They wish for a general government of unity, as they see that the local legislatures must naturally and necessarily tend to retard the general government.
More Quotes from Henry Knox:
The frame of mind in the local legislatures seems to be exerted to prevent the federal constitution from having any good effect.Henry Knox
Men at a distance, who have admired our systems of government unfounded in nature, are apt to accuse the rulers, and say that taxes have been assessed too high and collected too rigidly.
Henry Knox
Our political machine, composed of thirteen independent sovereignties, have been perpetually operating against each other and against the federal head ever since the peace.
Henry Knox
Something is wanting, and something must be done, or we shall be involved in all the horror of failure, and civil war without a prospect of its termination.
Henry Knox
Were an energetic and judicious system to be proposed with your signature it would be a circumstance highly honorable to your fame . . . and doubly entitle you to the glorious republican epithet, The Father of your Country.
Henry Knox
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