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The fiery orator who inspired patriots to rise up against British tyranny later hurled his verbal thunderbolts at George Washington and the U.S. Constitution. The men who gathered in Richmond in June 1788 to decide whether Virginia would ratify the newly drafted United States Constitution were an incongruous group. Elegantly dressed planters in powdered wigs …
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