The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-06-13

Gay what was happening. II is well
that the three great States OF Massa-
/ ehnsetts, New York and Virginia did
not know how their precious liberties
! were being tempered with, or they
, might have called their delegates
home. II was felt by the convention
that II the discussions were secret. the
delegates could wrangle with perfect
freedom and If they came finally to
agreement tho thirteen states would
have only the agreement to consider
and not any of the material of the
debate That was fortunate. II the
thirteen states, and especially the
three or four largest ones, had been
able TO fling into the faces of their
returning delegates some OF the things
which they had said on the floor, say
ing to them, Why did you vote for an
instrument of which you yourself said
this?" the thirteen colonies might have
gone TO the bow vows and the Boil
sheviki.
Constitution Submitted.
Finally. the Constitution was adopt
cd by the convention, and submitted
to the thirteen states
And they all saw what "a noble in
7srument II was, and hastened TO
adopt T.?
Not quite in that fashion
But the great states were first to
sec how great mr. instrument it was2
+ Not exactly.
. When George Washington went back
TO Virginia and submitted the fruit OF.
his toll, Patrick Henry rose in heat
and shouted, Even from the man who
saved us by his valor, ! will demand a
reason for his conduct why does this
Instrument say We, the Deople?' Why
does It not say, We, the states" And
Patrick Henry @s not alone In his
demand
How did the Constitution OF the
United States get itself adopted? on
It's merits2 Well. hardly. Its adop-
ton was the result OF a number OF
compromises and OF sops thrown TO
Cerberls.
SouthsEn States Piaested.
First OF all. tho favor OF the Southern
states was secured by giving them
more than their share OF delegates In
Congress They were permitted rep
resntaion not only on their free Citi-
zens, but n representation, in reduced
proportion. on their slaves That in
sured the favor of the Carolinas and
Georgia. and Virginia noted az kind
OF stakeholder In that arrangement,
for Virginia, while a slave state, was
represented In the convention by men
who earnestly desired the end OF slav-
cry. The three states sosth OF Vir-
ginia were determined never TO accept
the Constitution unless they secured
representation for they slaves, and
without those three states the Consti-
tuition could not have been adopted. So
they were first won over by this com
promise. Five slaves were permitted
to count as many as three white men
and Georgia and the Carolinas became
advocates OF the Constitution.
New Erslsnd's Bargain.
The next thing was a bargain be
tween New England and the South by
might make trade regulations for the
entire country In exchange for per.
TO keep TN, slave trade going
TIL 1879. II went hard with some OF
the states TO give up the right TO i'm
pose import duties on shipments from
other states New York was deter
mined 20 make every Connecticut far
NOR pay import duties on every dozen
eggs he brought e the city to SELL and
Connecticut retalhted "a refusing to
ship any iirewopd 90 New York The
privilege OF having little scraps Ike
this was very precious TO the thiNeen
free and mighty independent states,
and this mean compromises was adopt
"a TO make IL possible for the National
10 take over commerce
regulations. To her everlasting honor