Washington's Opinions 370, 371 Other Difficulties attending the Revision of the Federal System 371 Sectional Jealousy and its Causes 371, 372 New Idea of a Union 372, 373 Prevailing Feeling among Statesmen concerning the Convention 373 Hamilton fully equal to the Demands of the Crisis 373, 374 Assembling of the Convention 374 Novelty of their Undertaking 374, 375 State of Political Science in Modern Europe 375 The Results of English Liberty 376, 377 French Discussions 377, 378 The English Constitution an imperfect Guide 378 Nature of the Problem 379 CHAPTER VII. THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION.--WASHINGTON, PRESIDENT OF THE CONVENTION. Embarrassments attending the Assembling of the Convention 380 Discipline to which the American People had been subjected 381, 382 The Constitution the Result of Circumstances 382 Consequences of a Want of Power in the First Government 383 Its Incapacity 384 Sufferings of the People 384 Civil Liberty the Result of Trial and Suffering 385, 386 Qualities of the Framers of the Constitution 386, 387 Hamilton 387 Washington 388 Madison 388 Franklin 388 Gouverneur Morris 388 Their Characters formed during the Revolution 388, 389 Diversities of Opinion in such an Assembly 389 Patriotism of its Members 390 A Republican System their great Object 390 Slight Value of the Examples of other Countries 391 Necessity for a National Head 392 The New Government established without Violence 393 Washington at Mount Vernon 393, 394 His Opinions upon the Powers of the Federal Government 394-396 His Fears as to the Result of a Convention 396, 397 The Legislature of Virginia desire to place him at the Head of their Delegation 397