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

Harper, 1858 - 653 pages

PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS ORGANIZATION OF THE CON	3

Samuel Adams and the Opposition	12

Reception of the Instrument in Congress	13

They recognize the Necessity for Amendments	26

CHAPTER II	32

Its Dependence upon the Union	33

Representation of the People 3940	39

Rule of Suffrage in the Senate	48

Duties c to be equal	325

Powers of the Convention	330

Offences against the Law of Nations	331

Raising and supporting Armies	334

VOL II	337

Power over Territories 341358	341

Admission of New States	358

Restraints upon the States 362 et	365

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

Hamiltons Purposes	89

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

Test Question respecting the Slaves	153

Value of this Feature of the Constitution	168

Qualifications for Office 186	170

The declared Objects of the Convention	178

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

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

Limitations	280

The SlaveTrade Controversy 285 et	289

Regulation of Commerce 291 et	301

Value of the Compromise	307

Benefits of the Revenue and Commercial Powers	318

Other Restraints	371

The Convention of New York assembles	378

Its Effect on the Growth of the Country 381384	381

CHAPTER XIII	388

Succession of the VicePresident to the Presidency 395398	395

Mode of filling the Vacancy when there is no VicePresident	398

Nature of the Amendments	400

Contingency for which no Provision is made	405

CHAPTER XIV	421

CHAPTER XV	447

OATH TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION MODE OF AMEND	468

Settlement of the Mode of Amending the Constitution 474477	474

Charleston celebrates the Constitution	477

Uncertainty of the Result	482

Signatures of the Delegates 485487	485

CHAPTER I	491

Its Friends and Opponents 495	497

Hamilton at the Intersection of his Expresses	503

Local Parties in the State	510

CHAPTER II	518

They reject the Constitution	525

527	529

CHAPTER III	549

Embarrassing Position of the Union	550

He receives News of the Ratification by New Hampshire	562

Chancellor Livingston announces the Ratification of the Ninth State	574

The Federalists unite in a Call for a Second General Convention	584

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

Conclusion	596

Constitution of the United States of America	607

Articles in Addition to and Amendment of the Constitution of	619

170	627

All the States but one represented in Convention	630

Convention of North Carolina assembles	641

Pealkiri	History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States; with Notices of Its Principal Framers, 2. köide
Autor	George Ticknor Curtis
Publisher	Harper, 1858
Original from	National Library of the Netherlands
Digitized	22 okt. 2012
Length	653 pages

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