broyles wars between themselves, which so frequently afflict countries not tied together the same government which, their own rival ships alone would be sufficient to produce but which opposite for an alliance says attachments and would stimulate it and embitter. hence likewise they will avoid necessity of those overgrown military establishments which under any form of government or in auspicious to liberty in which are to be regarded as particularly hostile. the republic liberty in this it is that union ought to be considered as a main prop of your liberty, and that the love of, the one ought to endear you to the preservation of the other. these considerations a persuasive language to every reflecting and virtuous mind and exhibit a continuance of the union as a primary object. a patriotic desire. is there a doubt whether a common government can embrace so large a sphere? let experience it to listen to speculation in such a case where criminal we are authorized to hope a proper organization of the whole with the auxiliary agency governments for the respective subdivision will afford a happy