The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-08-18
ie, would not remain on The ground some ehamPsca always appeared al ,he sound


 ehampFou always appeared al ,he sound oi ,he trumpet. and fortunate was he whc did not retire with shattered lance and bruised casqae Debate vas ever con. genial sc Hsm,lson's mind His brain was stored with knowledge drawn from the history ot the wosld-li was well or dered and aeuVe. He feared no man. he vas strong in ;he strength of years oi study, and reflection and rejoicing in hls strength, boldly he entered the arena and bravely eombaied the ~ild beasts oi ignorance. of deiGsson. oi pteIad,cc. of state jealousy. He vas exposed to their relentless attacks hu, he came forth unScra;ched. for he was clad in the arruoT oi invulnefable truth. Ills power ot l,eid statement. his sincerity and earnes,ness. visor and daun,less courage were the qualities that led hin on to success. His worst enemy. Aaron Bur. admitted that any one who put himself on paper with Hamilton was lost. We have already seen ,ha, the literature ot the day was almost wholly political. and that Hamil- ton stood the very hist m ability amorg the crowded throng oi writers, Number less essays touching en every pom, in the science ef government, were gwen ,o the pubic. rc td by them. and then cast away. but the IF cderalis;f sslli rem sins and II IS from ,his ehietly ,ha, Hamilton de,tses h,s lame as waliet. DoGhtlcss hewto,e many articles oi equal mera notably those signed .'G Gamlilus' and "iaeltieuS " bai the questions that gave rse to the tNe >eIles iASt named have been settled ana BON no longer veN ihc publs mind and. naturally. these essays haze beer los. a inc >a.ht ot Al e>cep, potuc tt students. bur, the constitution sitl. stands ttm and unshaSen. and beside Il. l,s itieni. sGlde and protector in youth. thc Il cGctahsi.
 lethaps We have already sufficiently designaied the pesular,ies and marked qualities of Ham,l,en's style. and II only remains toI as ,o notice his remarkable power oi sarcastic and satifiCal uitctan,e (. In hts unmanly and undignihed denueia- iion pf Jefferson. and also m his equally lll-eensidered attack on lohn Adams, ,his 4ua.i,y innnd l,s highest expression.
 While we would not n the slishtcs; de.lee seek io e<tenua;e ,he epptnhrgm winch has rested on the fatne et Hamti- ,oH tei these angry and personal ,lia,tlhes nevertheless. looking 4t them merely ln j. literary sense. as examples oi bitter n. NestRe. we m b8t admitc ,he brtant biain whieh could evolve sueh sitktss periods. though wc must ecnsHre the ampe.leu> and In,oiefaGt disposition whish allowed them - he published
 We have euicayofcd m ,his essay ;o present Hamilton as m orator and a i. $. l. Ap.ii ifom whatever oi tftlstit value the, htd, were hut the eNpfessian oi h, stAiesmaaship ii $ necessary that we should understand hun a> s,a,csman III ordet that VIC may lus,ly cuuoisc hm a, | wfIieI and orator. Au emlnen, Ger man student of poi,,rs has ,1onanae e,l Namiltrn Ametaas greatest polite !, genus Ihls nay be ttne and II ma, nci.
 comparisons are always d,fhcaa. | some oi Han,l,an's 's qualities were gIeate than Washington $. Washington was nor, evenly balanced and had fewer faults Hamilton genus was essentially creative and m thls he was far superior 10 Web s,cr. He would not confuse and dis order he brought order out of chsos True !; $ :hat he sought to and dl, ,cai down the frail oonfederasy built of wood hay and s,ubble. but the s,aua, Ii cdihee xhich he ere, ted in it's stead ls of gold ,ilyei and o,fly marble. Marshall plascs him ne,, ,o N 3sh,ngfon. and wi,il tn, we tre content. .kmetittns ever a. honor he ni ,n ho. .,,h tongue and pen |, cscty sltsis and n eecty asset, 7a e4asf.#ly fai.. i4i .s,s .u illts.ef. foi hs soanlty tss h God