Elbridge Gerry: First Reply to “A Landholder” - Milestone Documents

Elbridge Gerry: First Reply to “A Landholder”

( 1788 ) Commentary by Kirk H. Beetz, UC Davis, Emeritus
  • “His [Gerry's] objections are chiefly contained in his letter to the Legislature; … that his only motive for dissenting from the Constitution, was a firm persuasion that it would endanger the liberties of America; …that a representative of a free state, he was bound in honour to vote according to his idea of her true interest, and that he should do the same in similar circumstances.” - First Reply to “A Landholder”
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