...greatest of American financiers. "He smote the rock," wrote Daniel Webster, in his famous panegyric, " of the national resources, and abundant streams of...touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it sprang upon its feet." Prince Talleyrand said, " that among the leading men of the time, he had never...

...greatest of American financiers. "He smote the rock," wrote Daniel Webster, in his famous panegyric, " of the national resources, and abundant streams of...touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it sprang upon its feet." Prince Talleyrand said, " that among the leading men of the time, he had never...

...spirit which would drag angels down." In a eulogy on Alexander Hamilton, March 10, 1831, Webster said, " He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant...revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of public credit, and it sprang upon its feet." Talleyrand said to George Ticknor, of Hamilton, " He divined...

...was immediate and complete. " He smote the rock of the national resources," said Daniel Webster, " and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it sprang upon its feet." All the war debts of the States were assumed by the General Government. Efficient...

...measures was immediate and complete. "He smote the rock of the national resources," said Daniel Webster, "and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse eif the public credit, and it sprung upon its feet." All the war debts "f the States were assumed by...

...and the work! saw with admiration. He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the public...from the brain of Jove, was hardly more sudden or move perfect than the financial system of the United States as it burst forth from the conception of...

...carrying on the late war. A plan was proposed by Hamilton, who, said Daniel Webster, many years after, " smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant...of the public credit, and it sprung upon its feet." All the war debts of the States were assumed by the general government. Ample provision was made for...

...world saw with admiration. He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams gashed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the public credit,...fabled birth of Minerva from the brain of Jove, was liurdly more sudden or more perfect than the financi»! system of the United States asi* burst forth...

...it may be, in fraternal blood. Ibid. Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable. Ibid. He smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant...revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet.a Speech on Hamilton, March 10, 1831. On this question of...

...applied to revenue and loans. Well might Webster say of him in lofty praise, " lie smote the rock of national resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth ; he touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet." On the resignation of Hamilton, January 31, 1795, Washington...