. A constitutional view of the late war between the states : its causes, character, conduct and results ; presented in a series of colloquies at Liberty Hall. ling oneI expect will be that nine States at least will have accededto it. Here is a letter from Washington to Charles C. Pinck-ney, dated the 28th of June, 1788, in which he says rf No sooner had the citizens of Alexandria, who areFederal to a man, received the intelligence by the maillast night, than they determined to devote this day tofestivity. But their exhilaration was greatly increased,arid a much keener zest given to their enjoy
. A constitutional view of the late war between the states : its causes, character, conduct and results ; presented in a series of colloquies at Liberty Hall. ling oneI expect will be that nine States at least will have accededto it. Here is a letter from Washington to Charles C. Pinck-ney, dated the 28th of June, 1788, in which he says rf No sooner had the citizens of Alexandria, who areFederal to a man, received the intelligence by the maillast night, than they determined to devote this day tofestivity. But their exhilaration was greatly increased,arid a much keener zest given to their enjoyment, by thearrival of an Express, two hours before day, with thenews that the Convention of New Hampshire had, on the21st instant, acceded to tlienew Comfederacyhy d, majorityof eleven voices—that is to say, fifty-seven to forty-six.* * * From the local situation, as well as the other .cir-cumstances of North Carolina, I should be truly aston-ished if that State should withdraw itself from the the contrary, I flatter myself with a confident expecta- * Wa^hincjionPs Writings^ vol. ix, page 278.\ WaslLinytoiis Writings^ vol. ix, pp. 389, SjiiiJifisis WASjirun Si^siy.
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