FEDERALIST No.22 The Same Subject Continued (Other Defects of the Present Confederation)

To the People of the State of New York：

IN ADDITION to the defects already enumerated in the existing federal system， there are others of not less importance which concur in rendering it altogether unfit for the administration of the affairs of the Union.

The want of a power to regulate commerce is by all parties allowed to be of the number. The utility of such a power has been anticipated under the fi rst head of our inquiries; and for this reason， as well as from the universal conviction entertained upon the subject， little need be added in this place. It is indeed evident， on the most superficial view， that there is no object， either as it respects the interests of trade or finance， that more strongly demands a federal superintendence. The want of it has already op ......     （共17695字）    [阅读本文]>>