. History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress . w notions forthe welfare of the wholecontinent, and contrib-uted largely towardsattaining the objects ofthe Convention. Sev-eral of the statesmen, ina spirit of comprehen-sive magnanimity, yield-ed points, for the generalgood, which they hadlield with gieat himself, withrare felicity of temper-ament, accepted in theend certain featureswhich he thought de-fective, believing it tobe the best governmentthat the wisdom of the Convention could frame, and the best tliat thenation would adopt. A committee was appoint
. History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress . w notions forthe welfare of the wholecontinent, and contrib-uted largely towardsattaining the objects ofthe Convention. Sev-eral of the statesmen, ina spirit of comprehen-sive magnanimity, yield-ed points, for the generalgood, which they hadlield with gieat himself, withrare felicity of temper-ament, accepted in theend certain featureswhich he thought de-fective, believing it tobe the best governmentthat the wisdom of the Convention could frame, and the best tliat thenation would adopt. A committee was appointed on the 8th of September, consisting ofHamilton, Madison, William Samuel Johnson, Rufus King, andGouverneur Morris, to revise the style and arrange the articles ofthe draft of a constitution, wliich had been under del)ate since the earlypart of August, and at last substantially agreed \\\){m by its framers. Thisfinisiiing work was delegated to Gouverneur Morris, whose facile pen andfine libjrary taste clotlu;il the insliuinciit in clear, simple, and expressive. Gouverneur Morris. (From a paintiin; by Aincb. in possession of the New York Historical Society,([resented by Steplien van Rensselaer, in 1817.) Sept. 8. 318 HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. language, giving to the substance its admirable order and symmetry, andto the text its distinguishing elegance. The revised draft having been reported and engrossed, it was dulysigned by a majority of the members, and submitted to the States for ratification; after which the Convention Hamilton returned home, he found that the anti-Federalists as awhole, and a large proportion of his own constituents, accredited himwith having perpetrated the worst of mischiefs in signing the Constitu-tion in behalf of New York. You were not authorized by the State,said Governor Clinton. You will find yourself, I fear, in a hornetsnest, said_ Chief Justice Eichard Morris. Washingtons official letterreached Congress on the 28th, conta
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