How about the U.S. Constitution?
Article I, Section 2 reads (in part), "The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several states ..." (my underline)
"The people" = the voters. Who voted in 1792? Adult, white, male citizens. They were "the people".
If you believe "the people" means something else, I'd like to hear it.
How about answering the question that was asked instead of dancing around it?