Demophilus—Principles of the English Constitution: Index

Principles of the Ancient English Constitution

 
Shortly after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a writer under the pseudonym of Demophilus publishes a small booklet—The Genuine Principles of the Ancient Saxon, or English Constitution—calling for constitutions framed in accordance with the common practices of the freemen of early England.

All human Constitutions are subject to Corruption, and must perish, unless they are timely renewed by reducing them to their first Principles.—Algernon Sidney.

The Genuine Principles of the Ancient Saxon, or English Constitution

Carefully collected from the best Authorities; With some Observations, on their peculiar fitness, for the United Colonies in general; and Pennsylvania in particular.

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Index

• Introduction.
• The English Constitution.
• The English Constitution.
• The English Constitution Under the Monarchy.
• The Destruction of the Saxon Mode of Government.
• The Powers of the Several Parts of the Legislature.
• Conclusion.