which would constitute an advance, he qualified it by this observation, "if in your opinion it can be "done with legality and perfect propriety;" I answered, that I had no doubt of either.

The following Abstract closed Mr. Hamilton's Jus- . tification.

Quarterly Statements of the Account for Compensation of the President of the United States, from his taking the Oath of Office on the 30th April, 1789, to the 30th September, 1795.