Excerpt from American Dialogues of the Dead: And Dialogues of the American Dead Mire the constitution of his country. The sentiments of his youth have been confirmed hy, the reflections and observations of his more mature years. He still regardsthat constitution, as one of the proudest monuments of human wisdom. His best hopes for his country are involved in its success, and surely its fate depends in a great degree upon ourselves. If we are determined, at all hazards, to pull down and destroy it, it will be wonderful, indeed, if it has strength to resist us; but if we are resolved to save it, there can be no solid reason given why it should not survive. It is hoped, at all events, that amidst the most violent con flicts' of party, and even the din of arms, there are some inclined to listen to the counsels of prudence, modera tion and temperance. 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.