376, 38, 498, 501, 541, 552, 553, 564. Congress to
call one to amend the Constitution, 381, 498, 551,
552, 553, 564.

CONVICTION, of treason, 130, 379, 450, 528, 563.
Of the President of malpractice or neglect, 149,
190, 340, 376, 528. Of the President of treason,
bribery, or corruption, 380, 507, 528, 563.

Under
an impeachment, 381, 507, 528, 529, 559. Pardon
before it, 480.

CONVICTS, introduction of those from abroad,
478.

COPPER a legal t、ader, 131.

COPYRIGHT, powers of Congress in regard to,
440, 511, 561.

CORNWALLIS aids Col. Laurens in procuring
a British passport, 1. Proposal to exchange him
for Col. Laurens, 7. Remarks on his charac-
ter and conduct, 6.

CORPORATIONS, power of Congress, under the
Constitution, in regard to, 440, 543. United
States to be one, 446.

CORRESPONDENCE of Mr. Madison prior to the
Convention of 1787, 106 to 108. After the ad-
journment of the Federal Convention, 566 to 576.
Between the President and state executives, 131,
380,479.

CORRUPTION, President to be removed for, 131,
340, 380, 480, 528, 563. Heads of departments
to be removed for, 446. Of the state legisla-
tures, 421, 424. Of blood not to be worked by
attainder, 379. Of the British government, 152,
153, 229. Influence of it, 200.

COUNCIL, EXECUTIVE, 141, 150, 165, 442, 446,
462, 480, 507, 522, 525.

COUNCIL OF REVISION, to consist of executive,
and a convenient number of the judiciary, 108,
128, 151, 153, 155, 164, 165, 344, 428.

COUNCIL OF STATE, 446.
COUNSELLORS in France receive no salary, 146
COUNTERFEITING, Congress to legislate upon,
130, 378, 436, 560. Pardon of, 480.

COURTS, (see JUDICIARY, SUPREME COURT, In-
FERIOR COURTS,) interfered with by state laws
during the Confederation, 119. Of appeals un-
der the Confederation, 2.

COURT MARTIAL, 464.

COTTON CARDS, exempt from duty, 63.
CREDENTIALS of the members of the Federal
Convention, 124.

CREDIT, emission of hills of, by Congress, 130,
378, 434. Bills of, not to be emitted by the
states, 131, 381, 484, 561. To be given by the
states to the records and judicial proceedings of
each other, 132, 381, 488, 504, 563. That of the
Confederation to be secured by the Constitution,
440, 451, 463, 469, 471, 475, 564.
CREDITORS, proposal of Pennsylvania to provide
for those within the state, 5, 10, 11. Mr. Morris
represents the injustice done them, 29. Con-
gress pledges itself to every exertion for their
payment, 30, 31. Discussion as to the mode of
paying, 32, 51. Proposal to provide for the army
first, 51, 52, 53. Remarks on the original and
subsequent holders of certificates, 54. British
provided for by the treaty, 575. Public, unpro-
vided for in 1787, 119. Injured by state laws
during the Confederation, 120.

CRIME, to be tried in the state where committed,

131, 381, 484, 563. To be tried in the state courts,
208. To be defined by Congress, 436.

CRIMINALS, fugitive, to be delivered up to one
another by the states, 132, 381, 487, 563. To be
tried in the state where the offence is committed,
131, 381, 484, 563.

CROMWELL, 153.

CURRENCY, the pretext for one of paper cut off,
435.

D.

DAMAGES, provision for those on bills of ex
change, 488.

DANA, FRANCIS, proposes to negotiate a com-
mercial treaty with Russia, 84, 89. A delegate
to the Federal Convention from Massachusetts,
106. Course in the Convention of Massachu-
setts for ratifying the Federal Constitution,
572.

DANE, NATHAN, views in regard to a Federal
Convention, 96, 566, 568.

DAVIE, WILLIAM R., attends the Federal Con-
vention, 123. Proposes an impeachment of the
President for malpractice or neglect, 149. Con-
siders the impeachment of the President an es-
sential provision, 340. His views relative to the
duration of the executive term, 360, 369. His
views on the ratio of representation, 265, 281
Insists on slaves being included in the ratio of
representation, 303.

De

As-

DAYTON, JONATHAN, attends the Federal
Convention, 220. Objects to a joint ballot in
Congress to elect the President, 472. Desires an
equal vote of the states in Congress for the Presi-
dent, 473. Advocates the compensation of
senators out of the national treasury, 246.
sires an equal vote of the states in the Senate,
312. Opposes the scheme of an equal vote in
the Senate and a proportional one in the House,
267. Proposes an equal vote of the states in the
House, 249. Thinks that representation should
be proportioned to the free inhabitants, 392.
sents to restrictions on Congress as to an army,
which do not interfere with proper preparations
for war, 443. Desires to limit the authority of
Congress over the militia to those in the actual
service of the United States, 465. Wishes a
latitude given to the power to protect the states
from invasion and rebellion, 497. Fears the
right of the states to lay duties for inspection,
539. Thinks the Constitution should be ratified
by ten states, 500. Signs the Constitution, 565.
DEATH of the President provided for, 131, 380,
480, 507, 522, 562. Of a senator provided for,
129, 277, 395, 559. Of a representative provided
for, 395, 559.

DEBATES, (see REPORTS,) freedom of, 130, 378.
DEBT, mode of liquidating it during the Confed
eration discussed, 39, 49, 51, 55, 59, 62, 77
Pennsylvania proposes to provide for that within
the state, 5, 10. Congress discusses its adjust-
ment, 13, 32. Proposes to fund that due to the
army, 23. State proceedings relative to British
debts discussed, 26. Amount of public, in 1783,
39, 60, 82. Mode of ascertaining that of the
states, 86. Difficulty of Congress in providing for
it during the Confederation, 113, 119, 126.
vision for it under the Constitution, 440, 462, 506.
Security of that of the Confederation, 440, 441,
451, 463, 469, 471, 475, 564. Assumption of that
of the states, 441. Rule for adjusting it, 452, 471.
Taxes to be laid for the payment of, 462, 560.
Conditions in regard to it with the new states,
381, 492. Must be paid in gold, silver, or copper,
131, 380, 484, 546, 561.

Pro-

DECLARATION, of independence, 110, 213, 286.
Of war by the Senate, 131, 439. Of war by Con-
gress, 379, 439, 561.

DEFECTS in the Confederation, 111, 115, 126.
DEFENCE, common, to be provided for by the
Constitution, 127, 132, 506, 558.

DEFINITION, of treason, 130, 379, 447, 563. Of
the respective powers of Congress and the states
should be made, 173. Of offences by Congress,
437, 543, 562.
DELAWARE. Her delegates in Congress, No
vember, 1782, 1. Conduct of refugees there, 58.
Is interested in a general revenue, 59. Number
of inhabitants and proportion of contribution in
1783, 82. Desires to confine Virginia within the

Alleghany, 93. Votes for Mr. Boudinot as presi-
dent, 1. Necessity of commercial regulations
with Pennsylvania, 114. Sends delegates to the
Convention at Annapolis, 115. Sends delegates
to the Federal Convention, 123, 124, 126. Pro-
hibits the delegates from changing the equal vote
of the states, 124, 134, 191. Ratifies the Federal
Constitution, 569. Proportion of representation
in the House of Representatives before a census,
129, 288, 290, 316, 375, 377, 547, 559, (APPENDIX,)
584. Secession of her delegates threatened, if
an equal suffrage is refused to the states, 134.
Her defective representation during the Confed-
eration, 210. Proportion of electors of President,
338, 339.

DELEGATES, (see REPRESENTATIVES,) meet at
Meet at Philadelphia in
Albany in 1754, 110.
1774, 110. In the Congress of the Confederation,
1. Virginia House of, 113. Appointed to meet
at Annapolis in 1786, 113, 115. To the Federal
Convention, 122, 123, 126, 132, 135, 140, 144.
From Virginia, take the initiative in the Federal
Convention, 121.

DELIVERY, of posts, negroes, &c., under the
British treaty, 88, 69. Of fugitives from justice,

132, 381, 487, 563. Of fugitive slaves, 487, 492,
563.

DEMAND for fugitive criminals by the state ex-
ecutives to be complied with, 132, 381, 487, 563.
DEMOCRACY, excessive spirit of, remarked upon,
136, 138, 158, 160, 557. American people in favor
of it, 154, 223, 236, 466. Its advantages, 161.
Its evils, 162, 203.

DEPARTMENTS, directions to, should be more
precise, 4. Examination of that of finance, 80,
91. Reorganization of, 82, 99. Independence
of, under the Constitution, 138, 141, 142, 143, 148,
153, 156, 165, 327, 334, 341, 344, 359, 429, 473, 515,
519, 522. Executive, under the Constitution,
165, 205, 335, 349, 442, 445, 446, 462, 507, 525,

562.

DEPRECIATION of paper money, 112, 120. Not
allowed to the states redeeming beyond their
quota, 7. Discussion on the rate of, 14, 18, 54.
DEPUTATION, from the army sent to Congress,
21, 23, 26. From Congress to Rhode Island to
urge the impost, 13.

DEPUTIES, meet at Albany in 1754, 110. Meet at
Philadelphia in 1774, 110. Appointed to meet at
Annapolis in 1786, 113.

D'ESTAING, COUNT, sends a cutter with news
of peace, 74.

DETAIL, committee of, appointed to draught a
Constitution, 357, 374, 376. Committee of, re-
ports a draught of a Constitution, 382.
DICKINSON, JOHN, proceedings of, relative to
goods sent to prisoners under passports, 29.
Proceedings of, relative to the mutinous conduct
of the troops at Philadelphia, 92, 93. Reports
the Articles of Confederation, 110. Attends the
Federal Convention, 126. Views on the election
of the President, 367, 514, 515. Advocates the
removal of the President by Congress on an ap-
plication of the states, 147. Opposes a strong ex-
ecutive, 142 His remarks on a monarchy, 148.
Eulogizes the British constitution, 163, 418.
Thinks the responsibility of the executive should
be strictly guarded, 165. Desires an executive
council, 525. Objects to the unlimited power
Wishes
of appointment in the President, 474.
the provisions in regard to a successor of the
President to be less vague, 480. Advocates an
election of the Senate by the state legislatures,"
163, 166, 168. Advocates an equal vote of the
states in one legislative branch, 148, 191 Wishes
the Senate to be like the House of Lords,
166. Advocates a representation in the House
of Representatives according to inhabitants or
property, 149. Wishes a representation in the
House of Representatives to be proportioned
to contr.ution, 178. Advocates an election
of the representatives by the people, 163. Pre-

fers triennial elections of the representatives,
224. Opposes a qualification as to property
for members of Congress, 371. Wishes to re
strict the right of electing representatives to
freeholders, 386, Wishes to define more exactly
the residence of a representative in his district,
390. Advocates the origination of money bills
by the representatives, 418. Thinks that mem-
bers of Congress should be paid out of the na-
tional treasury, 426. Wishes'a limitation on the
number of representatives of the large states,
452. Objects to an absolute prohibition of duties
on exports, 454. Views on the power of Con-
gress to prohibit the importation of slaves, 459,
477. Wishes a provision against retrospective
laws, 488. Wishes the great appointments made
by Congress, 442. Objects to surrendering to
Congress the power over the militia, 444. Pre-
fers a ratification of treaties by law, 470. Wishes
the respective powers of Congress and the states
exactly defined, 173. Advocates a national ju-
diciary distinct from that of the states, 159. Pro-
poses a removal of the judges on application of
Congress, 481. Objects to a power in the judges
to set aside the laws, 379. Wishes the provision
in regard to treason to be explicit, 448, 450.
Views as to the claims of territory of the large
states, 493, 496. Thinks that the general govern
ment should interfere to protect a state on the
application of its executive, 497. Views as to the
ratification of the Constitution, 498. Sigus the
Constitution, 5£5.

DIET, GERMAN, 200, 204, 219, 236, 252, 287.
DIGBY, ADMIRAL, sends proclamation of cessa-
tion of hostilities, 84.

DIMINUTION, of pay of the President not to be
made during his term, 128, 131, 380, 562. Of pay
of judges not to be made during their term, 128,
131, 156, 190, 330, 380, 482, 563.
DIRECT TAXES. See TAXES.
DISABILITY, of President provided for, 131, 380,
480, 507, 520, 562. Of electors of President, 343,
515, 520, 562. Of members of Congress to hold
office, 127, 130, 185, 189, 190, 229, 230, 247, 375,
420, 503, 505, 542, 560. Of members of Congress
to be reelected for a certain term, 127, 186. of
persons to be members of Congress who have
unsettled accounts, 370. Of persons to be mem-
bers of Congress without a property qualification,
370. Of electors of representatives, 385.
persons convicted on impeachment, 381, 559. Of
officers to accept presents or titles, 467, 561.
DISCHARGE of soldiers, 87.
DISCIPLINE of militia by Congress, 130, 464, 561
DISPUTES between the states about territory or
jurisdiction to be decided by the Senate, 131, 379
DISSENSIONS, to be guarded against by the Con-
stitution, 26, 27. Dangers of, in a numerous
executive, 150.

of

DISSENT of senators to be entered on the Journal,
407

DISTRIBUTION of the powers of government,
132, 143, 293, 375, 377, 382.

DISTRICTS, senatorial, to be made over the Union,
138, 169, 174, 205. For electors of President, 145.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Congress may es
tablish, and have jurisdiction over a seat of gov-
ernment, 130, 374, 561. Necessity of a permanen
seat of government, 409.

DISORDER in Congress, 378, 406, 560.
DISUNION, danger of, 56, 120, 127, 200, 204, 210,
255, 259, 276, 466. How to be effected, 206.
DIVISION of the territory of the states, 378, 439,
441, 493, 550, 564.

DOCK-YARDS, may be provided by Congress, 130
Jurisdiction in, to be exercised by Congress, 130
511, 561.

DOMAIN. See LANDS, PUBLIC.

DOMESTIC, (see DEBT,) dissensions to be guard

ed against by the Constitution, 126, 127. Com-
merce to be regulated by Congress, 130, 378, 433,
454, 478, 434, 486, 489, 502, 560. Insurrection to be
subdued by Congress, 130, 132, 332, 379, 497, 535,
551, 561, 554. Affairs of the states not to be in-
terfered with, 171. Affairs, department of, 442,
446, 462.

DRAUGHT of a constitution, submitted by Mr.
Pinckney, 128. Of a constitution, reported by
the committee of detail, 377. Submitted, after
amendment, to a committee of revision, 530.
Second one reported by the committee of revision,
535. Of a constitution, placed in Mr. Madison's
hands by Mr. Hamilton, (APPENDIX, No. V.) p.

584.

DRAWBACK on salt fish discussed, 84.

DURATION, of executive, 128, 142, 149, 190, 205,
325, 334, 339, 358, 360, 367, 375, 380, 472, 507, 512,
518, 520, 562. Of residence and citizenship of
the President, 462, 507, 521, 562. Of House of
Representatives, 127, 129, 183, 189, 205, 224, 375,
377, 558. Of Sei ate, 197, 129, 186, 190, 205, 241,
375, 377, 559. Of citizenship necessary for mem-
bers of Congress, 377, 389, 398, 559. Of resi-
dence necessary for members of Congress, 377,
389, 398, 559. Of judiciary, 128, 156, 190, 205,
330, 369, 376, 380, 481, 563. Of laws for revenue,

462.

DUTCH, negotiate a treaty of commerce, 27. In-
accuracies in the treaty with, 27, 38. Amount of
debt due to, in 1733, 82. Controversy in regard
to treaty with, 119. Civil commotions among,
575. Distraction caused among them by plurality
of military heads, 149. Increase of executive
power there, 154. Evils of their confederation,
196, 201, 219, 236, 252, 287. Evils of the stadt-
holder not being impeachable, 342.
DUTIES, refused by Rhode Island, 13. Advantage
of, as a mode of taxation, 40, 49. Specific, pro-
posed, 51, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66. On imposts not
attainable under the Confederation, 127. To be
laid and collected by Congress, 130, 191, 378,
381, 506, 543, 560. On exports, 130, 302, 357, 379,
454, 534, 548, 561. None to be laid by the states
without the assent of Congress, 131, 381, 548,
561. On the migration and importation of slaves,
379, 457, 471, 561. To be laid, to pay debts and
necessary expenses, 462, 469, 475, 500. On trade
between the states, 479, 484, 486, 502, 538, 540,
545, 548, 561. To be uniform throughout the
United States, 543, 545, 560.

DYER, ELIPHALET, opposes drawing on France
in advance, 22, 23. Opposes collection of taxes
by Congress, 33. Objects to course of Congress
towards Vermont, 44. Views as to commutation
of half pay, 44, 57, 72, 73. Remarks on conduct
of the American commissioners at Paris, 73.
Advocates including expenses incurred by states
in provision for public debt, 78. Opposes draw-
back on salt fish, 84. Urges liberation of prison-
Remarks on disbanding army,
ers, 86.
89

E.

ECONOMY, its necessity to preserve the Constitu-
tion, 145.

ELECTION, of the President by the legislature,
128, 140, 142, 145, 190, 192, 322, 335, 358, 365, 369,
375, 380, 382, 472, 509, 510, 513. Of the President
by the people, 142, 143, 145, 322, 335, 364, 368,
472. Of the President by the Senate, 144, 507,
508, 509. Of the President by electors chosen by
the people, 144, 336, 339, 364, 473, 507, 512, 520,
562. Of the President by electors chosen by the
state legislatures, 324. 338, 357, 359, 368. Of the
President by electors chosen by lot from the na-
tional legislature, 3 0, 368. Of the President by
the representatives, 519, 520, 521. Of the Vice-
President, 507, 562. Of senators by the execu-
tive, 167, 272. Of senators by the state legisla-
tures, 137, 138, 163, 166, 189, 239, 377, 559. Of

senators by the people, 138, 167, 169, 205, 239
Of senators to be by the representatives, 127, 129.
137, 160. Of representatives to be regulated by
the states, 129, 223, 377, 559. Of representatives
to be judged by the House, 129, 378. Of repre-
sentatives by the state legislatures, 135, 137, 177,
223, 266. Of representatives by the people of the
states, 127, 129, 135, 136, 161, 189, 205, 223, 558.
Of representatives, how often, 127, 129, 183, 189,
205, 375, 377, 558. To fill vacancies in Congress,
1:29, 377, 395, 559. To be judged of by each
House, 129, 378, 559. Mode of, when by ballot
in Congress, 382, 507. Qualification of electors
in that of representatives, 377, 385, 559. of
members of Congress to be regulated by the
states, subject to the alteration of Congress, 377,
401, 559. Contested, 223. Of a treasurer by
Congress, 130, 378, 436, 542. First under the
new Constitution, 381, 502.

ELECTORS, of President to be chosen by the state
executives, 174, 337, 363, 364, 368. Of President
to be chosen by lot from the national legislature,
360. Of President to be chosen by the people,
144, 205, 336, 339, 368, 473, 507, 512, 520, 562.
Of President to be chosen by the state legisla-
tures, 324, 338, 357, 359, 308. Ratio of those of
President among the states, 338, 339, 507, 520,
562.
Of President not to hold office, 343, 515,
562. Of President not eligible to that office, 343.
Of President how paid 344. Of senators, 205.
Of representatives, their qualifications, 129, 377,
382, 385, 559.

In

ELLSWORTH, OLIVER, opposes disclosure of
negotiations relative to confiscation and British
debts, 26. Proposes a system of permanent state
funds in preference to a general revenue by Con-
gress, 34. Objects to crediting the states with
duties they collect, 41. His views on system of
permanent revenue, 41. On committee to organ-
ize peace establishment, 82. Urges ratification
of provisional articles, 86. Urges fulfilment of
provisional articles about tories, 88. Remarks of
disbanding the army, 89. Remarks on cessio..
of public lands, 91, 92. Confers with president
of Pennsylvania on mutinous conduct of troops,
92. Attends the Federal Convention, 124. Ob-
jects to the term national government, 214.
Wishes the agency of the states maintained, 239,
269, 316. Urges a compromise between the large
and small states as to their vote in Congress, 260.
Vindicates the conduct of Connecticut during
the revolution, 265. Approves of the compro-
mise between the large and small states, 278, 316,
394. Views as to the mode of appointing the
President. 338, 362, 363. Approves of a council
of revision composed of the President and judges.
344. Wishes an executive council, 442. Wishes
the senators to be paid by the states, 246.
favor of one vote of each state in the Senate,
182. His views on the mode of filling vacancies
in the Senate, 395. Objects to making the num
ber of representatives large, 292. Desires to fix
the ratio of representation and taxation by the
number of freemen and three fifths of the slaves,
until altered by the legislature, 303. Thinks it
unnecessary that direct taxation be regulated by
representation before as well as after a census,
307. In favor of annual election of representa-
tives, 183, 225. Wishes the representatives to be
paid by the states, 225, 228. Objects to a free-
hold qualification for electors of representatives,
385, 386. Objects to requiring a very long term
of previous residency for a representative, 390.
Does not wish the period of citizenship necessary
for members of Congress to be too far extended,
398. Thinks it best to leave the provision in re-
gard to a property qualification of members of
Congress to the legislature, 403, 404. Opposes a
quorum in Congress being less than a majority,
406. Objects to the yeas and nays being required
in Congress, 407. Approves of incligibility of
members of Congress to office, 424. Wishes the
pay of members of Congress to be fixed by the
Constitution, 425, 427. Objects to a disqualifica-
tion of persons having unsettled accounts as

Views

members of Congress, 373. Wishes the day of
the meeting of Congress to be fixed, 383, 384. Is
opposed to a tax on exports, 433, 454. Wishes to
withhold from Congress the power of making
paper money, 435. Desires to limit the interfer-
ence of the general government to subdue rebel-
lion, 438. Remarks on a provision for requiring
Congress to assume the state debts, 441.
as to the extent to which the power over the mi-
litia should be given to Congress, 443, 444, 464,
465. Thinks sumptuary laws unnecessary, 447.
Views as to the provision relative to treason, 448,
450. Wishes a rule provided for adjusting the
debts of the states, 452. Views on the apportion-
ment of taxation before a census, 452. Approves
of the prohibition of Congress to tax the migra-
tion or importation of slaves, 457, 458. In favor
of a compromise on the subject of navigation,
exports, and slaves, 461. Remarks on ez post
facto laws, 462. Views in regard to the fulfil-
ment of the engagements of the Confederation,
463. Opposes a negative of Congress on the
state laws, 468. Prefers that the nomination of
judges should be by the Senate, subject to the
President's approval, 350. Prefers a ratification
of the Constitution by the state legislatures, 214,

332.

EMBARGO, 455, 486.

EMANCIPATION, provision in regard to it, 357.
EMIGRANTS, restrictions on them, 389, 398, 411.
EMISSION, plaus for fixing its value and redeem-
ing it, 7, 14. Difficulties in regard to, under the
Confederation, 112, 120. Of bills of credit by
Congress under the Constitution, 130, 378, 434.
Of bills of credit by the states, 131, 171, 381, 484,
546, 561. Of paper money, an aggression by the
states, 208.

ENCOURAGEMENT, of authors, 440, 561. Of
agriculture, 446. Of manufactures, 446, 486.
ENCROACHMENT, of the general government on
the states, 139, 161, 164, 168, 170, 176, 217, 221,
224, 238, 249, 320, 462, 535. Of the states on the
general government, 168, 172, 199, 200, 207, 208,
21, 248, 257. Of the executive on the Senate,
186. Of the executive, legislature, and judiciary,
on each other, 344, 429. Of the legislature on
other departments, 346, 361, 430, 473.
ENEMY, captures from, 128, 130, 378, 561. Ad-
herence to, constitutes treason, 130, 379, 448, 563.
ENFORCEMENT, of treaties by Congress, 130,
379, 457. Of laws by the executive, 343, 376,
380, 5 3.

ENGAGEMENTS of the Confederation to be ful-
filled, 128, 157, 190, 332, 440, 451, 463, 469, 471,
475, 564. Assumption of those of the states, 441,
451, 471.

ENLISTMENT of troops on account of the insur-
rection in Massachusetts, 94, 99.

ENTRANCE of vessels trading between the states,
479, 484, 502, 545, 561.

ENUMERATION, triennial, proposed under Con-
federation, 64. Made by Congress in 1783, 82.
Of the people to be made under the Constitution,
129, 130, 279, 288, 294, 302, 306, 316, 375, 377, 379,
451, 545, 559. Of the powers of Congress, 139,
286, 317, 378, 560.

EQUALITY. Mr. Madison objects to it under the
Federal Constitution, 107. Of the vote of each
state under the Constitution insisted on by Dela-
ware, 124, 134, 173. Of the vote of each state in
the Convention discussed, 125, 194. Of senators
from each state, 138, 181, 260, 261, 274, 317, 356,
375, 377, 416, 559. Of the vote of each state in
the Senate, 274, 285, 311, 317, 394, 552, 559. In
the proportion of representation for black and
white inhabitants contended for, 296, 301, 305.
Of representation of each state in Congress, 134,
173. 175, 249, 250. Of ratio of representation in
both branches of Congress, 182, 190, 195, 251, 259.
Ot vote in Congress when balloting for a Presi-

dent, 473. Of vote in Congress in certain spect
fied cases, 266. Of the regulations of trade
between the states, 479, 500.

EQUALIZATION of the states proposed, 194, 211

280.

EQUESTRIAN STATUE proposed of Gen. Wash
ington, 88.

EQUIPMENT of fleets by Congress, 130, 379, 56
EQUITY, courts of, to be established by Congress
131. Judicial power to extend to, 481, 563.
ERECTION of fortifications by Congress, 130.
ESTABLISHMENT, of peace discussed, 82. Of a
seat of government, 130, 439. Of the judiciary
by Congress, 131, 159, 376, 378, 560.
Of post-
offices by Congress, 130, 378, 434, 560. Of post
and military roads by Congress, 130, 434, 440,
560. Of a university and seminaries by Con-
gress, 130, 440. Of institutions to promote
science, 440. Of territorial governments, 439,

564.

EUROPE, effect of the American revolution on,

575;

EUSTIS, Dr., letter, relative to Mr. Hamilton's
plan of a constitution, (APPENDIX, No. V.,) 584.
EVACUATION, of Charleston, 25. Of the posts
held by the British, 88.

EVIDENCE required in cases of treason, 130, 379,
449, 563.

EXCHANGE, debates as to the mode of exchan-
ging prisoners, 1. Of Cornwallis for Col. H.
Laurens, 6, 7. Partial exchanges disapproved,
1, 25. Provision in the Constitution relative to
bills of, 488.

EXCISE, proposed, 40. To be laid and collected
by Congress, 130, 378, 432, 506, 560.
EXCLUSIVE jurisdiction of Congress in dock-
yards, arsenals, and fortifications, 130, 511, 561.
Jurisdiction of Congress at the seat of govern-
ment, 130, 373, 439, 511, 512, 561. Power of de-
claring war in the Senate, 131. Power of making
treaties in the Senate, 131, 379. Power of ap-
pointing ambassadors in the Senate, 131, 379.
Power of appointing supreme judges in the
Senate, 131, 376, 379. Origination of money
bills, 188, 316, 375, 377, 394, 410, 415, 427, 452,
510, 560. Power of the United States relative to
treason, 488.

EXECUTION, of its general powers by Congress,
130, 379, 561. Of the laws by the President,
343, 376, 380, 563. Of judgments of other states,
488, 504.

EXECUTIVE, directions to, should be more pre-
cise, 4. Conduct of that of Pennsylvania in
regard to the mutiny of the troops, 92, 93. Mr.
Madison's views of a national one, 108. Mr.
Jefferson's opinions of a national one, 573. Style
and title of it, 131, 380, 471. Its power ought
not to be dangerously extended, 140. Its inde-
pendence of the other branches, 141, 142, 143,
165, 334, 335, 341, 345, 473, 509, 510. Danger of
making it too powerful, 148, 153, 155. Necessity
of strengthening it, 334. Necessary to support it
in a republic, 164. Responsibility should be en-
forced, 165. An hereditary one the best model,
203. Age and qualifications, 462, 507, 562. Elec-
tion by the legislature, 128, 140, 142, 145, 190,
192, 322, 335, 358, 365, 369, 375, 380, 382, 472, 508,
510, 513. Election by the people, 142, 143, 145,
205, 322, 335, 364, 368, 472. Election by the
Senate, 144. Election of, by electors chosen by
the state executives, 174, 337, 364, 368. Election
by electors chosen by the people, 144, 205, 338,
339, 368, 473, 507, 512, 520, 52. Election by
electors chosen by the state legislatures, 324, 338,
357, 368. Election by the state legislatures in a
certain ratio, 359. Election by electors, taken by
lot from the national legislature, 360. Number
of which it shall consist. 140, 149, 165, 192, 195,
197, 205, 322, 358, 375, 380, 471, 562. Term of
office, 128, 131, 140, 142, 149, 190, 192, 203, 204.