Historical Documents

George Washington on Political vs Commercial Relations with Foreign Nations

by Michael Boldin | Aug 28, 2014 | Foreign Policy, Founding Fathers, Founding Principles, George Washington, Historical Documents

As the military leader of the American Revolution and the country’s first president, Washington is a highly revered figure. His Farewell Address from the office of the President is a timely reminder of a tradition of a non-interventionist American foreign policy which...

James Monroe writes to Thomas Jefferson on State vs Federal Governments

by TAC News | Aug 27, 2014 | Founding Fathers, Historical Documents, James Monroe, Thomas Jefferson

Written May 4, 1801 The Writings of James Monroe. Edited by Stanislaus Murray Hamilton. 7 vols. New York and London: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1898–1903. There is a subject to which I wish to engage yr. particular attention. Before I came into this office I was...

James Madison: Constitution’s Original Meaning Comes From the People

by Michael Boldin | Aug 8, 2014 | Constitution, Founding Fathers, Historical Documents, James Madison

NOTE: In this letter to Thomas Ritchie on September 15, 1821, James Madison explains how to find the original meaning of the words in the Constitution. That is, through the understanding of those who gave it legal force in their respective state conventions. As a...

Thomas Jefferson, Opinion on the Constitutionality of the Bill for Establishing a National Bank

by TAC News | Aug 5, 2014 | Federal Reserve, Founding Fathers, Historical Documents, Issues, Thomas Jefferson

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Bank of the United States, commented on by Thomas Jefferson in his“Opinion on the Constitutionality of a National Bank” in 1791, was one of the keystones of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton’s plan for refinancing the Revolutionary War...

Notes on the Commerce Clause: Madison at the 1787 Convention

by TAC News | Aug 4, 2014 | Commerce Clause, Constitution, Founding Fathers, Historical Documents, History, James Madison

CONVENTION OF 1787. Farrand, Max, ed. The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787. The want of authy. in Congs. to regulate Commerce had produced in Foreign nations particularly G. B. a monopolizing policy injurious to the trade of the U. S. and destructive to...

James Madison on the Treaty Power

by TAC News | Aug 1, 2014 | Constitution, Founding Fathers, Historical Documents, James Madison, Treaty Power

In Congress, March 10, 1796 The Constitution of the United States is a Constitution of limitations and checks. The powers given up by the people for the purposes of Government, had been divided into two great classes. One of these formed the State Governments; the...

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