Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-12-19
THE PROFESSIONAL CLUB
JUDGE SHEA ON ALEXANDEH
HAMILTON



..1a The preliminary exercises included
tine election of officers for the ensuing term,
Rev Mr. tnaleu being chosen president and
Hon h " otOddBrd memuer of the pr.
ecutive communicative other member oft
the board being reelected After the suoIH.
hour spent at tine we'll Furnished table Judge
onea took tine floor and. gracefully begging
the president 10 iorego any formal intro
uucton, as 10 would be like introducing him
Co his own family. he proceeded with his
carefuiiy-p addrea.
LudEe shsa'- Addrcs-.
"1ne gift 0i divinution. controimeut of
intellectual action. extent. variety aud aa.
curacv of knowledge expression aud auf
ness oi language Dv tongue and ny peu
wisdom 900 the practical application of the
materials winch tine uuHrrIes Of knowledge
suppiv-tuese. said tue essavist bv way off
preface. are qualities which are associated
ht once 900 minds of the highest order only
ana rarely Iu them History reveals few
example DO Is tine allotment of talents
which is common Inc commitment al
many talents 10 one trust Is that which l-
exceptional DO was TINS rare endowment
which was found. pa an almost unparalleled
degree. In tine genius aud talents of nuW
t0H
AAll'N 'ANN ItEhfNtN ElnuULNU IN|
uuiest man whom ne became ACQUAINTED
with iu America. Of indeed ne was not t..
auieEt be nuu known 90 either rurGu. .U
America ana the testimony OF other men
oi equal learning ami know ledge of men
was % tine same effect lt was tine custom
oi nIs time to compare Hamilton with the
Younger Pitt nut tine comparison wa- uH.
lust 90 tine former PITT was indeed "a vreHf
persuuH-e. and both men were great ns
projectors oi government. but winnie Ram.
alton was murve. oi success iu creating
credit for nation tItr was failure iu bis
uuuucnI system aud increased tine puuhc
debit of England to AN incomureneusirIo
magnitude Iu tine remarkable ability "a.
cuntru. legislative assemble. hamilton
power was uo less marked than that of PITT
notwithstanding the pneuomeualIv ear'r
age ht which Hamilton character and lua'.
titles ot manhood were developed. there was
900 them nH element 0f precuciousue-- Pfc
was wonderful perhaps an unparalleled
example 90 early maturity Wisdom ws.
with uIm iututve Know ledge was 900 hir
carried INTO faculty lie began tine active
battle a. life zoo 1863 when boy of I.s.
tlu .a Years. be- entered the EMPLOY of
Nieaoas lruE-r. "a mrrchnst of 81 ra.r
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