From the Independent Journal Saturday, January 5, 1788 To the People of the State of New York: BEFORE we proceed to examine any other objections to an indefinite power of taxation in the Union, I shall make one general remark; which is, that if the jurisdiction of the national government, in the article of revenue,…
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Federalist No 34, Power of Taxation, Continued
From the Independent Journal Saturday, January 5, 1788 To the People of the State of New York: I FLATTER myself it has been clearly shown in my last number that the particular States, under the proposed Constitution, would have COEQUAL authority with the Union in the article of revenue, except as to duties on imports.…
Federalist No 33, Power of Taxation, Continued
From the Independent Journal Wednesday, January 2, 1788 To the People of the State of New York: THE residue of the argument against the provisions of the Constitution in respect to taxation is ingrafted upon the following clause. The last clause of the eighth section of the first article of the plan under consideration authorizes…
Federalist No 32, Power of Taxation, Continued
From the Independent Journal Wednesday, January 2, 1788 To the People of the State of New York: ALTHOUGH I am of opinion that there would be no real danger of the consequences which seem to be apprehended to the State governments from a power in the Union to control them in the levies of money,…
Federalist No 28, Restraining the Legislative Authority, Continued
For the Independent Journal Wednesday, December 26, 1787 To the People of the State of New York: THAT there may happen cases in which the national government may be necessitated to resort to force, cannot be denied. Our own experience has corroborated the lessons taught by the examples of other nations; that emergencies of this…