In the course of the preceding observations, I have had an eye, my fellow-citizens, to putting you upon your guard against all attempts, from whatever quarter, to influence your decision in a matter of the utmost moment to your welfare, by any impressions other than those which may result from the evidence of truth. You will, no doubt, at the same time, have collected from the general scope of them, that they proceed from a source not unfriendly to the new Constitution.
Yes, my countrymen, I own to you that, after having given it an attentive consideration, I am clearly of opinion it is your interest to adopt it. I am convinced that this is the safest course for your liberty, your dignity, and your happiness. I affect not reserves which I do not feel. I will not amuse you with an appearance of deliberation when I have decided. I frankly acknowledge to you my convictions, and I will freely lay before you the reasons on which they are founded. The consciousness of good intentions disdains ambiguity.
I shall not, however, multiply professions on this head. My motives must remain in the depository of my own breast. My arguments will be open to all, and may be judged of by all. They shall at least be offered in a spirit which will not disgrace the cause of truth. I propose, in a series of papers, to discuss the following interesting particulars:
The utılıty of the unıon to your polıtıcal prosperıty the ınsuffıcıency of the present confederatıon to preserve that unıon the necessıty of a government at least equally energetıc wıth the one proposed, to the attaınment of thıs object the conformıty of the proposed constıtutıon to the true prıncıples of republıcan government ıts analogy to your own state constıtutıon and lastly, the addıtıonal securıty whıch ıts adoptıon wıll afford to the preservatıon of that specıes of government, to lıberty, and to property.
