In this Library of America volume and its companion is
captured, on a scale unmatched by any previous collection, the
extraordinary energy and eloquence of our first national political
campaign. Assembled here in chronological order are hundreds of
newspaper articles, pamphlets, speeches, and private letters
written or delivered in the aftermath of the Constitutional
Convention. Along with familiar figures like Franklin, Madison,
Patrick Henry, Jefferson, and Washington, scores of less famous
citizens are represented, all speaking clearly and passionately
about government. The most famous writings of the ratification
struggle - the Federalist essays of Hamilton and Madison - are
placed in their original context, alongside the arguments of able
antagonists, such as "Brutus" and the "Federal Farmer." Part One
includes press polemics and private commentaries from September1787
to January 1788. That autumn, powerful arguments were made against
the new charter by Virginian George Mason and the
still-unidentified "Federal Farmer," while in New York newspapers,
the Federalist essays initiated a brilliant defense. Dozens of
speeches from the state ratifying conventions show how the "draft
of a plan, nothing but a dead letter," in Madison''s words, had
"life and validity...breathed into it by the voice of the people."
Included are the conventions in Pennsylvania, where James Wilson
confronted the democratic skepticism of those representing the
western frontier, and in Massachusetts, where John Hancock and
Samuel Adams forged a crucial compromise that saved the country
from years of political convulsion. Informative notes, biographical
profiles of all writers, speakers, and recipients, and a detailed
chronology of relevant events from 1774 to 1804 provide fascinating
background. A general index allows readers to follow specific
topics, and an appendix includes the Declaration of Independence,
the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution with all
amendments.
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