, ~e are livlng Tn the enjoyment of blessings which the genus of Hamilton more than Of all others save great Wash ingion alone, bestowed.
 Great as was the seryice Hamilton rendered the constitution m the eons,I;u- iional convention slth his voice. the aid and support which he freely gave II wI,h ms pen after Its adoption al Philadelphia was s,,ll more valuable ihis suppori took the form of series ol essays winch Is nov weil-known as the "Eederalss;
 4 recen, biographer of Hamilton says of the "federalisi," ], s sull ,he pest es- position of the constitution apart from judicial interpretation. But AS our con