FEDERALIST No.11 The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial Relations and a Navy

To the People of the State of New York：

THE importance of the Union， in a commercial light， is one of those points about which there is least room to entertain a difference of opinion， and which has， in fact， commanded the most general assent of men who have any acquaintance with the subject. This applies as well to our intercourse with foreign countries as with each other. *

There are appearances to authorize a supposition that the adventurous spirit， which distinguishes the commercial character of America， has already excited uneasy sensations in several of the maritime powers of Europe. They seem to be apprehensive of our too great interference in that carrying trade， which is the support of their navigation and the foundation of their naval strength. Those of t ......     （共12643字）    [阅读本文]>>