Note 157, page 268.
The propositions of Dr. Franklin, offered in the course of this debate, are given in his works, with remarks different from those here reported; they are also stated to have been offered on the 26th June. Franklin's Works, (Sparks's edition,) vol. 5, p. 142.
This speech of Mr. Bedford is reported somewhat more fully in Yates's Minutes, Elliot, vol. 1, p. 471.
Note 158, page 273.
See the remarks of Mr. Morris and Mr. Randolph in Yates's Minutes, Elliot, vol. 1, pp. 475 to 476.
Note 159, page 273.
A report of the proceedings in this Grand Committee on the 3d July, 1787, will be found in Yates's Minutes, Elliot, vol. 1, p. 477.
Note 160, page 281.
The two following statements, which have evidently reference to the apportionment of representation according to numbers and taxation, were among the papers transmitted by Gen. B. Bloomfield, executor of David Brearley, to the Department of State. Journal of the Federal Convention, p. 159.
| States. | No. Whites. | No. Blacks. | |||
| New Hampshire, | 82,000 | 102,000 | |||
| Massachusetts Bay, | 352,000 | ||||
| Rhode Island, | 58,000 | ||||
| Connecticut, | 202,000 | ||||
| New York, | 238,000 | ||||
| New Jersey, | 138,000 | 145,000 | |||
| Pennsylvania, | 341,000 | ||||
| Delaware, | 37,000 | ||||
| Maryland, | 174,000 | 80,000 | |||
| Virginia, | 300,000 | 300,000 | |||
| North Carolina, | 181,000 | ||||
| South Carolina, | 93,000 | ||||
| Georgia, | 27,000 |
The following quotas of taxation are extracted from the printed Journals of the old Congress, September 27th, 1785.
| States. | Quota of Tax. | Delegates. | |||
| Virginia, | 512,974 | 16 | |||
| Massachusetts Bay, | 448,854 | 14 | |||
| Pennsylvania, | 410,378 | 12 | 3/4 | ||
| Maryland, | 283,034 | 8 | 3/4 | ||
| Connecticut, | 264,182 | 8 | |||
| New York, | 256,486 | 8 | |||
| North Carolina, | 218,012 | 6 | 3/4 | ||
| South Carolina, | 192,366 | 6 | |||
| New Jersey, | 166,716 | 5 | |||
| New Hampshire, | 105,416 | 3 | 1/4 | ||
| Rhode Island, | 64,636 | 2 | |||
| Delaware, | 44,886 | 1 | 1/4 | ||
| Georgia, | 32,060 | 1 | |||
| 3,000,000 | 90 | ||||
Note 161, page 284.
See Debates above, p. 189, and references at note 109.
Note 162, page 287.
See Debates above, 11th June, 1787, p. 182; 19th June, 1787, p. 211; 25th June, 1787, p. 238; 28th June, 1787, p. 253; 29th June, 1787, p. 257; 5th July, 1787, p. 274.
See Debates below, 14th July, 1787, p. 311; 16th July, 1787, p. 317; 9th August, 1787, p. 397.
Address of Luther Martin to the Legislature of Maryland, 27th January, 1787, Elliot, vol. 1, p. 348.
Note 163, page 291.
New York, no; in the Journal of the Federal Convention, 10th July, 1787, p. 166.
Note 164, page 292.
New York, no; in the Journal of the Federal Convention, 10th July, 1787, p. 166.
Note 165, page 293.
See Debates below, 16th July, 1787, p. 316: 20th July, 1787, p. 339; 26th July, 1787, p. 379; 6th August, 1787, p. 377; 20th August, 1787, p. 451; 21st August, 1787, p. 452.
Debates in the Convention of Massachusetts, 17th January, 1788; Elliot, vol. 2, p. 36.
Address of Luther Martin to the Legislature of Maryland, 27th January, 1788; Elliot, vol. 1, p. 357.
Debates in the Convention of New York, 23d June, 1788; Elliot, vol. 2, p. 274.
The Federalist, No. 55, p. 312.
Note 166, page 293.
This resolution is somewhat different, as given in the Journal of the Federal Convention, 10th July, 1787, p. 167.
Note 167, page 295.
This resolution is somewhat different, as given in the Journal of the Federal Convention, 11th July, 1787, p. 168.
Note 168, page 306.
See Debates above, 11th June, 1787, p. 181; 13th June, 1787, p. 190; 5th July, 1787, p. 273; 9th July, 1787, p. 288; 10th July, 1787, p. 293; 11th July 1787, p. 295.
See Debates below, 13th July, 1787, p. 307; 16th July, 1787, p. 316; 26th July, 1787, p. 375; 6th August, 1787, p. 379; 8th August, 1787, p. 391; 21st August, 1787, p. 453; 17th September, 1787, p. 555.
Debates in the Convention of Massachusetts, 17th January, 1788, Elliot, vol. 2, p. 32; 18th January, 1788, Elliot, vol. 2, p. 40.
Debates in the Convention of New York, 20th June, 1788, Elliot, vol. 2, pp. 226, 236; 21st June, 1788, Elliot, vol. 2, pp. 242, 252; 23d June, 1788, Elliot, vol. 2, p. 270.
Debates in the Convention of Virginia, 4th June, 1788, Elliot, vol. 3, pp. 11, 30; 6th June, 1788, Elliot, vol. 3, p. 99; 7th June, 1788, Elliot, vol. 3, pp. 110, 124; 11th June, 1788, Elliot, vol. 3, p. 247; 12th June, 1788, Elliot, vol. 3, p. 320.
Public Journals of Congress, 17th February, 1783, vol. 4, p. 162; 16th April, 1783, vol. 4, p. 190; 27th September, 1785, vol. 4, p. 587; 5th April, 1792, vol. 1, p. 563.
Address of Luther Martin to the Legislature of Maryland, 27th January, 1787, Elliot, vol. 1, pp. 348, 363.
Objections of George Mason to the Federal Constitution, Elliot, vol. 1, p. 494.
Letter of Messrs. Yates and Lansing to the Legislature of New York, Elliot, vol. 1, p. 481.
The Federalist, No. 36; No. 54; No. 55; and No. 58.
Address of the Minority of the Convention of Pennsylvania to their Constituents, American Museum, vol. 2, pp. 547, 551.
Letter of Richard Henry Lee, 16th October, 1787, Elliot, vol. 1, p. 503.
Debates in Congress, 14th August, 1789, Gales and Seaton, (First Series,) vol. 1, p. 749; 21st August, 1789, vol. 1, p. 802.
Jefferson's Works, vol. 4, p. 466.
Story's Commentaries on the Constitution, vol. 2. p. 147.
Note 169, page 310.
There are some verbal variations between the resolution, as given here, and that in the Journal of the Convention, p. 177.
Note 170, page 317.
See Debates above, pp. 287, 306, and references at notes 162 and 168.
Note 171, page 317.
See Debates above, 29th May, 1787, p. 127; 31st May, 1789, p. 139: 13th June, 1787. p. 190.
See Debates below, 17th July, 1787, p. 319, 6th August, 1787, p. 378.
