James Wilson: An Appreciation by James Bryce
[Editorial V^jote: ^{either the subject nor the author of the following essay needs much editorial introduction. James Wilson was one of six men whose political refutation survived long enough for them to sign both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. So many competent historians have assessed his services as second only to ̂ Madison's in the formation of the latter instrumenty that it seems as unnecessary to comment upon him as it is to say that James *Bryce was the author of the American Commonwealth. "This hitherto unpublished paper was written in igo4 as an introduction to a life of Wilson by Jfucien Hugh ^Alexander, a member of the Society. Unfortunatelyy this biography was not completed before ̂ Alexander's death. It is now printed with the permission of the ownery Dr. John ^Alexandery of the University of {Michigan. Dr. ^Alexander asks that his contribution to this anniversary number of the magazine serve as a gentle reminder of the fact that James Wilsons life and writings still await their publisher. On this occasion Dr. ̂ Alexander pays tribute to the many years of painstaking research which TZurton Jllva %pnkle has devoted to the subject of discount Tiryce's essay. —Randolph G. Adams.]