Alleghany, 93. Votes for Mr. Boudinot as president, 1. Necessity of commercial regulations with Pennsylvania, 114. Sends delegates to the Convention at Annapolis, 115. Sends delegates to the Federal Convention, 123, 124, 126. Prohibits the delegates from changing the equal vote of the states, 124, 134, 191. Ratifies the Federal Constitution, 569. Proportion of representation in the House of Representatives before a census, 129, 288, 290, 316, 375, 377, 547, 559, (Appendix,) 584. Secession of her delegates threatened, if an equal suffrage is refused to the states, 134. Her defective representation during the Confederation, 210. Proportion of electors of President, 338, 339.
DELEGATES, (see Representatives,) meet at Albany in 1754, 110. Meet at Philadelphia in 1774, 110. In the Congress of the Confederation, 1. Virginia House of, 113. Appointed to meet at Annapolis in 1786, 113, 115. To the Federal Convention, 123, 123, 126, 132, 135, 140, 144. From Virginia, take the initiative in the Federal Convention, 121.
DELIVERY, of posts, negroes, &c., under the British treaty, 88, 69. Of fugitives from justice, 132, 381, 487, 563. Of fugitive slaves, 487, 492, 563.
DEMAND for fugitive criminals by the state executives to be complied with, 132, 381, 487, 563.
DEMOCRACY, excessive spirit of, remarked upon, 136, 138, 158, 160, 557. American people in favor of it, 154, 223, 236, 466. Its advantages, 161. Its evils, 162, 203.
DEPARTMENTS, directions to, should be more precise, 4. Examination of that of finance, 80, 91. Reorganization of, 82, 99. Independence of, under the Constitution, 138, 141, 142, 143, 148, 153, 156, 165, 327, 334, 341, 344, 359, 429, 473, 515, 519, 522. Executive, under the Constitution, 165, 205, 335, 349, 442, 445, 446, 402, 507, 525, 562.
DEPRECIATION of paper money, 1 12, 120. Not allowed to the states redeeming beyond their quota, 7. Discussion on the rate of, 14, 18, 54.
DEPUTATION, from the army sent to Congress, 21, 23, 26. From Congress to Rhode Island to urge the impost, 13.
DEPUTIES, meet at Albany in 1754, 110. Meet at Philadelphia in 1774, 110. Appointed to meet at Annapolis in 1786, 113.
D'ESTAING, COUNT, sends a cutter with news of peace, 74.
DETAIL, committee of, appointed to draught a Constitution, 357, 374, 376. Committee of, reports a draught of a Constitution, 382.
DICKINSON, JOHN, proceedings of, relative to goods sent to prisoners under passports, 29. Proceedings of, relative to the mutinous conduct of the troops at Philadelphia, 92, 93. Reports the Articles of Confederation, 110. Attends the Federal Convention, 126. Views on the election of the President, 367, 514, 515. Advocates the removal of the President by Congress on an application of the states, 147. Opposes a strong executive, 148. His remarks on a monarchy, 148. Eulogizes the British constitution, 163, 418. Thinks the responsibility of the executive should be strictly guarded, 165. Desires an executive council, 525. Objects to the unlimited power of appointment in the President, 474. Wishes the provisions in regard to a successor of the President to be less vague, 480. Advocates an election of the Senate by the state legislatures, 163, 166, 168. Advocates an equal vote of the states in one legislative branch, 148, 191. Wishes the Senate to be like the House of Lords, 166. Advocates a representation in the House of Representatives according to inhabitants or property, 149. Wishes a representation in the House of Representatives to be proportioned to contribution, 178. Advocates an election of the representatives by the people, 163. Prefers triennial elections of the representatives, 224. Opposes a qualification as to property for members of Congress, 371. Wishes to restrict the right of electing representatives to freeholders, 386. Wishes to define more exactly the residence of a representative in his district, 390. Advocates the origination of money bills by the representatives, 418. Thinks that members of Congress should be paid out of the national treasury, 426. Wishes a limitation on the number of representatives of the large states, 452. Objects to an absolute prohibition of duties on exports, 454. Views on the power of Congress to prohibit the importation of slaves, 459, 477. Wishes a provision against retrospective laws, 488. Wishes the great appointments made by Congress, 442. Objects to surrendering to Congress the power over the militia, 444. Prefers a ratification of treaties by law, 470. Wishes the respective powers of Congress and the states exactly defined, 173. Advocates a national judiciary distinct from that of the states, 159. Proposes a removal of the judges on application of Congress, 481. Objects to a power in the judges to set aside the laws, 379. Wishes the provision in regard to treason to be explicit, 448, 450. Views as to the claims of territory of the large states, 493, 496. Thinks that the general government should interfere to protect a state on the application of its executive, 497. Views as to the ratification of the Constitution, 498. Signs the Constitution, 565.
DIET, GERMAN, 200, 204, 219, 236, 252, 287.
DIGBY, ADMIRAL, sends proclamation of cessation of hostilities, 84.
DIMINUTION, of pay of the President not to be made during his term, 128, 131, 380, 562. Of pay of judges not to be made during their term, 128, 131, 156, 190, 330, 380, 482, 563.
DIRECT TAXES. See Taxes.
DISABILITY, of President provided for, 131, 380, 480, 507, 520, 562. Of electors of President, 343, 515, 520, 562. Of members of Congress to hold office, 127, 130, 185, 189, 190, 229, 230, 247, 375, 420, 503, 505, 542, 560. Of members of Congress to be reëlected for a certain term, 127, 186. Of persons to be members of Congress who have unsettled accounts, 370. Of persons to be members of Congress without a property qualification, 370. Of electors of representatives, 385. Of persons convicted on impeachment, 381, 559. Of officers to accept presents or titles, 467, 561.
DISCHARGE of soldiers, 87.
DISCIPLINE of militia by Congress, 130, 464, 561.
DISPUTES between the states about territory or jurisdiction to be decided by the Senate, 131, 379.
DISSENSIONS, to be guarded against by the Constitution, 26, 27. Dangers of, in a numerous executive, 150.
DISSENT of senators to be entered on the Journal, 407.
DISTRIBUTION of the powers of government, 132, 143, 293, 375, 377, 382.
DISTRICTS, senatorial, to be made over the Union, 138, 169, 174, 205. For electors of President, 145.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Congress may establish, and have jurisdiction over a seat of government, 130, 374, 561. Necessity of a permanent seat of government, 409.
DISORDER in Congress, 378, 406, 560.
DISUNION, danger of, 56, 120, 127, 200, 204, 210, 255, 259, 276, 466. How to be effected, 206.
DIVISION of the territory of the states, 378, 439, 441, 493, 550, 564.
DOCK-YARDS, may be provided by Congress, 130. Jurisdiction in, to be exercised by Congress, 130, 511, 561.
DOMAIN. See Lands, Public.
DOMESTIC, (see Debt,) dissensions to be guard-
