 | Episcopal Church. General Convention. Commission on archives - 1804 - 638 pages
...following paragraphs : 'General Hamilton and Judge Kent have declared that they looked upon Mr. Burr as a dangerous man, and one who ought not to be trusted with the reins of government, . . . and I could detail to you a still more despicable opinion which General Hamilton has expressed... | |
 | Edwin Wiley - United States - 1915 - 464 pages
...overheard by Dr. Charles D. Cooper, who wrote an account of it. In this letter Cooper said that " General Hamilton and Judge Kent have declared, in substance,...to be trusted with the reins of government."* The letter was printed for political effect and was properly answered by Philip Schuyler, who assured the... | |
 | Martha Joanna Lamb - New York (N.Y.) - 1921 - 636 pages
...the pen of Dr. Charles D. Cooper were published containing the two following paragraphs : " General Hamilton and Judge Kent have declared, in substance,...ought not to be trusted with the reins of government"; and, " I could detail to you a still more despicable opinion which General Hamilton has expressed of... | |
 | Samuel Henry Wandell, Meade Minnigerode - 1925 - 436 pages
...than "General Hamilton and Judge Kent have declared, ifTsubstance, that they looked upon Mr. Burr as a dangerous man, and one who ought not to be trusted with the reins of the government. If, sir, you attended a meeting of Federalists at the City Tavern where General Hamilton... | |
 | William Carlos Williams - America - 1925 - 262 pages
...an element so powerful and so rare that he was hated for it, feared — and loved. "A dangerous man, one who ought not to be trusted with the reins of government," said Hamilton. How dangerous, and to whom? To usurpers? Why did the Senate weep so uncontrolledly at... | |
 | Don Carlos Seitz - Presidential candidates - 1928 - 462 pages
...campaign, a letter written by Charles D. Cooper became public, containing two expressions : (1) — General Hamilton and Judge Kent have declared, in substance,...ought not to be trusted with the reins of government. (2) — I could detail to you still more despicable opinion which General Hamilton has expressed of... | |
 | Frederick Charles Hicks - Law - 1921 - 284 pages
...demanded an explanation of a statement in a letter signed by Charles D. Cooper, which said that "General Hamilton and Judge Kent have declared, in substance,...ought not to be trusted with the reins of government." In the Memoirs, edited by William Kent, it is remarked with surprise that among Kent's notes the only... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton - Biography & Autobiography - 1961 - 952 pages
...I can prove them by the most unquestionable testimony. I assert that Gen. HAMILTON and Judge KENTB have declared, in substance, that they looked upon...ought not to be trusted with the reins of government. If, Sir, you attended a meeting of federalists, at the city tavern, where Gen. HAMILTON made a speech... | |
 | Brian Bremen A. - Literary Criticism - 1993 - 242 pages
...particular present" that sees Burr in his generally received historical position of being a "dangerous man, one who ought not to be trusted with the reins of government" (IAG 190) and the "text" made vocal by Burr's defender. In presenting this section in the form of a... | |
 | J. T. W. Hubbard - Business & Economics - 1995 - 352 pages
...addressed to Philip Schuyler from a certain Dr. Cooper, saying that Alexander Hamilton "looked upon Burr as a dangerous man, and one who ought not to be trusted with the reins of government." Cooper archly concluded his note by saying that he could, if called upon, "detail you a still more... | |
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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. 
