...innovation upon its principles, however specious the pretexts. One method of assault may be to effect, in the forms of the Constitution, alterations which will...at least as necessary to fix the true character of Governments, as of other human institutions; that experience is the surest standard by which to test...

...innovation upon its principles however specious the pretexts. — One method of assanlt may bo to effect, in the forms of the Constitution, alterations which will impair the energy of the system , (and thns to] § undermine what cannot be directly overthrown. la all the changes to which you may be invited,...