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It is worthy of remark that this objection, though the most plausible, has been the least urged in the publications which have swarmed against the convention. IT IS WORTHY OF REMARK THAT THIS OBJECTION THOUGH THE MOST PLAUSIBLE HAS BEEN THE LEAST URGED IN THE PUBLICATIONS WHICH HAVE SWARMED AGAINST THE CONVENTION
t, as in the old, the general powers are limited; and that the States, in all unenumerated cases, are left in the enjoyment of their sovereign and independent jurisdiction. The truth is, that the great principles of the Constitution proposed by the convention may be considered less as absolutely new, than as the expansion of principles which are found in the articles of Confederation. The misfortune under the latter system has been, that these principles are so feeble and confined as to justify all the charges of inefficiency which have been urged against it, and to require a degree of enlargement which gives to the new system the aspect of an entire transformation of the old. In one particular it is admitted that the convention have departed from the tenor of their commission. Instead of reporting a plan requiring the confirmation OF THE LEGISLATURES OF ALL THE STATES, they have reported a plan which is to be confirmed by the PEOPLE, and may be carried into effect by NINE STATES ONLY. HE NEW GOVERNMENT AS IN THE OLD THE GENERAL POWERS ARE LIMITED AND THAT THE STATES IN ALL UNENUMERATED CASES ARE LEFT IN THE ENJOYMENT OF THEIR SOVEREIGN AND INDEPENDENT JURISDICTION THE TRUTH IS THAT THE GREAT PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSTITUTION PROPOSED BY THE CONVENTION MAY BE CONSIDERED LESS AS ABSOLUTELY NEW THAN AS THE EXPANSION OF PRINCIPLES WHICH ARE FOUND IN THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION THE MISFORTUNE UNDER THE LATTER SYSTEM HAS BEEN THAT THESE PRINCIPLES ARE SO FEEBLE AND CONFINED AS TO JUSTIFY ALL THE CHARGES OF INEFFICIENCY WHICH HAVE BEEN URGED AGAINST IT AND TO REQUIRE A DEGREE OF ENLARGEMENT WHICH GIVES TO THE NEW SYSTEM THE ASPECT OF AN ENTIRE TRANSFORMATION OF THE OLD IN ONE PARTICULAR IT IS ADMITTED THAT THE CONVENTION HAVE DEPARTED FROM THE TENOR OF THEIR COMMISSION INSTEAD OF REPORTING A PLAN REQUIRING THE CONFIRMATION OF THE LEGISLATURES OF ALL THE STATES THEY HAVE REPORTED A PLAN WHICH IS TO BE CONFIRMED BY THE PEOPLE AND MAY BE CARRIED INTO EFFECT BY NINE STATES ONLY
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