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From: CoonerJB
The Houston Herald newspaper
MARCH 5th, 2009

True story
Last Thursday night around midnight, a woman from Houston, Texas was arrested, jailed and charged with manslaughter for shooting a man six times in the back as he was running away with her purse.
The following Monday morning, the woman was called In front of the arraignment judge, sworn in, and asked to explain her actions.
The woman replied, "I was standing at the corner bus stop for about 15 minutes, waiting for the bus to take me home after work.  I am a waitress at a local cafe.
I was there alone, so I had my right hand on my pistol that was in my purse that was hung over my left shoulder.
All of a sudden I was being spun around hard to my left.  As I caught my balance, I saw a man running away from me with my purse.
I looked down at my hand, and I saw that my fingers were wrapped tightly around my pistol.  The next thing I remember is saying, "No way punk!  You're not stealing my paycheck and tips."
I raised my right hand, pointed my pistol at the man and squeezed the trigger six times!
When asked by the judge, "Why did you shoot the man six times?
The woman replied under oath, "Because, when I pulled the trigger the 7th time, it only went 'Click.' "
The Woman Was Acquitted Of All Charges and she Was Back At Work, at The Cafe, The Next Day!

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Thank you for the comments girls.  You really know what this ol hillbilly and forum are about.  It is people like you that can make a difference.
As for you Sarah ( Wait till i come to KC again | you are in for it lol )
Gary

Re: 'We The People' | The Federalist Papers

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The Federalist 4 (November 7, 1787)

To the People of the State of New-York.
My last Paper assigned several reasons why the safety of the people would be best secured by Union against the danger it may be exposed to by just causes of war given to other nations; and those reasons shew that such causes would not only be more rarely given, but would also be more easily accommodated by a national Government, than either by the State Governments, or the proposed little Confederacies.
But the safety of the People of America against dangers from foreign force, depends not only on their forbearing to give just causes of war to other nations, but also on their placing and continuing themselves in such a situation as not to invite hostility or insult; for it need not be observed, that there are pretended as well as just causes of war.
It is too true, however disgraceful it may be to human nature, that nations in general will make war whenever they have a prospect of getting any thing by it, nay that absolute monarchs will often make war when their nations are to get nothing by it, but for purposes and objects merely personal, such as, a thirst for military glory, revenge for personal affronts, ambition or private compacts to aggrandize or support their particular families, or partizans. These and a variety of motives, which affect only the mind of the Sovereign, often lead him to engage in wars not sanctified by justice, or the voice and interests of his people. But independent of these inducements to war, which are more prevalent in absolute monarchies, but which well deserve our attention, there are others which affect nations as often as Kings; and some of them will on examination be found to grow out of our relative situation and circumstances.
With France and with Britain we are rivals in the fisheries, and can supply their markets cheaper than they can themselves, notwithstanding any efforts to prevent it by bounties on their own, or duties on foreign fish.
With them and most other European nations, we are rivals in navigation and the carrying trade; and we shall deceive ourselves, if we suppose that any of them will rejoice to see it flourish: for as our carrying trade cannot encrease, without in some degree diminishing their's, it is more their interest and will be more their policy, to restrain, than to promote it.
In the trade to China and India, we interfere with more than one nation, in as much as it enables us to partake in advantages which they had in a manner monopolized, and as we thereby supply ourselves with commodities which we used to purchase from them.
The extension of our own commerce in our own vessels, cannot give pleasure to any nations who possess territories on or near this Continent, because the cheapness and excellence of our productions, added to the circumstance of vicinity, and the enterprize and address of our merchants and navigators, will give us a greater share in the advantages which those territories afford, than consists with the wishes or policy of their respective Sovereigns.
Spain thinks it convenient to shut the Mississippi against us on the one side, and Britain excludes us from the St Laurence on the other; nor will either of them permit the other waters, which are between them and us, to become the means of mutual intercourse and traffic.
From these and such like considerations, which might if consistent with prudence, be more amplified and detailed, it is easy to see that jealousies and uneasinesses may gradually slide into the minds and cabinets of other nations; and that we are not to expect they should regard our advancement in union, in power and consequence by land and by sea, with an eye of indifference and composure.
The People of America are aware that inducements to war, may arise out of these circumstances, as well as from others not so obvious at present; and that whenever such inducements may find fit time and opportunity for operation, pretences to colour and justify them will not be wanting. Wisely therefore do they consider Union and a good national Government as necessary to put and keep them in such a situation as instead of inviting war, will tend to repress and discourage it. That situation consists in the best possible state of defence, and necessarily depends - on the Government, the arms and the resources of the country.
As the safety of the whole is the interest of the whole, and cannot be provided for without Government, either one or more or many, let us inquire whether one good Government is not, relative to the object in question, more competent than any other given number whatever.
One Government can collect and avail itself of the talents and experience of the ablest men, in whatever part of the Union they may be found. It can move on uniform principles of policy-It can harmonize, assimilate, and protect the several parts and members, and extend the benefit of its foresight and precautions to each. In the formation of treaties it will regard the interest of the whole, and the particular interests of the parts as connected with that of the whole. It can apply the resources and power of the whole to the defence of any particular part, and that more easily and expeditiously than State Governments, or separate confederacies can possibly do, for want of concert and unity of system-It can place the militia under one plan of discipline, and by putting their officers in a proper line of subordination to the Chief Magistrate, will as it were consolidate them into one corps, and thereby render them more efficient than if divided into thirteen or into three or four distinct independent bodies.
What would the militia of Britain be, if the English militia obeyed the Government of England, if the Scotch militia obeyed the Government of Scotland, and if the Welch militia obeyed the Government of Wales! Suppose an invasion-would those three Governments (if they agreed at all) be able with all their respective forces, to operate against the enemy so effectually the single Government of Great Britain would?
We have heard much of the fleets of Britain, and the time may come, if we are wise, when the fleets of America may engage attention. But if one national Government had not so regulated the navigation of Britain as to make it a nursery for seamen-if one national Government had not called forth all the national means and materials for forming fleets, their prowess and their thunder would never have been celebrated. Let England have its navigation and fleet-Let Scotland have its navigation and fleet-Let Wales have its navigation and fleet-Let Ireland have its navigation and fleet-Let those four of the constituent parts of the British empire be under four independent Governments, and it is easy to perceive how soon they would each dwindle into comparative insignificance.
Apply these facts to our own case-Leave America divided into thirteen, or if you please into three or four independent Governments, what armies could they raise and pay, what fleets could they ever hope to have? If one was attacked would the other fly to its succour, and spend their blood and money in its defence? would there be no danger of their being flattered into neutrality by specious promises, or seduced by a too great fondness for peace to decline hazarding their tranquillity and present safety for the sake of neighbours, of whom perhaps they have been jealous, and whose importance they are content to see diminished? Altho' such conduct would not be wise it would nevertheless be natural. The history of the States of Greece, and of other Countries abound with such instances, and it is not improbable that what has so often happened, would under similar circumstances happen again.
But admit that they might be willing to help the invaded State or Confederacy-How and when, and in what proportion shall aids of men and money be afforded? who shall command the allied armies, and from which of them shall he receive his orders? who shall settle the terms of peace, and in case of disputes what umpire shall decide between them, and compel acquiescence? Various difficulties and inconveniences would be inseparable from such a situation; whereas one Government watching over the general and common interests, and combining and directing the powers and resources of the whole, would be free from all these embarrasments, and conduce far more to the safety of the people.
But whatever may be our situation, whether firmly united under one national Government, or split into a number of confederacies, certain it is, that foreign nations will know and view it exactly as it is; and they will act towards us accordingly. If they see that our national Government is efficient and well administered-our trade prudently regulated-militia properly organized and disciplined-our resources and finances discreetely managed- our credit re-established-our people free, contented, and united, they will be much more disposed to cultivate our friendship, than provoke our resentment. If on the other hand they find us either destitute of an effectual Government, (each State doing right or wrong as to its rulers may seem convenient), or split into three or four independent and probably discordant republics or confederacies, one inclining to Britain, another to France, and a third to Spain, and perhaps played off against each other by the three, what a poor pitiful figure will America make in their eyes! How liable would she become not only to their contempt, but to their outrage; and how soon would dear bought experience proclaim, that when a people or family so divide, it never fails to be against themselves.

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Re: About 'WE THE PEOPLE'

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Take the survey | http://www.nagr.org/hr45survey1.aspx?pid=t2

Dear Concerned American,

The great pay-back has begun, and it's going to be ugly.
The gun grabbers in Congress are paying back the anti-gun extremists who put them and Barack Obama in office.
Hi, this is Congressman Paul Broun from Georgia.  I wish I had better news, but you and I are facing an assault on our gun rights like we’ve never seen before.
You see, H.R. 45 is Barack Obama’s gun control package, and it includes the most vile anti-gun measures he’s supported over the years.
It's only the first step...
...but it's a HUGE step.
H.R. 45 establishes a NATIONAL gun registry database of every gun and its owner -- for the whole county! Your private information and every gun you own would be in the system.
But that’s only if you succeed in buying a gun in the first place!
And since H.R. 45 dramatically increases requirements for firearms purchases far beyond those ever proposed, you just might find youself incapable of buying a firearm once this bill takes effect.
And it gets worse too.
The National Association for Gun Rights has a survey ready for you to complete, but I want you to understand just how dangerous this bill is before I give you the link.  Please bear with me for a moment.
You see, H.R. 45 would establish a national gun registry database which would:
Increase requirements for firearms purchases, far beyond those ever proposed.

Create a national firearms registry overseen by the Federal Government.

Invoke Draconian penalties for bookkeeping errors related to the Federal Firearms Database.
It gets worse though.
Sarah Brady and her allies in Congress want to force you to take a written exam to prove that you are "fit" to exercise your Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms.
I'm outraged by this, and I know you are too.

I'm sure I don't have to tell you that gun registration has historically laid the groundwork for total firearm confiscation. Citizen disarmament is the watchword of tyrants everywhere.
In fact, the most brutal dictators of the last century were famous for their gun registration and confiscation schemes.
But H.R. 45, Obama's National Gun Registry and Citizen Disarmament Act, is more than just a forced registration of all firearms in America.
The bill also makes it increasingly difficult to buy a gun in the first place.

Taken right out of Sarah Brady's Christmas wish list, H.R. 45 includes a laundry list of new restrictions on firearms purchases.
In addition to the outrageous national gun registration requirement, H.R. 45 also requires you to:
Pass a written examination to purchase a firearm.

Release your medical records -- including confidential mental health records -- to the government to get your "fitness" to own a firearm approved.

Observe a two-day waiting period before all firearms purchases.

Pay a gun tax of $25 or more on all firearm purchases.
Moreover, H.R. 45 bans all private firearms sales and maximizes penalties for minor clerical errors in dealing with the national gun registry.
The list goes on and on.  It's enough to turn your stomach.
I know I don't have to tell you, but these restrictions make a mockery of the Constitution.  "The Right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" might as well say: "You have no rights."
If a two-day waiting period, a written exam and a gun tax aren't infringing our rights, I don't know what is!

Even the Supreme Court’s recent Heller decision guaranteeing an individual’s right to own a firearm doesn’t hamper Barack Obama’s agenda one bit.
In fact, it emboldens gun grabbers to pass legislation taxing ammunition, increasing registration requirements, and drastically limiting when, how and where you can use your firearm.
That’s why I’ve decided to stand with the National Association for Gun Rights fight back against this radical scheme. They're fully committed to stopping the efforts of the gun grabbers, but they need the help of grassroots gun owners like you.
With liberals calling the shots in Washington, all supporters of the Second Amendment must join together, draw a line in the sand, and fight this battle to the end.
We must make this gun-grab expensive and politically painful for the enemies of freedom.  If we do, they'll flinch ... and LOSE.
By mobilizing hundreds of thousands of grassroots gun owners across the country, the National Association for Gun Rights can put anti-gun politicians on the hot seat.
Are you opposed to national gun registration?
Are you opposed to a written examination to buy a gun?
Are you opposed to a new $25 gun tax?
Are you opposed to a total ban on private firearm sales?
If you said "Yes" to these questions, click here http://www.nagr.org/hr45survey1.aspx?pid=t2  to fill out a special survey the National Association for Gun Rights has prepared for you.
Your survey will put you squarely on the record AGAINST Barack Obama’s gun control package.
Stopping un-Constitutional gun control bills like H.R. 45 may be NAGR’s top priority, but they need your help.
Along with your signed survey, please send the National Association for Gun Rights a generous contribution to help finance this battle.  You will have the opportunity to donate right after you fill out the survey.

The truth is, H.R. 45 is just the tip of the iceberg.
Sarah Brady and her cohorts in Congress now have the support of a willing White House and won't stop until they've reached their ultimate goal: A virtual ban on private, individual firearm ownership.
That is why NAGR simply must hear from you immediately.
Please take a moment to fill out NAGR's H.R. 45 survey, and, if at all possible, send a contribution of $200, $150, $100 or maybe just $25 to help the National Association for Gun Rights fight H.R. 45 and Sarah Brady's gun control wish list.
I know this is a lot to ask, but inaction could very well lead to defeat and the loss of our right to keep and bear arms.
Whether you can afford $200 or a lesser amount of $50 or $25, please contribute what you can.

It's critical we do all we can.
Thank you in advance for contributing your time and money towards defending our Second Amendment rights.

For Freedom and Liberty,
Paul Broun
U.S. Congressman (R-GA)
National Association for Gun Rights

P.S. The anti-gun extremists who helped put Obama in power are itching for pay-back -- and here it comes.
H.R. 45 is the most sweeping gun control proposal ever offered in America.  And under this administration, it might just pass -- so please act today!

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Re: About 'WE THE PEOPLE'

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Thanks for the kind comments Katie.  You are a sweetheart.  Amanda told me you and her have talked on email. 

I don't recall the name Paul right off hand, but this ol hillbilly never was real good with names anyhow lol.  I am pretty good with faces, and would probably remember him if i saw him again.  Yes it is a small world.

Thanks for your posts my dear.
Have a great week
Gary

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Thank you Suzanne and Steve.  Glad to do it.
Welcome back Steve!
Been looking at your posts Suzanne.  Keep it up hon.
Have a great week everybody!
Gary

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Re: Gays in the military | The don't ask don't tell controversy

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		Cal Thomas: Don't Ask, Tell or Legitimize
	Gay service members have a point when they claim a double standard exists for heterosexuals and homosexuals regarding sexual behavior.

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From Jonathan Garthwaite to me

Ann Coulter: Natural Born Losers
The question of whether President Obama should send more troops to Afghanistan misses the point. The most important part of warfare is picking your battlefield, and President Bush picked Iraq for a reason.
 

	Michael Barone: The Trouble With Health Care Is Paying For It The legislative process can also be a learning process, and as Congress considers health care legislation -- the latest act being the Senate Finance Committee's vote in favor of Chairman Max Baucus' bill, or "conceptual language" -- we have been learning something useful.
	George Will: Could a Wave be Building? Candidate-recruitment successes make it reasonable for Republicans to hope that in January 2011 the Senate will contain fewer than 60 Democrats.
	Emmett Tyrrell: Another Clinton Scandal I have been defamed by Taylor Branch, and he will not reply to my repeated calls for clarification. The defamation takes place in his new book, "The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History With the President."
	Mike Adams: Environmental Swine Trouble started a few years ago. Grain prices, which account for 75 % of the cost of raising a pig, began to skyrocket. They had been around $2.00 a bushel for over ten years. Then, in the summer of 2008, they hit $8.00 a bushel. This was despite two of the largest corn crops in U.S. History.
	Jillian Bandes: Political Sex Scandals: Are Women To Blame? The explanations of many political scandals that involve sexual affairs invariably involve men – rather than women – committing a breach of marriage, morals, common decency, or some combination thereof.

		Ken Blackwell: Obama's $900m Mess
	The ruling (barely) Palestinian party on the West Bank has just about lost patience with President Obama. That didn't take long.
		Douglas MacKinnon: What Is Happening to Rush Limbaugh Matters
	It appears that the purveyors of political correctness and the ignorant or hate-filled on the far-left are about to exact their revenge against Rush Limbaugh.
		Larry Elder: Health Care 'Reform' -- Getting Less for More
	The Democratic-controlled Congress reached another hurdle in achieving health care "reform." The Senate Finance Committee passed a version, 14-9, with one Republican vote. At last, "bipartisanship"!
		Steve Chapman: Mortgage Madness, Again
	Watching Washington policymakers in action, I sometimes think they make mistakes because of unrealistic goals, flawed thinking, blind obedience to party or dubious information.
		Paul Driessen: None Dare Call It Fraud
	What if we applied corporate standards to the “science” that is driving global warming policy?
		Jillian Bandes: Chat Wrap: Political Races, Health Care and More
	Townhall.com's Jillian Bandes joined readers today to discuss any and all subjects that met their fancy. Find out her thoughts on upcoming governors' races, Ricky Rubio, tea party protests and more!
		Michelle Malkin: Who's Behind the White House War on Fox News?
	Debates about the blurred lines between opinion and journalism are all well and good. But don't the talking-points crafters in the Oval Office have something better to do than carp about the talking points they don't like hearing on the one cable network that hasn't been completely overrun by Obama sycophants?
		Marvin Olasky: Opportunity Knocks Twice
	Let's look at the other citadel of secular liberalism, media, and see how the recent cracking of ACORN shows why outsiders, including Christians, have the best opportunity in almost two centuries to become journalistic leaders.
		Janice Shaw Crouse: Liberty First, Security Second
	We know that the colonists were deeply divided between those who vowed to have “liberty or death” and the loyalists who did everything within their power — despite his tyranny — to keep the colonies under the security provided by the rule of King George.
		Matt Barber: Here He Comes: Mr. Universe
	OK, this is just too easy. You have to ask: Did the Norwegian Nobel Committee devise a secret plot to completely marginalize President Obama in the international community (I mean, beyond that which he’s already managed on his own)?

F-16 vs. C-130

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From Gibson girl
To Gary

A  C-130 was lumbering along when a cocky F-16  flashed by.  
The  jet jockey decided to show  off.  


The  fighter jock told the C-130 pilot, 'watch this!' and promptly  went  into a barrel roll followed by a steep climb. He  then finished with a  sonic boom as he broke the sound barrier. The  F-16 pilot asked the C-130 pilot  what he thought of that?

The C-130 pilot said,  'That was impressive, but watch  this!' 
The C-130 droned along  for about 5 minutes and then the C-130 pilot came back on and  said: 'What did you think of that?'  
Puzzled,  the F-16 pilot asked, 'What the heck did you do?' 
The C-130 pilot chuckled. 'I stood up,  stretched my legs, walked to the back, went  to the bathroom, then  got a cup of coffee and a 
cinnamon  bun.'

When  you are young & foolish  -  speed  & flash may seem a good thing  !!!  
When you get older & smarter - comfort & dull  is not such a bad thing  !!!  
Us older folks understand this  one.

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Watch This Video To Learn How This "Average Guy" Took Just $5 And Turned It Into Over $300,000!
 
 

Re: Hot urls | October 2009

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Source: mobile.reuters.com - 2 hours ago
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's socialist leader Hugo Chavez said on Sunday that U.S. President Barack Obama had done nothing beyond wishful thinking to earn the Nobel Peace Prize.

Iraq Officials: Anbar Bombings Kill 19, Injure 60

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At least 19 die, with scores hurt as bombings rock Iraq's Anbar province, officials say

Weapons failed US troops during Afghan firefight

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com - 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON — In the chaos of an early morning assault on a remote U.S. outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips' M4 carbine quit firing as militant forces surrounded the base. The machine gun he grabbed after tossing the rifle aside didn't work either. When the battle in the small ...

Thousands Rally for Gay Rights

Source: www.washingtonpost.com - 1 hour ago
Some participants in D.C. energized by Obama's pledge to end ban on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

Levin Warns Against Time Lines For U.S. Forces In Afghanistan

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com - 1 hour ago
The extent to which President Obama will receive Democrat support for escalating military forces in Afghanistan seems directly tied to his insistence that a timeline be put on the deployment of those forces. But on Sunday, one of the most highly respected Democratic voices on matters of defense ...

 

Columbus' darker side emerges in classrooms

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Columbus' stature in U.S. classrooms has declined somewhat through the years, and many districts will not observe his namesake holiday on Monday.

 

 

 

Graham Fine With Obama's Afghan Deliberations, But Demands More Troops

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com - 2 hours ago
Barack Obama was granted a bit of breathing room and cover to continue deliberations on strategy for Afghanistan after a prominent Republican war hawk on Sunday said he was comfortable with how much time the president was taking. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told Meet the Press on Sunday that he ...

 

Nobel bump?: Obama's approval rises

Source: weblogs.chicagotribune.com - 34 minutes ago
by Mark Silva Something funny has happened on the way home from Copenhagen, where President Barack Obama lost his bid for the Chicago Olympics: His public approval has risen. Something else came out of Osso in the meantime: A Nobel Prize for Peace. We're hard-pressed for any other explanation for ...

Clinton warns Iran of need for nuclear progress

Source: mobile.reuters.com - 4 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that international powers would not wait forever for Iran to prove it was not developing nuclear bombs.

 

Clinton downplays threat to Pakistan nuke arsenal

Source: http - 57 minutes ago
(By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday the Taliban siege of Pakistan's army headquarters showed extremists are a growing threat in the nuclear-armed American ally, but she contended they don't pose a risk to the country's atomic ...

 

Re: 'We The People' | The Federalist Papers

The Federalist 3 (November 3, 1787)

To the People of the State of New-York.

It is not a new observation that the people of any country (if like the Americans intelligent and well informed) seldom adopt, and steadily persevere for many years in, an erroneous opinion respecting their interests. That consideration naturally tends to create great respect for the high opinion which the people of America have so long and uniformly entertained of the importance of their continuing firmly united under one Federal Government, vested with sufficient powers for all general and national purposes.
The more attentively I consider and investigate the reasons which appear to have given birth to this opinion, the more I become convinced that they are cogent and conclusive.
Among the many objects to which a wise and free people find it necessary to direct their attention, that of providing for their safety seems to be the first. The safety of the people doubtless has relation to a great variety of circumstances and considerations, and consequently affords great latitude to those who wish to define it precisely and comprehensively.
At present I mean only to consider it as it respects security for the preservation of peace and tranquility, as well against dangers from foreign arms and influence, as from dangers of the like kind arising from domestic causes. As the former of these comes first in order, it is proper it should be the first discussed. Let us therefore proceed to examine whether the people are not right in their opinion, that a cordial Union under an efficient national Government, affords them the best security that can be devised against hostilities from abroad.
The number of wars which have happened or will happen in the world, will always be found to be in proportion to the number and weight of the causes, whether real or pretended, which provoke or invite them. If this remark be just, it becomes useful to inquire, whether so many just causes of war are likely to be given by United America, as by disunited America; for if it should turn out that United America will probably give the fewest, then it will follow that, in this respect, the Union tends most to preserve the people in a state of peace with other nations.
The just causes of war for the most part arise either from violations of treaties, or from direct violence. America has already formed treaties with no less than six foreign nations, and all of them, except Prussia, are maritime, and therefore able to annoy and injure us: She has also extensive commerce with Portugal, Spain, and Britain, and with respect to the two latter, has in addition the circumstance neighbourhood to attend to.
It is of high importance to the peace of America, that she observe the laws of nations towards all these Powers, and to me it appears evident that this will be more perfectly and punctually done by one national Government, than it could be either by thirteen separate States, or by three or four distinct confederacies. Because when once an efficient national government is established, the best men in the country will not only consent to serve, but also will generally be appointed to manage it; for altho' town or country, or other contracted influence may place men in state assemblies, or senates, or courts of justice, or executive departments; yet more general and extensive reputation for talents and other qualifications, will be necessary to recommend men to offices under the national government especially as it will have the widest field for choice, and never experience that want of proper persons, which is not uncommon in some of the States. Hence it will result, that the administration, the political counsels, and the judicial decisions of the national Government will be more wise, systematical and judicious, than those of individual States, and consequently more satisfactory with respect to other nations, as well as more safe with respect to us. Because under the national Government, treaties and articles of treaties, as well as the laws of nations, will always be expounded in one sense, and executed in the same manner-whereas adjudications on the same points and questions, in thirteen States, or in three or four confederacies, will not always accord or be consistent; and that as well from the variety of independent courts and judges appointed by different and independent Governments, as from the different local laws and interests which may affect and influence them. The wisdom of the Convention in committing such questions to the jurisdiction and judgment of courts appointed by, and responsible only to one national Government, cannot be too much commended.
Because the prospect of present loss or advantage, may often tempt the governing party in one or two States to swerve from good faith and justice; but those temptations not reaching the other States, and consequently having little or no influence on the national government, the temptation will be fruitless, and good faith and justice be preserved. The case of the treaty of peace with Britain, adds great weight to this reasoning.
Because even if the governing party in a State should be disposed to resist such temptations, yet as such temptations may, and commonly do result from circumstances peculiar to the State, and may affect a great number of the inhabitants, the governing party may not always be able if willing to prevent the injustice meditated, or to punish the agressors. But the national Government, not being affected by those local circumstances, will neither be induced to commit the wrong themselves, nor want power or inclination to prevent, or punish its commission by others.
So far therefore as either designed or accidental violation of treaties and of the laws of nations afford just causes of war, they are less to be apprehended under one general government, than under several lesser ones, and in that respect, the former most favor the safety of the people.
As to those just causes of war which proceed from direct and unlawful violence, it appears equally clear to me, that one good national government affords vastly more security against dangers of that sort, than can be derived from any other quarter.
Because such violences are more frequently caused by the passions and interests of a part than of the whole, of one or two States than of the Union. Not a single Indian war has yet been occasioned by aggressions of the present Federal Government, feeble as it is, but there are several instances of Indian hostilities having been provoked by the improper conduct of individual States, who either unable or unwilling to restrain or punish offences, have given occasion to the slaughter of many innocent inhabitants. The neighbourhood Spanish and British territories, bordering on some States, and not on others, naturally confines the causes of quarrel more immediately to the borderers. The bordering States if any, will be those who, under the impulse of sudden irritation, and a quick sense of apparent interest or injury, will be most likely by direct violence, to excite war with those nations; and nothing can so effectually obviate that danger, as a national Government, whose wisdom and prudence will not be diminished by the passions which actuate the parties immediately interested.
But not only fewer just causes of war will be given by the national Government, but it will also be more in their power to accommodate and settle them amicably. They will be more temperate and cool, and in that respect, as well as in others, will be more in capacity to act advisedly than the offending State. The pride of States as well as of men, naturally disposes them to justify all their actions, and opposes their acknowledging, correcting or repairing their errors and offences. The national Government in such cases will not be affected by this pride, but will proceed with moderation and candour to consider and decide on the means most proper to extricate them from the difficulties which threaten them.
Besides it is well known that acknowledgments, explanations and compensations are often accepted as satisfactory from a strong united nation, which would be rejected as unsatisfactory if offered by a State or Confederacy of little consideration or power.
In the year 1685 the State of Genoa having offended Louis the XIVth. endeavoured to appease him. He demanded that they should send their Doge or chief magistrate, accompanied by four of their Senators to France to ask his pardon and receive his terms. They were obliged to submit to it for the sake of peace. Would he on any occasion either have demanded, or have received the like humiliation from Spain, or Britain, or any other powerful nation?