Romantic days in the early republic . ALEXAXDER HAMILTOX. From the portrait by Trumbull in the possession, of the Yale Unirersity School of Fine THOMAS JEFFERSON. IN THE EARLY REPUBLIC 159 general assumption of the indebtedness, whileHamilton was to induce the New York delega-tion to give up their preference for the locationof the capital in their chief city. This planwas carried out, but to placate Philadelphiait was decreed that the capital should remainthere ten years. Then the nations householdwas to be removed to the banks of the had the brains, and the knowledgewhi
Romantic days in the early republic . ALEXAXDER HAMILTOX. From the portrait by Trumbull in the possession, of the Yale Unirersity School of Fine THOMAS JEFFERSON. IN THE EARLY REPUBLIC 159 general assumption of the indebtedness, whileHamilton was to induce the New York delega-tion to give up their preference for the locationof the capital in their chief city. This planwas carried out, but to placate Philadelphiait was decreed that the capital should remainthere ten years. Then the nations householdwas to be removed to the banks of the had the brains, and the knowledgewhich should have made him a most successfulleader in this important piece of town-plan-ning.^ But he,also, had so much temperament*that no one could work with him. His limita-tions were admirably summed up by Washing-ton when he said, Major IEnfant is as wellqualified for the work as any man living, butthe knowledge of this fact magnifies his self-esteem. And IEnfants self-esteem could notbear magnifying. So obstructive and un-co-operative did the gifted architect soon becomethat he had to be brusquely retired and hispost, as head of the enterpris
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