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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. 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
ld be sacrificed to the end, rather than the end to the means. Suppose, then, that the expressions defining the authority of the convention were irreconcilably at variance with each other; that a NATIONAL and ADEQUATE GOVERNMENT could not possibly, in the judgment of the convention, be affected by ALTERATIONS and PROVISIONS in the ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION; which part of the definition ought to have been embraced, and which rejected? Which was the more important, which the less important part? Which the end; which the means? Let the most scrupulous expositors of delegated powers; let the most inveterate objectors against those exercised by the convention, answer these questions. Let them declare, whether it was of most importance to the happiness of the people of America, that the articles of Confederation should be disregarded, and an adequate government be provided, and the Union preserved; or that an adequate government should be omitted, and the articles of Confederation preserved. RTANT PART THE MEANS SHOULD BE SACRIFICED TO THE END RATHER THAN THE END TO THE MEANS SUPPOSE THEN THAT THE EXRESSIONS DEFINING THE AUTHORITY OF THE CONVENTION WERE IRRECONCILABLY AT VARIANCE WITH EACH OTHER THAT A NATIONAL AND ADEQUATE GOVERNMENT COULD NOT POSSIBLY IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE CONVENTION BE EFFECTED BY ALTERATIONS AND PROVISIONS IN THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION WHICH PART OF THE DEFINITION OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN EMBRACED AND WHICH REJECTED WHICH WAS THE MORE IMPORTANT WHICH THE LESS IMPORTANT PART WHICH THE END WHICH THE MEANS LET THE MOST SCRUPULOUS EXPOSITORS OF DELEGATED POWERS LET THE MOST INVETERATE OBJECTORS AGAINST THOSE EXERCISED BY THE CONVENTION ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS LET THEM DECLARE WHETHER IT WAS OF MOST IMPORTANCE TO THE HAPPINESS OF THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA THAT THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION SHOULD BE DISREGARDED AND AN ADEQUATE GOVERNMENT BE PROVIDED AND THE UNION PRESERVED OR THAT AN ADEQUATE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE OMITTED AND THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION PRESERVED
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