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NOTE 221, PAGE 451.

See Debates above, 6th August, 1787, p. 379. Objections of George Mason to the Constitution, Elliot, vol. 1, p. 495.

Address of Luther Martin to the Legislature of Maryland, 27th January, 1788, Elliot, vol. 1, p. 382.

NOTE 222, PAGE 453.

New Hampshire, ay; not stated in the Journal of the Federal Convention, 21st August, 1787, p. 275.

NOTE 223, PAGE 457.

See Debates above, p. 357, and references at note 187.

NOTE 224, PAGE 461.

See Debates above, p. 357, and references at note 187.

See Debates above, 6th August, 1787, p. 379. See Debates below, 24th August, 1787, p. 470; 25th August, 1787, p. 478; 29th August, 1787, p. 488. Debates in the Convention of South Carolina, 17th January, 1788, Elliot, vol. 4, p. 299.

Objections of George Mason to the Constitution, Elliot, vol. 1, p. 494.

NOTE 225, PAGE 463.

Debates in the Convention of Virginia, 17th June, 1788, Elliot, vol. 3, p. 461.

Amendments to the Constitution proposed by the states; supplement to the Journal of the Federal Convention, p. 430.

Objections of George Mason to the Constitution, Elliot, vol. 1, p. 495.

The Federalist, No. 44; No. 84.

NOTE 226, PAGE 463.

See Debates above, p. 442, and references at note 216.

NOTE 227, PAGE 464.

See Debates above, p. 442, and references at note 216.

NOTE 228, PAGE 467.

See Debates above, p. 445, and references at note 219.

NOTE 229, PAGE 469.

See Debates above, pp. 174, 416, and references at note 98.

NOTE 230, PAGE 470.

See Debates above, 6th August, 1787, p. 379. See Debates below, 4th September, 1787, p. 507; 7th September, 1787, p. 5:24; 8th September, 1787, p. 526.

Debates in the Convention of Virginia, 18th June, 1788, Elliot, vol. 3, p. 498.

Debates in the Convention of North Carolina, 28th July, 1788, Elliot, vol. 4, p. 346.

Amendments to the Constitution proposed by the states; supplement to the Journal of the Federal Convention, p. 445.

The Federalist, No. 64; No. 69; No. 75. Speeches of Mr. Madison in the House of Representatives, 10th March and 6th April, 1796. Debates on the British treaty, vol. 1, pp. 69, 375.

Speech of Mr. Baldwin in the House of Representatives, 14th March, 1796. Debates on the British treaty, vol. 1, p. 118.

NOTE 231, PAGE 471.

See Debates above, 6th August, 1787, p. 379. See Debates below, 27th August, 1787, p. 482. Journal of the Federal Convention, 27th August, 1787, p. 298.

Debates in the Convention of Pennsylvania, 7th December, 1787, Elliot, vol. 2, p. 490.

Debates in the Convention of Virginia, 20th June, 1788, Elliot, vol. 3, p. 532.

Amendments to the Constitution proposed by the states; supplement to the Journal of the Federal Convention, pp. 424, 430, 438, 446, 459, 481. The Federalist, No. 39; No. 80.

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NOTE 232, PAGE 474.

See Debates above, p. 144, and references at note 86. NOTE 233, PAGE 476.

See Debates above, p. 442, and references at note 216. NOTE 234, PAGE 478.

See Debates above, p. 357, and references at note 187.

NOTE 235, PAGE 479..

See Debates above, p. 475, where the resolution is stated to have been negatived without a count. In the Journal of the Federal Convention, p. 290, it is also stated in that manner.

NOTE 236, PAGE 480.

The resolution is not given in the Journal of the Federal Convention.

NOTE 237, PAGE 482.

See Debates above, 5th June, 1787, p. 156; 18th July, 1787, p. 330.

Debates in the Convention of Pennsylvania, 10th December, 1787, Elliot, vol. 2, p. 488; 11th December, 1787, Elliot, vol. 2, pp. 513, 531, 539. The Federalist, No. 79.

NOTE 238, PAGE 483.

The amendments proposed to this section are more minutely given in the Journal of the Federal Convention, 27th August, 1787, p. 298.

See Debates above, p. 188, and references at note 108.

NOTE 239, PAGE 485.

See Debates above, 6th August, 1787, p. 381. Debates in the Convention of Virginia, 6th June, 1788, Elliot, vol. 3, p. 75; 17th June, 1788, Elliot, vol. 3, p. 471.

Debates in the Convention of North Carolina, 29th June, 1788, Elliot, vol. 4, p. 182.

Address of Luther Martin to the Legislature of Maryland, 27th January, 1788, Elliot, vol. 1, p. 376. Letter of Mr. Madison to Mr. Ingersoll, 22d February, 1831, Elliot, vol. 4, p. 608. The Federalist, No. 44.

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See Debates above, 8th June, 1787, p. 173; 6th August, 1787, pp. 378, 379, 381; 21st August, 1787, p. 453; 25th August, 1787, p. 479; 28th August, 1787, pp. 483, 485.

See references at note 187.

See Debates below, 14th September, 1787, p. 546; 15th September, p. 549.

Debates in the Convention of Virginia, 17th June,

1787, Elliot, vol. 3, p. 481.

Address of Luther Martin to the Legislature of Maryland, 27th January, 1787, Elliot, vol. 1, p. 375. Objections of George Mason to the Constitution, Elliot, vol. 1, p. 495.

The Federalist, No. 44.

NOTE 249, PAGE 503.

After article 7, sect. 1, clause 3, of the Constitution, as reported on the 6th August, 1787, above, p. 378.

See Debates above, 29th August, 1787, p. 487. See Debates below, 3d September, 1787, p. 504. Amendments to the Constitution proposed by the states; supplement to the Journal of the Federal Convention, p. 436.

The Federalist, No. 42.

NOTE 250, PAGE 504.

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NOTE 259, PAGE 532.

See Debates above, p. 183, and references at note 102. NOTE 260, PAGE 534.

See Debates above, p. 158, and references at note 93.

NOTE 261, PAGE 535.

See "A letter of Edmund Randolph, Esq., on the Federal Constitution, addressed to the speaker of the House of Delegates of Virginia, Richmond, 10th October, 1787," in Elliot, vol. 1, p. 482.

NOTE 262, PAGE 538.

Debates in the Convention of Massachusetts, 30th January, 1788, Elliot, vol. 2, p. 109.

July, 1788, Elliot, vol. 2, p. 409.
Debates in the Convention of New York, 7th

Debates in the Convention of Pennsylvania, 98th 1787, Elliot, vol. 2, p. 453; 11th December, 1787, October, 1787, Elliot, vol. 2, p. 434; 4th December, Elliot, vol. 2, p. 515.

Debates in the Convention of Virginia, 9th June, 1788, Elliot, vol. 3, p. 190; 12th June, 1788, Elliot, vol. 3, p. 316; 16th June, 1787, Elliot, vol. 3, p. 21st June, 1788, Elliot, vol. 3 p. 573. 443; 20th June, 1788, Elliot, vol 3, pp. 544, 560;

Debates in the Convention of North Carolina, 28th July, 1788, Elliot, vol. 4, pp. 143, 148; 29th July, 1728, Elliot, vol. 4, pp. 153, 160, 164, 175.

Maryland, 27th January, 1788, Elliot, vol. 1, p. 380. Address of Luther Martin to the Legislature of Letter of Elbridge Gerry to the Legislature of Massachusetts, Elliot, vol. 1, p. 492.

Objections of George Mason to the Constitution, Elliot, vol. 1, p. 494.

Amendments to the Constitution proposed by the states; supplement to the Journal of the Federal Convention, pp. 402, 403, 413, 417, 426, 439, 453, 466.

Address of the Minority of the Convention of Pennsylvania, 12th December, 1787; American Museum, vol. 2, p. 540.

The Federalist, No. 3; No. 84.

Debates in Congress, (Gales and Seaton's First Series,) 8th June, 1789, vol. 1, p. 448.

NOTE 263, PAGE 539.

The letter to Congress, transmitting the Consti tution, was read by paragraphs, and agreed to. Debates above, p. 536. Journal of the Federal Convention, p. 367.

NOTE 264, PAGE 540.

See Debates above, 28th August, 1787, p. 485. See Debates below, 15th September, 1787, p. 548. Debates in the Convention of Virginia, 17th June, 1788, Elliot, vol. 3, p. 481. The Federalist, No. 44.

NOTE 265, PAge 541.

Referring to the articles so numbered in the draft of the Constitution reported on 6th August, 1787. See Debates above, p. 381.

NOTE 266, PAGE 541.

The proceedings on these resolutions are not given by Mr. Madison, nor in the Journal of the Federal Convention. In the Journal of Congress, 28th September, 1787, vol. 4, p. 781, they are stated to have been presented to that body, as having passed in the Convention on the 17th September, immediately after the signing of the Constitution. NOTE 267, PAGE 553.

See Correspondence below, p. 570.

The letters of Mr. Randolph, Mr. Mason, and Mr. Gerry, stating their reasons for not signing the

Journal of the Federal Convention, 8th Septem- Constitution, will be found in Elliot, vol. 1, pp. ber, 1787, p. 343.

NOTE 258, PAGE 528.

See Debates above, p. 470, and references at note 230.

482, 492, 494.

NOTE 268, PAGE 560.

See Debates above, 6th August, 1787, p. 378; th September, 1787, p. 506.

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The letter of Governor Randolph will be found in Elliot's Debates on the Constitution, vol. 1, p. 518.

American Museum, vol. 3, p. 62.

Washington's Writings, 8th January, 1788, vol 9, p. 296. Public Journals of Congress, vol. 4, Appendix, p. 47.

Life of Richard Henry Lee, vol. 2, p. 130.

NOTE 273, PAGE 572.

Life of Elbridge Gerry, vol. 2, p. 70.

Elliot's Debates on the Constitution, vol. 2, pp.

3, 43, 48.

NOTE 274, PAGE 573.

Washington's Writings, vol. 9, pp. 310, 329, 333. NOTE 275, PAGE 573. Washington's Writings, vol. 9, p. 334.

NOTE 276, PAGE 573. Jefferson's Works, vol. 2, p. 319.

NOTE 277, PAGE 576. Washington's Writings, vol. 9, p. 447. Life of Patrick Henry, p. 299.

Life of Richard Henry Lee, vol. 1, p. 241.

INDEX,

GENERAL AND ANALYTICAL.

ABATEMENT proposed in the apportionment of
certain states, 58, 63, 77.
ABOLITION of the state governments, 212, 217,
218, 220, 224, 244, 256. Of slavery, 457, 459.
ABSENCE of members of the Federal Convention

provided against, 125, 126. Of members of Con-
gress provided against, 406, 559. Of the Vice-
President, 507, 559.

ACCEPTANCE of titles or presents forbidden, 467,
561.

ACHEAN LEAGUE, 208, 209, 219.

ACCOUNTS relative to prisoners with the British,
4. Of the army to be settled, 30. To be rendered
to states, 63. An examination of, by a committee
of Congress, 80. The mode of adjusting those of
the states, 86, 100. All relating to public money
should be made public, 284. Unsettled, to dis-
qualify persons from being members of Congress,
371. To be published from time to time, 546,

561.

ACTS to be originated by each branch of the legis-
lature, 127, 139, 190, 375, 378. Each house to have

a negative on thein, 377, 382. Mode of passing
them, 378, 428, 560. To be subject to revision,
128, 130, 151, 153, 164, 205, 344, 358, 376, 379, 428,
534, 536, 560. To be reenacted by a certain
vote after revision, 128, 139, 151, 155, 328, 348,
376, 379, 428, 537, 541, 560. To be passed, in cer-
tain cases, by two thirds, 166, 379, 470, 489, 560.
To be suspended by the executive for a limited
time, 154. To be the supreme law, 131, 192, 322,
375, 379, 467, 564. Relating to money, to originate
in the House of Representatives, 129, 188, 274,
282, 310, 316, 375, 377, 394, 396, 410, 414, 423, 427,
452, 510, 529, 500. Relating to money, to be voted
on in proportion to the contributions of the states,
206. Relating to money, when altered, 274, 316,
375, 377, 394, 410, 415, 428, 560. Relating to
bankruptcy, 488, 503, 504, 560. Relating to nat
uralization, 192, 378, 392, 411, 560. Relating to
the migration and importation of slaves, 379,
457, 471, 477, 561. Relating to navigation, 130,
379, 461, 470, 534, 539, 540, 548, 560. Ex post
facto, 42, 485, 488, 545, 546, 561. Of the states
to receive full credit, 132, 381, 488, 504, 563. Of
the states to be negatived by Congress, 127, 139,
171, 193, 210, 215, 249, 251, 321, 468.
ADAMS, JOHN, negotiates a treaty of commerce
with the Dutch, 27. Distrusts the French min-
isters in the negotiations for peace, 18. Prophetic
ob ervations relative to Gibraltar, 27.
His con-
dnet towards France, during the negotiations,
discussed, 65, 68, 73, 74. Sends the prelimina-
ries of peace, 84. Has leave to return, 567, 568.
ADAMS, SAMUEL, introduces a person from Can-
ada, 45. Views on the Federal Constitution, 571.
ADDRESS of the Congress of the Confederation
to the states, 88, 111. Of the Congress of the
Confederation to Rhode Island, 88. Of the army
to Congress, 20. For the formation of a new
state in Pennsylvania, 31. Of the Convention
at Annapolis, 115. Of the Federal Convention
to accompany the Constitution, 535, 546.

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ADHERENCE to enemies constitutes treason, 130,
379, 448, 563.

ADJOURNMENT of the Convention may be by
less than a quorum, 124. Of the Houses of Con-
gress, 130, 378, 380, 406, 409, 560, 563.
ADMIRALTY, courts of, to be established by
Congress, 131, 159. Cases of, under the juris
diction of judiciary, 131, 378, 563.
ADMISSION. See NEW STATES.

AFFAIRS, Indian, 440, 462, 560. Department of
domestic, 442, 446, 462. Department of foreign,
under the Confederation, 9, 82, 89, 99. Depart
ment of foreign, under the Constitution, 442, 446,

462.

AFFIRMATION. See ОATH.

AGE of Representatives, 127, 129, 184, 228, 375,
377, 559. Of Senators, 127, 129, 186, 189, 241,
375, 377, 559. Of the President, 300, 402, 57,
562. Disability on account of, 360, 413.
AGRICULTURE, promotion of, 446.
ALBANY, deputies meet there in 1754, 110.
ALIENS. See NATURALIZATION. Remarks on
their admission to political rights, 398, 411.
ALLIANCE; discussions on the conduct of the
American ministers at Paris in regard to alliance
with Spain, 65. Danger of foreign, c. Of
small states with foreign powers, 266, 29.
Treaties of, 470. Forbidden to the states by the
Constitution, 131, 546, 561.

ALLEGHANY, how far a boundary of states, 87,

93.

AMAZON, 54.

AMBASSADORS to be appointed by the President
and Senate, 205, 507, 523, 562. To be appointed
by the Senate, 131, 379, 468, 469. To be received
by the President, 131, 380, 479, 563. Cases of,
under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, 131,
192, 380, 563.

AMENDMENTS of the Articles of Confederation
strongly desired, 114. A Convention for, pro-
posed at various times, 117. Of the Constitution
to be provided for therein, 128, 137, 182, 190, 351,
376, 381, 551, 564. To be made by a Convention
to be called by Congress, 132, 381, 498, 530, 551,
554. To be made by Congress, with the assent
of a certain number of the states, 132, 551, 504.
A second Federal Convention for, proposed, 55,
553. Of money bills by the Senate, 274, 316, 375,
377, 394, 410, 415, 427, 510, 529, 560.
AMERICAN REVOLUTION, its effect in produ-
cing reform in Europe, 575.
AMPHICTYONIC LEAGUE, 200, 208, 209, 210,

219.

ANARCHY, danger of, in 1787, 127.
ANNAPOLIS, Convention at, 96, 113, 114, 118.
ANNUAL meetings of Congress, 129, 377, 33
385, 559. Election of representatives, 183, 224.
Publication of the accounts, 545.

APPEAL, COURT OF, under the Confederation, 2. !
Judges elected, 11.

APPELLATE jurisdiction of the national judicia-
ry, 131, 159, 192, 205, 208, 380, 483, 484, 563.
APPLICATION to Congress to subdue insurrection,
130, 378, 437, 497, 534, 564. Of the states to Con-
gress to remove the President, 147. Of the states

to Congress for a Convention to amend the Con-
stitution, 381, 498, 551, 564.
APPOINTMENTS, danger of conferring the power
of, on the President, 154, 329. The responsibility
of the President in its exercise, 349. Of the
President, 128, 140, 142, 143, 322, 358, 363, 370,
380, 471, 507, 512, 515, 562. Of the Vice-Pres-
ident, 507, 508, 520, 522, 562. Of an executive
council, 446, 462, 525. Of senators by the Pres-
ident, 167. Of judges, 128, 131, 155, 156, 188,
205, 238, 349, 350, 376, 378, 379, 468, 469, 507,
524, 562. Of a treasurer, by ballot, 130, 378, 436.
Of ambassadors, 131, 379, 467, 469, 507, 524, 562.
Of heads of departments, 446. Of officers in
the militia, 443, 451, 464, 561. Of state ex-
ecutives by the general government, 205, 468.
By the President, with the advice of the Senate,
131, 205, 328, 349, 507, 516, 524, 562. By the
President, 141, 190, 192, 325, 334, 376, 380, 421,
446, 474, 505, 517, 550, 562. By the Senate, 131,
144, 156, 317, 328, 379, 467, 507, 508, 509, 513, 516,
525. By Congress, 127, 140, 147, 190, 192, 322,
335, 358, 366, 369, 375, 380, 382, 442, 472, 507, 508,
510, 513, 520, 525, 550. By an equal vote of the
states, 266. By the courts, 550, 563. By the heads
of departments, 550, 563. By the state author-
ities to national offices, 475, 479. Not to be
made to offices not previously created by law,
474, 528, 529, 563.

APPORTIONMENT.

See QUOTA, PROPORTION.

Of the Senate to be made after a census by the
representatives, 131. Of the Senate into classes,
129, 270, 377, 559. Of representatives by a peri-
odical census, 129, 131, 279, 280, 288, 316, 375,
377, 392, 559. Slaves to be considered in making
that of representatives, 288, 290, 295, 296, 316,
375, 379, 391, 553, 559. Of representatives be-
fore a census, 129, 288, 290, 316, 375, 377, 541,
547, 553, 559. Of electors of the President, 338,
339, 507, 520, 562. Of direct taxation to be in
proportion to representation, 304, 305, 306, 316,
375, 379, 391, 545, 559. Of taxation before a
census, 306, 307, 357, 451, 452, 559. Of the
adjustment of the state debts according to the rule
of representation and taxation, 452.
APPROPRIATIONS, to be made by law when-
ever money is drawn from the treasury, 274,
316, 375, 377, 415, 420, 427, 510, 529, 561. To
be limited in their duration, 510, 561.
ARISTOCRACY, 271, 283, 386, 394, 418, 419, 420,

516.

ARMAND, mutinous conduct of the troops in his
legion, 92.

ARMING the militia, 130, 443, 451, 464, 544, 561.
ARMY, to be called out by Congress against a
state failing in its constitutional duty, 128, 378.
To be raised by Congress, 130, 379, 442, 510, 553,
561. To be commanded by the President, 131, 380,
562. To be superintended by a secretary of war,
446. Not to be kept by the states, 131, 205, 381,
548, 561. Officers of, not to be members of Con-
gress, 422, 425. Provision as to a standing army,
442, 445, 466, 511, 544.

ARMY, AMERICAN, very much discontented,
23, 50, 66, 92. Goes into winter quarters, 1.
Promotion should not be by districts, 10. Sends
a memorial to Congress, 20. Conferences of
deputies from the army with committee of Con-
gress, 21, 23, 26. Suggestion to fund the debt
due to it, 23, 51. Plan of settlement of its arrears,
30, 36, 51, 57, 59, 83. Proposal to appropriate
the proceeds of impost to it, 51. Its determina-
tion to have provision for its pay, 55, 73. Reor-
ganization of military affairs, 82. Satisfaction of,
announced to Congress, 82. Amount of the

army debt in 1783, 83. Furloughs granted, 87.
Indemnity to officers of, 88. Mode of disbanding
it, 89, 90. Proposal to give them certificates
for land, 90. Mutinous conduct of the Pennsyl-
vania troops, 92, 93. Enlistment of troops on ac-
count of the insurrection in Massachusetts, 94,
99. Troops kept by the states without the assent
of Congress, 119.

ARMY, FRENCH, proposal to employ a legion
of, in retaking goods seized while under pass-
port, 50.

ARNOLD, JONATHAN, represents Rhode Island
in Congress, 1. His correspondence about Ver-
mont, 31. Opposes the commutation of half

pay, 45.

ARREARS to the army very large, 50, 51. Some
provision for, asked, 24. Report for their settle-
ment, 29, 30. Proposal to pay those to the army
first, 51.
Mode of settlement, 30, 31, 44, 57, 59,
64, 83. Amount in 1783, 83. Unprovided for in
1787, 119.

ARREST, freedom from, 130, 378, 445, 560.
ARSENALS, may be provided by Congress, 130.
Jurisdiction in, to be exercised by Congress, 130,
511, 561.

ARTICLES. See PROVISIONAL.

Rules

ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION, reported in
Congress, 110. Adopted, 111. Fifth article, 106.
Eighth article, 21, 24, 63. Ninth article, 28, 36,
55, 88, 92, 102, 103. Twelfth article, 57.
of voting under, 61, 88, 92. Their violation by
the states, 206, 208, 214. Necessity of enlarging
them, 127. Amendment of them, 34, 63, 127,
191, 193, 197, 354.

ASGILL, CAPTAIN. Congress discusses the
question of, 2. He is released by Congress, 2.
ASSAULT on members of Congress, 445.
ASSENT, of the states to the Constitution, 541.
Of the Congress of the Confederation to the
Constitution, 532. Of Congress and the state
legislatures to a division of the states, 381, 493,
563.

Of the Senate to treaties, 205, 507, 524,
562. Of the states to purchases by Congress,
511, 561. Of the states to certain acts of Con-
gress, 552, 564. Of the states to amendments of
the Constitution, 132, 381, 564. Of both Houses
to an adjournment beyond a certain period, 130,
378, 560. Of Congress necessary to certain acts
by the states, 131, 381, 484, 486, 548, 549, 561.
Of Congress to amendments of the Constitution,
128, 157, 182, 564. Of the Senate to pardons,
480. Of the Senate to appointments, 131, 205,
329, 349, 507, 5:23, 562.

ASSOCIATION, to promote American manufac-
tures, proposed in the Federal Convention, 540.
ASSUMPTION, of the engagements of the Con-
federation, 128, 157, 190, 332, 440, 441, 451, 471,
564. Of the debts of the states, 441, 451, 452,
471.

ATTAINDER, not to work corruption of blood or
forfeiture beyond the life of the party, 379, 451,
563. Bills of, not to be passed, 462, 485, 528, 545,
546, 561.

ATTENDANCE of members of Congress to be
provided for, 406, 560.

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