George Washington actually said...

Nothing can more promote the permanent welfare of the nation and nothing would be more grateful to our constituents.

Let us unite, therefore, in imploring the Supreme Ruler of Nations to spread his holy protection over these United States.

Let them persevere in their affectionate vigilance over that precious depository of American happiness, the Constitution of the United State...

To yield to the treasonable fury of so small a portion of the United States would be to violate the fundamental principle of our Constitutio...