Download or read book The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, as Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia in 1787, Vol. 3 of 4 (Classic Reprint) written by Jonathan Elliot and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, as Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia in 1787, Vol. 3 of 4 Pago. John Beckley appointed Secretary, 1 Edmund Pendleton, President, 1 Organization UMr, Corbm Introductory Expression, We, the People, 104. West India Trade; Debtsj Requisitions, 105. Reference to History, 106. Confederate Government best for an extensive Country, 108. Representation, no Power over the Militia by the States, 417 Treaty-making not exceptionable in the Constitution, 509. Legislative Interference secured, 5 HMr. Clay Insurrection; Opposition to the Laws, . 407 Mr. Dawson Defects of the Confederation; fears a Consolidated Government; most exceptionable; leading Parts, 605. Treaties; their Operation may hurt the Southern States; the Press; War; antique Governments not suited to the present Day, 610 Mi. Grayson Judiciary not improved, 274. Dutch Loans; Spain friendly, 275. Barbary Powers; Portugal; Western Lands; Commutation, 276. Regulation of Commerce, c., 278 State Influence; Imperfections of the Constitution, 279. Opposes the Ratio of Representation;1500 Legislators annually throughout the Union, exclusive of 160 Senators, 280. Carrying and producing States; Ireland; Corruption of the Scotch Members, 282 Coordinate Authorities a political Absurdity, 284. Taxes should be uniform, 285. Requisitions; Loans, 286. Necessity of a full Representation in Congress; America not in a Situation to have a Fleet, from its limited Population, 287. Parties in Holland, 290. Paper Emissions; Danger of mercantile Privileges within the Ten Miles Square, 284. Mississippi; new States, c., 2 i)0 Spanish Claims on Georgia and Kentucky, 341. Spanish Negotiation, 32. Fisheries and Mississippi, 343. Orleans a Deposit; Treaties paramount, 349. Maine Lands reduced to one Dollar an Acre, to prevent Emigration to the West, 350 Importance of the Mississippi Question, 365 British Parliament receive no Pay; most of the great Officers have been taken out of Congress, 371 Thirst for public Office, 374. Objects that the Senate propose or concur on Money Bills, 375 State Governments at the Mercy of the Generality; Militia, 417 Navy, its Maintenance at present dangerous; European maritime Powers; Cost of a Navy in America and Europe compared, . About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.