Debates in the Federal convention, from Tuesday, August 7th, 1787, until its final adjournment, Monday, September 17th, 1787. Appendix to the debates. References. IndexA. Mygatt, 1842 - Constitutional history |
Contents
| 1243 | |
| 1256 | |
| 1268 | |
| 1293 | |
| 1295 | |
| 1299 | |
| 1305 | |
| 1317 | |
| 1479 | |
| 1480 | |
| 1485 | |
| 1487 | |
| 1494 | |
| 1503 | |
| 1509 | |
| 1514 | |
| 1332 | |
| 1346 | |
| 1353 | |
| 1365 | |
| 1378 | |
| 1390 | |
| 1400 | |
| 1402 | |
| 1415 | |
| 1430 | |
| 1440 | |
| 1448 | |
| 1460 | |
| 1470 | |
| 1524 | |
| 1532 | |
| 1533 | |
| 1615 | |
| lvii | |
| lxvii | |
| lxviii | |
| lxxiv | |
| lxxxi | |
| lxxxiii | |
| xc | |
| xcvi | |
| ciii | |
| cxiv | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
6th August Adjourned agreed amendment appointed Article authority ballot bill of attainder citizens clause Colonel MASON Committee concur Connecticut Constitution Convention of Virginia danger Debates Delaware DICKINSON Diplomatic Correspondence Doctor JOHNSON duties election Electors Elliot ELLSWORTH Executive exports favor Federal Convention Federalist Geor Georgia GORHAM GOUVERNEUR MORRIS moved Government Hampshire House of Representatives impeachment Jersey Journals of Congress Judges June lature Legis legislative Legislature Luther Martin MADISON majority Maryland Massachusetts ment militia mode money bills moved to add moved to insert moved to strike National necessary negative North Carolina object Pennsylvania person PINCKNEY printed Journal proposed Public Journals question RANDOLPH references at note regulation Report require Richard Henry Lee RUTLEDGE seconded the motion Secret Journals Sect Senate SHERMAN slaves South sylvania thereof thirds thought three fourths tion treaties United Washington's Writings whole number WILLIAMSON WILSON Yates's Minutes
Popular passages
Page 1611 - To borrow money on the credit of the United States ; To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes ; To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies, throughout the United States ; To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of...
Page 1561 - In all our deliberations on this subject, we kept steadily in our view that which appears to us the greatest interest of every true American — the consolidation of our Union — in which is involved our prosperity, felicity, safety, perhaps our national existence.
Page 1561 - That it will meet the full and entire approbation of every state is not perhaps to be expected ; but each will doubtless consider, that had her interest been alone consulted, the consequences might have been particularly disagreeable or injurious to others ; that it is liable to as few exceptions as could reasonably have been expected, we hope and believe ; that it may promote the lasting welfare of that country so dear to us all, and secure her freedom and happiness, is our most ardent wish...
Page 1616 - ... States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice. In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse from them by Ballot the Vice President...
Page 1558 - If any person guilty of, or charged with treason, felony, or other high misdemeanor in any State, shall flee from justice, and be found in any of the United States, he shall upon demand of the Governor or Executive power, of the State from which he fled, be delivered up and removed to the State having jurisdiction of his offence.
Page 1608 - Sect. 4. The times, places, and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to th.e places of choosing senators.
Page 1571 - Resolved, that it is the opinion of this Convention, that as soon as the Conventions of nine States shall have ratified this Constitution, the United States in Congress assembled should fix a day- on which Electors should be appointed by the States which shall have ratified the same...
Page 1596 - Most men indeed, as well as most sects in religion, think themselves in possession of all truth and that wherever others differ from them it is so far error. Steele, a Protestant, in a dedication tells the Pope that the only difference between our Churches in their opinions of the certainty of their doctrines is, the Church of Rome is infallible and the Church of England is never in the wrong.
Page 1607 - No person shall' be a Senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
Page 1613 - The migration or importation of such persons as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the year 1808, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person.