The Life of Alexander Hamilton, Том 2Little, Brown, 1876 |
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The Life of Alexander Hamilton: By John T. Morse, Jr, Том 2 John Torrey Morse (Jr.) Полный просмотр - 1876 |
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Aaron Burr action actually Adams affairs afterward ALEXANDER HAMILTON altogether American anti-federalists appeared bank Britain British brought Burr's cabinet cause character charge citizens Colonel Burr commerce concerning conduct Congress Constitution course courts debt declared Democratic despatches doubt duty envoy established excited expressed favor Federalist party Federalists feeling foreign France French French consul friends Genet gentleman Gouverneur Morris honor hostilities House ilton influence interest Jacobin club Jay's treaty Jefferson less letter loans Lord Grenville Madison matter measure meeting ment minister nation ness neutrality never nuendoes obliged occasion opinion opponents opposition peace persons Pinckney political ports position present president principle purpose question Randolph reason received reply Republican resolution result scheme secretary secretary at war seemed Senate sent sentiments spirit success Talleyrand temper thing Timothy Pickering tion treasury treaty truth United vessels vote Washington wrote
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Стр. 86 - I have given instructions to those officers, to whom it belongs, to cause prosecutions to be instituted against all persons who shall, within the cognizance of the courts of the United States, violate the law of nations, with respect to the powers at war, or any of them.
Стр. 183 - And whereas certain merchants and others. His Majesty's subjects, complain that, in the course of the war, they have sustained loss and damage by reason of the capture of their vessels and merchandise, taken within the limits and jurisdiction of the States and brought into the ports of the same, or taken by vessels originally armed in ports of the said States...
Стр. 121 - The crime laid to their charge, the crime which my mind cannot conceive, and which my pen almost refuses to state, is the serving of France, and defending with her children the common glorious cause of liberty.
Стр. 349 - I wished, as far as might be practicable, to leave a door open to accommodation. This, I think, will be inferred from the written communications made by me and by my direction, and would be confirmed by the conversations between Mr. Van Ness and myself, which arose out of the subject.
Стр. 340 - I could detail to you a still more despicable opinion which General Hamilton has expressed of Mr. Burr.
Стр. 16 - Hamilton was indeed a singular character. -Of acute understanding, disinterested, honest and honorable in all private transactions, amiable in society, and duly valuing virtue in private life, yet so bewitched and perverted by the British example, as to be under thorough conviction that corruption was essential to the government of a nation.
Стр. 341 - still more despicable " admits of infinite shades, from very light to very dark. How am I to judge of the degree intended, or how shall I annex any precise idea to language so indefinite ? Between gentlemen, " despicable " and " more despicable " are not worth the pains of...
Стр. 341 - General Hamilton and Judge Kent have declared in substance that they looked upon Mr. Burr to be a dangerous man, and one who ought not to be trusted with the reins of government.
Стр. 348 - On my expected interview with Colonel Burr, I think it proper to make some remarks explanatory of my conduct, motives, and views. I was certainly desirous of avoiding this interview for the most cogent reasons.
Стр. 316 - Union; nor could ever have imagined that the man who has the shuffling of millions backwards and forwards from paper into money and money into paper, from Europe to America and America to Europe, the dealing out of treasury secrets among his friends in what time and measure he pleases, and who never slips an occasion of making friends with his means...