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Contents.
| Essay. | Page | ||
| A. Pericles and Aspasia referred to, | No. VI. | 28 | |
| B. the Peloponnesian war referred to, | 28 | ||
| C. Cardinal Wolsey referred to, | 29 | ||
| D. Madame de Maintenon referred to, | 29 | ||
| E. Duchess of Marlborough referred to, | 29 | ||
| F. Madame de Pompadour referred to, | 29 | ||
| G. Shays and the rebellion in Massachusetts referred to, | 30 | ||
| b. objections of anti-constitutionists answered, | 30 | ||
| a. "the genius of republics is pacific," | 30 | ||
| b. "the spirit of commerce tends to peace," | 30 | ||
| A. Introductory remarks, | 30 | ||
| B. Sparta referred to, | 31 | ||
| C. Athens referred to, | 31 | ||
| D. Rome referred to, | 31 | ||
| E. Carthage referred to, | 31 | ||
| F. Venice referred to, | 31 | ||
| G. Holland referred to, | 31 | ||
| H. Great Britain referred to, | 32 | ||
| c. an appeal to the People, founded on these examples, | 32 | ||
| c. the inducements which the disunited States could have to make war on each other considered, | VII. | 34 | |
| a. the same which have produced wars elsewhere, | 34 | ||
| b. special causes within themselves, | 34 | ||
| A. unadjusted territorial disputes, | 34 | ||
| a. introductory remarks, | 34 | ||
| b. crown-lands, within the States, | 34 | ||
| c. western lands, | 35 | ||
| d. Wyoming lands, | 36 | ||
| e. New Hampshire grants, | 36 | ||
| B. commercial rivalry, | 37 | ||
| a. disregard of local revenue laws generally, | 37 | ||
| b. jealousy of New York in New Jersey and Connecticut, | 38 | ||
| C. the existing debt of the confederacy, | 38 | ||
| a. in its apportionment among the States, | 38 | ||
| b. in its extinguishment, | 38 | ||
| D. local laws violative of private contracts, | 40 | ||
| E. incompatible alliances between individual States and foreign powers, | 40 | ||
| d. the consequences of inter-State hostilities, | VIII. | 41 | |
| a. primarily, great destruction of life and property, | 42 | ||
| b. ultimately, | 43 | ||
| A. the establishment of standing armies, | 43 | ||
| B. the extension of the power of the executive, | 44 | ||
| C. the elevation of the military over the civil power, | 44 | ||
| c. objections answered, | 44 | ||
| A. standing armies were not created in ancient Greece, | 45 |
