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people, together with amendments to the most ambiguous and exceptionable parts of the said Constitution of government, ought to be laid before Congress, and the convention of the states that shall or may be called for the purpose of amending the said Constitution, for their consideration, previous to the ratification of the Constitution aforesaid, on the part of the state of North Carolina.

SAM. JOHNSON.

By order. J. Hunt, Secretary.

[See Debate, where the declaration on ratifying the Constitution is published at large.]

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The above are the proceedings of the Convention of the twelve states which had been represented in the General Convention. The ratification of New Hampshire, being the ninth in order, was received by Congress on the 2d of July, 1788. The following is an extract from the Journal of that day:—

United States in Congress assembled.

Wednesday, July 2, 1788.

The state of New Hampshire having ratified this Constitution, transmitted to them by the act of the 28th of September last, and transmitted to Congress their ratification, and the same being read, the president reminded Congress that this was the ninth ratification transmitted and laid before them; whereupon,—

On motion of Mr. Clarke, seconded by Mr. Edwards,—

Ordered, That the ratifications of the Constitution of the United States, transmitted to Congress, be referred to a committee to examine the same, and report an act to Congress for putting the said Constitution into operation, in pursuance of the resolutions of the late Federal Convention.

On the question to agree to this order, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. Yates:—

New Hampshire,...	Mr. Gilman,...	Ay.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$Ay.
	Mr. Wingate,...	Ay.
Massachusetts,...	Mr. Dane,...	Ay.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$Ay.
	Mr. Otis,...	Ay.
Rhode Island,...	Mr. Arnold,...		$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$Excused.
	Mr. Hazard,...
Connecticut,...	Mr. Huntington,...	Ay.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$Ay.
	Mr. Edwards,...	Ay.
New York,...	Mr. L'Hommedieu,...	Ay.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$Divided.
	Mr. Yates,...	No.
New Jersey,...	Mr. Clarke,...	Ay.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$Ay.
	Mr. Elmer,...	Ay.
	Mr. Dayton,...	Ay.
Pennsylvania,...	Mr. Bingham,...	Ay.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$Ay.
	Mr. Read,...	Ay.
Maryland,...	Mr. Contee,...	Ay.
Virginia,...	Mr. Griffin,...	Ay.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$Ay.
	Mr. Carrington,...	Ay.
	Mr. Brown,...	Ay.
South Carolina,...	Mr. Huger,...	Ay.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$Ay.
	Mr. Parker,...	Ay.
	Mr. Tucker,...	Ay.
Georgia,...	Mr. Few,...	Ay.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$Ay.
	Mr. Baldwin,...	Ay.

So it passed in the affirmative.

On the 14th of July, 1788, the committee reported an act