Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-01-28

fHVages and sstes.
THE FEDE2ALISr was written in iss:c'
OF numbers, nnder the Ggnature of Fubs:as.
lhortly after the PRONUNCIATION of the fcierss
Contribution, and addreGcd to the Peap!e o; the
State of iFew-York, with the deGgn oferto-eirs
the propricty and nccefli,y ofi,s adoption.
1t is principally the production OF mar,
wh2le name will be held in lacred relpecf loD.
after the pitifuI attempts which have been mace
to 1lander his fame hall have funk into oblivion.
Two other gentlemen, Of diairsuilhcd talent:.
occaicnally contributed fome eiays. which Will
be marked in the publications
All parties ies M at length united in pref, tlcns
C regard FIX the Contribution; if they arc fin
cere, the CONFEDERATION cannot fail to enhance the
value of work, which, by employing in its Ia
vor all the energy of argument, and all the per-
,iuaion Of el1quence, was emnentiy uieful in pro.
noting its genera! rasit ca;ion.
Wh,ever is deirous Of being we'll informed OF
the principles aud provifions Of our Government,
and the manner in which they have beea iup-
ported and vindicared, Of the ohjcaio,s that
we MADE to The ConilituIio by lis iirf cppol-
es, a:,o how they were anfwered, will find ,heie
lumes ffaught with ample and satisfactory III.
,l,uetior. The Rudy Of them mutt form Al
edensial part of the education OF the American
t.seiinan. Politicians, indeed, Of every coun.
try, will here difcover materials in The feence OF
'cvernment we'll worthy OF their attention;
&c ence, of all others, the moit in,ercnipg to
mankind, as it noR deeply concerns human hap.
pineis. The Federaliit contains principles hat
NAV be remembered and itudied with advantage
~ all claaes of men in other countries thln cur
own, and in other ages than that 10 which We
live. The People If America alone have at.
forded the example Of pure Representative
Republic. III this work It will appear, that the
principles of this form Of Government have been
we'll undeffiocd, and thoroughly developed, and
fhould, unfortunately, the erperinaens which VIC
have made, hereafter fail it will be in vain to at
tempt the renewal of Gn,ilar fy(ems, as no ra-
ti0nai hope can be entertained, that more cor
rect notions on this iubjes will prevail than are
here exhibited
To prelervc shefe papers, therefore, which
have 70 much inerinfic merit, and fuch lalting
utility, in drels fui,able to their character, IS
the inducement to their re- publication.
'PAClTICUS is from the pen OF the fame en-
Iightened ffatefn,an who was The chief author Of
The FederaliG. Thefc Ealys we,c written III de-
fence of the firA leading acp which Our Govern
n,ent took to prefcrye that Neutrality wh.h it
continued to maintain during the late Tran'a.-
lantic conflict; confia which has anrihi,,:cd
the minor powers Of Europe, ard ihakcn the
civilized world.
Now that tic CORN has psled ovei, and The
angry ard tun,ultcus paious which at that time
agitated our country, have in fon,e meaiure fub.
iidcd, thefe papers will he read with profit and
pcsfere by the intelligent man of every party.
Candor will probably wonder. that any ihouli
have doubted Of the l;leis Of the mcafues which
this writer has 70 ably advocated, and which x
perieree has 70 forcib!y proved to have been the
beit adapted to the intcreits of the country.
To give to theie latter EGays form whfh
fhall ou,liye ,hc ace:ins ::Hprealons CT ncwipa-
per, they are Incorporated in ,hcfe vo'un,es.--
PuLlus and PsciGcrs will ferve to keep in jlh
remembrance two very important events in the
Eilfory of our country.
The fri gentleman here alluded 20 IS &c.
rcral HamiltoI--,.c ether .wo, Mr.. Madhon
and Mr.. Jay.