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Do they require that the powers of the government should act on the States, and not immediately on individuals? In some instances, as has been shown, the powers of the new government will act on the States in their collective characters. DO THEY REQUIRE THAT THE POWERS OF THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ACT ON THE STATES AND NOT IMMEDIATELY ON INDIVIDUALS IN SOME INSTANCES AS HAS BEEN SHOWN THE POWERS OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT WILL ACT ON THE STATES IN THEIR COLLECTIVE CHARACTERS
hat the alterations ought not to have touched the substance of the Confederation? The States would never have appointed a convention with so much solemnity, nor described its objects with so much latitude, if some SUBSTANTIAL reform had not been in contemplation. Will it be said that the FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES of the Confederation were not within the purview of the convention, and ought not to have been varied? I ask, What are these principles? Do they require that, in the establishment of the Constitution, the States should be regarded as distinct and independent sovereigns? They are so regarded by the Constitution proposed. Do they require that the members of the government should derive their appointment from the legislatures, not from the people of the States? One branch of the new government is to be appointed by these legislatures; and under the Confederation, the delegates to Congress MAY ALL be appointed immediately by the people, and in two States(1) are actually so appointed. IONS OUGHT NOT TO HAVE TOUCHED THE SUBSTANCE OF THE CONFEDERATION THE STATES WOULD NEVER HAVE APPOINTED A CONVENTION WITH SO MUCH SOLEMNITY NOR DESCRIBED ITS OBJECTS WITH SO MUCH LATITUDE IF SOME SUBSTANTIAL REFORM HAD NOT BEEN IN CONTEMPLATION WILL IT BE SAID THAT THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE CONFEDERATION WERE NOT WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE CONVENTION AND OUGHT NOT TO HAVE BEEN VARIED I ASK WHAT ARE THESE PRINCIPLES DO THEY REQUIRE THAT IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION THE STATES SHOULD BE REGARDED AS DISTINCT AND INDEPENDENT SOVEREIGNS THEY ARE SO REGARDED BY THE CONSTITUTION PROPOSED DO THEY REQUIRE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD DERIVE THEIR APPOINTMENT FROM THE LEGISLATURES NOT FROM THE PEOPLE OF THE STATES ONE BRANCH OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT IS TO BE APPOINTED BY THESE LEGISLATURES AND UNDER THE CONFEDERATION THE DELEGATES TO CONGRESS MAY ALL BE APPOINTED IMMEDIATELY BY THE PEOPLE AND IN TWO STATES FOOTNOTE ONE CONNECTICUT AND RODYLE ARE ACTUALLY SO APPOINTED
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