<P> Federalist No. 13 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the thirteenth of The Federalist Papers . It was published on November 28, 1787 under the pseudonym Publius, the name under which all The Federalist papers were published . It is titled "Advantage of the Union in Respect to Economy in Government". </P> <P> This essay focuses on the view that a Union would be more economically sound than separate States . Publius explains that, rather than having many separate governments to support, a Union would require only one national government to support . He describes this as being both more simple as well as more economical . The essay further explains that in order to defend themselves, separate States would have to work together, but their support of one another would be disjointed . Only a fully united government would provide the best defense for all the States and be able to support military establishments and necessary civil servants . The paper is finished with a warning for what would happen if the states become broken up: "a separation would be not less injurious to the economy, than to the tranquility, commerce, revenue, and liberty of every part," meaning that a division would hurt many components of America's unity . </P>

Advantage of the union in respect to economy in government