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Alexander Hamilton commences his discussion of the deficiencies of confederacy with Federalist 15 . Publius has alluded to this throughout the first 14 papers, but now he undertakes a concerted effort to demonstrate the insufficiency of the confederate form of government. This particular essay is even more polemical than is usual for Hamilton. So convinced is he that the confederacy falls short of meeting the needs of the Nation, he asserts that it is beyond debate. In pursuance of the pl

October 11, 2009Leave a commentGo to comments by Alexander HamiltonInsufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the UnionTo the People of the State of New York:IN THE course of the preceding papers, I have endeavored, my fellow citizens, to place before you, in a clear and convincing light, the importance of Union to your political safety and happiness. I have unfolded to you a complication of dangers to which you would be exposed, should you permit that sacred knot which binds the peo