New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-14
ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
pporrSsop SINNERS MONOGRAPH.
MAKERS OF AMERICA. ALENATIOEh hH HGrid M
nv William Graham sumner h"' " '''"'' ~
DOdl Mead a. 90.

Tho most interesting because the most original
part Of Professor summers monograph consists In Tue
preliminary survey of the condltoh Oh F>cTcSil pun
lie affairs and society at the bcs'h"'"s Vi iaii'"
career To understand what the man was ana Whae
he did sucb a survey is quite necessary, and Pro
fcssor simmer must credited WIN cdhuor uh'su"i
among WRITERS of history IN dealing with the real
causes Of the War OF Independence he reaches ZIG
conclusion that Of the commonly aesed aech'-'S
were the true ones, and IN suppor. WI inns VIC" ''
points TO the confusion and enlargement Oh all uo
arguments which were put forward at tho time by the
coInniss The true grievance, he hoids could not DC
,,.d ,nce ia state 10 would he 10 acknowledge that
iudcnendence was the only solution tat would be az
ccnted Tie true grievance was tna' the coiolcS
were governed from the other SIDE OF the sea ana to
t,1io cause Of the revolt was the rcal|auoh oy VI"
,io. Tho. they were able TO be independent The
oo,niaI system which then obtained was rinous 70 al
derendencies but the American coonist' were not III
,ra,c. Of their age upon such questions and while
,hov r,scntcd the effects Of the system. they flly
Endorsed the principles upon when II rested ~ was
this system whose evils they did not recognize AZ
,rch which really forced them into separation. IL
was the instinct Of self preservation operating almost
,ucop.ciolsIv that brought them 10 the point OF
,uo, The WRONGS from which they suffered were
onrin. enough but the sufferers could not trace
them 10 their source Al, A.,
,oorhcr counr, the element, Of very grave and WHO
r arising from civil war Away more bitter than
- ,,r Lind and there Wa civil in the
,loric. from the first Of the uprising. The Torres
and the Patriot, very soon came 10 hate one another
fcrociously and outrage were committed on bo'h sue
which wcyc only worthy 81 savage. A. the Patro'
,,u,o rose the persecution Of tc Tories became MOI"
rcr,il,.s and couG,catlou and population Of debt
taught the di shouc~tly inclined lesson when ucy "c'
! not slow - improve upou. All through the war the
tate Of colonial morals was markedly low. OF pun
lie >plut OF the spirit of devotion and Sa''lh'"' ''o
vas lucu'alIy little. Mob could always be- ioH""
fo hunt Torc- aud 20 bulls and abuse V"ih'i'' n".
y hon II came to helping ~" half starved hai hA"''
armies u the Held. the general apathy eN!ih'u Wa
J alike d. graceful and d.couraSne. Nahngt'hh 80
RS dcucc during the-. years one prolonged ln
dictnicni Of his couutrylucn who with their mouths
always I'm 81 empty bouha>uc phrase about lbcrN
and the right Of man. turned tyran', The moment
little power fell into their hands. and who sc'h"i "r
the most par to think that the chief aim 81 lho'
Incidence Wa 70 enable them (" sh!rh their Just "oh
| rnton~ ard -vindle their creditors. A. g. '"nsr'N'
It had fallen upon 'Ac notable cAprdcnt 81 em't'n Z
| napcr money and inevitably the further IL wont In
thai direction the further 70 had {" 60 Inc history
Of revolutionary France shows some wilder financial
experiments. bat never conducted upon more hopc!e'
t.llae.c, 81 eour.c when the Continental currency
became 4 drus some people d"nufrf {" r'c"!rinc !.
Equally ~ course the violent fool- vho at such um'
,et tho keynote II opinion AZ once charged such -
objected 70 being robbed with want Of patriotism.
From that to cocroivc LEGISLATION Uas only step ana
soon taken ana " Wa IN" easier ~ "', 49,
/ irresponsible. s"h appointed '"rnl''c'' % '"c' a.
! ranged most things A'c'TilAs 10 '''r w" '''''
/ notions
IA" effect II al o.. upon public morals WAS ver'
| ui.cl.cyou. .,c,d, ,r,g,h', tendency Was 4"
| Ve!opcd. faction formidable hy numbers ~ 'r'd
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I ud,,fedne,. hut also with regard T. the lus and
roco.e,rv c,nc,srurc. Incurred fl and through the
/ War ~ rud,pondcucc Whom The peace cane con
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lT"t''of sumner h' ho' A''cP'" IN NV "'"I"'S %
the american people, ana uIdl I'D "uiN rrNpc'7 " u
an open question whether he or Hamilton be the more
mistaken me secretary OF t'e treasury u'pu"euoh
ably dd much -pcrlap- more than any man uheh Nv
ine to restore The tone OIL American Thought on puoh'
hfalrS' !" cement the mon l" interpret INC 'oh''tu
ton 81 inc lhhich H'aic'' ana 10 se'te Tie fodefa
finance upon sound ana hcathN basis. hut WINE
many oi t'' cNle "hI'h hc '"h'"u'd against "cr'
sum'lchUN real l" De aIar"Ihe IL Wa u" lhovItao'
tendency 81 the methods pursued by Hamilton To hI