The Anti-Federalist Papers were written not by one man, but by many. Either in fear or just yearning for anonymity, most of its writers used pseudonyms such as: Brutus, Federal Farmer, and Centinel just to name a few. Even today we struggle to pin down the identities of these authors, but there is some speculation. George Clinton, Robert Yates, Samuel Bryan, Melancton Smith, Richard Henry Lee, Mercy Otis Warren, and Patrick Henry are suspected as being the authors of the letters. Doubting I have enough space to list them all, I would like to give a little bit of background information on Patrick Henry and Melancton Smith.
Patrick Henry was a politician and attorney who became known as a speechmaker during the crusade for independence in Virginia. A Founding …show more content…
Their name alluded to this. They are literally named ‘The Anti-Federalists’ in which the anti means opposed or against. Even James Madison tried to use this to his advantage in one of his papers. Thankfully, my books introduction worked toward dismembering this thought process by discussing the views of each group and how the two differed. Not to mention that a simple minded person like yours truly found this to be a little bit on the boring …show more content…
I feel that it should be a requirement to have all important members of any political party read both The Federalist and The Anti-Federalist Papers. There’s just one thing that bothers me; I’m sure that these matters weren’t all handled in such a mannered tone. I have no doubt that if a Federalist saw an Anti-Federalist at a tavern, then they would engage in fisticuffs. The 1700’s were a pretty lawless, godforsaken time period after
Patrick Henry was a politician and attorney who became known as a speechmaker during the crusade for independence in Virginia. A Founding …show more content…
Their name alluded to this. They are literally named ‘The Anti-Federalists’ in which the anti means opposed or against. Even James Madison tried to use this to his advantage in one of his papers. Thankfully, my books introduction worked toward dismembering this thought process by discussing the views of each group and how the two differed. Not to mention that a simple minded person like yours truly found this to be a little bit on the boring …show more content…
I feel that it should be a requirement to have all important members of any political party read both The Federalist and The Anti-Federalist Papers. There’s just one thing that bothers me; I’m sure that these matters weren’t all handled in such a mannered tone. I have no doubt that if a Federalist saw an Anti-Federalist at a tavern, then they would engage in fisticuffs. The 1700’s were a pretty lawless, godforsaken time period after