WE HAVE ALL THE MEANS AND FACILITIES NECESSARY TO THE FUNCTIONING OF A REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLIC, OF ANY GEOGRAPHIC SIZE, AND OF ANY POPULATION..... AT HAND, IN PLACE, AND READY TO USE. WITNESS THE EASE WITH WHICH YOU AND I COMMUNICATE ACROSS 1500 MILES... IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE FOUNDERS MONTHS TO TRAVERSE THAT DISTANCE.... AND GREAT RISK. A MORE NUMEROUS FREE POPULATION IS INHERENTLY STRONGER THAN A SMALLER ONE.