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evidence: Federalist No. 27 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton , the twenty-seventh of The Federalist Papers .. Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton. It was published on December 25 , 1787 under the pseudonym Publius , the name under which all The Federalist Papers were published .. pseudonym. pseudonym. This is the second of three essays discussing the threat to the common good stemming from excessive restraint on legislative authority .. It is titled , `` The Same Subject Continued  : The Idea of Restraining the Legislative Authority in Regard to the Common Defense Considered . ''