1787–1789
Brutus XII (Part 2)
(Continued from last Thursday’s paper.) This same manner of explaining the constitution, will fix a meaning, and a very important one too, to the 12th [18th?] clause of the same
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(Continued from last Thursday’s paper.) This same manner of explaining the constitution, will fix a meaning, and a very important one too, to the 12th [18th?] clause of the same
The nature and extent of the judicial power of the United States, proposed to be granted by this constitution, claims our particular attention. Much has been said and written upon
To the People of the State of New-York. The liberties of a people are in danger from a large standing army, not only because the rulers may employ them for
The design of civil government is to protect the rights and promote the happiness of the people. For this end, rulers are invested with powers. But we cannot from hence
The result of our reasoning in the two preceeding numbers is this, that in a confederated government, where the powers are divided between the general and the state government, it
To the People of the State of New-York. It was intended in this Number to have prosecuted the enquiry into the organization of this new system; particularly to have considered
To the Citizens of the State of New-York. In the investigation of the constitution, under your consideration, great care should be taken, that you do not form your opinions respecting
Brutus warns the Constitution would centralize power, threatening liberty in an impractically large republic, arguing federal clauses and courts would erode state authority and popular self-government, prompting Federalist rebuttals responses.