The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-04-19
WINNsBoRo s. Q, THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 10 1856

ior competing the states to raise the ne.
cessary funds, they could heed the call,
or not, just as they they chose. And
the appeals from Congress did become
piteously urgent. But the jealous and
sensitive sovereignty of the States stood
aloof from what it supposed might be a
measure to compromise its powers.
From 1881 to 1856 no satisfactory un-
derstanding could be reached as be.
tween the States and Congress upon
the revenue and commercial questions.
So few States sent commissioners to
Annapolis in the latter year to meet and
consider what was best to be done in the
premises. Theso commissioners,
finding that no ute ends could be
reached upon t nmercial affairs of
the country or, and proposed
plan which they lad before Congress
then in session in New York. TO call a
convention Of all the States !or the next
May, "to take into consideration the sit.
uation Of the United States--to render
the Constitution of the Federal Govern.
men: adequate to the exigenciess of the
Union"
Accordingly tho Convention met on
the 18th of May, 1887, and on the 18th
ofSept. ofthe same year, adopted unani.
mously that Constitution for the Govern.
ment cf The United States, which patri.
OTIS Of giant intellectual strength have
ever delighted to honor, but whioh1in
tile hands Of Stevens and Sumner is Of
no more value, and can command no
more respect, than the unseemly rag
pitched by the scavenger into the cess.
pool. g
On the day OF its adoption the C,n-
vention transmitted the new Constitu,
ton to Congress then meeting in New
York, together with letter signed by
George Washington, President Of the
Convention. AS that letter was sent
by the unanimous order Of the Conven.
ton, and as the trainers of the Constitu.
ton are certainly the best judges Of
what were the design and scope of that
instrument, and as that letter gives
these in most clear and succinct form,
the greater part of it is herein given,
and will close this paper on the history
of the Constitution.
LETTER OF GENERAL WASHINGTON.
In Convention, September l7A, 1887.
SIR: We haye now the honor to sub.
NIT to the consideration of the United
States in Congress assembled, that Con.
stitution which has appeared to us the
most admirable.
4 4 n 4
1t is obviously impracticable, in the
Federal Government of these States, to
secure all the rights of independent SOW.
ereignty to each, and yet provide for the
interest and safety of all. individuals
entering into society must give up a
share of liberty to preserve the rest
The magnitude of the sacrifice must de.
pend as we'll on situation and circum.
| stance as on the object to be obtained
1t is at all times difficult to draw with
precision the line between those rights
which must be surrendered and those
which may be reserved and on the
present occasion this difficulty was in.
creased by difference among the sew.
eral States as to their situation, extent
habits, and particular interests.
In all our deliberations on this sub
ject, we kept steadily in our view, that
which appears to US the greatest interest
Of every true American, the consolida.
ton of our Union-in which is involved
our prosperity. felicity. safety. perhana