Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-03-16

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THE FEDERALlS was writer, in ferries
OF numbers, under the Ggnafure Of publius,
ihortly alter the promulgation Of the teaeraI
Contribution, and addreded to the People Of che
state Of New York, with the de6gn Of reinforcing
che propricty and neceaity Of its adj ption.
IL IS prIn>ipAIly the production Of man,
~h lie name will be he'd in Gacred refpea lc.,g
after the pitdul attempt, which have been made
to Aander MS fan.e ihall have funk into oblivion.
wo other gentlemen, Of diiiinguifhed ealents,
oeeahonally contributed f"ms eGays, which viii
be marked in the psblicssion.. 80
Alt parties fem at length united in projections
1t regard for the Contribution, ifthey arc tin1
eere, tbs CONFEDERATION cannot fail 10 enhance the
salae OF work, shieA. by smplcy,ng 70 Ms IA.
vor al the energy OF arSunient and all the per-
uAl IN OF cioquence, was eminently uiciul in pro.
II aug its general ratification. IS -!>l
"hosvei is defirous o. being well informed Of
he principles and proviG MS of our Government.
nd the manner IN " hich they have been fup.
, red and vindieated, Of the orjrain, that
were made to the Contribution b, its fri o,p,i.
er,, all. how they were anfwered, will find ,hete
,lumes faught with ample AID E1i.fa9ory in.
.raetion. The Rudy Of them msH form AZ
cdenrial part Of the edsca.ion Of the American
tateimAn. Politicians, indeed, of every cum
try, will here diicover atarials in he fcenct az
overnnaent we'll worthy OF their attention; .
+, ience, Of ali ,thcrs, the mott iuterelling 20
mankind. asit mott deeply concerns human hap
oiaefa The FederaiiR contains principles hat
nay be remembered and ltudied with adsantape
by all elaaes u men in other countries than our
wa. and in Other ages than that in which we
live. The People of America alone have at.
f,rded the example Of pure Representative
Republic. In this work il will appear, that the
well underifood, and thoroughly developed, and
fhould. unfortunately, the experiment which we
have made hereafter fail, it will be ia vain to as.
tempt the renewal Of ln1iiar fyfiems, as no ra-
tional hope can be entertained, tha. more eor-
rea notions on tbs iubiea will prevail than are
here exhibited.
To prefervc thefs papers, therefore, which
have 70 much in-rinAc merit, and fuch lafling
utility, in drefs luitable TO their character, IS
the indueement to their publication.
PACIFGcUSi is from the pen Of the fame en-
Eghtened fatefman who was the chief author If
the Feleralilt. Theie Efays were written IN de-
fence of the fri leading itep which our Govern
ment took to prelerve that Neutrality which il
continued TO maintain during the late Traniat-
lantic conflict; conflia which has anrihilated
the minor powers Of Europe, and haken che
{ vilized world.
Nov that rhe torn, ha, paGed over. and The
angry and tumult Us palliors which at hat time
sitated our country, have in fnme m Azure tub-
fded, thefe papers will be read with profit and
feature by the intelligent man Of every parry.
candor will probably wonder, that any fbouA
ave dubbed nf the firnefs Of the meaiures which
this writer has 70 ably advocated, and which ex.
,erience has 70 foreibly proved to have beer. the
GER adapted to the itecreits Of the country. -
TO give to shefc latter Eaaysa form which
hall outiive th- Ase.iug impreGons Of newipa-
,er, ,hey are incorporated in thefe votun,es.--
'ublius and Pacifeus vii! fervc TO keep IN iufe
remembrance two very important events in the
hiltory Of our country.
The 6ra gentleman here alluded to Is &c.
neral Hamilson-the other two, Mr.. Mad;foa
aud Mr.. Jay.