It was, to the masses, something new, vague, and awful; something to oppress the poor, the weak, the debtor, the settler; something to strengthen and enrich the already strong and opulent, the merchant, the creditor, the financial interests.
Beveridge captures the fears and misconceptions of the masses regarding the Constitution, portraying it as a threat to the vulnerable.
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These had power To charm through life and cheer his dying hour.
The Experiment, with its foundations laid on universal Suffrage and an unfettered and licentious Press is of too violent a nature for our excitable People.
What a gloom will spread over the nation when he is gone!
There can be little doubt that a majority of the people did not favor the Constitution when adopted by the Convention and ratified by the States.
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