History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress . the great structure was substan-tially organized. Washington seems not to have measured men by theirspeculative views, or evinced a disposition to punish them for differenceof political opinion. The offices in his gift were generally Ijestowed uponthose who had been active in establishing the Constitution; thus, JamesDuane, the mayor, was made judge of the district of New York, RichardHarrison, United States attorney, and Colonel William S. Smith, there were notable instances to the contrary, as in the case of Gen-e
History of the city of New York : its origin, rise, and progress . the great structure was substan-tially organized. Washington seems not to have measured men by theirspeculative views, or evinced a disposition to punish them for differenceof political opinion. The offices in his gift were generally Ijestowed uponthose who had been active in establishing the Constitution; thus, JamesDuane, the mayor, was made judge of the district of New York, RichardHarrison, United States attorney, and Colonel William S. Smith, there were notable instances to the contrary, as in the case of Gen-eral John Lamb. Neither the fact that this honest soldier had Ijeeninflexibly opposed to the Constitution, nor the charges and complaintsagainst him provoked in the heats of conflicting interests, and througha zeal too warm to admit the wisdom and purity of an opponent or thepossibility of its own error, influenced Washingtons decision, who inAugust sent the name of General to the Senate, which unani-mously ratified his appointment as Collector of the Residence of General John Lamb, Wall Street. I Set pj-c JlJl) rRESWENT WA^UISGTON. 351 CHAPTER IX. 1790 OF THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT. Pkesident — Life in New Vurk. — The John .Street Theater.—Social — New Years Day. — The Treasury Department. — TheNational Debt.—Oliver —The President and his Secretaries.—The McComb Mansion in Broadw.\y. —Origin of the Tammany Society*. — Finan(ual — Indian War in Ohio. — Indian Chiefs in New YorkCity.—Vermont.—Arrival of — The City Treasurer.—Death ofFranklin. — Livingston. — The Favorite Drive of New York. —Political Questions.—The Permanent of Government.—Aaron Burr.— New York Men and Measures.—The Tontine Association.—New YorkElection. THE winter of 1790 opened auspiciously. New York City was injiromising health and picturesque attire
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