Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-04-24

OF numbers. uuder the ilgnatpre Of ~
ihortIy after the pronunciation Of the l =.
Contribution, aud addreGcd 10 the pee,I
State of Ncw.York, with the deiieu !, :. sss|
the propriety and neceiity fits ad5u,;@
It is principally the productioil If !.
! whole name will be held in lacred reina :
after the pittuI attempts which have hen S !.
to lander his fanlc haiI have funk into III. y
Two other gentlemen, Of d;ilingurh,d III
occaiianally contributed fome sllays sbSsj
be marked in the publication.
Afl parties fem at length united in uras.
Of regard for the Contribution; if they = i
ccre, the confederation cannot fail to enhr,
value Of work. which, by employing MI, !
vor all the energy Of argument, and ali as 4
fuaiion of cioquenee, was en,inen.ly uichlhsI
noting its general ratification.
Whoever IS detirous of being well infans
heprineip1cs and proviions Of om Govuan|
and the manner in which they have ben
por.ed and yindicated, Of the otjeaia. J
were made to the conititu ion by its frl e,|
ers, and how they were aniwesed, viii HnttI
volumes fraught with ample aad ia:idaaeri
itrucaion. Che findy Of them muG iau
eIIential part of the education Of the Auua|
ltatefman. Politicians, indeed, Of every al
try, will here difcoyer materials in Ae Esas
Government well worthy OF their a,tsnia;
fciencc,. of all others, the mott inlerin!
mankind, asitnoa deeply concerns humns
pi.iefs. The Eedcraliit contains principt u
may remembered and ilud;ed with adva
BY all clades Of men u other countries thu \
own. and in other ages than that in Wild
live. The People Of America alone hr,i
sfardcd the example Of a pure Repeis1'
Republic. In This work it will appear, tas
principles of this form Of Govefnment haN
well underifood, and thoroughly deyekpeI,a 1
fhould, unfortunately, the experimen, yhdd
have made, hereafter fail, it will be in ysnH'|
tempe the renewal of iimilar iyfems, und
tional hope can be entertained, that mort
rect notions on this iubjea will prevail thu'|
here exhibited.
To preferve thefe papers, Therefore, w
hare 20 much intriniic merit, and luea ts
utility, in drcls tuirable to their chaIias'|
the inducenient to their Republication.
PACIFICUS is from the pen of the ilnt'|
lightened ftasefiman who was che chief suhaI
the Federa!ilt. Thete Eaays were wriueaia
fence Of the FRI leading Rep which our Gov
mens took to preierye that Neutrality VIM
continued TO maintain during the late ilaI
lantic conflict; conflict which has anranSsa 4
the minor pewers of Europe, and ih'ssas
civilized world. i.
Now that the form has paifed oysf' sm \. ],
angry and tunultpus paiions which at ln a
agitated our country, have in fonie mcs'lls:' \
fided, thefe papers will be read with prom =.
pleafurc by the intelligent man OF ever E s,l
candor will probably wonder. that any III n
have doubted of the itnefs of the mealufss 81, !,
this writer has 70 ably advocated, and Wa
perience hasfo forcibly proved 70 have ps'
beH adapted to the intcreffs of the eoulur
To give to thele latter Eaays . iol| a,dda
fhall outlive the dieting impreaions OF ap Is
per, they are incorporated in thele s0 .anb
Publius and Psci6cus will ferve to Rss \. III
remembrance TWO very important e'snp
hiitory Of our country. !, ,.dnscs
The firR gentleman here alIu .s Mid
neral Hanilton--the other two' WI :
and Mr.. Jay.