ALEXANDER HAMILTON
Hamilton never forgot the statement and saw Burr’s character for what it was sooner than most.
In revolutionary America, not only were the colonists divided into revolutionists and loyalists to Britain, but among the revolutionists, there was no uniformity of manners, ideas, norms, beliefs or any other element of politics and unity. The great challenge to America and one of its great strengths is its diversity which is not a consequence of recent immigration, but has been a characteristic of the American body politic even in the Revolutionary War. Even English was not spoken by everyone as there were French, German, Scandinavian and other immigrants who had settled in the frontier and rarely came into contact with people other than those of their own family and community. The notion of a specific American culture to which which some today believe that we should return, never existed to begin with.
“Those in power” referred to the Continental Congress and the Governors of the States. Washington, Hamilton, Greene and other senior officers throughout the war pleaded with Congress and the States to provide for the Army. The Governors and state legislatures cared little for a national government as it might reduce their authorities and powers, and the Continental Congress was extremely weak with its leaders very timid. As Greene reported, everyone realized that they might all be ruined but few would act especially if it would cost money. And the Continental Congress had few ways of raising money. It was this obvious failure of the States and the Continental Congress that led to the Constitution.
Attacking Alexander Hamilton who was illegitimate:
In the spring of 1800 New York State legislators were elected. The legislators were then to choose the presidential electors. If New York's electors voted for Jefferson he would likely beat the Federalists, who had just lost their majority in the legislature. Alexander Hamilton wrote to fellow Federalist Governor John Jay proposing to have the sitting legislature change the law to select Presidential electors by popular vote:
Describing the career of Alexander Hamilton:
During the Constitutional Convention, Alexander Hamilton, later first U. S. Secretary of the Treasury, played a minor role due to his extreme views on the monarchy. A fellow delegate remarked that
Prince de Benévant. Alexander Hamilton had devised a system of bonds to assume the revolutionary war debt, and, despite the objection of many other politicians like Jefferson, assumed a national debt. But the Untied States was growing and Hamilton’s bonds were so well implemented, that even the sophisticated leaders of Europe were openly admitting that U. S. Bonds were excellent investments and Europeans and other foreigners have been buying American debt ever since.
Adams liked hardly anyone. Hamilton was a fellow Federalist leader. Adams even had harsh words for George Washington. See {621581}
His Fundamentals of New York Law was used for teaching law for years.
Martha Washington herself endured the winter hardships of Valley Forge with the troops whose morale was much uplifted by her presence. The Tom Cat howled at night attracting females waking her and others. She gave the name as Alexander Hamilton was one of her husband’s key aids and attractive women were constantly visiting him in the camp. He had always had a very active romantic life. There is no record of whether he thought the appellation humorous or was insulted by it.
In the spring of 1800 New York State legislators were elected. The legislators were then to choose the presidential electors. If New York's electors voted for Jefferson he would likely beat the Federalists, who had just lost their majority in the legislature. Alexander Hamilton wrote to fellow Federalist Governor John Jay proposing to have the sitting legislature change the law to select Presidential electors by popular vote:
- Born: January 11, 1755
- Died: July 12, 1804
- Nationality: American
- Profession: Politician
Alexander Hamilton was an American statesman, politician, legal scholar, military commander, lawyer, banker, and economist. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution, as well as the founder of the nation's financial system, the Federalist Party, the United States Coast Guard, and the New York Post newspaper. As the first secretary of the treasury, Hamilton was the main author of the economic policies of George Washington's administration. He took the lead in the federal government's funding of the states' debts, as well as establishing the nation's first two de facto central banks, the Bank of North America and the First Bank of the United States, a system of tariffs, and friendly trade relations with Britain. His vision included a strong central government led by a vigorous executive branch, a strong commercial economy, government-controlled banks, support for manufacturing, and a strong military.
