Friends Of The Constitution: Writings of the “Other” Federalists
There were many writers other than John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton who, in 1787 and 1788, argued for the Constitution’s ratification. In a collection central to our understanding of the American founding, Friends of the Constitution brings together forty-nine of the most important of these “other” Federalists’ writings.
573 pages.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Editor’s Note
Introduction: “The ‘Other’ Federalist Papers: A Preliminary Sketch” – Herbert J. Storing
1
Address to the People of the United States” – Benjamin Rush
12
Circular to the States – George Washington
16
A Pennsylvania Farmer
I9
Monitor
27
Common Sense
31
Philodemos
36
A Federalist
44
“An Essay on the Means of Promoting Federal Sentiments in the United States” – Nicholas Collin
67
Fabius – John Dickinson
76
Speech – James Wilson
88
A Freeman – Tench Coxe
102
Speech – James Wilson
109
Philo-Publius – William Duer
I13
State Soldier
115
Extract of Letter to Charles Carter – George Washington
127
A Citizen of New York – John Jay
154
Speech – Benjamin Franklin
164
Socius
167
America – Noah Webster
179
A Countryman – Roger Sherman
183
A Citizen of Philadelphia – Peletiah Webster
194
Speech – Fisher Ames
202
Speech – James Wilson
227
Fabius – John Dickinson
231
Speech – James Wilson
236
Alfredus – Samuel Tenney
247
An American Citizen – Tench Coxe
260
A Citizen of New Haven – Roger Sherman
274
Remarks on the New Plan of Government – Hugh Williamson
282
Essay to the People of Connecticut
286
Letters – Oliver Ellsworth
316
One of Four Thousand
325
The Letters – Caesar
338
Essays – Atticus
341
The Essay – Cato
348
A Democratic Federalist
361
Convention
378
State Soldier
379
A Citizen of America – Noah Webster
416
A Foreign Spectator – Nicholas Collin
427
Crito – Stephen Hopkins
440
Civis – David Ramsey
457
One of the People Called Quakers
469
An American Citizen – Tench Coxe
477
Elihu
480
A Landholder – Oliver Ellsworth
487
Fabius – John Dickinson
502
Oration on the Foruth of July – James Wilson
508
Remarks at the Closing of the Federal Convention – Benjamin Franklin
518
Epilogue
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There were many writers other than John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton who, in 1787 and 1788, argued for the Constitution’s ratification. In a collection central to our understanding of the American founding, Friends of the Constitution brings together forty-nine of the most important of these “other” Federalists’ writings.
573 pages.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Editor’s Note
Introduction: “The ‘Other’ Federalist Papers: A Preliminary Sketch” – Herbert J. Storing
1
Address to the People of the United States” – Benjamin Rush
12
Circular to the States – George Washington
16
A Pennsylvania Farmer
I9
Monitor
27
Common Sense
31
Philodemos
36
A Federalist
44
“An Essay on the Means of Promoting Federal Sentiments in the United States” – Nicholas Collin
67
Fabius – John Dickinson
76
Speech – James Wilson
88
A Freeman – Tench Coxe
102
Speech – James Wilson
109
Philo-Publius – William Duer
I13
State Soldier
115
Extract of Letter to Charles Carter – George Washington
127
A Citizen of New York – John Jay
154
Speech – Benjamin Franklin
164
Socius
167
America – Noah Webster
179
A Countryman – Roger Sherman
183
A Citizen of Philadelphia – Peletiah Webster
194
Speech – Fisher Ames
202
Speech – James Wilson
227
Fabius – John Dickinson
231
Speech – James Wilson
236
Alfredus – Samuel Tenney
247
An American Citizen – Tench Coxe
260
A Citizen of New Haven – Roger Sherman
274
Remarks on the New Plan of Government – Hugh Williamson
282
Essay to the People of Connecticut
286
Letters – Oliver Ellsworth
316
One of Four Thousand
325
The Letters – Caesar
338
Essays – Atticus
341
The Essay – Cato
348
A Democratic Federalist
361
Convention
378
State Soldier
379
A Citizen of America – Noah Webster
416
A Foreign Spectator – Nicholas Collin
427
Crito – Stephen Hopkins
440
Civis – David Ramsey
457
One of the People Called Quakers
469
An American Citizen – Tench Coxe
477
Elihu
480
A Landholder – Oliver Ellsworth
487
Fabius – John Dickinson
502
Oration on the Foruth of July – James Wilson
508
Remarks at the Closing of the Federal Convention – Benjamin Franklin
518
Epilogue
