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They must have borne in mind, that as the plan to be framed and proposed was to be submitted TO THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES, the disapprobation of this supreme authority would destroy it forever; its approbation blot out antecedent errors and irregularities. THEY MUST HAVE BORNE IN MIND THAT AS THE PLAN TO BE FRAMED AND PROPOSED WAS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES THE DISAPPROBATION OF THIS SUPREME AUTHORITY WOULD DESTROY IT FOREVER ITS APPROBATION BLOT OUT ANTECEDENT ERRORS AND IRREGULARITIES
mpossible for the people spontaneously and universally to move in concert towards their object; and it is therefore essential that such changes be instituted by some INFORMAL AND UNAUTHORIZED PROPOSITIONS, made by some patriotic and respectable citizen or number of citizens. They must have recollected that it was by this irregular and assumed privilege of proposing to the people plans for their safety and happiness, that the States were first united against the danger with which they were threatened by their ancient government; that committees and congresses were formed for concentrating their efforts and defending their rights; and that CONVENTIONS were ELECTED in THE SEVERAL STATES for establishing the constitutions under which they are now governed; nor could it have been forgotten that no little ill-timed scruples, no zeal for adhering to ordinary forms, were anywhere seen, except in those who wished to indulge, under these masks, their secret enmity to the substance contended for. LVE OUT OF THE THIRTEEN STATES THEY HAD SEEN IN A VARIETY OF INSTANCES ASSUMPTIONS BY CONGRESS NOT ONLY OF THE RECOMMENDATORY BUT OF OPERATIVE POWERS WARRANTED IN THE PUBLIC ESTIMATION BY OCCASIONS AND OBJECTS INFINITELY LESS URGENT THAN THOSE BY WHICH THEIR CONDUCT WAS TO BE GOVERNED THEY MUST HAVE RECOLLECTED THAT IT WAS BY THIS IRREGULAR AND ASSUMED PRIVILEGE OF PROPOSING TO THE PEOPLE PLANS FOR THEIR SAFETY AND HAPPINESS THAT THE STATES WERE FIRST UNITED AGAINST THE DANGER WITH WHICH THEY WERE THREATENED BY THEIR ANCIENT GOVERNMENT THAT COMMITTEES AND CONGRESSES WERE FORMED FOR CONCENTRATING THEIR EFFORTS AND DEFENDING THEIR RIGHTS AND THAT CONVENTIONS WERE ELECTED IN THE SEVERAL STATES FOR ESTABLISHING THE CONSTITUTIONS UNDER WHICH THEY ARE NOW GOVERNED NOR COULD IT HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN THAT NO LITTLE ILL TIMED SCRUPLES NO ZEAL FOR ADHERING TO ORDINARY FORMS WERE ANYWHERE SEEN EXCEPT IN THOSE WHO WISHED TO INDULGE UNDER THESE MASKS THEIR SECRET ENMITY TO THE SUBSTANCE CONTENDED FOR
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