He wished for vigor in the Govt. The Legislature ought to be the most exact transcript of the whole Society.
Representation is made necessary only because it is impossible for the people to act collectively.
The opposition was to be expected he said from the Governments, not from the Citizens of the States. The State officers were to be losers of power. The people he supposed would be rather more attached to the national Govt. There is no danger of improper elections if made by large districts. Bad elections proceed from the smallness of the districts which give an opportunity to bad men to intrigue themselves into office.