FEDERALIST No.14 Objections to the Proposed Constitution from Extentof Territory Answered

To the People of the State of New York：

WE HAVE seen the necessity of the Union， as our bulwark against foreign danger， as the conservator of peace among ourselves， as the guardian of our commerce and other common interests， as the only substitute for those military establishments which have subverted the liberties of the Old World， and as the proper antidote for the diseases of faction， which have proved fatal to other popular governments， and of which alarming symptoms have been betrayed by our own. All that remains within this branch of our inquiries is to take notice of an objection that may be drawn from the great extent of country which the Union embraces. A few observations on this subject will be the more proper as it is perceived that the adversaries of the new Con ......     （共10547字）    [阅读本文]>>