There was no upstaging. there was discussion and agreement. As a result. at the conclusion of the two Jefferson administrations. the national debt had been reduced. trade was flourishing and taxes were lowered. No single member of the Presidential Cabinet was more responsible for this happy state of affairs than the Swissborn Albert Gallatin who had deported himself excellently as a Member of Congress before his appointment as Secretary of State in 1801. This talented immigrant. who had come to America at the age of 19 from Geneva where he was born on January 29. 1761. brought not only his notable fiscal talents to the service of his adopted land but his deepseated belief in the rights of the people as well. Since he was so concerned with distributing the benefits of his wise commercial and financial policies among all the people and because he was born abroad. Gallatin had a rough road to travel. for both these factors earned him the active Ill will of the Hamiltonian forces with their proBritish and aristocratic orientation.
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