[112] Those who would wish to have a collected view of the principles of this subject, may consult the Federalist, a collection of interesting essays on the new constitution, written in 1788, by Messrs. Hamilton, Jay, and Madison.--FLINT. [113] Some pious observers of the occurrences of Providence, have remarked that the Spanish Armada, equipped for the invasion of Britain, was destroyed in the year 1588; that the Revolution in that country happened in 1688; and, in seeking for an event to mark the commencement of another century, it has been observed by the loyal in Britain, that his Majesty, George the Third, recovered from a most deplorable visitation in 1788. If there be any American descendants of Britain, who are pleased with a system of chronology that contemplates the great events of Providence as revolving in a centenarian orbit, they may also notice a corresponding occurrence in the consummation of their liberties in the otherwise memorable year 1788.--FLINT. [114] The power of a state to tax the United States Bank was settled in the celebrated case of McCulloch _versus_ Maryland, handed down March 6, 1819 (4 Wheaton, 316). Ohio refused to be bound by this decision, and her case was decided in 1824 (9 Wheaton, 738).--ED. [115] A recent contribution to the history of the Aaron Burr conspiracy, drawn largely from material in the Mexican archives, is McCaleb’s _Aaron Burr Conspiracy_ (New York, 1903). Isaac Jenkinson’s _Aaron Burr_ (Richmond, Indiana, 1902), throws new light on Burr’s relations to Hamilton and Jefferson.--ED. [116] This law was passed in March, 1816, and its effect was felt in the elections of that same year. From Ohio, Delaware, and Vermont not one congressman was re-elected; in Kentucky, but three out of ten; in South Carolina, three out of nine; in Maryland, four out of nine; and in Pennsylvania, thirteen out of twenty-three. Jefferson wrote to Gallatin: “There has never been an instance before of so unanimous an opinion of the people, and that through every state of the Union.”--ED. LETTER XVI State Legislatures--A predilection for dividing Counties, laying out New Towns and Roads--The influence of Slavery on the habits of People who live in the neighbourhood of Slave-Keeping States--Elopements from Kentucky--Banking. _Jeffersonville, (Indiana,) March 10, 1820._