Constitutional Cartoons and Formation of the Union Under the Constitution
I am in the habit of vising local libraries in my travels where I leave off literature, promotional flyers, pamphlets and books. Most libraries have local support groups called “Friends of the Library. Several years ago, I stopped in the Millis, Massachusetts Public Library to leave some Camp Constitution promotional items and perused their “Friend of the Library” book sale. Most of the books offered were trashy novels, and biographies of celebrities. But to my surprise, I found a serendipitous gem: Formation of the Union Under the Constitution. So, I bit the bullet, and spent one whole dollar for the book.
The book, which is over 800 pages, was published by the U.S. Government Printing Office to celebrate the 150th Anniversary or Sesquicentennial of the United States Constitution. Chapter 1 is the story of the Constitution without today’s “wokeness” and a series of questions and answers. The most fascinating question I found appears on page 128:
Q. Where in the Constitution is their mention of education? A. There is none; education is a matter reserved for the states.
Keep in mind that when this book was published, the New Deal Democrats were in complete control of all three branches of the federal government.
Chapter Two contains the organization of the government under the Constitution. It includes, on page 286, a circular letter written by Governor John Hancock opposing an Article V Convention. Chapter Three has a selection of liberty documents including the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights, The Declaration of Independence, and The U.S. Constitution. The fourth and final chapter contains the transcripts of speeches by various politicians in praise of the Constitution, and Constitutional Cartoons found below.
We plan to reprint this out-of-print book which is available on Amazon and as a PDF from our website:
