The public services of Gouverneur Morris to 1787 . n Philadelphia, Morris attempted to carry out the wagerby cominginand familiarly slapping Washington on the back. Morrisin telling of it afterward said : Ee did not speak, but the maj-esty of the American people was before me. Oh, his IroK. How Iwished the floor would open and I could descend to the cellar. Youknow me , and you know that my eye would never quail beiore any-other mortal (l). The friendship of these two men was of themost personal sort, for »ashington often records in his diarythe hours he s-nnnt in company with Morris at dinner
The public services of Gouverneur Morris to 1787 . n Philadelphia, Morris attempted to carry out the wagerby cominginand familiarly slapping Washington on the back. Morrisin telling of it afterward said : Ee did not speak, but the maj-esty of the American people was before me. Oh, his IroK. How Iwished the floor would open and I could descend to the cellar. Youknow me , and you know that my eye would never quail beiore any-other mortal (l). The friendship of these two men was of themost personal sort, for »ashington often records in his diarythe hours he s-nnnt in company with Morris at dinners, in drives,and even in fishing trips takeniS). Their opinion on constitutionmaking coincided to some extent, for V/ashington favored a strongfederal government and a national sovereign (3). With the second great figure of the Convention, Alex-ander ?^?^amilton, Gouverneur Morris also had a very rela- (1) ?arrand. Records of the federal Convention, III, 36 note. (2) Washington, Writings ( J?ord ed. ), ZI, 150. (5) Ibid, XI, 150. ;. tionehip. Alexander Hamilton v/as undoubtedly the greatest states-man in the Convention. The tangiljle results of his efforts aresmall beoanse he v:a3 outvoted in his ovvTl state delegation. How-ever, the value of the disinterested and patriotic efforts he madeto secure the test possible government can not be measured,had a deep knowledge of both past governments and the governmentof his own country, and also a profound insight into the principlesof political science. He leaned toward the British Constitutionin that it typefied a strong^ centralized governmenx, under whichhe believed the blessings of liberty and the natural rights ofmankind could best be secured. He realized keenly the evil effectsof slate attachments, and he saw the need of an efficient national sovereign. ? lie had no narrov/ political or economic iiitereststo serve, and he labored only in the interest of good government. Morris connection with Hamilton began wh^n ne wa
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