Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-01-27

THE FEDERAL1ST was written IN isrIes
Of numbers, under the ignature Of Publius,
ihortly alter the PRONUNCIATION Of the FEDERAL
Contribution, and addreiled to the People ofthe
State of New. York, with the delgn of enforcing
the propricty and nceeflity oft adoption.
Ii is principally the production of man.
Whole name will be held in facred reipea lorg
after the pitifuI attempts which have been maze
to la,ider his fame fha!l have funk into oblivion.
Two other gentlemen, Of diftinguiihed taients.
occaicnalIy contributed iome eilays. which will
be marked in the publication
Al rartie. tesm at length united in profsthons
of regard f,r the Contribution; # they arc I'm
cerc the confederation cannot fail to enhance the
vainc Of sork, which, BY employing N its a.
vor all the energy OF argument, and all the per.
fua6oN It eloquence, ~s,eminently uiciui IN pro-
melting is general ratification.
Whoever Is defirous Ut be:rg well inform.d OF
the principles and p,os,iions Of cur Governmcnt
aud the manner 10 ~hich they have been fup
p.reed and yindieaeed, Of the ohjedioLs thas
we re made e the Contribution by Its firh oppol-
era, a.,.. hox they were aniUcrcd, will bud theie
volumes fraught eth ample and satisfactory Inc
flru aion. The ftudy Of them mutt form an
eiIen,ial part of the education ot the American
fiate.man. Politicians, indeed, of every eouii.
trv. will here dfcover materials in The icience o
Goyorur,ent well worthy Of their attention;
Ec;enee. Of all o,h.rs, the mott inte.cising to
mankind, as it naoA DEEPLY concerns human hap
nireCs. The Federaiin contains principles that
NAV be remembered and Gudied with advantage
by all claaes of men in other countries than our
own. and in other ages than that in which We
live. The People Of America alone have at.
forded the example Of 4 pure Representative
Republic. IN this work it will appear, that the
PRINCIPLES Of thi. form Of Government have been
welt underitood, and thoroughly developed, and
ihould. unfortunately, the experiment. which we
have made hereafter fail, il will be in vain to at-
tempt the renewal Of Gmilsr fylens, as no "a.
tional hope can be entertained, that more cor.
rea notions on this lubjea will prevail than sre
here exhibited. @'z
To epreferve .hefe papers, therefore, which
have f. muth in,rinGc merit, and tueh laiting
urity, in a dre(s iuitable to their eharsSfer, is
The inducen,ent to their republication.
PAClFICUS is from the rea Of the fame en-
Ieh,ened ftaseia1an who was the chief author Of
the Fe ieraliG. Thefe EGays were written l. de-
fence of the fr1 leading aep which our Govern
n,ent took TO prelerve that Neutrality which Il
continued to maintain during the late I'raniat-
lantic conflict; conflict which has anIihilated
the minor p.vels Of Europe, and fhaken the
civilized world.
Now that the form has paned over, and the
angry and tumoItcus pailions which at that time
agitated our country, have in iome n,eaiure fub.
lided, thefc papers will be read with prof,t and
plealure by the intelligent man CT every party:
candor will probably wonder. that any lhould
have doubted Of TIE Etneis Of the meaiu e. which;
rh;. writer has 70 ably advocated, and wh'ehe1-
.perience has 60 forcibIy proved to have been the
bea adapted to the inserciis OF the country. >.
To give to thefc latter Efaysa form which
ihall outlivc thcHeesing in'prelions Of a new:pa.
per, they are incorporated in theie volumes,
Pubius and Paciicus will ferve to keep in jsit
remembrance two very important cveats IN the
hifiOry of our country.
The frft gentIeman here alluded to is Ce-
neral Hamiton-the other two. MIR. Madilon
and Mr.. Jay.
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