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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. 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
the plan of Congress as to recognize the PRINCIPLE of the innovation? Do these principles, in fine, require that the powers of the general government should be limited, and that, beyond this limit, the States should be left in possession of their sovereignty and independence? We have seen that in the 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.  SO FAR COMPLIED WITH THE PLAN OF CONGRESS AS TO RECOGNIZE THE PRINCIPLE OF THE INNOVATION DO THESE PRINCIPLES IN FINE REQUIRE THAT THE POWERS OF THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE LIMITED AND THAT BEYOND THIS LIMIT THE STATES SHOULD BE LEFT IN POSSESSION OF THEIR SEVERITY AND INDEPENDENCE WE HAVE SEEN THAT IN THE 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
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