Category — Anti-Federalist

In the fall of 1787 an anonymous anti-Federalist, writing under the pseudonym Centinel, wrote Anti-Federalist Arguments from Pennsylvania.  The first of these two letters appeared in the Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer on October 5th of that year.

Centinel suggests that …

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At the time of this country's founding the object of debate (while it sometimes did get heated) was to move the country forward. The Founders were looking for common ground so they could collaborate on important matters. It was not about earmarks, kickbacks, and vote trading.   Read the rest of this entry »