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They had every reason to believe that the contrary sentiments agitated the minds and bosoms of every external and internal foe to the liberty and prosperity of the United States. THEY HAD EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE CONTRARY SENTIMENTS AGITATED THE MINDS AND BOSOMS OF EVERY EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL FOE TO THE LIBERTY AND PROSPERITY OF THE UNITED STATES
be of no more consequence than the paper on which it is written, unless it be stamped with the approbation of those to whom it is addressed. This reflection places the subject in a point of view altogether different, and will enable us to judge with propriety of the course taken by the convention. Let us view the ground on which the convention stood. It may be collected from their proceedings, that they were deeply and unanimously impressed with the crisis, which had led their country almost with one voice to make so singular and solemn an experiment for correcting the errors of a system by which this crisis had been produced; that they were no less deeply and unanimously convinced that such a reform as they have proposed was absolutely necessary to effect the purposes of their appointment. It could not be unknown to them that the hopes and expectations of the great body of citizens, throughout this great empire, were turned with the keenest anxiety to the event of their deliberations. WHICH IS TO BE OF NO MORE CONSEQUENCE THAN THE PAPER ON WHICH IT IS WRITTEN UNLESS IT BE STAMPED WITH THE APPROBATION OF THOSE TO WHOM IT IS ADDRESSED THIS REFLECTION PLACES THE SUBJECT IN A POINT OF VIEW ALTOGETHER DIFFERENT AND WILL ENABLE US TO JUDGE WITH PROPRIETY OF THE COURSE TAKEN BY THE CONVENTION LET US VIEW THE GROUND ON WHICH THE CONVENTION STOOD IT MAY BE COLLECTED FROM THEIR PROCEEDINGS THAT THEY WERE DEEPLY AND UNANIMOUSLY IMPRESSED WITH THE CRISIS WHICH HAD LED THEIR COUNTRY ALMOST WITH ONE VOICE TO MAKE SO SINGULAR AND SOLEMN AN EXPERIMENT FOR CORRECTING THE ERRORS OF A SYSTEM BY WHICH THIS CRISIS HAD BEEN PRODUCED THAT THEY WERE NO LESS DEEPLY AND UNANIMOUSLY CONVINCED THAT SUCH A REFORM AS THEY HAVE PROPOSED WAS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO EFFECT THE PURPOSES OF THEIR APPOINTMENT IT COULD NOT BE UNKNOWN TO THEM THAT THE HOPES AND EXPECTATIONS OF THE GREAT BODY OF CITIZENS THROUGHOUT THIS GREAT EMPIRE WERE TURNED WITH THE KEENEST ANXIETY TO THE EVENT OF THEIR DELIBERATIONS
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