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HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY
GIFT OF

EDMUND WORLEY PARKER

OCT 28 1927

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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six,

By JONATHAN ELLIOT,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia.

19.81 17-4

Mr. CORBIN

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Introductory Expression, "We, the People," 104. West India

Trade; Debts; Requisitions, 105. Reference to History, 106. Con-

federate Government best for an extensive Country, 108. Represen-

tation,

Power over the Militia by the States,

Treaty-making not exceptionable in the Constitution, 509. Legislative In-
terference secured,

Mr. CLAY-Insurrection; Opposition to the Laws,

Mr. DAWSON-Defects of the Confederation; fears a Consolidated Govern-
ment; most exceptionable; leading Parts, 605. Treaties; their Opera-
tion may hurt the Southern States; the Press; War; antique Govern-
ments not suited to the present Day,

Mr. GRAYSON-Judiciary not improved, 274. Dutch Loans; Spain friendly,

275. Barbary Powers; Portugal; Western Lands; Commutation, 276.

Regulation of Commerce, &c.,

State Influence; Imperfections of the Constitution, 279. Opposes the

Ratio of Representation; 1500 Legislators annually throughout the

Union, exclusive of 160 Senators, 280. Carrying and producing States;

Ireland; Corruption of the Scotch Members,

Coördinate Authorities a political Absurdity, 284. Taxes should be uni-

form, 285. Requisitions; Loans, 286. Necessity of a full Representa-

tion in Congress; America not in a Situation to have a Fleet, from its

limited Population, 287. Parties in Holland, 290. Paper Emissions;

Danger of mercantile Privileges within the Ten Miles Square, 284.

Mississippi; new States, &c.

Spanish Claims on Georgia and Kentucky, 341. Spanish Negotiation, 342.

Fisheries and Mississippi, 343. Orleans a Deposit; Treaties para-

mount, 349. Maine Lands reduced to one Dollar an Acre, to prevent

Emigration to the West,

110

417

511

407

610

278

282

290

350

Importance of the Mississippi Question,. .

365

British Parliament receive no Pay; most of the great Officers have been

taken out of Congress,..

371

Thirst for public Office, 374. Objects that the Senate propose or concur

on Money Bills,....

375

State Governments at the Mercy of the Generality; Militia,

417

Navy, its Maintenance at present dangerous; European maritime Powers;

Cost of a Navy in America and Europe compared,

428

Northern States most interested in a Fleet; Privateers issue chiefly thence, 430

Anticipated Privileges of the Ten Miles Square,

430

The Capital, Fear of Aggrandizement there; Delivery of Fugitives,

"Ten Miles not subject to the States,..

Reserved Rights; Restrictions,

Presidency, a Minority may elect,.

Page.

449

492

Mississippi Navigation, 501. Mississippi, giving up the Navigation,. 505
Judicial Powers may interfere with the same Power in the States;
Judges, &c.,....

Effect of Decisions on a foreign State,

Control over the Venue,

563

566

568

Explanation on Treaties, 613. Late Convention to amend, not alter; Re-
sources of Virginia rich and flourishing; Ten Miles Square may be near
Alexandria, &c.,..

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627

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Mr. HARRISON-recapitulates the Disproportion of the States on the Adoption
of the Constitution; Amendments,

Report on Elections,...

Mr. PATRICK HENRY · moved the Reading of the Confederation,.

Public Mind uneasy at the proposed Change, 21. The Constitution a con-

solidated Government; denies the Right of the Convention to say

"We, the People," instead of "We, the States." Object of the Con-

vention extended only to amend the old System,.

Phraseology," We, the People," objectionable, 44. Liberty; Suspicion a

Virtue; the Confederation, 45. Representation, 46. Amendments, 49.

Militia, 52. Estimation abroad; Virginia Bill of Rights, 56. Tax-

gatherers, 57. Power of the President, 58. Elections, &c., 60. Oppo-

sition to the Constitution,

Amendments on Governor Randolph's Letter, 138. Josiah Phillips's Bar-

barities, 140. Spanish Transactions, 141. Refers to Europe, 143. Fed-

eral Convention confined to Revision only, 144. Glance at the Consti-

tution, 145. Style of "We, the People," to oblige those likened to a

"Herd," Governor Randolph's Expression, 148. Implication,..

Navigation of the Mississippi, 151. American Ambassador; France, 152.

Holland; Maryland; Pennsylvania, 153. Ratifying and non-ratifying

States, 157. Dictator, 169. North Carolina and Virginia, 161. En-

thusiasm for Liberty in Virginia, 162. Checks, 165. Representation;

Sheriffs, 167. Government, national-federal; State Legislatures

shorn of their Consequence, 171. Albany Confederation; French

Treaty, 172. Adopt first, and then amend, 174. Elections,.

Dangers of the System real, 313. Refers to Jefferson's Opinions; Vir-

ginia's Rejection may procure Amendments, 314. Political Secrecy, &c. 316

No Declaration of Rights till the War of Charles I.; before that Time

undefined; American Bill of Rights, 317. Requisitions, 320. Taxa-

tion; Elections, 321. Compared with England; Federal and State

Officers, 322. State Representation virtual, not actual, 323. Judi-

ciary, 324. Mississippi, determined to give it up, 325. Objects of Tax-

ation create Confusion,

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Mississippi and the Fisheries, 352. For retaining the Navigation, 354.

Congressional Pay, without Limitation, 366. No Restraint on Cor-

ruption,

"Concurrent Power

326

368

relative to the Militia, an implied Power,

Eulogium on the British Government,.

386

387

A National, not a Federal, Government, 395.

Reversion of Power back to

the People; a Republican Government, 396. Depreciated Currency ;

Responsibility, 397. Power of raising Armies alarming,

410

Europe enslaved by the Hands of its own People; Militia Officers;

Riots, 411. Excisemen may call on the Militia,

States no Power over the Militia; Implication,

412

422

Danger of Abuse in the Legislation of the "Ten Miles Square;" admon-

ishes that "when you give Power, you know not what you give," 436.

May bid Defiance to local Authority, &c.,....

437

Bill of Rights more necessary in this Government than in any other, 445.

Common Law of England; Punishments, &c.,