Excerpt from Albert Gallatin OF all European-born cltlzens who have r1sen to fame ln the political service of the united States, Albert Gallatln Is the most dlstinguished his merit ln legislation, admmlstratlon, and dlo macy IS generally recogmzed, and he 1s venerated by men of sclence on both contments Not, how ever, untll the recent publlcatlon of his wntlngs has the extent of h1s In uence upon the pohtical Me and growth of the country been to our genera tion other than a vague tradltlon. Independence and natlonahty were achieved by the Revolutlon, In whlch he bore a Sllght and unlmportant part but, from the time of the peace until his death, his In uence, either by d1rect actlon or mdlrect counsel, may be traced through the hlstory of the Umted States. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."