s, ought to be hanged and quartered, that would give it countenance.

I shall content myself at present with these strictures, but shall
continue them from time to time as occasion may require.

LETTER OF CAUTION, WRITTEN BY SAMUEL CHASE.

Printed In
THE MARYLAND JOURNAL,
October, 1788.

Note.

The authorship of this essay is fixed upon Chase by a letter of Daniel
Carroll, who in writing to Madison, alludes to both this, and his reply,
printed _post_. Chase was the leader of the Anti-Federalists in Maryland,
but was at first compelled by popular feeling to temporize, as is shown by
the following extracts, taken from the Maryland Journal for September 28,
1787:

The following is the conclusion of the speech of Samuel Chase,
Esq., delivered this day, at the Court House, before a numerous
and respectable body of citizens.

(Published by request of many electors of Baltimore Town.)

The Constitution proposed by the late Convention, for the United
States, will alter, and in some instances, abolish our Bill of
Rights and Form of Government. The Legislature of this State have
no right to alter our Form of Government, but in the mode
prescribed by the Constitution. The only question for the General
Assembly to determine is this, whether they will recommend to the
people to elect delegates to meet in convention, to consider and
decide on the plan proposed. I have always maintained the Union,
and the increase of powers in Congress. I think the Federal
Government must be greatly altered. I have not formed my opinion,
whether the plan proposed ought to be accepted as it stands,
without any amendment or alteration. The subject is very
momentous, and involves the greatest consequences. If elected, I
will vote for, and use my endeavours to procure a recommendation
by the Legislature to call a convention, as soon as it can
conveniently be done, unless otherways directed by this town.

_September 26, 1787._

Having been informed that my engagements of yesterday, to the
meeting at the Court House, "to vote for, and use my endeavours to
procure a recommendation by the Legislature, to call a convention
as soon as it can conveniently be done," is not understood; from a
desire, if possible, to remove all misunderstanding, I take the
liberty to declare, that by the promise I meant to engage, and
the