[87] "Let us not establish a tyranny," Hamilton wrote Oliver Wolcott.—Works of, Vol. 8, p. 491. "Let us not be cruel or violent."—Ibid., 490. He thought the Alien Law deficient in guarantees of personal liberty.—Ibid., 5, 26.
[88] "Ambrose Spencer's politics were inconsistent enough to destroy the good name of any man in New England; but he became a chief-justice of ability and integrity."—Henry Adams, History of the United States, Vol. 1, p. 112.
[89] Jabez D. Hammond, Political History of New York, Vol. 1, p. 132.
[90] Hamilton's Works (Lodge), Vol. 8, p. 491.
[91] Hamilton's Works (Lodge), Vol. 8, p. 549.
[92] Hamilton's Works (Lodge), Vol. 8, p. 549. Letter to Theo. Sedgwick.
[93] Hamilton's Works (Lodge), Vol. 8, p. 552.
[94] James Parton, Life of Aaron Burr, 267.
[95] Ibid., 267.
[96] James Parton, Life of Aaron Burr, 270.