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Must it of necessity be admitted that this power is infringed, so long as a part of the old articles remain? MUST IT OF NECESSITY BE ADMITTED THAT THIS POWER IS INFRINGED SO LONG AS A PART OF THE OLD ARTICLES REMAIN
ther the preservation of these articles was the end, for securing which a reform of the government was to be introduced as the means; or whether the establishment of a government, adequate to the national happiness, was the end at which these articles themselves originally aimed, and to which they ought, as insufficient means, to have been sacrificed. But is it necessary to suppose that these expressions are absolutely irreconcilable to each other; that no ALTERATIONS or PROVISIONS in the articles of the confederation could possibly mould them into a national and adequate government; into such a government as has been proposed by the convention? No stress, it is presumed, will, in this case, be laid on the TITLE; a change of that could never be deemed an exercise of ungranted power. ALTERATIONS in the body of the instrument are expressly authorized. NEW PROVISIONS therein are also expressly authorized. Here then is a power to change the title; to insert new articles; to alter old ones. D LET THEM DECLARE WHETHER THE PRESERVATION OF THESE ARTICLES WAS THE END FOR SECURING WHICH A REFORM OF THE GOVERNMENT WAS TO BE INTRODUCED AS THE MEANS OR WHETHER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A GOVERNMENT ADEQUATE TO THE NATIONAL HAPPINESS WAS THE END AT WHICH THESE ARTICLES THEMSELVES ORIGINALLY AIMED AND TO WHICH THEY OUGHT AS INSUFFICIENT MEANS TO HAVE BEEN SACRIFICED BUT IS IT NECESSARY TO SUPPOSE THAT THESE EXPRESSIONS ARE ABSOLUTELY IRRECONCILABLE TO EACH OTHER THAT NO ALTERATIONS OR PROVISIONS IN THE ARTICLES OF THE CONFEDERATION COULD POSSIBLY MOULD THEM INTO A NATIONAL AND ADEQUATE GOVERNMENT INTO SUCH A GOVERNMENT AS HAS BEEN PROPOSED BY THE CONVENTION NO STRESS IT IS PRESUMED WILL IN THIS CASE BE LAID ON THE TITLE A CHANGE OF THAT COULD NEVER BE DEEMED AN EXERCISE OF UNGRANTED POWER ALTERATIONS IN THE BODY OF THE INSTRUMENT ARE EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED NEW PROVISIONS THEREIN ARE ALSO EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED HERE THEN IS A POWER TO CHANGE THE TITLE TO INSERT NEW ARTICLES TO ALTER OLD ONES
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