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vrlT'S OFFICIAL!lt;M New Con si nut ForJune 21,1788 CONCOKDBy a close vote of 57-47, New Hampshire ratified the U.S. Constitution today, making it the “supreme law of the land.” John Langdon, an ardent supporter who has fought long and hard for ratification, wasobviously pleased“I immediately wrote His Excellency George Washington to inform him that New Hampshire had become the ninth state — the Key Stone in the Great Arch.”Joshua Atherton, who led the battle against ratification, was resigned to the result “It is adopted Let us try it,” Atherton commenteda New Nation.firm league of Friendship ” They knew that the new constitution was much more controversial than the Articles and probably would not get the approval of every state.FLAYING POLITICAL HARDBALLSides were quickly drawn here in New Hampshire for or against the proposed U.S. Constitution, which was first published in the state on October 4, 1787. Debate was heated in New Hampshire’s five newspa pers and hundreds of taverns and meeting houses However, some political pundits say that the Federalists (those supporting ratification) won not so much because of the is-
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Nashua, New Hampshire, US
Mon, Jun 06, 1988
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