The Alleged Danger From the Powers of the Union to the State Governments Considered For the Independent Journal. Author: James Madison To the People of the State of New York: HAVING shown that no one of the powers transferred to the federal government is unnecessary or improper, the next question to be considered is, whether […]

Restrictions on the Authority of the Several States From the New York Packet. Friday, January 25, 1788. Author: James Madison To the People of the State of New York: A FIFTH class of provisions in favor of the federal authority consists of the following restrictions on the authority of the several States: 1. “No State […]

The Same Subject Continued: The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered For the Independent Journal. Author: James Madison To the People of the State of New York: THE FOURTH class comprises the following miscellaneous powers:1. A power “to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing, for a limited time, to authors […]

The Powers Conferred by the Constitution Further Considered From the New York Packet. Tuesday, January 22, 1788. Author: James Madison To the People of the State of New York: THE SECOND class of powers, lodged in the general government, consists of those which regulate the intercourse with foreign nations, to wit: to make treaties; to […]

General View of the Powers Conferred by the Constitution For the Independent Journal. Author: James Madison To the People of the State of New York: THE Constitution proposed by the convention may be considered under two general points of view. The FIRST relates to the sum or quantity of power which it vests in the […]

The Powers of the Convention to Form a Mixed Government Examined and Sustained From the New York Packet. Friday, January 18, 1788. Author: James Madison To the People of the State of New York: THE SECOND point to be examined is, whether the convention were authorized to frame and propose this mixed Constitution. The powers […]

The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles For the Independent Journal. Author: James Madison To the People of the State of New York: THE last paper having concluded the observations which were meant to introduce a candid survey of the plan of government reported by the convention, we now proceed to the execution of […]

The Same Subject Continued, and the Incoherence of the Objections to the New Plan Exposed From the New York Packet. Tuesday, January 15, 1788. Author: James Madison To the People of the State of New York: IT IS not a little remarkable that in every case reported by ancient history, in which government has been […]

Concerning the Difficulties of the Convention in Devising a Proper Form of Government From the Daily Advertiser. Friday, January 11, 1788. Author: James Madison To the People of the State of New York: IN REVIEWING the defects of the existing Confederation, and showing that they cannot be supplied by a government of less energy than […]

The Same Subject Continued: Concerning the General Power of Taxation From the New York Packet. Tuesday, January 8, 1788. Author: Alexander Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: WE HAVE seen that the result of the observations, to which the foregoing number has been principally devoted, is, that from the natural operation […]