" The situation in which I now stand, for the last time, in the midst of the Representatives of the People of the United States, naturally recalls the period when the Administration of the present form of Government commenced; and I cannot omit the occasion, to congratulate you and my Country, on the success of the experiment "
George Washington, Eighth Annual Message to Congress | Wednesday, December 07, 1796
Editorial Notes
After eight years under the new Constitution, Washington began to feel confident that the "experiment" of America was actually beginning to succeed.
George Washington, Eighth Annual Message to Congress | Wednesday, December 07, 1796
