First Pamphlet Printing of the United States Constitution
1787 - and reprint.
The rare first pamphlet edition. The Constitution of the United States of America is one of the greatest documents of
personal freedom and governmental guarantee of justice. It was not however born without considerable effort, nor
opposition. By the year 1786, it had become abundantly clear that the Article of Confederation, though perfectly
adequate for an interim, wartime government, did not insure the values that Hamilton, Jay and Madison had envisioned.
There were in it certain distinct and inherent problems. A national convertion was held and the result of the new
convention was the Constitution. The Constitution of the United States created the federal system by which sovereignty
was shared by the national as well as state governments and under which foreign, and domestic problems could be
resolved more expeditiously and efficiently by the national government. Before the new Constitution could take effect,
however, it had to be ratified by at least nine of the thirteen states. Despite strong opposition from those who wished to
retain the Articles, the new system was ratified by eleven states in less than a year.
1787 - and reprint.
The rare first pamphlet edition. The Constitution of the United States of America is one of the greatest documents of
personal freedom and governmental guarantee of justice. It was not however born without considerable effort, nor
opposition. By the year 1786, it had become abundantly clear that the Article of Confederation, though perfectly
adequate for an interim, wartime government, did not insure the values that Hamilton, Jay and Madison had envisioned.
There were in it certain distinct and inherent problems. A national convertion was held and the result of the new
convention was the Constitution. The Constitution of the United States created the federal system by which sovereignty
was shared by the national as well as state governments and under which foreign, and domestic problems could be
resolved more expeditiously and efficiently by the national government. Before the new Constitution could take effect,
however, it had to be ratified by at least nine of the thirteen states. Despite strong opposition from those who wished to
retain the Articles, the new system was ratified by eleven states in less than a year.
