Two Days ago I had the pleasure of recg your obliging Letter of the 16th., and this morning that of the 25 Ult.1 The accession of Virginia made an ^was^ is an Event most welcome to our Fœderalists, and it cannot fail to make a deep Impression on the other Party.

Our Convention proceeds with singular Temper and Moderation. The opposition however ^still^ continues very inflexible, and to appearance little disposed to yield— There is ^nevertheless^ Reason however to hope that ^as^ the Party in favor of the Constitution daily gains ground, and as the ^People of the^ Southern Part of the State are ^were^ ^are^ with great unanimity Advocates for it; and as so great a Number of the States have adopted it, that the other Party ^its opposers^ will at least wish for that ^some^ Line of accommodation, that may acquit them with their Partizans on the one Hand, and relieve them from the Consequences of Rejection on the other.

a considerable number of amendments have already been offered, and more may be expected, as yet we are not told whether they are intended as conditional or recommendatory— We shall probably continue sitting at least another month week— If any any thing2 interesting should occur I shall not omit the earliest opportunity of communicating it to You.— With Sentiments of ^great^ Esteem and Regard I am Dr Sr.