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" The Pacificus-Helvidius debates of 1793-1794 : "
Alexander Hamilton and James Madison ; edited and with an introduction by Morton J. Frisch.
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985521
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b739891
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Hamilton, Alexander,1757-1804.
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The Pacificus-Helvidius debates of 1793-1794 : : toward the completion of the American founding /\ Alexander Hamilton and James Madison ; edited and with an introduction by Morton J. Frisch.
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Indianapolis :: Liberty Fund,, ©2007.
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xv, 121 pages ;; 24 cm
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0865976880
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: 0865976899
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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The significance of the Pacificus-Helvidius debates: toward the completion of the American founding / by Morton J. Frisch -- Washington's neutrality proclamation, April 22, 1973 -- Defense of the president's neutrality proclamation -- (Alexander Hamilton), May 1793 -- Pacificus number I (Alexander Hamilton), June 29, 1793 -- Pacificus number II (Alexander Hamilton), July 3, 1793 -- Pacificus number III (Alexander Hamilton), July 6, 1793 -- Pacificus number IV (Alexander Hamilton), July 10, 1793 -- Pacificus number V (Alexander Hamilton), July 13-17, 1793 -- Pacificus number VI (Alexander Hamilton), July 17, 1793 -- Pacificus number VII (Alexander Hamilton), July 27, 1793 -- Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, July 7, 1793 -- Helvidius number I (James Madison), August 24, 1793 -- Helvidius number II (James Madison), August 31, 1793 -- Helvidius number III (James Madison), September 7, 1793 -- Helvidius number IV (James Madison), September 14, 1793 -- Helvidius number V (James Madison), September 18, 1793 -- Americanus number I (Alexander Hamilton), January 31, 1794 -- Americanus number II (Alexander Hamilton), February 7, 1794 -- Index.
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"The Pacificus-Helvidius debates of 1793-1794 are among the most significant in American history, virtually equal in importance with the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858. In these debates, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison (Pacificus and Helvidius, respectively) conflict on the extent of the foreign policy powers of the legislative and executive branches of government. Hamilton advocated strong executive control over foreign policy, whereas Madison argued that Washington's Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 would interfere with the Senate's war-making powers. Professor Morton J.
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"The Liberty Fund edition brings together for the first time all the relevant original documents of this controversy: Washington's Neutrality Proclamation, the full text of the Pacificus and Helvidius letters, Jefferson's letter to Madison imploring him to answer Hamilton's arguments, and Hamilton's Americanus letters, intended as the final response to Madison's rebuttal. The introduction by Professor Frisch places the work in historical context."--Jacket.
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Frisch, emeritus professor of political science at Northern Illinois University, writes in the Introduction: "The open-ended character of some of the constitutional provisions afforded opportunities for extending the powers of government beyond their specified limits. Although not given prior sanction by the Constitutional Convention, such additions served to provide a more complete definition of powers without actually changing the ends of government." The Neutrality Proclamation brought the issue to the forefront and inspired this classic debate."
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Constitutional history-- United States.
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Constitutional history.
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Diplomatic relations.
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Politics and government
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United States, Foreign relations, 1789-1797.
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United States, Politics and government, 1789-1797.
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United States.
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973.4
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E313.H23 2007
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Frisch, Morton J.
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Madison, James,1751-1836.
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