The Federalist, on the new Constitution, written in 1788 . n government to a narro^v idistrict, has been unfolded and refuted in preceding papers. I ;remark here only, that it seems to owe its rise and prevalence -1chiefly to the confounding of a republic with a democracy—and ^jby applying to the former, reasons drawn from the nature of the jlatter. The true distinction between these forms, was also ad- iverted to on a former occasion.—It is, that in a democracy, the Ypeople meet and exercise the government in person ; in a repub- Jlie, they assemble and administer it by their representatives
The Federalist, on the new Constitution, written in 1788 . n government to a narro^v idistrict, has been unfolded and refuted in preceding papers. I ;remark here only, that it seems to owe its rise and prevalence -1chiefly to the confounding of a republic with a democracy—and ^jby applying to the former, reasons drawn from the nature of the jlatter. The true distinction between these forms, was also ad- iverted to on a former occasion.—It is, that in a democracy, the Ypeople meet and exercise the government in person ; in a repub- Jlie, they assemble and administer it by their representatives and ;;agents. A demrocracy, consequently, must be confined to a small .^?spot. A republic may be extended over a large region. To this accidental source of the error, maybe added the arti-fice of some celebrated authors, whose writings have had a great ishare in forming the modern standard of political opinions. Be-ing subjects, either of an absolute, or limited monarchy, they have endeavoured to heighten the advantages, or palliate the evils, ol ,. Lerie\ /<-. J!^m:ies Mabisoi^ I
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