Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-05-07

THE FEDERAIIS { was written IN &C.,
OF numbers, under the fgnature Of p n%.
ihortiy after the promulgation Of the H. s9as
contribution, and addreled to the peorI. W.
State of New-York, with the deGgn Of sur aHs
the proPriety and n~eceiiity of its adoption,
IL IS principally the production Of 4 ~.
Whole name will be held in facrcd refpss j.,
-iter the pitifuI attempts which have been ny
co Handler his FAME ihaIl have funk into oblz5a
Two other g%entiemen, Of diltlnguihed ,I.,,
occaflonally contributed fome ellays, which II
&c marked in the publications
All parties fem at length united in prItfo,
OF regard fyr the Contribution; if they Ar, 4,
cere, the confederation cannon fail to enbao. ~
value OF 4 work, which, by employing IN Il ,
vor all The energy OF argument, and all the ~.
iuaiIon of cloquencc, was cminently ulculi in n,
moting its general ratification.
Whoever IS deiirous OF oeiug well Informed 4
he principles and ptovrdons Of cur Goyrnnn
aid the manner IN which they have been lp
pqrced and yindicatcd, of the obieAin ii,
were MADE to The contribution by Its frt Cpt
4rs, anJ howthey were anfwercd, viii anathd
volumes fr4ught with ample arc l4usado7 ID.
ilruttion. Inc fuzzy of them n!ua frnu
el.ntlaI part Of he education Of the Anerr,.
it,telman. Politicians, indeed, of every our
try, viii here diicovcr materials IN The lcienc
,overnment "ell worthy oi their attention; /
~rc.ence, OF all others, the mott nNeredas
mankind, asst mott deeply concerns human hip
pinefs. The ieleraiit contains principles III
nay be remembered and Hudied with advlrt..
by all c!af1es OF men in other countries than Gil
own, and in other ages than that in wh4a
live. The People OF America alone hawa:
fnrded III: example of a pure Rcprtencgt
Republic. In this wotl. it viii appear, thtts
principles Of this form of Goversment hawba
wei underfood, and thoroughly developed, ID
hould, unfortunately, the temperament which v
have made, hereafter fail, it will be in vain Or
tempt the renewal of inilar lyfems,
tional hope can be entertained, that mat@
rea notions on this iu5jed will prevail than a.
here exhibited.
To preiervc thefe papers, therefore, Hha
have 70 much intrinfc merit, and iuch hhl
utility, in a drefs fuitable to their characta, !
the inducement to their re- publication.
PAClrICUS is from the pen Of the fame q
lightened Na5elman who was The Chief author
the Federaliit. The!e Elays were wrNtcnn@
fence of the frA leading Hep which our Gown
ment took TO prelerve that kjeutraIiy NpDlA
continued TO maintain during the late lTal',
l4ntic couRia; a conflict which has anlHl'a'|
the minor powers Of Europe, and inaA3 ~
civilized world. ~
Now that the form has pafed over aDu~ y,
angry and runluit Us paitlons which al a,' n n
agitated our country, have i'll fome mcaluIs" 4
iided. thefe papers will be read win Pl'l.r,
p~lealurc by the intelligent man OF every
Gandor vii! probably wonder, that any D%,
have doubted of the ftnefs Of the mealA'e' T.
this writer has 10 ably advocated, and %'D'DI r
p~arisncc has 70 forcibiy proved to have Ds'D~
belt adapted TO the i%nrcTeits Of the eGuD" nd
10 give to the}e latter EhaySa iOnn
fhall outtive the Aeetlng impreiilons OF 'ns"T
per, they are Incorporated in theie SOu
pubIms and Paciicus will ierve to EeeP%
remembrance TWO very important s'D
hiiiory of our country. ,,,nCs
The fcit gentleman here alIuoea, w,I,i
neral HamiIton-the other two, MI
and Mr.. Jay.
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