"The vote of ratification having thus passed, Mr. Paca again rose, and laid before the Convention his propositions for amending the Constitution thus adopted, which he had prepared by leave of the house, dedaring that he had only given his assent to the government under the firm persuasion, and in full confidence that such amendments would be peaceably obtained so as to enable the people to live happy under the government, that the people of the county he represented and that he himself would support the government with such amendments, but without them, not a man in the state and no people, would be more firmly opposed to it than himself and those he represented." --from Elliot's Debates, Volume 2 "A Fragment of Facts, Disclosing the Conduct of the Maryland Convention, on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution" Source Library of Congress, American Memory, Elliot's Debates The opinions expressed by Mr. Paca BEST represent the views of which group? A the Whigs
B the Tories

C the Federalists
D the Anti-Federalists​