History of the Republic of the United States of America (Volume 7); As Traced in the Writings of Alexander Hamilton and of His Contemporaries - Livres de poche

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER LVII. Soon after the adoption of the Constitution by the State of New York, though Hamilton frequently took his seat in the Congress of the Confederation, and, as has been seen, had a principal share in the measures preliminary to the organization of the Government, he resumed his professional labors. These, after the meeting of the new Congress, were much interrupted. His residence was near the seat of its deliberations, and it was daily frequented by many of the leading members, with whom he held conferences on the interesting subjects of their deliberations. Immediately after the President's arrival at the seat of Government, his interviews with Hamilton were frequent, consulting him as to the preliminary questions which would naturally arise, having early announced to him, his intention to place him at the head of the Fiscal Department, the most important and responsible place in the Cabinet. f " I remember," said a lady yet alive, " how Hamilton and Madison would talk together in the rammer, and then turn, and langh, and play with a monkey that was climbing in a neighbor's yard." r f " Washington, immediately after becoming President, and before Congress had passed a single act, called on Hamilton, and told him it was his intention to nominate him to the charge of the financial department of theGovernment, as soon as that department should bo organized. He called on me, the next day, and asked me if I would consent to wind up his law business, provided his appointment should take place. I remonstrated with him; he admitted, that his acceptance of it wonld be likely to injure his family, but said, there was a strong impression on his mind, that in the financial department, he could essentially promote the welfare of the country; and this impression, uni...