Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-05-14

THE FEDERALIST was written in e..
OF numbers, under the fgnature of pub;n.
ihortiy alter the PRONUNCIATION of the Fedr,sI
Contribution, and sddrencd to the People Of i.
State OF New York, with the deiign OF spfor,mo
the Propricty and necef1ity of lis adoption.
IL IS principally the production of man
| whole name will be held in facred relpea long
after the pitifuI attempts which have been n,ads
to ilander his fame fhalI have funk into ob;vor
Two other gentlemen, Of dilineullhed ea)eots
occaiionally contributed fone eGays, which viii
b. marked in the publ alton
llParties ieem It length united in prof,iGom
OF regard for the Contributions; if they arc Gp.
cere, the confederation cannot fail to enhance ,bs
value OF work, which, by employing in its "a.
vor all the energy of argument, and all the per.
iuaflon of eloGuencc, was enlinenty ulefu in pro.
iAotlng its generalratifcation.
Whoever is deiirous OF being well informed Of
the principles and proviions of our Government
and the manner in which they have been fun.
poreed and vindicared, of the objeaias tia,
were made to The Contribution by its fir2 oppoi.
crs, and how they were anfwered, will find lhefe
volumes fraught with ample and satisfactory in.
nruction. The ftudy Of them mutt form an
elfential part of the education of the American
hateiman. Politicians, indeed, of every coun.
try, will here diicoyer materials in the fcence Of
Government well worthy of their attention.
fcience, of all others, the mott intereaing 10
mankind asst mott deeply concerns human hap.
pinels. The Federaliff contains principles that
may be remembered and fudied with advantlg:
by all clailes Of men in other countries than our
own, and in other ages than that in whichwe
live The People of America alone have at.
forded the example Of a pure Repreicntatlre
Republic. In this work it will appear, that tn:
principles of this form of Government have been
well underitood, and thoroughly developed, and
fhould, unfortunately, the experiment which We
have made, hereafter fail, 1t will be in vain 10 az
tempt the renewal of fnilar fyftems, as no r.
tonal hope can be entertained, that mere cor
rect notions on this tubject will prevail than aIs
here exhibited.
To preferve thefe papers, therefore, whltA
have 70 much intrinfc merit, and tuch laltms
utility, in drefs fuitable to their character, y
the inducement to their republication.
PAClFICUS is from the pen OF the lame Gu,
lightened 1atefman who was the Chief authora
the FederaliG. Ihele Eflys were written noe
fence of the firR leading Rep which our Govern
ment took to prelerve that Neutrality whleh
continued TO maintain during tnelate lIahsI
lantic conflict; conflict which has annihilaIs.
the minor powers of Europe, and insAeh t''
civilized world.
Now thar the form has pailed over, and INC
angry and tumuItous pailions which at that lllls
agiiated our country, have in iome eailIs wv wv
Gded, thefs papers will be read with PFoht anu
pica(ure by the intelligent man OF every palYi
Candor viii probably wonder. that any lnpals
have doubted of the htnels of the mealui Is S'ae
this writer has 70 ALLY advocated, and wnleD +.
perience has forciby proved TO have Oes'' D'
bea adapted to the interc&s OF the country ,,;,b
TO give to thcfe latter Eilays iorm WIZ
ihall outlive the fleeing mpreilions OF ns"si-
per, they are incorporated in thee vouM = IA
Publius and Paci6eus will ferve to keep;;n ~ +.
remembrance two very important eVe'i'' :" =
hiffory OF our country. ;, ,.o;.Ge.
The frh gentleman here alluae'i ~ 4
neral Flamilton--the other TWO, MI m-'
and MIR. Jay.