...letter to the President of Congress, signed by their illustrious President, the words are emphatical : " This important consideration, seriously and deeply...our minds, led each State in the Convention to be lees rigid on points of inferior magnitude than might have been otherwise expected, and thus the Constitution,...

...submitting the Constitution to the consideration of the country, that, " In all our deliberations on this subject, we kept steadily in our view that which...magnitude than might have been otherwise expected." This, Sir, is General Washington's consolidation. This is the true, constitutional consolidation. I...

...to Congress, in submitting to them the plan of the Constitution : — " In all our deliberations on this subject, we kept steadily in our view that which...felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence." You will please to observe, that this language is not applied to the powers of government ; it does...

...to Congress, in submitting to them the plan of the Constitution : — " In all our deliberations on this subject, we kept steadily in our view that which...felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence." You will please to observe, that this language is not applied to the powers of government ; it does...

...States as to their situation, extent, habits, and particular interests. In all our deliberations on this subject, we kept steadily in our view that which...of every true American— the consolidation of our Union—in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence. This...

...to Congress, in submitting to them the plan of the Constitution : — " In all our deliberations on this subject, we kept steadily in our view that which...of our UNION, in which is involved our prosperity, f>licity, safety, perhaps our national existence." You will please to observe, that this language is...

...States, as to their situation, extent, habits, and particular interests. " In all our deliberations on this subject, we kept steadily in our view that which...magnitude than might have been otherwise expected; and hence the Constitution which we now present is the result of a spirit of amity and of that mutual deference...

...submitting the constitution to the consideration of the country, that, ' in all our deliberations on this subject, we kept steadily in our view that which...our union — in which is involved our prosperity, liberty, safety ; perhaps our national existence.' » » » This, sir, is Gen. Washington's consolidation....

...deliberations on tliis subject, we luive kept styled " THE UNITED STATUS." Since the steadily in onr view, that which appears to us the greatest interest...UNION, in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, iiafcty — perhaps our National txittcnce. This important consideration, seriously and deeply impressed...

...deliberations upon this subject, we have kept steadily in our view, that which appears to us the interests of every true American, the consolidation of our union,...felicity, safety, perhaps our national • existence." Yes, this is the deliberate judgment of Washington—whose whole life was of the very essence of deliberation...