It’s actually comical to see Madison scurrying around, trying to undo what he and his federalist buddies had done. Henry could well have said, “I tried to warn you. This is what the Constitution creates. You can’t undo it now. And now you want to invite the wrath of the national government on VA? No thanks. He was correct.
I wish I had been at the VA ratifying convention on 2 June to see Patrick Henry get slapped down.
He contested the legitimacy of the Constitutional convention. It got nowhere. He was politely told to sit down and shut up.