The Federal Constitution in Virginia 1787 1788
Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: come to hand, it was directed to be read ; and on considering its contents, it was the opinion of the members generally, that the convention by the passing of the act, was dissolved. I was doubtful then, that that opinion was too hastily adopted, and that a dissolution of the convention was not intended; in which opinion, since I received your letter, I am now satisfted I was right. I have showed your letter to several of the members ; they are of the same opinion with me, but we can see no means of the convention's being able to act again during its continuance, or even of being called, let the meeting be ever so proper or necessary. A very considerable delay must now take place in the business of separation ; whether that will be attended with good or bad consequences, I am at present unable to determine
.... Those of the people that were against a separation, exult exceedingly ; they think they have gained a victory, and plume themselves upon it, highly indeed. The friends to a separation are rather displeased, they think the petition signed by about 70 obscure persons, had more influence than it ought to have had; and they fear, disagreeable consequences may arise from the delay. 'T is remarkable that the petition was drawn by a Dr. Brooke, who was a member of the first convention, and moved that Kentucky should immediately declare itself independent; and that Taylor who carried it in, from some expressions that I heard drop from him, I think there is reason to believe, would wish for an unconditional separation. I am, however, of opinion, that the terms held out by the act of separation will be accepted of, in spite of everything that can be done to the contrary; and, I am certain, that the convention would have voted the terms reasonable, in a few hours after the time they recei...
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