_Philadelpha，Aug。26，1776_
DEARSIR——Your’softhe10’th。inst。cametohandaboutthreedaysago，theposthavingbroughtnomailwithhimthelastweek。
YouseemtohavemisapprehendedmypropositionforthechoiceofaSenate。Ihadtwothingsinview：togetthewisestmenchosen，&tomakethemperfectlyindependentwhenchosen。Ihaveeverobservedthatachoicebythepeoplethemselvesisnotgenerallydistinguishedforit’swisdom。Thisfirstsecretionfromthemisusuallycrude&
heterogeneous。Butgivetothosesochosenbythepeopleasecondchoicethemselves，&theygenerallywillchusewisemen。ForthisreasonitwasthatIproposedtherepresentatives¬thepeople
shouldchusetheSenate，&thoughtIhadnotwithstandingthatmadetheSenatorswhenchosenperfectlyindependantoftheirelectors。