The Constitution: Originating in Compromise, It Can Only Be Preserved by Adhering to Its Spirit, and Observing Its Every Obligation (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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IT may not be generally known, that to the State Of New Jersey belongs the high honor of having originated the plan which, ultimately, resulted in the Convention that framed the present Constitution of the United States. The circular letter of Virginia, that assembled only the representatives of six States at Annapolis, was simply a call for the purpose of adopting some uniform system in their commercial rela tions.

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