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"Pacificus" to James Madison
(New York Daily Advertiser, August 17, 1789--
Courtesy of the Library of Congress)
Transcript of "Pacificus"
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This lengthy
attack on Madison aptly expressed the shock many Federalists felt when their leader
so enthusiastically supported amendments. "Pacificus" has been identified as Noah
Webster, author of the first American dictionary.
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