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1 / 1 It does not appear that in any of these cases, the reformed
system was to be otherwise sanctioned than by the Legislative authy
of the States; nor was whether or how far, a change was to be
made in the structure or of the Depository of Federal powers.
The act of Virga. providing fora the Convention at
Philada, was succeeded by appointments from other States as
their Legislatures were assembled, the appointments being
selections from the most experienced & high highest standing Citizens.
Rh. I was the only exception to a compliance with the recommendation
from Annapolis, well known to have been swayed
by an obdurate adherence to an advantage which her position
gave her of taxing her neighbors thro' their consumption of imported
supplies, an advantage which it was foreseen would be taken from
her by a revisal of the "articles of Confederation
As the pub. mind had been ripened for a salutary Reform of the pol. System, in the interval between the proposal & the meeting, of Comrs.after at Annapolis, the interval between the
last event, and the meeting of Deps. at Phila. had continued to develop
more & more the necessity & the extent of a Systematic provision for
the preservation and Govt. of the Union; among the ripening incidents
was the Insurrection of Shays, in Massts. against her Govt; which was with difficulty suppressed,
<p-bgn>It does not appear that in any of these cases, the reformed
system was to be otherwise sanctioned than by the Legislative auth<sup>y</sup>
of the States; nor <del>was</del> whether or how far, a change was to be
made in the structure <del>or</del> of the Depository of Federal powers.<p-end>
<p-bgn>The act of Virg<sup>a</sup>. providing for <del>a</del> <add>the</add> Convention at
Philad<sup>a</sup>, was succeeded by appointments from other States as
their Legislatures were assembled, the appointments being
selections from the most experienced & high <add>highest</add> standing Citizens.
Rh. I was the only exception to a compliance with the recommendation
from Annapolis, well known to have been swayed
by an obdurate adherence to an advantage which her position
gave her of taxing her neighbors thro' their consumption of imported
supplies, an advantage which it was foreseen would be taken from
her by a revisal of the "articles of Confederation<p-end>
<p-bgn>As the pub. mind had been ripened for a salutary
Reform of the pol. System, in the interval between the proposal
& the meeting, of Com<sup>rs</sup>. <del>after</del> at Annapolis, the interval between the
last event, and the meeting of Dep<sup>s</sup>. at Phil<sup>a</sup>. had continued to develop
more & more the necessity & <add>the</add> extent of a Systematic provision for
the preservation and Gov<sup>t</sup>. of the Union; among the ripening incidents
was the Insurrection <add>of Shays,</add> in Mass<sup>ts</sup>. against her Gov<sup>t</sup>; which was with difficulty suppressed,
The act of Virga. providing for
As the pub. mind had been ripened for a salutary Reform of the pol. System, in the interval between the proposal & the meeting, of Comrs.
system was to be otherwise sanctioned than by the Legislative auth<sup>y</sup>
of the States; nor <del>was</del> whether or how far, a change was to be
made in the structure <del>or</del> of the Depository of Federal powers.<p-end>
<p-bgn>The act of Virg<sup>a</sup>. providing for <del>a</del> <add>the</add> Convention at
Philad<sup>a</sup>, was succeeded by appointments from other States as
their Legislatures were assembled, the appointments being
selections from the most experienced & high <add>highest</add> standing Citizens.
Rh. I was the only exception to a compliance with the recommendation
from Annapolis, well known to have been swayed
by an obdurate adherence to an advantage which her position
gave her of taxing her neighbors thro' their consumption of imported
supplies, an advantage which it was foreseen would be taken from
her by a revisal of the "articles of Confederation<p-end>
<p-bgn>As the pub. mind had been ripened for a salutary
Reform of the pol. System, in the interval between the proposal
& the meeting, of Com<sup>rs</sup>. <del>after</del> at Annapolis, the interval between the
last event, and the meeting of Dep<sup>s</sup>. at Phil<sup>a</sup>. had continued to develop
more & more the necessity & <add>the</add> extent of a Systematic provision for
the preservation and Gov<sup>t</sup>. of the Union; among the ripening incidents
was the Insurrection <add>of Shays,</add> in Mass<sup>ts</sup>. against her Gov<sup>t</sup>; which was with difficulty suppressed,