Age and middle age had spoken for the Constitution; voices from the bench and the camp, from the bar and the seats of the mighty, had pleaded for it; and now the Constitutionalists appealed to the very young men of the Convention through one of the most attractive of their number.
Beveridge notes the diverse support for the Constitution from various societal sectors, appealing to the youth's involvement.
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