...in Congress assembled, that Constitution which has appeared to us the most advisable. The friends oJ our country have long seen and desired, that the power of making war, peace, and .treaties, of levying money and regulating commerce, and the correspondent executive and judicial authorities...

...der Verfassungstext dem Präsidenten des Kongresses übermittelt wurde, hob an erster Stelle hervor: „The friends of our country have long seen and desired,...that the power of making war, peace, and treaties (...) and the correspondent executive and judicial authorities should be fully and effectually vested...