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1999

Format:	Book
Author:	Madison, James, 1751-1836, authoir.
Title:	Writings / James Madison.
Publisher, Date:	New York, NY : Library of America, 1999.
Description:	xviii, 966 pages ; 21 cm.
Summary:	" ... contains 197 essays, addresses, speeches, private memoranda, and letters written between 1772 and 1836. Includes are all 29 of Madison's contributions to the Federalist ..."
Series:	Library of America ; 109 Library of America ; 109.
Subjects:	Madison, James, 1751-1836. United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783. United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865.
Other Author:	Rakove, Jack N., 1947- editor.
Other Title:	Works. Selections. 1999
Notes:	Fourth Printing Includes bibliographical references and index. This volume in the Library of America was given by the family of James W. & Anne G. Basker SZ
Contents:	The Revolution and the Confederation, 1772-1787 -- Framing and ratifying the Constitution, 1787-1789 -- Congress and the republican opposition, 1789-1801 -- Secretary of State and President, 1801-1817 -- Retirement, 1817-1836.
LCCN:	98050372
ISBN:	9781883011666
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Call Number:	973.51092 Ma
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James Madison (1751-1836) was a prominent participant in the American Revolution and the framing of the U.S. Constitution and also served as Secretary of State and President of the United States. Rakove, Coe Professor of History and American Studies at Stanford University and a Pulitizer Prize-winning historian, offers an extensive volume of Madison's essays, speeches, and private memoranda from the Revolution and Articles of Confederation through his post-Presidential activities. The book's scope distinguishes it from similar one-volume efforts and allows us a broader view of Madison's thinking than presented in The Federalist. The chronological order helps readers examine different periods of Madison's thought, e.g., his Federalist Papers expound a theory of an extended republic and a general theory of separation of powers. Larger public and academic libraries will find Rakove's presentation useful for readers' understanding of Madison, whose writings are significant in advancing key ideas central to the American Republic.ÄSteven Puro, St. Louis Univ. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Over 200 years after the founding of the federal republic, James Madison remains the most important political thinker in American history. The prime framer of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, Madison was also a brilliant expositor of the new republican government and its underlying principles. His eloquent and insightful writing on freedom of religion, freedom of speech and the press, the rights of minorities under majority rule, the role of the states in the federal system, and the separation of powers are central to American political thought and speak to the controversies of the present day.

Arranged chronologically, this Library of America volume contains 197 essays, addresses, speeches, private memoranda, and letters written between 1772 and 1836. Included are all twenty-nine of Madison's contributions to The Federalist , as well as revealing letters and speeches from the Constitutional Convention, the crucial Virginia ratifying convention, and the first federal Congress that illuminate his central role in framing and ratifying the Constitution and adopting the Bill of Rights. Early letters from the Revolution and the Confederation record Madison's strong commitment to religious freedom, his acute observations on the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, and the beginning of his historic political collaboration with Thomas Jefferson.

Selections from the 1790s include eloquent denunciations of the Alien and Sedition Acts and candid private appraisals of George Washington and John Adams. Writings from his terms as secretary of state and president record his determination to uphold American independence during the conflicts of the Napoleonic era and his leadership of the nation during the fiercely controversial War of 1812. Letters and memoranda from his retirement demonstrate his opposition to nullification and secession, his illusory hopes for African colonization as a solution to the dilemma of slavery, and his deepening concern over the sectional threat to the federal union he loved. James Madison: Writings includes a chronology of Madison's life, an essay on the texts, explanatory notes, and an index.

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Table of Contents

	The Revolution and the Confederation, 1772-1787
	To William Bradford, November 9, 1772	p. 3
	To William Bradford, January 24, 1774	p. 5
	To William Bradford, April 1, 1774	p. 7
	Amendments to the Virginia Declaration of Rights, May 29-June 11, 1776	p. 10
	To Thomas Jefferson, March 27, 1780	p. 11
	To Thomas Jefferson, April 16, 1781	p. 13
	Observations on State Territorial Claims, May 1, 1782	p. 14
	Memorandum on Conversation Regarding the Continental Army, February 20, 1783	p. 16
	Speech in the Continental Congress on Revenue, February 21, 1783	p. 17
	To Edmund Randolph, May 1783	p. 20
	To Lafayette, March 20, 1785	p. 24
	Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments, c. June 20, 1785	p. 29
	To James Monroe, August 7, 1785	p. 36
	To Caleb Wallace, August 23, 1785	p. 39
	To George Washington, December 9, 1785	p. 47
	To James Monroe, March 19, 1786	p. 50
	To Thomas Jefferson, August 12, 1786	p. 52
	To James Monroe, September 11, 1786	p. 59
	To George Washington, December 7, 1786	p. 59
	To Edmund Pendleton, February 24, 1787	p. 61
	To Thomas Jefferson, March 19, 1787	p. 63
	Vices of the Political System of the United States, April 1787	p. 69
	To George Washington, April 16, 1787	p. 80
	Framing and Ratifying the Constitution, 1787-1789
	The Virginia Plan, May 29, 1787	p. 89
	Speech in the Federal Convention on Factions, June 6, 1787	p. 92
	Speech in the Federal Convention on the Revisionary Power, June 6, 1787	p. 94
	To Thomas Jefferson, June 6, 1787	p. 95
	Remarks in the Federal Convention on the Senate, June 7, 1787	p. 98
	Remarks in the Federal Convention on the Power to Negative State Laws, June 8, 1787	p. 99
	Speech in the Federal Convention on the New Jersey Plan, June 19, 1787	p. 101
	Speech in the Federal Convention on the General and State Governments, June 21, 1787	p. 108
	Speech in the Federal Convention on the Senate, June 26, 1787	p. 110
	Speech in the Federal Convention on Relations Among the States, June 28, 1787	p. 112
	Speech in the Federal Convention on the Danger of Dissolution, June 29, 1787	p. 115
	Speech in the Federal Convention on Divisions Between the States, June 30, 1787	p. 117
	Speech in the Federal Convention on the Proposed Compromise on State Representation, July 5, 1787	p. 120
	Speech in the Federal Convention on Apportioning Representation, July 11, 1787	p. 121
	Speech in the Federal Convention Opposing Equal Representation in the Senate, July 14, 1787	p. 123
	Remarks in the Federal Convention on Electing the Executive, July 17, 1787	p. 125
	Speech in the Federal Convention on Electing the Executive, July 19, 1787	p. 127
	Speech in the Federal Convention on Impeachment, July 20, 1787	p. 128
	Speech in the Federal Convention on Ratification, July 23, 1787	p. 129
	Speech in the Federal Convention on Electing the Executive, July 25, 1787	p. 130
	Speech in the Federal Convention on Suffrage, August 7, 1787	p. 132
	Speech in the Federal Convention on Control of Congressional Elections, August 9, 1787	p. 134
	To Thomas Jefferson, September 6, 1787	p. 135
	To George Washington, September 30, 1787	p. 137
	To George Washington, October 18, 1787	p. 140
	To Thomas Jefferson, October 24, 1787	p. 142
	To George Washington, November 18, 1787	p. 158
	The Federalist No. 10, November 22, 1787	p. 160
	The Federalist No. 14, November 30, 1787	p. 168
	The Federalist No. 18, December 7, 1787	p. 174
	The Federalist No. 19, December 8, 1787	p. 180
	The Federalist No. 20, December 11, 1787	p. 186
	To Edmund Randolph, January 10, 1788	p. 190
	The Federalist No. 37, January 11, 1788	p. 194
	The Federalist No. 38, January 12, 1788	p. 202
	The Federalist No. 39, January 16, 1788	p. 211
	The Federalist No. 40, January 18, 1788	p. 218
	The Federalist No. 41, January 19, 1788	p. 226
	The Federalist No. 42, January 22, 1788	p. 235
	The Federalist No. 43, January 23, 1788	p. 243
	The Federalist No. 44, January 25, 1788	p. 252
	The Federalist No. 45, January 26, 1788	p. 260
	The Federalist No. 46, January 29, 1788	p. 266
	The Federalist No. 47, January 30, 1788	p. 273
	The Federalist No. 48, February 1, 1788	p. 281
	The Federalist No. 49, February 2, 1788	p. 286
	The Federalist No. 50, February 5, 1788	p. 291
	The Federalist No. 51, February 6, 1788	p. 294
	The Federalist No. 52, February 8, 1788	p. 299
	The Federalist No. 53, February 9, 1788	p. 304
	The Federalist No. 54, February 12, 1788	p. 310
	The Federalist No. 55, February 13, 1788	p. 315
	The Federalist No. 56, February 16, 1788	p. 321
	The Federalist No. 57, February 19, 1788	p. 326
	The Federalist No. 58, February 20, 1788	p. 332
	The Federalist No. 62, February 27, 1788	p. 338
	The Federalist No. 63, March 1, 1788	p. 345
	To Eliza House Trist, March 25, 1788	p. 353
	Speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention in Defense of the Constitution, June 6, 1788	p. 354
	Speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention on Direct Taxation, June 11, 1788	p. 366
	Speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention on Taxation, a Bill of Rights, and the Mississippi, June 12, 1788	p. 380
	Speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention on the Militia, June 14, 1788	p. 385
	Speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention on Control of the Military, June 16, 1788	p. 388
	Speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention on the Slave Trade Clause, June 17, 1788	p. 391
	Speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention on the Judicial Power, June 20, 1788	p. 393
	Speech in the Virginia Ratifying Convention on Ratification and Amendments, June 24, 1788	p. 401
	To Alexander Hamilton, June 27, 1788	p. 407
	To Alexander Hamilton, July 20, 1788	p. 408
	Observations on the "Draught of a Constitution for Virginia," c. October 15, 1788	p. 409
	To Thomas Jefferson, October 17, 1788	p. 418
	To Edmund Randolph, November 2, 1788	p. 423
	To Edmund Randolph, November 23, 1788	p. 425
	To George Eve, January 2, 1789	p. 427
	To Edmund Randolph, March 1, 1789	p. 429
	Congress and the Republican Opposition, 1789-1801
	Speech in Congress on Presidential Titles, May 11, 1789	p. 433
	Speech in Congress on the Removal Power, May 19, 1789	p. 434
	Speech in Congress Proposing Constitutional Amendments, June 8, 1789	p. 437
	Speech in Congress on Presidential Removal Power, June 16, 17, 1789	p. 453
	To Edmund Pendleton, June 21, 1789	p. 465
	Remarks in Congress on Proposed Constitutional Amendments, August 15, 1789	p. 467
	Remarks in Congress on the "Most Valuable Amendment," August 17, 1789	p. 470
	To Richard Peters, August 19, 1789	p. 471
	Memorandum on Colonizing Freed Slaves, c. October 20, 1789	p. 472
	To Thomas Jefferson, February 4, 1790	p. 473
	To Benjamin Rush, March 20, 1790	p. 477
	Remarks in Congress During Debate on Militia Bill, December 16, 1790	p. 478
	Speech in Congress on Religious Exemptions from Militia Duty, December 22, 1790	p. 478
	Speech in Congress Opposing the National Bank, February 2, 1791	p. 480
	To Thomas Jefferson, May 12, 1791	p. 490
	Population and Emigration, National Gazette, November 21, 1791	p. 492
	Consolidation, National Gazette, December 5, 1791	p. 498
	Dependent Territories, National Gazette, December 12, 1791	p. 500
	Public Opinion, National Gazette, December 19, 1791	p. 500
	Government, National Gazette, January 2, 1792	p. 501
	Charters, National Gazette, January 19, 1792	p. 502
	Parties, National Gazette, January 23, 1792	p. 504
	Universal Peace, National Gazette, February 2, 1792	p. 505
	Government of the United States, National Gazette, February 6, 1792	p. 508
	Spirit of Governments, National Gazette, February 20, 1792	p. 509
	Republican Distribution of Citizens, National Gazette, March 5, 1792	p. 511
	Fashion, National Gazette, March 22, 1792	p. 513
	Property, National Gazette, March 29, 1792	p. 515
	The Union: Who Are Its Real Friends?, National Gazette, April 2, 1792	p. 517
	Memorandum on Washington's Retirement, May 1792	p. 519
	To George Washington, June 20, 1792	p. 524
	A Candid State of Parties, National Gazette, September 26, 1792	p. 530
	Who Are the Best Keepers of the People's Liberties?, National Gazette, December 22, 1792	p. 532
	To Thomas Jefferson, June 13, 1793	p. 534
	"Helvidius" No. 1, August 24, 1793	p. 537
	To Thomas Jefferson, September 2, 1793	p. 546
	To Dolley Payne Todd, August 18, 1794	p. 550
	Speech in Congress on "Self-Created Societies," November 27, 1794	p. 551
	To James Monroe, December 20, 1795	p. 553
	Speech in Congress on the Jay Treaty, March 10, 1796	p. 558
	Speech in Congress on the Jay Treaty, April 6, 1796	p. 568
	To Thomas Jefferson, December 19, 1796	p. 581
	To Thomas Jefferson, January 15, 1797	p. 582
	To Thomas Jefferson, c. February 18, 1798	p. 584
	To Thomas Jefferson, April 2, 1798	p. 586
	To Thomas Jefferson, May 13, 1798	p. 588
	Virginia Resolutions Against the Alien and Sedition Acts, December 21, 1798	p. 589
	To Thomas Jefferson, December 29, 1798	p. 591
	Foreign Influence, Aurora General Advertiser, January 23, 1799	p. 592
	Political Reflections, Aurora General Advertiser, February 23, 1799	p. 599
	Report on the Alien and Sedition Acts, January 7, 1800	p. 608
	To Thomas Jefferson, January 10, 1801	p. 663
	Secretary of State and President, 1801-1817
	To Robert R. Livingston and James Monroe, July 29, 1803	p. 671
	To James Monroe, July 6, 1807	p. 673
	First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1809	p. 680
	Veto Message to Congress, February 21, 1811	p. 683
	To Thomas Jefferson, May 25, 1812	p. 684
	War Message to Congress, June 1, 1812	p. 685
	Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1813	p. 693
	To John Nicholas, April 2, 1813	p. 696
	To John Armstrong, August 13, 1814	p. 697
	Memorandum on the Battle of Bladensburg, c. August 24, 1814	p. 700
	Memorandum on Armstrong's Resignation, August 29, 1814	p. 703
	To Wilson Cary Nicholas, November 26, 1814	p. 706
	Message to Congress on Peace Treaty, February 18, 1815	p. 707
	Seventh Annual Message to Congress, December 5, 1815	p. 710
	Veto Message to Congress, March 3, 1817	p. 718
	Retirement, 1817-1836
	To Robert Walsh, March 2, 1819	p. 723
	To Robert J. Evans, June 15, 1819	p. 728
	To Spencer Roane, September 2, 1819	p. 733
	To Robert Walsh, November 27, 1819	p. 737
	Detached Memoranda, 1819?	p. 745
	To James Monroe, February 10, 1820	p. 771
	To Spencer Roane, May 6, 1821	p. 772
	To Spencer Roane, June 29, 1821	p. 777
	Jonathan Bull and Mary Bull, c. 1821	p. 779
	To Edward Livingston, July 10, 1822	p. 786
	To William T. Barry, August 4, 1822	p. 790
	To Edward Everett, March 19, 1823	p. 794
	To Thomas Jefferson, June 27, 1823	p. 798
	To Henry Lee, June 25, 1824	p. 803
	To Peter S. DuPonceau, August 1824	p. 804
	To Thomas Jefferson, February 8, 1825	p. 807
	To Thomas Jefferson, February 24, 1826	p. 809
	To Nicholas P. Trist, July 6, 1826	p. 811
	To Henry Colman, August 25, 1826	p. 812
	To Joseph Cabell, September 18, 1828	p. 813
	Speech in the Virginia Constitutional Convention, December 2, 1829	p. 824
	A Sketch Never Finished Nor Applied, 1830?	p. 828
	To Edward Everett, August 28, 1830	p. 842
	To James Robertson, March 27, 1831	p. 852
	To Jared Sparks, April 8, 1831	p. 854
	To Jared Sparks, June 1, 1831	p. 857
	To Mathew Carey, July 27, 1831	p. 858
	To Nicholas P. Trist, May 1832	p. 859
	To Andrew Stevenson, November 20, 1832	p. 860
	To Nicholas P. Trist, December 23, 1832	p. 861
	To William Cabell Rives, March 12, 1833	p. 863
	Advice to My Country, 1834	p. 866
	To George Tucker, June 27, 1836	p. 867
Appendix	The Constitution	p. 871
	Chronology	p. 893
	Note on the Texts	p. 914
	Notes	p. 924
	Index	p. 951

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