TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:HAVINGinthethreelastnumberstakenasummaryreviewoftheprincipalcircumstancesandeventswhichdepictthegeniusandfateofotherconfederategovernments,Ishallnowproceedintheenumerationofthemostimportantofthosedefectswhichhavehithertodisa...[繼續閱讀]

    TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:INADDITIONtothedefectsalreadyenumeratedintheexistingfederalsystem,thereareothersofnotlessimportancewhichconcurinrenderingitaltogetherunfitfortheadministrationoftheaffairsoftheUnion.Thewantofapowertoregulatecommerceisbyallpar...[繼續閱讀]

    TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:THEnecessityofaConstitution,atleastequallyenergeticwiththeoneproposed,tothepreservationoftheUnion,isthepointattheexaminationofwhichwearenowarrived.Thisinquirywillnaturallydivideitselfintothreebranches—theobjectstobeprovidedf...[繼續閱讀]

    TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:TOTHEpowersproposedtobeconferreduponthefederalgovernment,inrespecttothecreationanddirectionofthenationalforces,Ihavemetwithbutonespecificobjection,which,ifIunderstanditright,isthis—thatproperprovisionhasnotbeenmadeagainstthe...[繼續閱讀]

    TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:ITMAYperhapsbeurgedthattheobjectsenumeratedintheprecedingnumberoughttobeprovidedforbytheStategovernments,underthedirectionoftheUnion.Butthiswouldbeinrealityaninversionoftheprimaryprincipleofourpoliticalassociation,asitwouldi...[繼續閱讀]

    TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:ITWASathinghardlytobeexpectedthatinapopularrevolutionthemindsofmenshouldstopatthathappymeanwhichmarksthesalutaryboundarybetweenPOWERandPRIVILEGE,andcombinestheenergyofgovernmentwiththesecurityofprivaterights.Afailureinthisde...[繼續閱讀]

    TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:ITHASbeenurgedindifferentshapesthataConstitutionofthekindproposedbytheconventioncannotoperatewithouttheaidofamilitaryforcetoexecuteitslaws.This,however,likemostotherthingsthathavebeenallegedonthatside,restsonmeregeneralasser...[繼續閱讀]

    TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:THATtheremayhappencasesinwhichthenationalgovernmentmaybenecessitatedtoresorttoforcecannotbedenied.Ourownexperiencehascorroboratedthelessonstaughtbytheexamplesofothernations;thatemergenciesofthissortwillsometimesexistinallsoc...[繼續閱讀]

    TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:THEpowerofregulatingthemilitiaandofcommandingitsservicesintimesofinsurrectionandinvasionarenaturalincidentstothedutiesofsuperintendingthecommondefense,andofwatchingovertheinternalpeaceoftheConfederacy.Itrequiresnoskillinthes...[繼續閱讀]

    TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:ITHASbeenalreadyobservedthatthefederalgovernmentoughttopossessthepowerofprovidingforthesupportofthenationalforces;inwhichpropositionwasintendedtobeincludedtheexpenseofraisingtroops,ofbuildingandequippingfleets,andallotherexp...[繼續閱讀]