"The leading public men of the South, in our early history, were almost all against it. Jefferson was against it. This…"

"I was remarking that we are passing through one of the greatest revolutions in the annals of the world. Seven States …"

"This new constitution. or form of government, constitutes the subject to which your attention will be partly invited.…"

"Again, the subject of internal improvements, under the power of Congress to regulate commerce, is put at rest under o…"

"Another feature to which I will allude is that the new constitution provides that cabinet ministers and heads of depa…"

"Under the old constitution, a secretary of the treasury for instance, had no opportunity, save by his annual reports,…"

"Another change in the constitution relates to the length of the tenure of the presidential office. In the new constit…"

"But not to be tedious in enumerating the numerous changes for the better, allow me to allude to one other though last…"

"This idea, though not incorporated in the constitution, was the prevailing idea at that time. The constitution, it is…"

"Allow me briefly to allude to some of these improvements. The question of building up class interests, or fostering o…"