Friends of the Constitution
Writings of the “Other” Federalists
By Colleen A. Sheehan and Gary L. McDowell
$21.00
Publication Date: January 1998
About this book
A collection of deeply important writings
There were many writers other than John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton who, in 1787 and 1788, argued for the Constitution’s ratification. In a collection central to our understanding of the American founding, Friends of the Constitution brings together forty-nine of the most important of these “other” Federalists’ writings.
Hardback | 573 pages | 6×9 | Published January 1998 | ISBN 978-0-86597-154-7
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Editor’s Note
Introduction: “The ‘Other’ Federalist Papers: A Preliminary Sketch” – Herbert J. Storing
1
Address to the People of the United States” – Benjamin Rush
12
Circular to the States – George Washington
16
A Pennsylvania Farmer
i9
Monitor
27
Common Sense
31
Philodemos
36
A Federalist
44
“An Essay on the Means of Promoting Federal Sentiments in the United States” – Nicholas Collin
67
Fabius – John Dickinson
76
Speech – James Wilson
88
A Freeman – Tench Coxe
102
Speech – James Wilson
109
Philo-Publius – William Duer
i13
State Soldier
115
Extract of Letter to Charles Carter – George Washington
127
A Citizen of New York – John Jay
154
Speech – Benjamin Franklin
164
Socius
167
America – Noah Webster
179
A Countryman – Roger Sherman
183
A Citizen of Philadelphia – Peletiah Webster
194
Speech – Fisher Ames
202
Speech – James Wilson
227
Fabius – John Dickinson
231
Speech – James Wilson
236
Alfredus – Samuel Tenney
247
An American Citizen – Tench Coxe
260
A Citizen of New Haven – Roger Sherman
274
Remarks on the New Plan of Government – Hugh Williamson
282
Essay to the People of Connecticut
286
Letters – Oliver Ellsworth
316
One of Four Thousand
325
The Letters – Caesar
338
Essays – Atticus
341
The Essay – Cato
348
A Democratic Federalist
361
Convention
378
State Soldier
379
A Citizen of America – Noah Webster
416
A Foreign Spectator – Nicholas Collin
427
Crito – Stephen Hopkins
440
Civis – David Ramsey
457
One of the People Called Quakers
469
An American Citizen – Tench Coxe
477
Elihu
480
A Landholder – Oliver Ellsworth
487
Fabius – John Dickinson
502
Oration on the Foruth of July – James Wilson
508
Remarks at the Closing of the Federal Convention – Benjamin Franklin
518
Epilogue
About the Editors
Colleen A. Sheehan is Professor of Political Science at Villanova University.
Gary L. McDowell is the Tyler Haynes Interdisciplinary Professor of Leadership Studies, Political Science, and Law at the University of Richmond in Virginia. From 1992 to 2003 he was the Director of the Institute of United States Studies in the University of London