Excerpt from Public Opinion in Philadelphia, 1789-1801 Since the publication of the first volume of Professor MC Master's epoch-making History of the American People, in 1883, the newspaper and the pamphlet have come into their own. They have been made the basis Of many books, monographs and articles, the most important perhaps being Mr. Rhodes's Clever analysis Of public opinion in the United States from 1850 to 1877. In spite of this activity a large part Of the field still remains unworked. A thorough analysis of the newspaper and pamphlet literature Of the Federalist Period (1789-1801) Should throw light upon our political and constitutional development during those important formative years and Should also make available some very useful social and economic material. 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.