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From a comparison and fair construction of these several modes of expression, is to be deduced the authority under which the convention acted. FROM A COMPARISON AND FAIR CONSTRUCTION OF THESE SEVERAL MODES OF EXPRESSION IS TO BE DEDUCED THE AUTHORITY UNDER WHICH THE CONVENTION ACTED
 REVISING THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION, and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such ALTERATIONS AND PROVISIONS THEREIN, as shall, when agreed to in Congress, and confirmed by the States, render the federal Constitution ADEQUATE TO THE EXIGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE UNION." From these two acts, it appears, 1st, that the object of the convention was to establish, in these States, A FIRM NATIONAL GOVERNMENT; 2d, that this government was to be such as would be ADEQUATE TO THE EXIGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT and THE PRESERVATION OF THE UNION; 3d, that these purposes were to be effected by ALTERATIONS AND PROVISIONS IN THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION, as it is expressed in the act of Congress, or by SUCH FURTHER PROVISIONS AS SHOULD APPEAR NECESSARY, as it stands in the recommendatory act from Annapolis; 4th, that the alterations and provisions were to be reported to Congress, and to the States, in order to be agreed to by the former and confirmed by the latter. S PURPOSE OF REVISING THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION AND REPORTING TO CONGRESS AND THE SEVERAL LEGISLATURES SUCH ALTERATIONS AND PROVISIONS THEREIN AS SHALL WHEN AGREED TO IN CONGRESS AND CONFIRMED BY THE STATES TENDER THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION ADEQUATE TO THE EXIGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE UNION FROM THESE TWO ACTS IT APPEARS FIRST THAT THE OBJECT OF THE CONVENTION WAS TO ESTABLISH IN THESE STATES A FIRM NATIONAL GOVERNMENT SECOND THAT THIS GOVERNMENT WAS TO BE SUCH AS WOULD BE ADEQUATE TO THE EXIGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESERVATION OF THE UNION THIRD THAT THESE PURPOSES WERE TO BE EFFECTED BY ALTERATIONS AND PROVISIONS IN THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION AS IT IS EXPRESSED IN THE ACT OF CONGRESS OR BY SUCH FURTHER PROVISIONS AS SHOULD APPEAR NECESSARY AS IT STANDS IN THE RECOMMENDATORY ACT FROM ANNAPOLIS FOURTH THAT THE ALTERATIONS AND PROVISIONS WERE TO BE REPORTED TO CONGRESS AND TO THE STATES IN ORDER TO BE AGREED TO BY THE FORMER AND CONFIRMED BY THE LATTER
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