Hamiltonian America.Sons of liberty.chapter 9.page 2

"Nicholas Ogden one of the alumnus who had alerted their entry also witnessed the furious mob approached the college and headed to Cooper's room . Robert Troup noted it was Hamilton who detained their attention temporarily stood on the stairs blocked entry with his hands buy more time for the doctor to have ample time for his escape.

They smashed the gate and bade towards his room where Hamilton launched impassioned speech to the boisterous protesters to be wary of their actions not to injure the glorious cause of liberty and justice.According to other sources partially deaf Coopers poking his head from windows upstairs watching gesticulating Hamilton on below stoop and thought his students was inciting the mob against him.Then he countered "He's crazy..... Don't believe anything he says,he s a little fool"He had bought enough time to manage his escape.Some sources says at the mere sake of Ogden 's warning in his nightgown climbed over a back fence  had scampered into away safety at Hudson shore where he meandered all night.Then next day boarded a ship back to england where he resumed his tirades against the colonists.He had a poem"

"In respect of the tragedy!"

"Yeah .he notes the murderous band had burst into his room"And while their curses load my head ,With piercing steel they probe the bed,And thirst for the human gore."Some sources had commented he ran off half naked in the night not more satisfying than the image painted in the poem.He wept bitterly when england lost the revolution and shattered his lifetime dreams."

"Above all Hamilton risked his own life and avoided beating to save his revolutionary mentor Coopers."

"Exactly he showed he could differentiate personal honor from political conviction and value concept of forgiveness over revolutionary campaign.Regardless of his nature he was outspoken enough to handle intimidation to save his revolutionary teacher and mentor.He was about monumental damage mob rules could cause to constituted authority and preferred stately revolution and courtrooms debate over streets revolution.John Adams had the same notion when he says he wondered what would happen if " the multitude the vulgar the hard the rabble"gallivant about in such open restraint of constituted authority.