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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred

and forty-five,

By JONATHAN ELLIOT,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia.

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ADVERTISEMENT.

UNDER the sanction of Congress, this new edition of Madison's Debates of the Federal Convention, held in 1787, has been prepared, revised, and the matter remodelled agreeably to the consecutive order of the subject. Thus, by a new arrangement of the Debates, greater convenience, more ready reference, with increased utility, have been obtained; and the whole subject of the Confederation, Debates, and Correspondence, (confined to the Constitution on the latter, head,) is thus brought together within the compass of a single volume, presented, it will be seen, in a bold and conspicuous type, uniform in the size of the page with the four volumes of the new edition of Elliot's Debates, which, by the compilation of a fifth (the present volume) completes the entire series on our constitutional history.

CONTENTS.

MONDAY, November 4,...........

Elias Boudinot chosen president - Let-

ters from Gen. Washington, Mr. Carmi-

chael, at St. Ildefonso, and Mr. Laurens,

at Nantz.

TUESDAY, November 5,...............1

Resolution authorizing Gen. Washington

to obtain the exchange of two foreign offi-

cers, passed without due consideration,

reconsidered-Remarks of Mr. Madison.

THURSDAY, November 7,..............2

The resolution referred to above repealed

Motion by Mr. Osgood to fill the va-

cancy in the Court of Appeals - Opposed
by Mr. Duane on the ground of economy

Arguments for and against the motion
-Debate on the report of the committee
on the case of Capt. Asgill - Debate on
the question of making a demand on Gen.
Carleton, to fulfil his engagement to pur-
sue the authors of Capt. Huddy's murder.

FRIDAY, November 8,.........

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Second vote on the preceding question

Motion by Mr. Rutledge directing retal-
iation for acts of cruelty-Reasons for
and against it-Letter from Gen. Carle-

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Memorial from the army laid before Con-
gress-Debate on the plan of a consular
convention with France-Subject post-
poned Conference of the grand com-
mittee with the superintendent of fi-

nance.

Letter from the superintendent of fi-

nance, and special committee appointed
to confer and report - Conference of the
committee Mr. Peters's report relative
to secrecy of proceedings- Discussion
on the report on the mode of valuation of
land, continued.

MONDAY, January 13,.......

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