CENTINEL #19

THE UNVARNISHED TRUTH!

At one time Centinel’s original first 24 essays sold for over $900 at Amazon. One must ask themselves why were they priced so high? To avoid discovery perhaps? Regardless, one can read them here at a much better value!

CENTINEL NO. 19

To the people of Pennsylvania. Friends, Countrymen and Fellow Citizens.

When I last addressed you on the subject of the new constitution, I had not a doubt of its rejection. The baneful nature and tendency of this system of ambition had been so fully exposed that its most zealous advocates were constrained to acknowledge many imperfections and dangers, and seemingly to acquiesce in the necessity of amendments. However, by the time this general conviction had taken place in the minds of the people, so many states had adopted the constitution and the public anxiety was so great to have an efficient government that the votaries of power and ambition were enabled by adapting their language and conduct to the temper of the times, to prevail upon a competent number of the states to establish the constitution without previous alteration upon the implied condition of subsequent amendments, which they assured would certainly be made, as everybody was agreed in their propriety.