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1、TheFederalistNo.2ConcerningDangersfromFeignFceInfluenceIndependentJournalWednesdayOctober311787[JohnJay]TothePeopleoftheStateofNewYk:WHENthepeopleofAmericareflectthattheyarenowcalledupontodecideaquestionwhichinitsconsequ

2、encesmustproveoneofthemostimptantthateverengagedtheirattentiontheproprietyoftheirtakingaverycomprehensiveaswellasaveryseriousviewofitwillbeevident.Nothingismecertainthantheindispensablenecessityofgovernmentitisequallyund

3、eniablethatwheneverhoweveritisinstitutedthepeoplemustcedetoitsomeoftheirnaturalrightsindertovestitwithrequisitepowers.ItiswellwthyofconsiderationtherefewhetheritwouldconducemetotheinterestofthepeopleofAmericathattheyshou

4、ldtoallgeneralpurposesbeonenationunderonefederalgovernmentthattheyshoulddividethemselvesintoseparateconfederaciesgivetotheheadofeachthesamekindofpowerswhichtheyareadvisedtoplaceinonenationalgovernment.Ithasuntillatelybee

5、nareceiveduncontradictedopinionthattheprosperityofthepeopleofAmericadependedontheircontinuingfirmlyunitedthewishesprayersefftsofourbestwisestcitizenshavebeenconstantlydirectedtothatobject.Butpoliticiansnowappearwhoinsist

6、thatthisopinioniserroneousthatinsteadoflookingfsafetyhappinessinunionweoughttoseekitinadivisionoftheStatesintodistinctconfederaciessovereignties.Howeverextradinarythisnewdoctrinemayappearitneverthelesshasitsadvocatescert

7、ainacterswhoweremuchopposedtoitfmerlyareatpresentofthenumber.Whatevermaybetheargumentsinducementswhichhavewroughtthischangeinthesentimentsdeclarationsofthesegentlemenitcertainlywouldnotbewiseinthepeopleatlargetoadoptthes

8、enewpoliticalteswithoutbeingfullyconvincedthattheyarefoundedintruthsoundpolicy.IthasoftengivenmepleasuretoobservethatindependentAmericawasnotcomposedofdetacheddistantterritiesbutthatoneconnectedfertilewidespreadingcountr

9、ywastheptionofourwesternsonsofliberty.Providencehaswisdomintimeswhichtriedthemindsheartsofmenundertookthearduoustask.Inthemildseasonofpeacewithmindsunoccupiedbyothersubjectstheypassedmanymonthsincooluninterrupteddailycon

10、sultationfinallywithouthavingbeenawedbypowerinfluencedbyanypassionsexceptloveftheircountrytheypresentedrecommendedtothepeopletheplanproducedbytheirjointveryunanimouscouncils.Admitfsoisthefactthatthisplanisonlyrecommended

11、notimposedyetletitberememberedthatitisneitherrecommendedtoblindapprobationntoblindreprobationbuttothatsedatecidconsiderationwhichthemagnitudeimptanceofthesubjectdemwhichitcertainlyoughttoreceive.Butthis(aswasremarkedinth

12、efegoingnumberofthispaper)ismetobewishedthanexpectedthatitmaybesoconsideredexamined.Experienceonafmeroccasionteachesusnottobetoosanguineinsuchhopes.Itisnotyetfgottenthatwellgroundedapprehensionsofimminentdangerinducedthe

13、peopleofAmericatofmthememableCongressof1774.Thatbodyrecommendedcertainmeasurestotheirconstituentstheeventprovedtheirwisdomyetitisfreshinourmemieshowsoonthepressbegantoteemwithpamphletsweeklypapersagainstthoseverymeasures

14、.Notonlymanyoftheofficersofgovernmentwhoobeyedthedictatesofpersonalinterestbutothersfromamistakenestimateofconsequencestheundueinfluenceoffmerattachmentswhoseambitionaimedatobjectswhichdidnotcrespondwiththepublicgoodwere

15、indefatigableintheirefftstopursuadethepeopletorejecttheadviceofthatpatrioticCongress.Manyindeedweredeceiveddeludedbutthegreatmajityofthepeoplereasoneddecidedjudiciouslyhappytheyareinreflectingthattheydidso.Theyconsidered

16、thattheCongresswascomposedofmanywiseexperiencedmen.Thatbeingconvenedfromdifferentpartsofthecountrytheybroughtwiththemcommunicatedtoeachotheravarietyofusefulinfmation.Thatinthecourseofthetimetheypassedtogetherininquiringi

17、ntodiscussingthetrueinterestsoftheircountrytheymusthaveacquiredveryaccurateknowledgeonthathead.Thattheywereindividuallyinterestedinthepubliclibertyprosperitytherefethatitwasnotlesstheirinclinationthantheirdutytorecommend

18、onlysuchmeasuresasafterthemostmaturedeliberationtheyreallythoughtprudentadvisable.ThesesimilarconsiderationstheninducedthepeopletorelygreatlyonthejudgmentintegrityoftheCongresstheytooktheiradvicenotwithstingthevariousart

19、sendeavsusedtodeterthemfromit.ButifthepeopleatlargehadreasontoconfideinthemenofthatCongressfewofwhomhadbeenfullytriedgenerallyknownstillgreaterreasonhavetheynowtorespectthejudgmentadviceoftheconventionfitiswellknownthats

20、omeofthemostdistinguishedmembersofthatCongresswhohavebeensincetriedjustlyapprovedfpatriotismabilitieswhohavegrownoldinacquiringpoliticalinfmationwerealsomembersofthisconventioncarriedintoittheiraccumulatedknowledgeexperi

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