Well knowing how entirely our Country is cut off from information on public affairs, I take the liberty of enclosing you a copy of the federal Constitution and of the Resolutions of our house thereon. I have no doubt but that you will discover some imperfections in it, but when it is considered that it is the child of mutual concessions between States different in Situation and Interest, and that without some Efficient Government we must shortly be involved in Anarchy that certain¹ road to Despotism. I think that we should not hesitate concerning its adoption. The two important subjects, whether paper money should be adopted, or property suffered to be tendered in discharge of debts were yesterday debated, and without opposition an Unanimous Resolution given in the Negative. I am sanguine about the happy consequences of this virtuous discrimination. So vital a stab to such hopes in future will restore confidence between Individuals and bring into circulation a considerable quantity of money which fear and diffidence had locked up.