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1 / 1suppressed, notwithstanding the influence of the insurgents of an apprehended interposition of the
of the Fedl. troops
At the date of the Convention, the aspect & retrospect of the pol: condition of the U.S. could not but fill the pub. mind with a gloom which was relieved only by a hope that so select a Body would devise an adequate remedy [for the defects the deformities
and the diseases which experience had disclosed] for the existing and
prospective evils so impressively demanding it
It was seen that the publicboth foreign & domestic debt rendered so sacred by the
cause in which it had been incurred remained without any provision
for its payment.
The reiterated and elaborate efforts of Cong. to procure from the States the
a more adequate power to raise the means of payment had failed.
patrons had failed.
The effect of the ordinary requisitions of Congress had only displayed had proved the inefficiency
of the authy. making them; none of the States having duly complied
with them, some some of them having failed altogether or nearly so; and in one
instance, that of N. Jersey, a compliance was expressly refused; nor
was more yielded to the expostulations of members of Congs. deputed
to make them, to her Legislature than a mere repeal of the law, without a compliance.
[see letter of Grayson to J. M.
The want of authy. in Congs to regulate Commerce had produced in Foreign nations particularly G. B. a monopolizing policy injurious to the trade of the U.S. and destructive to their navigation; the imbecilicity and anticipated dissolution of the Confederacy extinguishg all apprehensions of a Countervailing policyof on the part of the U. States U. S
The same want of a general power over Commerce,was
proved to produce led to an exercise of the power separately, by the States, wch
not only proved abortive, but engendered rival, conflicting
and
suppressed, notwithstanding the <add>influence of the insurgents of an</add> apprehended interposition of the
<del>of the</del> Fed<sup>l</sup>. troops<p-end>
<p-bgn>At the date of the Convention, the aspect & retrospect
of the pol: condition of the U.S. could not but fill the pub. mind with
a gloom which was relieved only by a hope that so select a Body
would devise an adequate remedy [<del>for the defects the deformities</del>
<del>and <add>the</add> diseases which experience had disclosed</del>] for the existing and
prospective evils so impressively demanding it<p-end>
<p-bgn>It was seen that the public <del><add>both foreign & domestic</add></del> debt rendered so sacred by the
cause in which it had been incurred remained without any provision
for its payment.
The reiterated and elaborate efforts of Cong. to procure <add>from the States</add> <del>the</del>
a more adequate power to raise the means of payment had failed.
<del>patrons had failed.</del>
The effect of the ordinary requisitions <add>of Congress had only displayed</add> <del>had proved</del> the inefficiency
of the auth<sup>y.</sup> making them; none of the States having duly complied
<add>with them, some</add> <del>some of them</del> having failed altogether or nearly so; and in one
instance, that of N. Jersey, a compliance was expressly refused; nor
was more yielded to the expostulations of members of Cong<sup>s</sup>. deputed
<del>to make them</del>, <add>to her Legislature</add> than a mere repeal of the law, without a compliance.
[see letter of Grayson to J. M. <p-end>
<p-bgn>The want of auth<sup>y</sup>. in Cong<sup>s</sup> to regulate Commerce had
produced in Foreign nations <add>particularly G. B.</add> a monopolizing policy injurious to the
trade of the U.S. and destructive to their navigation; the imbecilicity
and anticipated dissolution of <add>the</add> Confederacy extinguish<sup>g</sup> all
apprehensions of a Countervailing policy <del>of</del> <add>on</add> the part of the <add>U. States</add> <del>U. S</del><p-end>
<p-bgn>The same want of a general power over Commerce, <del>was</del>
<del>proved to produce</del> <add>led to</add> an exercise of the <add>power</add> separately, by the States, w<sup>ch</sup>
not only proved abortive, but engendered rival, conflicting
and
At the date of the Convention, the aspect & retrospect of the pol: condition of the U.S. could not but fill the pub. mind with a gloom which was relieved only by a hope that so select a Body would devise an adequate remedy [
It was seen that the public
The want of authy. in Congs to regulate Commerce had produced in Foreign nations particularly G. B. a monopolizing policy injurious to the trade of the U.S. and destructive to their navigation; the imbecilicity and anticipated dissolution of the Confederacy extinguishg all apprehensions of a Countervailing policy
The same want of a general power over Commerce,
<del>of the</del> Fed<sup>l</sup>. troops<p-end>
<p-bgn>At the date of the Convention, the aspect & retrospect
of the pol: condition of the U.S. could not but fill the pub. mind with
a gloom which was relieved only by a hope that so select a Body
would devise an adequate remedy [<del>for the defects the deformities</del>
<del>and <add>the</add> diseases which experience had disclosed</del>] for the existing and
prospective evils so impressively demanding it<p-end>
<p-bgn>It was seen that the public <del><add>both foreign & domestic</add></del> debt rendered so sacred by the
cause in which it had been incurred remained without any provision
for its payment.
The reiterated and elaborate efforts of Cong. to procure <add>from the States</add> <del>the</del>
a more adequate power to raise the means of payment had failed.
<del>patrons had failed.</del>
The effect of the ordinary requisitions <add>of Congress had only displayed</add> <del>had proved</del> the inefficiency
of the auth<sup>y.</sup> making them; none of the States having duly complied
<add>with them, some</add> <del>some of them</del> having failed altogether or nearly so; and in one
instance, that of N. Jersey, a compliance was expressly refused; nor
was more yielded to the expostulations of members of Cong<sup>s</sup>. deputed
<del>to make them</del>, <add>to her Legislature</add> than a mere repeal of the law, without a compliance.
[see letter of Grayson to J. M. <p-end>
<p-bgn>The want of auth<sup>y</sup>. in Cong<sup>s</sup> to regulate Commerce had
produced in Foreign nations <add>particularly G. B.</add> a monopolizing policy injurious to the
trade of the U.S. and destructive to their navigation; the imbecilicity
and anticipated dissolution of <add>the</add> Confederacy extinguish<sup>g</sup> all
apprehensions of a Countervailing policy <del>of</del> <add>on</add> the part of the <add>U. States</add> <del>U. S</del><p-end>
<p-bgn>The same want of a general power over Commerce, <del>was</del>
<del>proved to produce</del> <add>led to</add> an exercise of the <add>power</add> separately, by the States, w<sup>ch</sup>
not only proved abortive, but engendered rival, conflicting
and