Book/Printed Material The debates in the several state conventions on the adoption of the federal Constitution, as recommended by the general convention at Philadelphia, in 1787. Together with the journal of the Federal convention, Luther Martin's letter, Yate's minutes, Congressional opinions, Virginia and Kentucky resolutions of '98-'99, and other illustrations of the Constitution volume 5

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    Elliot's debates     DEBATES ON THE ADOPTION OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION. IN THE CONVENTION HELD AT PHILADELPHIA, IN 1787; WITH A DIARY OF THE DEBATES OF THE CONGRESS OF THE CONFEDERATION; AS REPORTED BY JAMES...
    • Contributor: Madison, James - Elliot, Jonathan - United States. Constitutional Convention
    • Date: 1836
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    Elliot's debates     Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-five, By JONATHAN ELLIOT, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia. By...
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    Elliot's debates     ADVERTISEMENT. Under the sanction of Congress, this new edition of Madison's Debates of the Federal Convention, held in 1787 has been prepared, revised, and the matter remodelled agreeably to the consecutive order...
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    Elliot's debates
    • Contributor: Madison, James - Elliot, Jonathan - United States. Constitutional Convention
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    Elliot's debates     CONTENTS. DEBATES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE CONFEDERATION, FROM NOVEMBER 4, 1782, TO JUNE 21, 1783; AND FROM FEBRUARY 19 TO APRIL 25, 1787. Monday, November 4, 1 Elias Boudinot chosen president—Letters...
    • Contributor: Madison, James - Elliot, Jonathan - United States. Constitutional Convention
    • Date: 1836
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    Elliot's debates     vi Friday, December 6, 12 Ordinance extending the franking privilege to the heads of departments discussed—Motion relative to statements by a member in a Boston newspaper—Motions of Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Rutledge,...
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    • Date: 1836
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    Elliot's debates     vii Wednesday, January 15, 25 Evacuation of Charleston. Friday, January 17, 26 Misrepresentations in South Carolina of European negotiation—Report of the committee on foreign Loans—Vote of thanks to Gen. Greene—Mr. Webster and...
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    Elliot's debates     viii Thursday, March 6, 62 Report of the committee on revenue ordered to be printed. Friday, March 7, 62 Printed reports delivered to the members —Resolutions contained is the report. Monday, March...
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    Elliot's debates     ix the cessions of the states—Passage of the plan of revenue. Monday, April 21, 87 Motion relative to expenses incurred by individual states. Wednesday, April 23, 87 Resolution permitting soldiers to retain...
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    • Date: 1836
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    Elliot's debates     x and Mr. Bingham with Mr. Guardoqui relative to the navigation of the Mississippi—Discontents in the western territory—Posts held by the British. Tuesday, March 20, 98 Mr. Jay's report relative to the...
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    Elliot's debates     xi at Annapolis, in 1786—Recommends Federal Convention—Proceedings of Virginia and other states—Previous suggestions for a convention by Pelatiah Webster, Gen. Schuyler, Alexander Hamilton, Richard H. Lee, and Noah Webster—Defects to be provided...
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    • Date: 1836
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    Elliot's debates     xii oath to support the national government—Postponed. Mr. Randolph's fifteenth proposition—The Constitution to be ratified by conventions of the people of the states recommended by the state legislatures—Postponed. Motion to strike out...
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    Elliot's debates     xiii the supreme tribunal be appointed by the second branch (Senate) of the national legislature—Agreed to. Motion to amend that part of the sixth proposition which empowers each branch to originate acts...
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    Elliot's debates     xiv Thursday, June 28, 249 Seventh resolution, fixing the right of suffrage in the first branch, resumed—Motion to amend so as to provide that the right of suffrage in the first branch...
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    Elliot's debates     xv Saturday, July 14, 310 Seventh resolution, relative to the proportion of suffrage in the first branch resumed—Motion that the number of representatives in the first branch, from new states, shall never...
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    Elliot's debates     xvi Nineteenth resolution, requiring the ratification of the Constitution by state conventions—Motion to amend by providing for its reference to the state legislatures—Disagreed to—Motion to a second Federal Convention—Not seconded. The eighth...
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    Elliot's debates     xvii below a majority—Disagreed to—Motion to authorize the compulsory attendance of members—Agreed to—Motion to require a vote of two thirds to expel a member—Agreed to—Motion to allow a single member to call...
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    Elliot's debates     xviii the clauses relative to the importation and migration of slaves, and to a capitation tax, and navigation act, to a grand committee—Agreed to—Motion to prohibit attainders or ex post facto laws—Agreed...
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    Elliot's debates     xix regulating foreign commerce—Disagreed to—Motion to strike out the provision requiring two thirds of each House on navigation acts—Agreed to. Article fifteenth, relative to the delivery of persons fleeing to other states,...
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    Elliot's debates     xx —Motion to exclude members of the legislature, and public officers, from being electors—Agreed to—Motion to extend the executive term to seven and six years—Disagreed to—Motion to elect the executive by electors—Agreed...
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    Elliot's debates     xxi the Constitution—Motion to require Congress to call a convention on an application of two thirds of the states—Agreed to. Article first, relative to the legislative power, resumed—Motion to guaranty to the...
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    Elliot's debates     xxii To Edmund Randolph. New York, October 17, 1788, 575 Effect of American revolution on reform in Europe—Mr. Madison's sentiments on being a candidate for Congress. To Edmund Randolph. New York, November...
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    Elliot's debates     1 DEBATES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE CONFEDERATION, FROM NOVEMBER 14, 1782, TO FEBRUARY 13, 1783. In Congress, Monday, November 4, 1782. Elias Boudinot was chosen president, by the votes of New...
    • Contributor: Madison, James - Elliot, Jonathan - United States. Constitutional Convention
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    Elliot's debates     2 letter of General Carleton and Admiral Digby, notifying the purpose of the British king to acknowledge our independence, it was thought expedient by Congress to assume a higher tone. It was...
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    Elliot's debates     3 the circumstance urged in its favor; and that the disavowal of the outrage by the British general, and a solemn promise to pursue the guilty authors of it, afforded the most...
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    Elliot's debates     4 military commanders, they had proceeded on doubtful authority. To remove this objection, the amendment was proposed limiting the preamble to the single act of discharging Captain Asgill. This, however, was not...
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    Elliot's debates     5 by New York to the latter; that the jurisdiction would probably be equally resisted, and the same violences would follow as in Vermont. He was called to order by Mr. MADISON....
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    Elliot's debates     6 States, all such temporary corps as had been raised by them respectively, with the approbation of Congress. The repugnance which appeared in Congress to go into so extensive and important a...
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    Elliot's debates     7 the commission for peace would not be affected by any mark of disapprobation which might fall on his conduct; that no injury could accrue to Dr. Franklin, because he had guarded...
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    Elliot's debates     8 The committee were unanimous that justice required an allowance to the states who should sink a surplus, to be apportioned on the different states. The different expedients were— That Congress should...
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    Elliot's debates     9 arguments on this side, in general, came from Mr. HOWELL, of Rhode Island, whose object was to render the proceedings of Congress as favorable as possible to the independence of Vermont....
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    Elliot's debates     10 The report of the committee on the case of Vermont, mentioned on Thursday, the 14th of November, was called for by Mr. M'KEAN, and postponed, on his motion, to make way...
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    Elliot's debates     11 subject of the memorials, and was instructed to make such communications, relative to our affairs abroad, as would correct misinformations. The committee which met them, on the part of the legislature,...
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    Elliot's debates     12 Smith, of New Jersey, had the vote of that state, and Mr. Merchant, of Rhode Island, the vote of that state. The resolutions respecting Vermont, moved by Mr. M'KEAN on the...
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    Elliot's debates     13 the appearance of being written by a member of Congress. The unanimous suspicions were fixed on Mr. Howell. The mischievous tendency of such publications, and the necessity of the interposition of...
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    Elliot's debates     14 of our situation, and the chance of giving a favorable turn to the negotiations on foot for peace, rendered it of little comparative significance. the objections were finally retracted, and both...
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    Elliot's debates     15 for settling accounts m Europe, agreed to by Congress, see Secret Journal of this date. Wednesday , December 11. The secretary of war was authorized to permit the British prisoners to...
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    Elliot's debates     16 reprobated, when the author was found to be a member of Congress, prevented a relaxation as to the yeas and nays. Mr. HOWELL, therefore, as his name was necessarily to appear...
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    Elliot's debates     17 and joined in the same commission, they, the ministers, wrote separately , and breathed opposite sentiments as to the views of France. Mr. Livingston told me that the letter of the...
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    Elliot's debates     18 and prognosticated a failure of the impost scheme, and the most pernicious effects to the character, the duration, and the interests, of the Confederacy. It was at length, notwithstanding, determined to...
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    • Date: 1836
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