Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-02-03

THE FEDERALISr was written il ferries
of numb, rs, under the Ggnature Of fu5!fus,
fhorriy alter. the pronunciation Of TIE Federal
Contribution, and addrcGed TO the People Of the
State of New. York, with the deign OF enforcmg
thu proprity and neceAity Of is adoption.
1t 10 principally the production Of man.,
wh,le name will be held in fAcred refPe& long
liter tn: piiiful attempts which have bcen made
70 aand:r his fame fhall have funk into OBLIVION
! wo o.her gentlemen, of dhtinguithed talents,
occaf slalIy contributed fnnc eaay'. waich w'1
% marked in the publications.
AL parties fem at length united in prohibitions
Of regard FIR the Contribution; Il they are hr =
cere, tn confederation cannot fail to enhance the
,s!ue OF work. which, by employing in It's Ia
ror aIl.he energy of argument, and all the per-
iua6on Of eluquepee, was ea,inently uieiul IN pro-
noting its general ratification. i.
VII ever is defirous Of BENG we'll informed OF
tn principles and provifons 0f our Government,
q d the manner in which they have been fup.
.,oreed and .yindicased, Of the obje4iors that
were made to the Contribution by its firtt oppot-
er,, and how they were anwercd, will find theie
v, lumes fraughs with ample and satisfactory in-
arutsion. The Audy Of them NUT form ~
eiIential part of the education 81 the American
aateir,an. Politicians, indeed, Of every ccun'
try, will here difcover materials in the tcencf q
Governments well worthy OF their attention;
fcenee, OF all oth.rs, the mot interclting 70
mankind. asst nloR deeply concerns human hap
pinels The FederaliR contains principles hat
ma, be remembered and ffrd cd with advantage
W all clahes OF men in othe. countries then our
own. and in other ages thin that in which We
Iv.. The People ii America alone have af-
forled the example Of pure Representative
Republic. In this work it will appear, that the
principles Of rh;. form Of Government have been
well underftoud, and thoroughly developed. and
mould, unfortunately, the experiment which We
have made, hereafter fall j. will be in vain to At.
tempt the renewal Of fimiLf iyfems, q no ra-
tioaai h pc can be entertained, that more core
ea notions on this labjea will prevail than arc
here exhibited.
To prelerve .hsie papers, therefore, which
have 70 much insriniic nier.s aud fuch laifing
utility, in drsls lui.able to their character. y
he mducen,ent to their Republication.
PAClFl USis from the pen Of the fame er-
figh:e red itatelman who was the chief author ot
h: FederaliA. Thefe Edays were written il dc.
fence of the fri leading Dep which our Govern
ment took to prelerve chat Neutrality which it
continued to maintain during the late Tranat-
lantic conaia; eonaiA which has anl.ihiIated
the minor powers Of Europe. aud fhakeu the
civiGz d world
nov that The Aor n has paaed over. and The
angry aud tumultpus Psilions which at that time
agita.cd our country. have in Tome mSsiure ius.
fded, tl,efe papers Will be reid with pref, and
p!eafare by the intelligent man Of every party.
Candor will probably wonder, that any ihouId
have dsubted Of Inc 6rnefs of the meaiules which
,hi. writer has 70 ably advocated, and which e..
pcrience has 70 forcibly proved 70 have been tie
ben adapted to the intcreits Of the country.
To give to theic latter Eaaysa form whch
ll,all outve the Acting impreiIi ms of newipa.
per, they are incorporated in thefe Volumes
Publius and Pacifieus will ferve to keep IN juR
remembrance two very imp stant events In the
hi1ory oi our country. T.
The 6rG gentleman here alluded TO is &C.
neral Hamilson-th: ether two, Mt. Madhon
and Mr.. jar.
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