Excerpt from A Defence of the Legislature of Massachusetts: Or the Rights of Newengland Vindicated These general considerations merit the attention of all, who are really attached to the federal Constitution, and to the tran quillity of the country. No injury can arise from an attempt. To preserve the balance of power among the states and while New England submits to the constituted authorities, and cheer fully supplies ah immense revenue for the benefit of the south, let us endeavour, at least to be fairly represented. Should the alarm which is so generally felt at the prospect before us prove groundless, still no inconvenience can arise from a fair precau tion but if otherwise if we are really in danger, from the ambitious projects of a sister state, let us not aggravate the mis fortune, by the omission of. Any constitutional means of escaping so great a calamity. 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.