Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-04-29

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THE FEDERALlSr was written in g.
Of numbers, under the fignalurc Of puss
fhortly after the PRONUNCIATION Of the Pes.s
Contribution, and addrelfed to the peoul. oTs
State of New York, with the deGgn Of spfra,
the propricty and neeeiiity Of its adoption,
Il is principally the production Of n,
whole namc will DC held in iacrcd relpca ~
after the pitifui attempts which have been nj
to ilandcr his fame fhail have funk into obE,Slr
Two other gentlemen, Of diitinguihsd t,tss
occasionally contributed fome eiIays, which "A
be marked In the publications
All parties fem at length united in prostss.
Of regard for the Contribution; if they ar d.
cere, the consideration cannot fail to eni,adtIIr
value Of work, which, by employing in Ii 1
vor al the energy of argument, and all the ID.
luafon OF eloGuence, was eTuinendy uietntih No
fnoting it's general ratification.
Whoever is dcirous Of being well informed
the principles and proyilons OF our Govsrane,,
aud the manner in which they nave been M.
por,ed and vindieaeed, of the ohjs3ius ttr|
were made 20 rhe Contribution by its frl oppol
ers, and how they were anfwercd, viii 6ndhs
volumes frarght with ample and fatisfaaoy il.
itrueion. The ftudy of them mu2 forum
elIential part of the education Of the Amsrsn
itasefInan. Politicians, indeed, of every ,0pa
cry, will here difcover materials in the lsienad
Government well worthy OF their attention.
fcence, of all others, the mott intereGiuga
mankind, asst mott deeply concerns hunanhsr
pinefs. The FederaIit contain: principles Tit
may be remembered and audied with advarts:
by all clai1es of men 10 other countries than Gr
own, and in other ages than that in which We
live. The People Of America alone haTsa-
f,rded the example Of 2 pure Repreienlat:
Republic. In thiSwork it will appear, thlt&
! principles Of rhisform of Government have bca
wei, underffood, and thoroughly developed, AM
fhouid, unfortunately, the experiment whichW
have made, hereafter fail, il will be in vain t9s
(. tempt the renewal OF Gmilar fyftems, aslors
tionai hope can be entertained, that more CO..
rect notions on this fubje9 will prevail thar az
here exhibited. -
To .prelerve theie papers, therefore, HA1
have 70 much intrinfic merit, and iuea la.sN;
utility, in drels iuitable to their eharaGs', \
the inducement 20 Their Republication.
PAClFICUS is from the penof the tame q :
lightened fatefman who was The chief au!heEa
the FederaElt. Thefe EGays were -writtenlpds
fence Of the frA leading hep which our Cover.
ment took to preferve that Neutrality wnea 2.
continued TO maintain during the late 8lralas "
lantic conflict; conflict winch has anlihH'e :
the minor pewers of Europe, and thasen p'
civilized world. ia.
Nov that the form has paffed over, aao n'
angry and sumuItous paiiions which at that t us
agilated our country, have in iolne mea.uI e ~
fded, thefe papers will be read with Pfon' y
pleafurc by the intelligent man Of every pl "a
Candor will probably wonder, chat any lnt t''s
have doubted of the iitnef OF the meairres wins y,
this writer has 70 ably advocated, and wila'S
perience has 70 forcibiy proved TO have ossD V
bet adapted to the intcrelts of the country. ri
To give to thefe latter Ehaysa form ~,,r.
fhall oatlive the fee,ing inpreihous OF nss,r
per, they are Incorporated in ,helc vo'un, = "A
publius and Pacihcus will fervc to keep;n = H
remembrance TWO very important eVei'' :
hiltory of our country. ,.:.G.
The fri gentleman here alludeo; a5,d;o.
neral tlanailton--the other two, MI 4"''
and Mr.. Jay.
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