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Jan 4, 2002 · The Federalist No. 29, [9 January 1788] To the People of the State of New-York. THE power of regulating the militia and of commanding its services in times of insurrection and invasion are natural incidents to the duties of superintending the common defence, and of watching over the internal peace of the confederacy.
Federalist Paper No. 29 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the twenty-ninth of The Federalist Papers. It was first published in The Independent Journal on January 9, 1788 under the pseudonym Publius, [1] the name under which all The Federalist papers were published.
Hamilton argues for the national authority over the militia in the Constitution, citing its benefits for the common defense and internal peace. He refutes the objections based on the power of calling out the POSSE COMITATUS and the danger of select corps.
HAMILTON. To the People of the State of New York: THE power of regulating the militia, and of commanding its services in times of insurrection and invasion are natural incidents to the duties of superintending the common defense, and of watching over the internal peace of the Confederacy.
Federalist Number (No.) 29 (1788) is an essay by British-American politician Alexander Hamilton arguing for the ratification of the United States Constitution. The full title of the essay is "Concerning the Militia."
Read the text of Federalist No 29 online with commentaries and connections. Written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison under the pseudonym “Publius” between October 1787 and May 1788, the Federalist Papers were a series of 85 essays published in New York newspapers to advance arguments supporting the ratification of the ...
The widely accepted number for this essay is now 30. However, the publisher of this edition did not use that numbering system, and instead numbered this essay 29. If you are looking for the essay commonly called 29, go to Federalist No. 29.
