render these prohibitions effectual, the legislature of the United States shall have the power to revise the laws of the several states that may be supposed to infringe the powers exclusively delegated by this Constitution to Congress, and to negative and annul such as do.
"Art. XII.—The citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states. Any person, charged with crimes in any state, fleeing from justice to another, shall, on demand of the executive of the state from which he fled, be delivered up, and removed to the state having jurisdiction of the offence.
"Art. XIII.—Full faith shall be given, in each state, to the acts of the legislature, and to the records and judicial proceedings of the courts and magistrates of every state.
"Art. XIV.—The legislature shall have power to admit new states into the Union, on the same terms with the original states; provided two thirds of the members present in both houses agree.
"Art. XV.—On the application of the legislature of a state, the United States shall protect it against domestic insurrection.
"Art. XVI.—If two thirds of the legislatures of the states apply for the same, the legislature of the United States shall call a convention for the purpose of amending the Constitution; or, should Congress, with the consent of two thirds of each House, propose to the states amendments to the same, the agreement of two thirds of the legislatures of the states shall be sufficient to make the said amendments parts of me Constitution.
"The ratification of the ——— conventions of ——— states shall be sufficient for organizing this Constitution."
Ordered, that the said draft be referred to the committee of the whole appointed to consider the state of the American Union.
Adjourned.
Wednesday, May 30.
Roger Sherman, from Connecticut, took his seat.
The house went into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Gorham was elected to the chair by ballot.
The propositions of Mr. RANDOLPH which had been referred to the committee being taken up, he moved, on the suggestion of Mr. G. MORRIS, that the first of his propositions,—to wit: "Resolved, that the Articles of Confederation ought to be so corrected and enlarged, as to accomplish the objects proposed by their institution; namely, common defence, security of liberty, and general welfare,"—should mutually be postponed, in order to consider the three following:—
"1. That a union of the states merely federal will not accomplish the objects proposed by the Articles of Confederation—namely, common defence, security of liberty, and general welfare.
"2. That no treaty or treaties among the whole or part of the states, as individual sovereignties, would be sufficient.
"3. That a national government ought to be established, consisting of a supreme legislative, executive, and judiciary."
The motion for postponing was seconded by Mr. G. MORRIS, and unanimously agreed to.
Some verbal criticisms were raised against the first proposition, and it was agreed, on motion of Mr. BUTLER, seconded by Mr. RANDOLPH, to pass on to the third, which underwent a discussion, less, however, on its general merits than on the force and extent of the particular terms national and supreme.
Mr. CHARLES PINCKNEY wished to know of Mr. Randolph,
