{"product_id":"2940013851214","title":"WASHINGTON AND HIS COLLEAGUES","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   I. AN IMITATION COURT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  II. GREAT DECISIONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e III. THE MASTER BUILDER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  IV. ALARUMS AND EXCURSIONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   V. TRIBUTE TO THE ALGERINES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  VI. FRENCH DESIGNS ON AMERICA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e VII. A SETTLEMENT WITH ENGLAND\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVIII. PARTY VIOLENCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  IX. THE PERSONAL RULE OF JOHN ADAMS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      INDEX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAN IMITATION COURT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWashington was glad to remain at Mount Vernon as long as possible after he\u003cbr\u003ehad consented to serve as President, enjoying the life of a country\u003cbr\u003egentleman, which was now much more suited to his taste than official\u003cbr\u003eemployment. He was weary of public duties and the heavy demands upon his\u003cbr\u003etime which had left him with little leisure for his private life at home.\u003cbr\u003eHis correspondence during this period gives ample evidence of his extreme\u003cbr\u003ereluctance to reassume public responsibilities. To bring the matter to its\u003cbr\u003etrue proportions, it must be remembered that to the view of the times the\u003cbr\u003enew constitution was but the latest attempt to tinker the federal scheme,\u003cbr\u003eand it was yet to be seen whether this endeavor would be any more\u003cbr\u003esuccessful than previous efforts had been. As for the title of President,\u003cbr\u003eit had already been borne by a number of congressional politicians and had\u003cbr\u003ebeen rather tarnished by the behavior of some of them. Washington was not\u003cbr\u003eat all eager to move in the matter before he had to, and he therefore\u003cbr\u003eremained on his farm until Congress met, formally declared the result of\u003cbr\u003ethe election, and sent a committee to Mount Vernon to give him official\u003cbr\u003enotice. It was not until April 30, 1789, that he was formally installed as\u003cbr\u003ePresident.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMadison and Hamilton were meanwhile going ahead with their plans. This\u003cbr\u003etime was perhaps the happiest in their lives. They had stood together in\u003cbr\u003eyears of struggle to start the movement for a new constitution, to steer\u003cbr\u003eit through the convention, and to force it on the States. Although the\u003cbr\u003efight had been a long and a hard one, and although they had not won all\u003cbr\u003ethat they had wanted, it was nevertheless a great satisfaction that they\u003cbr\u003ehad accomplished so much, and they were now applying themselves with great\u003cbr\u003ezest to the organization of the new government. Madison was a member of\u003cbr\u003eCongress; Hamilton lived near the place where Congress held its sittings\u003cbr\u003ein New York and his house was a rendezvous for the federal leaders.\u003cbr\u003eThither Madison would often go to talk over plans and prospects. A lady\u003cbr\u003ewho lived near by has related how she often saw them walking and talking\u003cbr\u003etogether, stopping sometimes to have fun with a monkey skipping about in a\u003cbr\u003eneighbor's yard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt that time Madison was thirty-eight; Hamilton was thirty-two. They were\u003cbr\u003elittle men, of the quick, dapper type. Madison was five feet six and a\u003cbr\u003equarter inches tall, slim and delicate in physique, with a pale student's\u003cbr\u003eface lit up by bright hazel eyes. He was as plain as a Quaker in his style\u003cbr\u003eof dress, and his hair, which was light in color, was brushed straight\u003cbr\u003eback and gathered into a small queue, tied with a plain ribbon. Hamilton\u003cbr\u003ewas of about the same stature, but his figure had wiry strength. His\u003cbr\u003eScottish ancestry was manifest in his ruddy complexion and in the modeling\u003cbr\u003eof his features. He was more elegant than Madison in his habitual attire.\u003cbr\u003eHe had a very erect, dignified bearing; his expression was rather severe\u003cbr\u003ewhen his features were in repose, but he had a smile of flashing radiance\u003cbr\u003ewhen he was pleased and interested, Washington, who stood over six feet\u003cbr\u003etwo inches in his buckled shoes, had to look down over his nose when he\u003cbr\u003emet the young statesmen who had been the wheel horses of the federal\u003cbr\u003emovement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon after Washington arrived in New York he sought Hamilton's aid in the\u003cbr\u003emanagement of the national finances. There was the rock on which the\u003cbr\u003egovernment of the Confederation had foundered. There the most skillful\u003cbr\u003epilotage was required if the new government was to make a safe voyage.\u003cbr\u003eWashington's first thought had been to get Robert Morris to take charge\u003cbr\u003eagain of the department that he had formerly managed with conspicuous\u003cbr\u003eability, and while stopping in Philadelphia on his way to New York, he had\u003cbr\u003eapproached Morris on the subject. Morris, who was now engaged in grand\u003cbr\u003eprojects which were eventually to bring him to a debtor's prison, declined\u003cbr\u003ethe position but strongly recommended Hamilton. This suggestion proved\u003cbr\u003every acceptable to Washington, who was well aware of Hamilton's capacity.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147536154864,"sku":"2940013851214","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013851214_p0.jpg?v=1763595536","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013851214","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}