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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. 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
dary between authorized and usurped innovations; between that degree of change which lies within the compass of ALTERATIONS AND FURTHER PROVISIONS, and that which amounts to a TRANSMUTATION of the government. Will it be said that 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?  TO MARK THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN AUTHORIZED AND USURPED INNOVATIONS BETWEEN THAT DEGREE OF CHANGE WHICH LIES WITHIN THE COMPASS OF ALTERATIONS AND FURTHER PROVISIONS AND THAT WHICH AMOUNTS TO A TRANSMUTATION OF THE GOVERNMENT WILL IT BE SAID THAT 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
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