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THE FEDERALIST

And Other Contemporary Papers on
the Constitution of the
United States

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INTRODUCTION

Recent years have witnessed a rapid develop the study of American history among all clas this interest has seemed to be more largely fi stitutional Period than upon any other single e this line of reading, the editor of this volume f of Madison's Journal of the Constitutional Con reference, and had occasion also to recommend it the same line of study. As this Journal had ne alone, and was available only at a very high I with other matter, an edition was issued in 1893

The cordial reception given that book suggested form edition of The Federalist, and this it seer more desirable, if there should be included with amount of material of the same character, whic been published for general circulation. While the market several good editions of The Federal believed that by including this material and m minor changes, the publication will be a very des student of this period.

The first and most important advantage of this is the extra amount of additional matter which tween the time of the announcement of the worl Convention, and the adoption of the Constitution there was a very wide discussion of it in newspapers and of these The Federalist represents only a small tion of this material by Paul Leicester Ford was pu under the title of "Pamphlets on the Constitution,' Historical Club. Another volume of the same ch "Essays on the Constitution" was also issued by M A limited edition of only five hundred copies of each was published.

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By an arrangement with Mr. Ford a considerable number of the more important papers have been selected from his two volumes and are now included with this edition of The Federalist. While these papers may not present that broad conception and careful analysis of the Constitution found in The Federalist, they are still of deep interest and of great importance to one who would become familiar with the history of that time. They present, furthermore, some very helpful suggestions for the proper interpretation of the Constitution, as well as thoughtful criticisms upon some departments of the government.

The index is based on that of Mr. Kendall in his edition of The Federatist, published in 1831, but it has been carefully revised and a considerable number of new topics added, as well as new references made to the old ones. It is also enlarged to cover all the new material in this volume.

The Federalist as reprinted is from Warner's edition of 1818, with very slight changes from the text as there given. The assignment of authorship for numbers LIV and LXIV as made in that edition seems so manifestly an error that a change has been made, assigning LIV to Hamilton and LXIV to Jay. Into the question of the disputed authorship of the other numbers, the editor has not attempted to enter, but is content to publish them as they appeared in Mr. Warner's edition.

It is the earnest wish of the editor that his work may be of service to those who are interested in the early development of our constitutional history.

CHICAGO, May 10, 1894.

E. H. SCOTT.

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