[1346] Scott, 235-38.
[1347] Elliott, iii, 616. Madison frankly admitted that only the prominence of the framers of the Constitution secured even a consideration of it by many of its warmest friends, much less by the people. "Had the Constitution been framed and recommended by an obscure individual," wrote Madison, "instead of a body possessing public respect and confidence, there cannot be a doubt, that, although it would have stood in the identical words, it would have commanded little attention from those who now admire its wisdom." (Madison to Randolph, Jan. 10, 1788; Writings: Hunt, v, 81.)
[1348] Grigsby, i, footnote to 110.
[1349] Elliott, iii, 652.
[1350] Elliott, iii. 653-63.
[1351] Ib., 659-61.
[1352] Clinton's letter was not read, however, because all the members of the Legislature had gone to hear Henry's last great speech. (Conway, 112.)
[1353] Conway, 114; Henry, ii, 363.
[1354] For Mason's resolutions and a careful review of the incident, see Rowland, ii, 274-80.
[1355] Henry, ii, 377.