The works of Alexander Hamilton . be regretted that Mr. Dawson, in deference to rigidantiquarianism, should have marred his edition by a num-bering which, for no substantial reason, differs from theaccepted standard, and which, on this account and byomitting one number altogether, makes intelligent referenceto it difficult, if not impossible. The text of this edition, therefore, is, as I have said, theuntouched original text, and the essays are numberedaccording to what, in my opinion, is the original arrange-ment, and which is certainly the best, as it is the standardnumbering, that of the fi
The works of Alexander Hamilton . be regretted that Mr. Dawson, in deference to rigidantiquarianism, should have marred his edition by a num-bering which, for no substantial reason, differs from theaccepted standard, and which, on this account and byomitting one number altogether, makes intelligent referenceto it difficult, if not impossible. The text of this edition, therefore, is, as I have said, theuntouched original text, and the essays are numberedaccording to what, in my opinion, is the original arrange-ment, and which is certainly the best, as it is the standardnumbering, that of the first edition of 1788. In conclusion, I have only to express my thanks to themany kind correspondents who have given me informationas to the Federalist and its editions, and to state my obli-gations to the work of Mr. Dawson, to whose masterly intro-duction and admirable analytical table of contents this andall the subsequent editions of the essays of Publius must belargely indebted. Henry Cabot Lodge. May 21, 1886. THE For the Independent Journal. THE FEDERALIST. No. I. (HAMILTON.) To the People of the State of New York : After an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of thesubsisting federal government, you are called upon to de-liberate on a new Constitution for the United States ofAmerica. The subject speaks its own importance; compre-hending in its consequences nothing less than the existenceof the UNION, the safety and welfare of the parts of whichit is composed, the fate of an empire in many respects themost interesting in the world. It has been frequently re-marked that it seems to have been reserved to the people ofthis country, by their conduct and example, to decide theimportant question, whether societies of men are really capa-ble or not of establishing good government from reflectionand choice, or whether they are forever destined to dependfor their political constitutions on accident and force. Ifthere be any truth in the remark, the crisis at whi
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