That the powers of government may be reassumed by the people whensoever it shall become necessary to their happiness;
Were it only that you shared his graciousness in defeat.
You clearly don' know what happened at the NY Convention whose ratification of the Constitution was a stunning achievement by Hamilton in converting the Clinton hacks from two thirds opposed to voting yes. AND the proposal to ratify conditionally was voted DOWN.
He was "defeated" as badly as the Union armies in 1865.