History Of The Federal Government For Fifty Years

Author : Alden Bradford
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333330071
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book History of the Federal Government written by Alden Bradford and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-24 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the Federal Government: For Fifty Years; From March, 1789 to March, 1839 It is believed that the historian should confine himself, in a great measure, to a faithful narrative Of events, instead of writing essays on di 'erent political theories; in which, if there should be no highly im roper coloring given, the writer would at least substitute is own speculations for a just and impartial relation. A history may be faithfully written where there is little of the theory of the author but when it is prepared chie y for the purpose of vindi cating a party, it ceases to deserve the name, as it wants the attribute Of impartiality. Many writers, both in politics and religion, have favored the world with publications, called history; and though they record many real facts and occurrences, they have often been mere apologies for the sect or party to which the writers belonged, rather than true histories. It is certainly di icult to divest one's self of all biasses and prejudices of this sort. And therefore there is a strong reason against theorising at all; or in often intruding our own views on a party question. A statement of what has really occurred, and what specific measures have been adopted by an individual ruler, or the majority, should be fairly given. The candid will then judge correctly, from the circumstances and the results. The writer of this volume would dare hope, that he has aimed to avoid these errors. And yet he could not speak in the same high terms of raise of some of the rulers in the republic, as of others. File could not confound political integrity with mere professions of patriotism; nor an hon oreble policy with successful iutri e. Trained up in the school of Washington and that oguhis sincere friends and co-patriots, he early learned to revere their characters, and to approve their political course; and in so far as others have repudiated their policy, or adopted wild theories and experiments in government, he carmot commend them; but he trusts a spirit of candor and impartiality has guided him in his researches for this volume, and that his statements are made in conformity to the public documents and records which still exist. His strongest desire for the continuance of the liberties of the people and of the welfare of the re public, reposes in a hope, ardently cherished, that our rulers may be imbued with the spirit of washington, and that a 'sacred regard may be always manifested for the principles of the Constitution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."