TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:HAVINGinthethreelastnumberstakenasummaryreviewoftheprincipalcircumstancesandeventswhichdepictthegeniusandfateofotherconfederategovernments,Ishallnowproceedintheenumerationofthemostimportantofthosedefectswhichhavehithertodisa...[继续阅读]

    TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:INADDITIONtothedefectsalreadyenumeratedintheexistingfederalsystem,thereareothersofnotlessimportancewhichconcurinrenderingitaltogetherunfitfortheadministrationoftheaffairsoftheUnion.Thewantofapowertoregulatecommerceisbyallpar...[继续阅读]

    TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:THEnecessityofaConstitution,atleastequallyenergeticwiththeoneproposed,tothepreservationoftheUnion,isthepointattheexaminationofwhichwearenowarrived.Thisinquirywillnaturallydivideitselfintothreebranches—theobjectstobeprovidedf...[继续阅读]

    TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:TOTHEpowersproposedtobeconferreduponthefederalgovernment,inrespecttothecreationanddirectionofthenationalforces,Ihavemetwithbutonespecificobjection,which,ifIunderstanditright,isthis—thatproperprovisionhasnotbeenmadeagainstthe...[继续阅读]

    TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:ITMAYperhapsbeurgedthattheobjectsenumeratedintheprecedingnumberoughttobeprovidedforbytheStategovernments,underthedirectionoftheUnion.Butthiswouldbeinrealityaninversionoftheprimaryprincipleofourpoliticalassociation,asitwouldi...[继续阅读]

    TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:ITWASathinghardlytobeexpectedthatinapopularrevolutionthemindsofmenshouldstopatthathappymeanwhichmarksthesalutaryboundarybetweenPOWERandPRIVILEGE,andcombinestheenergyofgovernmentwiththesecurityofprivaterights.Afailureinthisde...[继续阅读]

    TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:ITHASbeenurgedindifferentshapesthataConstitutionofthekindproposedbytheconventioncannotoperatewithouttheaidofamilitaryforcetoexecuteitslaws.This,however,likemostotherthingsthathavebeenallegedonthatside,restsonmeregeneralasser...[继续阅读]

    TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:THATtheremayhappencasesinwhichthenationalgovernmentmaybenecessitatedtoresorttoforcecannotbedenied.Ourownexperiencehascorroboratedthelessonstaughtbytheexamplesofothernations;thatemergenciesofthissortwillsometimesexistinallsoc...[继续阅读]

    TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:THEpowerofregulatingthemilitiaandofcommandingitsservicesintimesofinsurrectionandinvasionarenaturalincidentstothedutiesofsuperintendingthecommondefense,andofwatchingovertheinternalpeaceoftheConfederacy.Itrequiresnoskillinthes...[继续阅读]

    TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYork:ITHASbeenalreadyobservedthatthefederalgovernmentoughttopossessthepowerofprovidingforthesupportofthenationalforces;inwhichpropositionwasintendedtobeincludedtheexpenseofraisingtroops,ofbuildingandequippingfleets,andallotherexp...[继续阅读]