History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, with Notices of Its Principal Framers, 2. köide

Harper, 1863

PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS ORGANIZATION OF THE CON	3

Its Dependence upon the Union 9	9

Value of her State Constitution	12

General Purpose of the People	16

Complex Relations of the Subject	22

Application of the Minority of Rhode Island 25	25

They recognize the Necessity for Amendments	26

CHAPTER II	32

et	295

CHAPTER XI	318

Duties c to be equal	327

Raising and supporting Armies	334

Power over Territories	341

Construction of the Judiciary	344

Restraints upon Congress	359

CHAPTER XII	372

Representation of the People 3940	39

Rule of Suffrage in the Senate	48

Population of the States	55

To be made supreme	65

Jeffersons Measure for the Admission of New States in 1784	76

A Mode of Amendment to be provided	84

Difficulties and Obstacles in its Way	91

Objects to the New Jersey Plan 98	98

Madison examines the New Jersey Plan	106

Inequalities in other Respects	117

Advantages of a National System	127

Why resisted by the Minority	133

Irreconcilable Differences	140

Representation adjusted by the Committee	146

Representation of the Slaves	147

Necessity for their Admission into the Basis of Representation 154162	154

Equality of Vote adopted for the Senate	162

Qualifications for Office 186	170

ERNMENT	181

Property Qualification	187

CHAPTER IX	193

Power of Naturalization	199

Spirit of the Constitution	211

The General Interests of the Union to be provided	220

Qualifications of Senators 223	223

Vacancies in the Senate and House	229

Senatorial Term 240242	240

Executive Influence 244256	244

Time and Place for Elections	257

President of the Senate	263

Session of Congress 277	277

Report of the Committee of Detail conTINUED GUARANTY	279

Settlement of the Revenue and Commercial Powers	289

CHAPTER XIII	388

Mode of filling the Vacancy when there is no VicePresident	398

Nature of the Amendments	400

Origin of the Plan of Electors	403

Qualifications for the Presidency	404

Powers of the President 409 et	412

To give Information on the State of the Union	419

Its Purposes 431445	431

CHAPTER XV	447

OATH TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION MODE OF AMEND	468

Settlement of the Mode of Amending the Constitution 474477	474

Influence of Massachusetts on New Hampshire	477

Signatures of the Delegates 485487	485

CHAPTER I	491

Jeffersons Opinion	493

Its Friends and Opponents 495	497

Patrick Henrys Course in the Legislature	508

Local Parties in the State 599	510

Ratifies the Constitution	526

Succession of the VicePresident to the Presidency	544

CHAPTER III	549

Completion of the Engagements of Congress	556

Jeffersons Advice misconstrued	562

Hamilton at the Intersection of his Expresses	570

The City of New York celebrates the Adoption of the Constitution	592

Town and Country divided	600

Note on the Authorship of the Ordinance of 1787	607

Constitution of the United States of America	617

Articles in Addition to and Amendment of the Constitution of	629

Objects of a Popular Ratification	631

170	637

Nature of her Opposition	642

596	651

Pealkiri	History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, with Notices of Its Principal Framers, 2. köide History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, with Notices of Its Principal Framers, George Ticknor Curtis
Autor	George Ticknor Curtis
Publisher	Harper, 1863
Original from	the New York Public Library
Digitized	4 jaan. 2008

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