THE

FEDERALIST.

A COMMENTARY

ON THE

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

A Collection of Essays,

BY

ALEXANDER HAMILTON,

JAY AND MADISON.

ALSO

The Continentalist and Other Papers,

BY

HAMILTON.

EDITED BY

JOHN C. HAMILTON,

AUTHOR OF THE HISTORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE UNITED STATES.

PHILADELPHIA:

J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District

of New York.