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INDEX.

A.

Absent members of Congress,
compelled to attend,90,91,292.
Absolute governments, the pow-
ers of, 46.

Account of the receipts and expen-
ditures of all public money, to
be published, 144, 145, 296.
Accusation, self, criminals not
bound to, 230, 233, 304.
Accused, in cases of impeachment,
86.
Privileges to the, 230-
234, 304. Not bound to testi-
fy against themselves, 230, 233,
304. Examination of witnesses
against the, 231, 235, 304.||
Counsel for, 231, 236, 304.
Confessions of, 241.

Acts, public, of the States, faith to

be given to, 135, 301.
Adams, John, Vice-President of
the United States, 34. Various
offices held by, 325. Minister
Plenipotentiary for the conclud-
ing and signing the Definitive
Treaty of Peace, between the
United States of America and
his Britannic Majesty, in 1783,
325, 329.
Adjournment of Congress, 92,
292. Bills not approved by the
President at the time of, 98,
100, 293.

Admiralty and maritime jurisdic-
tion, jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court in cases of, 186, 187,
194, 196, 221, 300.
Admission of New States into the

Union, 137, 301, 307.
Affirmation, substitution of, for
oath, 252, 298, 303.

289. Of Senators, 73, 291
Of President and Vice-Presi-
dent, 167, 298.
Agreements between States, for-
bidden,156,296. See Alliances.
Alexandria, meeting of commis-
sioners at, in 1785, 33.
Aliens, suits by and against, in the

courts of the United States,
211, 300. See Foreigners.
Alliances, States forbidden to
make, 146, 296. Washington,
on domestic, 313; on foreign,
321. See Agreements, and
Combination.

Ambassadors, appointment of,
172, 173, 299. To be received
by the President, 176, 299.
Suits by and against, 186, 192,
213, 221, 223, 300.
Amendments to the Constitution,
161, 303. On the election of
President and Vice-President,
161,163,305. On suits by and
against the States, 203, 205,
216, 305. On the appellate ju-
risdiction of the Supreme Court,
both as to law and fact, 225,
304. On trial by jury, 230,

304. On search-warrants, 237,
303. On excessive bail, fines,
and punishments, 237,238, 304.
Mode of making, 246, 302. Re-
specting religious tolerance, 254,
303. Articles of, 303.
American, Washington on the
name, 310.

American Colonies, history of the,
11. Their title to the soil, 13.
Times and manner of the settle-
ment of the, 15. Governments

INDEX.

A.

Absent members of Congress,
compelled to attend,90,91,292.
Absolute governments, the pow-
ers of, 46.

Account of the receipts and expen-
ditures of all public money, to
be published, 144, 145, 296.
Accusation, self, criminals not
bound to, 230, 233, 304.
Accused, in cases of impeachment,
86. Privileges to the, 230-
234, 304. Not bound to testi-
fy against themselves, 230, 233,
304. Examination of witnesses
against the, 231, 235, 304.
Counsel for, 231, 236, 304.
Confessions of, 241.

Acts, public, of the States, faith to

be given to, 135, 301.
Adams, John, Vice-President of

the United States, 34. Various
offices held by, 325. Minister
Plenipotentiary for the conclud-
ing and signing the Definitive
Treaty of Peace, between the
United States of America and
his Britannic Majesty, in 1783,
325, 329.
Adjournment of Congress, 92,
292. Bills not approved by the
President at the time of, 98,
100, 293.

Admiralty and maritime jurisdic-

tion, jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court in cases of, 186, 187,||
194, 196, 221, 300.
Admission of New States into the

Union, 137, 301, 307.
Affirmation, substitution of, for
oath, 252, 298, 303.

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Ambassadors, appointment of,
172, 173, 299. To be received
by the President, 176, 299.
Suits by and against, 186, 192,
213, 221, 223, 300.
Amendments to the Constitution,
161, 303. On the election of
President and Vice-President,
161,163,305. On suits by and
against the States, 203, 205,
216, 305. On the appellate ju-
risdiction of the Supreme Court,
both as to law and fact, 225,
304. On trial by jury, 230,
304. On search-warrants, 237,
303. On excessive bail, fines,
and punishments, 237,238, 304.
Mode of making, 246, 302. Re-
specting religious tolerance, 254,
303.
Articles of, 303.
American, Washington on the
name, 310.
American Colonies, history of the,
11. Their title to the soil, 13.
Times and manner of the settle-
ment of the, 15. Governments

leges of the, 19. Legislative
powers of the, 19. Common the Confederation, 281.
law of England introduced into ||
the, 20. Political state of the,
at the time of the Revolution,
22. Their connexion with Great
Britain and with each other, 22.
Controversies between the, de-
termined before the King in
council, 200. Declaration of
Independence of the, 275.
American Revolution, see Revo-
lution.

ileged as to, 93, 292; under

Arsenals, 129, 295. Reservation
respecting, 130.

Annapolis, meeting of commission-

ers at, in 1786, 33.
Appellate jurisdiction of the Na-
tional Judiciary, 212, 300.
Suggestions respecting it, 213-
228. Of inferior tribunals, 214,
218. On the exclusion of, by
original jurisdiction, 215. Ex-
tent of the, 217. Meaning of
and mode of exercising, 224.
Qualified, 227, 304.
Appointments to office, power of,
172-175, 299. By the Presi-
ident, 172, 299. By Congress
and the Heads of Departments,

Of

Articles, of Confederation, 279.
Of the Constitution, 289. Of
Amendments to the Constitution,
303. Provisional, of Peace,sign-
ed at Paris, in 1782, 324.
the Definitive Treaty of Peace,
of 1783, 325. Of compact, be-
tween the original States and
the People and States in the
Territory northwest of the river
Ohio, 334. See Confederation.
Arts and sciences, promotion of
the, 118, 294.

Assemblies of the people, 264,

303. Claimed in the Declara-
tion of Rights, of 1774, 274.
Assemblies, Provincial, 17. Dis-
solution of, by English gover-
nors, 92, 272.
Attainder, effect of, in treason,

134, 135, 239, 301. Bills of, not
to be passed, 144; by Congress,
144, 295; nor by the States,
146, 150, 296.

172, 174, 299. When discre- || Authors, copy-rights for, 118, 294.
tionary in Congress, 172, 174, || Ayes and noes, in Congress,92,292.
299. See Commissions, and
Vacancies.

238, 304.

B.

Apportionment, of Representa- Bail, excessive, unconstitutional,
tives, 56-62, 104, 290. Of di-
rect taxes, 56–60, 97, 104, 290. ||
Appropriations, for armies, 122,
123, 294. Before drawing ||
money from the treasury, 144,

295.

Aristocracy, absolute, or despotic,

47.

Arms, on keeping and bearing,
264, 303.
Army, power of Congress as to
the, 43, 122, 141, 294. Rev-
olutionary, 122, Restrictions
respecting the, 123, 294. A
standing impolitic, 265; con-
demned in the Declaration of
Rights, of 1774, 274.

Baltimore, Lord, 18. William
Penn versus, 201.
Bankruptcy, power of Congress
respecting, 114, 294. Impo-
tency of the States as to, 115.
Bills, power of the President to
approve and negative, 98, 293.
Bills for raising revenue and tax-
es, 96, 293.

Bills of attainder, not to be passed

by Congress, 144, 295; nor by
the States, 146, 150, 296.
Bills of credit, 146, 148. States
forbidden to emit, 146,147,296.
Meaning of, 147. Emission of,
under the Confederation, 286.

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