Constitution represents States as well as Governments; three principal CHARLES COTESWORTH PINCKNEY (a Member of the Federal Conven- Objections answered; Treaties not repugnant to Laws; Mode of voting in Treaty of Peace, on its Promulgation; Recognizances discharged; Case of Explanations on Treaties; paramount under the Confederation, 277. Vattel Independent before the Treaty of Peace; replies to Mr. Lowndes's Objec- Page. 327 263 266 270 278 284 ....300 to 308 Replies to Mr. Lincoln's Objections; Policy of the Reeligibility of the On the Restrictive Clauses; Paper Mr. PRINGLE (Speaker)-Treaty-making belongs to the executive Depart- Hon. JACOB READ - Confederation; Congress; its Efficiency farcical; 315 333 268 270 286 286 311 Hon. JOHN RUTLEDGE (a Member of the Federal Convention) - Treaties Federal Convention did not exceed its Powers; Navigation; Exclusion from 277 298 ... 338 Gen. SUMPTER (in Convention) - moved an Adjournment, to give further - QUESTION — To assemble at Charleston the 12th of May; ayes, 76; RATIFICATION, (in Convention;) yeas, 149; nays, 73, 322 316, 317 338, 340 341 CONGRESS of 1765. Note-List of Delegates and Extract from the Jour- OPINIONS. ABOLITION. Right of Petition. H. R. January, 1836. — Cushing, VIRGINIA RESOLUTIONS of 1798, pronouncing the Sedition Laws to be un- Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 533 KENTUCKY RESOLUTIONS of 1798 Page. 537 538 538 539 546 to 580 MADISON'S REPORT on the Virginia Resolutions, - AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. H. R. August 13, 1789. AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION; Election of President, Senate, 474 404 442 H. R. August, 1804.- Jackson, 452 son, 494. (With Extracts from the Journal of the Federal Convention on APPOINTMENT; Panama Mission. Senate, March, 1826.- Berrien,.. 480 to 483 - .......... BANK OF THE UNITED STATES. Renewal of Charter. H. R. - H. R. April 13, 1830. — M'Duffie, 458 524 BANKS. Mr. Jefferson. Extract referred to by Mr. Madison,.... BANKRUPT BILL. H. R. February 16, 1818. Hopkinson, 470. Tyler, -- COLUMBIA, DISTRICT of, Case of J. P. Van Ness. H. R. January, To re-cede the District. H. R. February 9, 1803. — Bayard, 479 451 451 454 Smith, S. C. 405. Madison, 406 PUBLIC. Reduction of the Public Debt. H. R. November 20, 1792. 431 DEBTS. Mr. Madison to Mr. Stevenson, 27th November, 1830, examining DUTIES. May 15, 1789.-White, Madison, Clymer, Carroll, 345. Wadsworth, DUTIES OR LICENSES. H. R. December 31, 1800.- Bird, Page. EMBARGOES, to regulate and revoke. H. R. May 29, 1794.- Madison, .... 433 ..... ... 599 Giles, 426. 427 ..... 434 Williamson, Madison, December 5, 1815.- Madison, - ..... ing, Clay, 467. Madison's Objections to the above Bonus Bill,. - Van Buren, Berrien,. Rowan, 435 461 Picker- ...... 468 IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE CHASE. H. R. February 21, 1805.- Hop- JUDICIAL SYSTEM. Senate, April 7, 1826. — Mr. Van Buren, 485. Wood- .... LOUISIANA TREATY. H. R. October 25, 1803. — Elliot, Mitchell, Smilie, 474 LYON, MATTHEW, Petition of. Senate, March, 1821.-Smith,. POST OFFICE. Bill to authorize the President to choose a Mail Route. PUBLIC LANDS for Internal Improvements, February 13, 1807.- Bayard,... 455 REFUGEES, ST. DOMINGO, Bill for the Relief of. H. R. January 10, 1794. REMOVAL, POWER OF, by the President, on the Bill establishing the "De- White, 350. Smith, S. C. 350 to 353. Huntingdon, 353. Sedgwick, 353. Madison, 354 to 357. White, 357. Livermore, 364 to 366. Lawrence, 367 to 371. 488 522 350 seven Resolutions, RESTRICTIONS, COMMERCIAL. H. R. January 31, 1794. — Madison,... 432 - ....... ......... RETALIATION for Aggression. H. R. May 23, 1798.—Sitgreaves, 453 440 598 461 472 411 483 (Abolition.) Report on circulating, through the United States (Nullification.) President Jackson's PROCLAMATION, of the 10th -- 473 475 580 582 to 592 Mr. Madison to Mr. Cabell, dated September-October, 1828, 600 to 608 Pinckney,.. TREATY-MAKING POWER, (Jay's.) H. R. March 23, 1796.- Murray, - VOLUNTEER CORPS. H. R. January 12, 1812. - Poindexter, Grundy, 466 437 459 VETO. Monroe's Objections to An Act for the Preservation of the Cumberland 525 Jackson's Objections to "An Act authorizing a Subscription to the At a Convention, begun and held at Hillsborough, the 21st day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, and of the Independence of America the 13th, in pursuance of a resolution of the last General Assembly, for the purpose of deliberating and determining on the proposed Plan of Federal Government, — A MAJORITY of those who were duly elected as members of this Convention being met at the church, they proceeded to the election of a president, when his excellency, Samuel Johnston, Esq., was unanimously chosen, and conducted to the chair accordingly. The house then elected Mr. John Hunt and Mr. James Taylor clerks to the Convention, and also appointed door-keepers, &c. The house then appointed a select committee to prepare and propose certain rules and regulations for the government of the Convention in the discussion of the Constitution. The committee consisted of Messrs. Davie, Person, Iredell, I. M'Donald, Battle, Spaight, and the Hon. Samuel Spencer, Esq. The Convention then appointed a committee of three members from each district, as a committee of privileges and elections, consisting of Messrs. Spencer, Irwin, Caldwell, Person, A. Mebane, Joseph Taylor, M'Dowall, J. Brown, J. Johnston, Davie, Peebles, E. Gray, Gregory, Iredell, Cabarrus, I. G. Blount, Keais, B. Williams, T. Brown, Maclaine, Foster, Clinton, J. Willis, Grove, J. Stewart, Martin, and Tipton The Convention then adjourned till to-morrow morning. TUESDAY, July 22, 1788. The Convention met according to adjournment. The committee appointed for that purpose reported certain rules and regulations for the government of the Convention, which were twice read, and, with the exception of one article, were agreed to, and are as follows, viz: VOL. IV. 1 1 |