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| C. the greater danger that the delegated authority of the Fœderal government will be invaded by the State governments, | No. XVII. | 108 |
| a. from the superior influence which they will exercise over the People, | 108 | |
| i. from the diffusive construction of the Fœderal government, | 108 | |
| ii. from the nature of the objects of local control, | 108 | |
| b. the general subject considered, | 109 | |
| i. enforced by argument, | 109 | |
| ii. illustrated from the history of the feudal system, | 110 | |
| iii. illustrated from the history of Scotland, | 111 | |
| iv. illustrated from the history of the Amphictyonic league, | XVIII. | 112 |
| v. illustrated from the history of the Achæan league, | 115 | |
| vi. illustrated from the history of the Germanic league, | XIX. | 119 |
| vii. illustrated from the history of Poland, | 125 | |
| viii. illustrated from the history of Switzerland, | 125 | |
| ix. illustrated from the history of the United Netherlands, | XX. | 126 |
| k. concluding remarks, | 131 | |
| B. "the total want of a sanction to its laws," | XXI. | 132 |
| a. the Fœderal government possesses no power to exact obedience, | 132 | |
| b. the Fœderal government possesses no power to punish disobedience, | 132 | |
| c. the Fœderal government has received no express delegation of authority to use force against the States, | 132 | |
| C. "the want of a mutual guaranty of the State governments," | 133 | |
| a. the consequent absence of authority in the Fœderal government to assist a State in enforcing its own laws, | 134 | |
| b. the danger of an "officious interference in the domestic concerns of its members" by the Fœderal government considered, | 134 | |
| D. "the principle of regulating the contributions of the States to the common treasury, by quotas," | 135 | |
| a. the standard of constitutional wealth, | 135 | |
| b. the causes on which it is dependent, | 136 | |
| c. the rule of the confederation, on taxation, is unequal and oppressive, | 136 | |
| d. this cause alone is sufficient to work the destruction of the Union, | 136 | |
| e. the remedy proposed for this evil, | 137 | |
| a. the advantages of taxes on articles of consumption, | 137 | |
| b. the advantages attending indirect taxation, | 138 |
