while a salutary experience will prevent a contrary opinion from inviting aggression from abroad.
certain danger was foretold from the extension of our territory， the multiplication of states， and the increase of population. our system was supposed to be adapted only to boundaries comparatively narrow. these have been widened beyond conjecture； the members of our confederacy are already doubled， and the numbers of our people are incredibly augmented. the alleged causes of danger have long surpassed anticipation， but none of the consequences have followed. the power and influence of the republic have arisen to a height obvious to all mankind； respect for its authority was not more apparent at its ancient than it is at its present limits； new and inexhaustible sources of general prosperity have been opened； the effects of distance have been averted by the inventive genius of our people， developed and fostered by the spirit of our institutions； and the enlarged variety and amount of interests， productions， and pursuits have strengthened the chain of mutual dependence and formed a circle of mutual benefits too apparent ever to be overlooked.
in justly balancing the powers of the federal and state authorities difficulties nearly insurmountable arose at the outset and subsequent collisions were deemed inevitable. amid these it was scarcely believed possible that a scheme of government so complex in construction could remain uninjured. from time to time embarrass
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