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VIII not be underltOOd, nor IN


deed will their real tendency Be


often known the mott Judi


cious plans of improvement NAV


require a number Of years 10


produce their beneficial effect


and the want of coni9ency in


the mealures of government


wou'i defeat the purpofes which


they are intended 70 accompliih.


L would therefore be unwite 70
lubihtute new ani opDoiire fyr-
tens, until experience has prov
ed, chat thofe whicl are already
in ule are manifoItIv inconvien
But changes in the Confitu-
tion Of Government are more
injurious than the 'fyitem of


laws even a fmaIl innovation


may deltroy its principles. The
trainers of the National Confi-
tuition had before them, not on


ly the forms which had been
preferred by the feveraI States,


but thole alto which before had
been devifed in other ages and
nations and though the repeat
ed experiment, which have lince
taken place in Europe, may fug-
geit matter for warning, they
aSord nothing for imitation. If
notwithstanding, it is found by
experience, thar the Contribution
operates very unequalIy, or the
contribution Of anyPartis doubt
tui, amendments may Be necer.
larry to alter or explain it. But
u Il lnvain to expect that all will
Be latiShed.-Free governments
admit Of an endleGs variety Of |
notifications, and the opinions
entertained Of their REFLECTIVE
merits are equally various
When the Contribution was eft
ablilhed, perhaps no man that
became fubje6t, was perfectly
Plealed with every part. It was
the retult Of mutual concelion,
and fuch indeed mutt always be
the cafe, when 4 form Of Gov
ernment is voluntarily accepted
by a Community.


Almof every nation, at fome
period Of their exitence, have
enjoyed the privileges Of a free
State but how few have pre-
ferved them they have been
loft by the inconltancy Of the
citizens, or forfeited by their
vices. In many Republics, r.
pcated vorious in modes of Gov
ernment have taken place, as
different parties happened 70
predominate, until the people
become weary Of changes, ana
Perferred the quiet Of abfolute
power, to tumults Of perpetual
revolution. In the minds Of
fome men, there faems to be a
rcGlefncfs, which renders them
jiiIatished with any uniform
courfe Of things, and makta
them eager IN The puifuit Of no
velty they abound in projects,
and are ever meiit2ting Gomc
5anciful change in the plan of
Government, which their ina
ginations repreient as ufefuI.


But men Of great ambition are
ill more dangerous they com
monty make the fairelt Preten-
,es TO principle, though they
are a6tuated only BY feIf-inter-
eft. Ifthe Contribution OF Laws
Of their Country prelcnt obaa-
cles to the accomplishment OF
their wishes, they employ every
ar,i,ice to alter or abolish them
and if individuals oPpole their
attempts, they are equally 3rtfJl