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Show 16 CONTENTS. position to adjourn s£ne d£e-Discussion continued-Report of committee on the construction of Congress-'fhree-fifths slaves included in representation-Concession of the small States that the House should originate all mouey bill~, in consideration that they should ha.ve an equal repn'.·entation in the Senate-Debate thereon-Mt'. Madi~on's compromiseFurther debate on slave representation, and vole-Debate on equality of votes in the Senate-Report of the Committee of the whole llouse on Mr. Randolph's resolutions-The resolutions as reported-Mr. Rutledge's report from the committee of detail-Discussion thereon by Mr. Madison, Dt·. Franklin, and others-Mr. Madison's proposition to give Congress power to institute temporary governments for the territories-Lengthy debate on slavery and the slave tradeMr. Madison's proposition to give Congress power to institute territorial governments struck out-Mr. Livingston's report on the importation of slaves-Discus ion and vote thereon-Fugitive slaves-" Needful rules and regulations respecting the territory," etc.-Report of tho Constitution by the committee of revision-The Constitution as reported and adopted-Official letter to Congress-Articles of amendment -When adopted ....•.....•••.•••.•••.•••... Page 44-114. CTIA P'l'ER III. Debates in the con-rention of ~fassachusetts-Rev. Mr. Backus, on the religious test, and the importation of slaves-Mr. Dawes' remarks on slaves, and importation of-Gen. lleatb, ditto ; his remarks on the adoption of the Federal Constitution- Yr. King's remarks on representation and taxationDebate in the convention of the State of New York-Mr. Hamilton's remarks on navigation, commerce, and slave rcpresentation- Debute in tho convention of the State of Connecticut- Mr. Ellsworth's remarks on the necessity of a Union, and the consequences of disunion-Debate in the convention of Virginia-Objections to the Constitution answered by :Mr. Nicholas-Powers or the governmcnt-Mr. Mason in opposition to the slave trade- Mr. Madison on the same; and in reference to fugitive slaves-He prefers union with slavery to disunion without it-Mr. Tyler against the slave trade-- CONTENTS. 17 MPa .trNic.k ll lel nry on the powers o f C ongress-Fugitive slavcs-r. lC 10 as on slavery-Mr. Ilenry re lies-'ll the negroes represented-M r Mason p hree-fifths of Madison's re 1 . on negro taxes-Mr. Handolph ptyh- Mr. Jlen? against emancipation-Oov. on e same subJect D b t . of North Uaroliua-M. G I - e. a e m tl!e convention 1• OU( Y agawst negTo t • · Neg roes pronerty-M. D . M . n.x:.hwn- ... 1. aviC- r SpaiO'] t I . views of tho }i"' 'U . 1 C . · b 1 exp a1ns the c era on ven twn Mr Ired II I the slave trade-M. O II - · e on s avery auu tl 'n tb a· . 1. a oway, Mr. Ireclell and others COD-no e 1scusswn D b t · ' Cal·oli'na M. L - e a e In the convention of South < - r owlldes 1 Judge Pendl~ton Mr on s avery and th~ slave trade-- same sub. t ' . Rutledge, and Mr. Pmckney, on the ~cc . . . . . . . . . . • • • p · · · · ··· · · · · · · · · ····.. age 115-154. OITAPTER IV. His.t1o ry off the Ordinance of 1787 by Pete. F E 1. ' r • orce, _,.sq com pl er o tue American Ar I . b . ., - gross..... . . . . . . . . c Hves, y authonty of Con- .··· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ····Page 155-178 CIIAPTER V. Metmh ori1n ,l of the Pennsylvania Abolit·1 00 S ocJ. ety to Con()'ress e s ave trade, and proceedings thereon, 1790 .. Page ~ 79-1~; Oil APTER VI. Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 d b Madi~o n and J e[erson ' rawn Y Messrs. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·······Page 184-194. CIIAP'rER VII. _ 'The Missou n· ques t·l ou m· Congress 1820 81 . offered by Mr. Storrs of N y 'k -- a~ery restnction Mr. ITolmes' speech' on--~~ S~r t~-Mr. Met~gs opposed-- 1\f r. Tucker and Mr St . y , Mr. RelCl, Mr. ' cott, in the 8 't . ev.ens on--Col. Richard .M. J oll nson ena e on-Mr Pmckne a b Convention that framed the C y, . m~m er of tho Federal Congress to restrict slnvery--~~s~~~~on, ou ~he power of Holmes, and Mr D ·l . · 1 cman, r. Shaw, Mr. tracts . al )et, on the same subject- Ex- .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p age 195-282. |