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GAMBLE, H. R.,

and the Missouri Convention of 1862-3, III, 50, 53, 54, 68.

GARFIELD, JAMES A.,

votes for the Thirteenth Amendment, III, 155.

supports the Fourteenth Amendment, 263

GARRISON, W. L.,

a believer in the "higher law," I, 108.
demands emancipation, III, 108.

GASPEE,

affair of the, I, 63, 64.

GEARY, JOHN W.,

relation to the Kansas question, II, 526.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY. (See Assembly.)
GEORGE III.,

address of Congress to, I, 95.

his attitude towards America, I, 98.
second address of Congress to, I, 132.

his proclamation respecting America, I, 141, 142, 145.

GEORGIA, (See Reconstruction; Slavery; Negroes.)
Whigs and Tories in, I, 35.

letter from to Congress, I, 53.

its approval of Congress, I, 71, 100.

its Legislature, I, 175.

approves the Articles of Confederation, I, 237.

consents to an impost, I, 274.

elects delegates to Federal Convention, I, 303, 304.

its Ratifying Convention, II, 33.

secession of, II, 562.

joins the Southern Confederacy, III, 1.

General Hunter's Emancipation Proclamation in, III, 23.
reorganization of the State government under President John-
son, III, 213.

the Milledgeville Convention (1865), III, 213.

debt of the State, III, 214.

defense of slavery in, III, 215.

its ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, III, 216.

rejects the Fourteenth Amendment, III, 306-308.

reconstruction of, III, 349-351.

ratifies the Fourteenth Amendment, III, 394.

reconstruction of (1868-9) and President Grant's proclama-

tion concerning, III, 449, 450.

ratifies the Fifteenth Amendment, III, 451, 455 (note).

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a member of the Federal Convention, I, 295.

on the authority of the convention, I, 314.

distrust of popular government, I, 317, 332, 341, 347, 457.
on choosing the Executive, I, 324, 350.

on a council of revision, I, 328.

on the power to suspend laws, I, 330.

on periodical revision of the plan, I, 332.

on choosing the Lower House, I, 335.

on the powers of the Executive, I, 344.

on paper money, I, 347.

on the property basis of representation, I, 355.
on the oath, I, 357.

on annual elections, I, 358.

on the Senate and money bills, I, 361, 362.

a member of Committee of Eleven, I, 420, 421.

its report, I, 422.

on the equal vote in the Senate, I, 428.

on slave representation, I, 433.

on direct taxation, I, 439.

on the committee's report, I, 440.

on impeachment, I, 453.

on the President's absolute negative, I, 455.

on disqualification for office, I, 507.

on the taxing power of Congress, I, 516.
on Shays' rebellion, I, 520.

amendments proposed by, I, 522.

on the army, I, 523.

his little confidence in the general government, I, 524.
on the slave trade, I, 538.

on bills of attainder and ex post facto laws, I, 542.

his conditional support of the plan, I, 569.

on the election of the President, I, 571, 573.

on the Vice-President, I, 573.

on the amendment of the Constitution, I, 576, 577, 588.

on the method of ratification, I, 578, 579.

on overruling the veto, I, 582.

on a bill of rights, I, 582, 583.

on an annual financial report, I, 586.

on the obligation of contracts, I, 587.

on a second Federal Convention, I, 588.
refuses to sign the Constitution, I, 593.

in the Massachusetts Ratifying Convention, II, 38, 39.
extent of his influence against the Constitution, II, 80.

GERRY, ELBRIDGE—Continued.

a member of Congress (1789), II, 177.

his discussion of first ten amendments, II, 221, 230, 231, 232,
236, 238, 239, 240, 242, 243, 245, 247, 248, 251, 253.

envoy to France, II, 342.

As author of portions of the Constitution:

restraining the Senate from passing money bills, III,
484.

the overrule of the veto, III, 486.

"post-roads," III, 488, 489.

bills of attainder and ex post facto laws, 491.

exclusion of representatives and Federal officials from
serving as electors, III, 495.

two-thirds of the Senate to make a treaty, III, 497.
on freedom in religion, II, 237.

on exemption from military service, II, 242.
on the militia, II, 243.

language of the Fourth Amendment, II, 245.

GIBSON, JOHN BANNISTER,

on constitutionality of laws, II, 472-477, 479.
on sovereignty, II, 480.

Adams' comment on, II, 481.

GIDDINGS, JOSHUA R.,

on the Kansas-Nebraska bill, II, 520, 522.

GILMAN, JOHN TAYLOR,

a member of the New Hampshire ratifying convention, II, 74.

GILMAN, NICHOLAS,

a member of the Federal Convention, I, 304.

a member of Congress, II, 177.

member of the select committee on the first amendments to

the Constitution, II, 224.

supports the Eleventh Amendment, II, 329.

GODDARD, CALVIN,

discusses the Twelfth Amendment, II, 307, 324.

GOODHUE, ROBERT,

member of select committee on first amendments to the Con-

stitution, II, 224.

remarks on the amendments, II, 254.

GOLDSBORO, ROBERT,

member of the Continental Congress, I, 111.

GORE, CHRISTOPHER,

member of the Hartford Convention (1814), II, 38.

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a member of the Federal Convention, I, 295, 353.
on the compensation of Congress, I, 398.
on disqualification for office, I, 400, 424, 427.
on the basis of apportionment, I, 429.

on the judiciary, I, 450, 456, 545, 546.

on an executive council, I, 454.

on the oath, I, 457.

on the ratification of the Constitution, I, 458.

on the Senate, I, 459, 460.

a member of the Committee of Five, I, 461.

on the vitality of the government, I, 491.

on foreigners, I, 503.

on the quorum, I, 512.

on the army, I, 522, 540.

on the taxation of slaves, I, 545.

on the election of President, I, 564.

on a Bill of Rights, I, 582.

on representation, I, 592; II, 38, 40.

As author of portions of the Constitution:

member of the Committee of Five, III, 466.

two Senators from each State, III, 476.

power of Congress to raise and support armies, III, 489.
executive power of appointment, III, 497.

GOUDEY, WILLIAM,

anti-Federalist, member of the North Carolina Ratifying Con-
vention, II, 156, 158.

GOVERNMENT,

three-fold division of, I, 14.

GRAHAM, WILLIAM A.,

of North Carolina, chosen U. S. Senator, III, 213.

GRANT, U. S.,

President, III, 407, 408.

reconstruction proclamations, III, 449-452, 528.

GRAYSON, WILLIAM,

anti-Federalist in the Virginia Ratifying Convention, II, 83.
on the prospect of ratification of the Constitution, II, 82.
denies that the Constitution will ameliorate the condi-
tion of the country, II, 99.

urges the uncertainty of the control of navigation of the
Mississippi as an objection to the Constitution, II, 103,

104.

GRAYSON, WILLIAM-Continued.

complains of the omission of a clause against nepotism,
II, 106.

sees in the District of Columbia a rendezvous for fugitive
slaves, II, 111.

objects to the article on the executive power, II, 117.

GREAT BRIDGE,

battle of, I, 144.

GREELEY, HORACE,

Lincoln to, III, 26.

on negro suffrage, III, 340, 341.

GREGG, ANDREW,

recites history of the Twelfth Amendment, II, 326.
GRENVILLE, LORD,

proposes a protective tax for America (1764), I, 28.
policy of, I, 31.

his scheme of taxation, I, 33, 57, 66.

GRIER, ROBERT C.,

agrees in the decision in the Dred Scott case, II, 539.

resigns from the Supreme Court, III,

GRISWOLD, ROGER,

532.

moves for Committee of the Whole on the Twelfth Amend-
ment, II, 305.

states his reasons for opposing the amendment, II, 308.

objects to the Senate amendment, II, 320, 321.

on the office of Vice-President as unnecessary, II, 323.

proposes three instead of two as the number of candidates
for Vice-President to go before the Senate, II, 324.
urges delay, II, 325.

GROTIUS, I, 154.

GROW, GALUSHA A.,

opposes the proposed Thirteenth Amendment (1861), II, 639,
678.

GWIN, WILLIAM M.,

declares the proposed Thirteenth Amendment (1361) delusive,
II, 671.

HACKER, WILLIAM A.,

moves the ratification of the proposed Thirteenth Amendment
(1861), II, 682.

HAHN, MICHAEL,

admitted to Congress as Representative from Louisiana, III,

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