1787–1789
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To the Honourable LUTHER MARTIN, Esq; SIR, I have just met with your performance, in favour of the Honourable Mr. Gerry, published in the Maryland Journal of the 18th January,
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To the Honourable LUTHER MARTIN, Esq; SIR, I have just met with your performance, in favour of the Honourable Mr. Gerry, published in the Maryland Journal of the 18th January,
To the Rhode-Island Friends of PAPER-MONEY, TENDER-ACTS and ANTIFEDERALISM. The singular system of policy adopted by your state, no longer excites either the surprize or indignation of mankind. There are
To the CITIZENS of NEW-HAMPSHIRE. Those who wish to enjoy the blessings of society must be willing to suffer some restraint of personal liberty, and devote some part of their
To the CITIZENS of NEW-HAMPSHIRE. The opposition in your State to the new Constitution is an event surprising to your New-England Brethren, yet we are not disposed to criminate a
The paragraph which respects taxes, imposts and excises, was largely debated, by several Gentlemen. Gen. Wadsworth objected against it, because it gave the power of the purse to the general
“He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbor cometh and searcheth him.” To the Landholders and Farmers: The publication of Col. Mason’s reasons for not
“Oliver Ellsworth to Abigail Ellsworth,” June 26, 1787. In Supplement to Max Farrand’s The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, edited by James H. Hutson. New Haven: Yale University Press,
The attempt to amend our federal Constitution, which for some time past hath engrossed the public regard, is doubtless become an old and unwelcome topic to many readers whose opinions
To the Landholders and Farmers. I have often admired the spirit of candour, liberality, and justice, with which the Convention began and completed the important object of their mission. “In
To the Holders and Tillers of Land. To the Landholders and Farmers. Remarks on the objections made by the Hon. ELBRIDGE GERRY, to the new Constitution. It is unhappy both