History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 2 of 2

Download or read book History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 2 of 2 written by George Ticknor Curtis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 2 of 2: With Notices Preliminary Consideration. - Organization of the Convention. - Position of the States. - Rule of Investigation. After long wanderings through the struggles, the errors, and the disappointments of the earlier years of our constitutional history, I now come to consider that memorable assembly to which they ultimately led, in order to describe the character of an era that offered the promise of a more vigorous nationality, and presented the alternative of final dissolution. How the people of the United States were enabled to seize the happy choice of one of these results, and to escape the disasters of the other, is to be learned by examining the mode in which the Constitution of the United States was framed. In approaching this interesting topic, I am naturally anxious to place myself at once on a right understanding with the reader, - to apprise him of the purpose of the discussions to which he is invited, and to guard against expectations which might be entertained, but which will not be fulfilled. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.