The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-03
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The opposition party In congress had
refused TO vote money for an efficient
navy, and SO had made II Impossible TO
nheck British aCgresslons; they must now
accept this unpalataole treaty as better
Mt any rate than war.
II II was hard TO stand steady In the
satorm The country took fire as II had
done at the passage OF the stamp act,
Harder things had never been said OF
|king and parliament than were now said
|of Washington and his advisers. Many
|9tout champions stood to his defense
none stoutcr or more formidable than
Hamilton. no longer a member OF the
|cabinet. for imperative private interests
/hnd withdrawn him these six months
and more but none the less redoubtable
Nin the field OF controversy.
For long. nevertheless. the battle went
heavily against the treaty. Even WASH
langton. for once, stood little while per-
yplexed. not doubling his own purpose,
INDEED, but very anxious what the out
Icon,e should he. Protests against his
Signing the treaty poured In upon him
from every quarter OF the country. many
OF them earnest almost 10 the point OF
entreaty. some hot with angry comment.
| His reply. when he vouchsafed any,
was always that his very gratitude for
The approba ton Of the country in the
mast fixed him but the more firmly In his
RESOLUTION To deserve II now by obeying
his own conscience,
!. PRESIDENT IS CALM
1T is very desirable" he wrote to
Hamilton. Ito ascertain, il possible. after
The paroxysm OF the fever is a little
Rbated, what the real temper of the peo-
pie Is concerning II; for at present the
cry against the treaty is like that against
b mad dog; but he showed himself very
calm 10 the general eye. making his un-
easlness known only to his intimates.
The cruel abuse heapcd upon him cut him
10 the quick. such exaggerated and in
Qecent terms" he cried, "could scarcely
Ne applied to a Nero, notorious de-
raulter, or even TO n common pick
Rocket" But the men who sneered and
HORNED. talked Of usurpation and i'm
Peachment' called him base, incompetent.
traitorous even, were permitted TO see
not so much s the Quiver OF an eyelid
Is they watched him go steadily from
Hep to step in the course he had chosen.
AT last the storm cleared the bitter
months were over: men at the ports saw
3ht length how much more freely trade
atan under the terms Of the treaty. and
5-eme embered that. while they had been
3businC jay and maligning the president
|rhomas Pinckney had obtained u treaty
Hrom Spain which settled the Florida
Spoundnry. opened the Mississippi without
Testriction, secured place OF deposit
with the Spaniards as free as commerce
with the French.
8 PUBLIC SENTIMENT CHANGES.
S TIE whole country felt new impulse
SH prosperity. The 'paroNysm Of the
sever" was over and shame came upon
s@pe men VINO had so Nllely abused the
sAreat president and had made him wish,
ssD his bitterness. that he were in his
3rave rather than In the presidency: who
sad even said that he had played false
sln the revolution. and had squandered
spubic moneys; who had gone beyond
athrea is of Impeachment and dared to
Hint at assassination They saw the end
~ his term approach. and would have
'ecallcd their insults. But they had
thenated his great spirit forever.
II When he had seen parties forming IA
us cabinet IN the quiet days OF his FIRST
erm Of president he had sought to pla
tate differences, had tried TO bring Ham
lton and Jefferson to Il cordial UNDER
Handing which should be purged OF par
lIsan bias. as he meant his own judg-
nenis To be. had deemed parties unnec-
tssar, and loyalty TO the new coustitu-
Hon Tie only standard OF preferment TO
Mice.
But he had come to another mind ia
he hard years that followed. II shall
lot. whilst ! have the honor TO admins
Ier the government. bring man into any