incident of the deathbed explained, 330, 331;
falsity of the charge, 331;
inability of mere moral qualities to achieve what he did, 331;
charged with dullness and coldness, 332;
his seriousness, 333;
responsibility from early youth, 333;
his habits of keen observation, 333;
power of judging men, 334;
ability to use them for what they were worth, 335;
anecdote of advice to Hamilton and Meade, 335;