KENTUCKY, its admission as a state, 356. Re- LABOR, fugitives from, to be delivered up, 487, marks of Gardoqui in relation to, 97, 100. KING. See MONARCHY.
KING, RUFUS, remarks on the insurrection in Massachusetts, 94, 99. Views of the operation of treaties on the states under the Confederation, 99. Views as to salaries, 99. Remarks on the settlement of public accounts, 99. Remarks on the negotiations with Spain, 101, 102, 103. Discusses the vote of the states required to sus- pend the use of the Mississippi, 103. A delegate to the Federal Convention from Massachusetts, 106. Attends the Federal Convention, 123. Objects to the yeas and nays, 124. Remarks on the nature of state sovereignty, under the Con- stitution, 212. Wishes the state governments preserved, but made subordinate, 269. His great anxiety for an harmonious adoption of a Con- stitution, 266. Views on the compromise be- tween the large and small states, 514. Views as to an election of President, 336, 362, 515. Views as to reëligibility and tenure of the President, 336, 342. Is opposed to the impeachment of the President by the legislature, 341. Objects to an executive council, 523. Contends for a propor- tionate representation in the Senate, 138, 266, 312. Objects to contribution being the sole rule of representation, 134. 178. Opposes the rep- resentation being fixed by the Constitution, 280. Admits that slaves should be considered in ap- portioning representation as well as taxation, 290. Thinks the question, as to representation, is more between the Northern and Southern than the small and large states, 290. Does not like numbers alone to be the rule of representation, especially if the blacks are included, 300, 304. Opposes the rule of representation being absolute- ly fixed by the Constitution, 304. Thinks ex- ports should be taxed, if slaves are represented, 392. Opposes the exclusive right of the House in regard to money bills, 188. Objects to an election of representatives by the state legislatures, 224. Objects to the payment of the representatives by the states, 227. Views as to the ineligibility of members of Congress, 229, 231, 505, 506. Ob- jects to a landed qualification for members of Congress, 371. Does not think annual meetings of Congress will be necessary, 383. Thinks Congress should have the right to alter the state regulations, relative to members of Congress, 402. Prefers allowing a quorum in Congress to be fixed by law, 405, 406. Thinks the states should not tax exports without the assent of Congress, 486. Thinks the states should not be prevented from encouraging their manufactures, 487. Objects to union of judiciary with the executive in revising the laws, 151, 165. Favors the establishment of inferior national tribunals, 115. Views in regard to punishment of treason, 449, 450, 549. Proposes a probibition on the states, in regard to laws affecting contracts, 485. Views as to treaties, 524, 526. Remarks on the provision in regard to the militia, 464. Desires a permanent seat of government, 409. Remarks on the assumption of the state debts, 441. jects to an exemption of slaves from duty, 400, 478. His remarks on slavery, 391. Proposes the assent of the states to purchases of places therein, 511. Thinks a power in Congress to create cor- porations unnecessary, 544. Views on the mode of ratification of the Constitution, 158, 355, 499, 500. Prefers to submit the Constitution to the Congress of the Confederation, but not to require their assent to it, 533, 540. Signs the Constitution, 564. Course in the Convention of Massachusetts, called to ratify the Constitution, 572.
LAFAYETTE, promotes exchange of Cornwallis for Col. H. Laurens, 6. Sends news of peace, 74. LAND, tax upon, discussed, 34, 37, 40, 67. Mode of valuation discussed in Congress, 21, 24, 43, 45, 77, 78. Qualification in, proposed for mem- bers of Congress, 370. Qualifications in, pro- posed for electors of representatives, 385. LANDS, PUBLIC, the influence of the question of ceding the public lands on the politics of the Confederation, 111. Proposal to derive a revenue from them, 39, 59, 63. Proposal to adopt a sys- tem in regard to, 83. Proposal to give army cer- tificates for, 90. Discussion on the cession of them renewed, 87, 91, 92. Power of Congress in regard to, under the Constitution, 439, 441, 493 496.
LANGDON, JOHN, attends the Federal Conven- tion, 351. Thinks the ballot in Congress for the President should be joint, 472. Thinks mem- bers of Congress should be paid out of the national treasury, 425. Objects to a constitu- tional provision, requiring a property qualification for members of Congress, 373. Objects to the seat of government being at any state capital, 374. Opposes the power in Congress to emit bills of credit, 435. Approves of the power vested in Congress, to subdne rebellions, 438. Does not distrust Congress on the subject of standing armies, 443. Does not distrust Congress on the subject of the militia, 444, 465. Objects to tax- ation being proportioned to representation before a census, 451, 453. Wishes the states prohibited from taxing exports, 454. Thinks Congress should have the right to tax slaves, 460, 478. Approves of a negative in Congress on state laws, 469. Views as to regulating commerce between the states, 503. 548. Views as to im- posing conditions when admitting new states, 492, 493. Signs the Constitution, 564. LANSING, JOHN, attends the Federal Conven- tion, 106, 144. Opposes going into a committee of the whole, 191. Objects to the propositions of Mr. Randolph, as amended and adopted, 193. Thinks the Convention limited to the amend- ment of the Confederation, 193, 214. Proposes that the power of legislation be vested in the Congress, 214. Opposes the negative of Con- gress on the state laws, 215. Proposes an equal vote of the states in the House of Representa- tives, 249. Wishes some plan for compromise on the question of representation, 273. LAWS. See ACTS.
LAW OF NATIONS, not sufficiently protected under the Confederation, 127. Congress to legis- late on offences against, 130, 378, 561. LAURENS, HENRY, notifies his intention to return, 1.
LEE, ARTHUR, opposition to Robert Morris, 62, 80. States his objections to a general system of tax- ation, 34, 38, 56. Suggests that a general rev- enue system should be framed by the states, 38. Views on a system of permanent revenue, 41, 42. Communicates a letter, relative to an over- ture from Canada, 45. Remarks on the export of tobacco by authority of Congress, 48. His views on a mode of valuation of lands, 48. Urges a limitat on of the impost, 49. Proposes to take, by military force, goods seized while under passport, 50. Proposes to appropriate the impost to pay the army first, 52, 53. Remarks on the original and subsequent holders of loan certificates, 54. Proposes measures against the refugees, 58. Opposes an abatement in the proportion of certain states, 58. Remarks on the conduct of the commissioners at Paris, 69
73, 74, 75. Remarks on the proportion of free- men to slaves in fixing the contributions of the states, 79. Calls for a report from the superin- tendent of finance, 80. Advocates a suspension of hostilities, 80. Proposes an indemnity to the officers of the army, 88. Proposes a statue of Gen. Washington, 88.
LEE, RICHARD H., views in regard to the Fed- eral Constitution, 118, 566, 568, 570.
LEE, WILLIAM, sends proposal of Austria for commercial treaty, 52. LEGISLATURE.
LETTERS, written by Mr. Madison prior to the Convention of 1787, 106 to 108. Written after the adjournment of the Federal Convention, 566 to 576.
a regulation in regard to trade between the states, 479, 503. Views as to the mode of ratifying the Constitution, 500. Desires a provision for the President to convene the Senate separately, 530. Signs the Constitution, 565.
M'KEAN, THOMAS, represents Delaware in Con gress, 1. Opposes a separate provision by Penn- sylvania for the public creditors there, 5. Pro- poses a conditional exchange of Cornwallis for Col. H. Laurens, 7. Advocates coercion towards Vermont, 10, 12.
See CONGRESS OF THE CONSTI-MADISON, JAMES, his remarks on the admis- sion of Vermont and the cession of public lands, 85, 92. Votes for r. Bland as president of Con gress, 1. Opposes a partial exchange of prison- ers, 1. Urges more formality and certainty in the directions of Congress to the executive de- partments, 4. Opposes a reduction of the salaries of ministers plenipotentiary, 5. Advocates an exchange of Cornwallis for Col. H. Laurens, 6. Proposes a plan for adjusting the allowances to the states that redeem paper money beyond their quotas, 8. Resolution of, relative to Paul Jones,
LEVYING WAR, evidence of, in cases of treason, 130, 379, 448, 563.
LIGHTHOUSES, states to levy duties to erect them, 548.
LIMITATION, relative to the continuance of the revenue laws, 42. On the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, 484, 561.
LINCOLN, GEN., course in Convention of Massa- chusetts to ratify Federal Constitution, 572. LIPPENCOT, Congress discuss the matter of, 2. His punishment demanded by Congress, 3. LIVINGSTON, ROBERT R., his wish to resign as secretary of foreign affairs, 9, 90. Agrees to continue, 9, 16. Disapproves the secret article about Florida, 67. Report on Carleton's refusal to suspend hostilities, 80. Prepares a proclaina- tion on the cessation of hostilities, 84. quacy of his salary, 9, 89, 90. LIVINGSTON, WILLIAM, attends the Federal Convention, 155. Reports provisions relative to the public debt and militia, 451. Reports pro- visions relative to slaves, navigation, and capita- tion taxes, 470. Thinks the public creditors should be put in the same state under the Con- stitution as under the Confederation, 476.
OANS, additional one from France, 76, 88. From the Dutch, 11. Congress apply for more from France, 11. Proposal to apply for further, abroad, 22, 23, 26. Propriety of disclosing their amount, 12. State of those with France, 76, 82. Amount of, in 1783, 82. To be made by Congress under the Constitution, 130, 378.
LORDS, HOUSE OF, impossible in America, 148, 235, 237. Considered a noble institution, 203. Senate should be like it, 166. Not a model for the Senate, 188, 235. Its negative on the Com- mons, 23, 416.
LOWELL, Mr., appointed judge of Court of Ap- peals, 11.
LUZERNE, vote of thanks to, 20. Remarks on conduct of American commissioners at Paris towards France, 65, 66, 76. LYCIAN LEAGUE, 264.
M'CLURG, JAMES, attends the Federal Conven- tion, 123. Proposes the executive term to be during good behavior, 325. Desires some spe- cific provision relative to the exercise of execu- tive powers by the President, 344. M'DOUGAL, GEN., a deputy from the army to Congress, 21, 23.
W’HENRY, JAMES, views on terms of cession of public lands by Virginia, 92. Attends the Fed- eral Convention, 124. Remarks on the subter- fuges adopted to avoid the provision in regard to money bills, 420. Proposes to raise taxes by requisitions, 453. Desires a prohibition in regard to attainders at d ex post facto laws, 462. Desires
His views on the right of Congress to use coercive measures towards Vermont, 12. His views on fixing a rate of depreciation of paper money, 14. His views on reciprocity in the treaty between British and Americans in each country, 19. Endeavors to obtain stipulations for a reciprocal trade with Britain and the West Indies, 19. Opposes an alteration by Congress in regard to the Convention about consuls with France, 20. Views on a valuation of lands as the basis of taxation, 21, 25, 43, 46, 47, 51. Op- poses distrust towards France, 22, 23. Urges an application to France for further loans, 23. Sug- gests funding the debt to army, 23. Appointed to confer with the superintendent of finance on a plan for settling the arrears of the army, 24. Intimates that Congress should not solicit Mr. Morris to continue in office, 29. Urges the estab- lishment of general revenue system, 34, 35, 39. Suggests the establishment by Congress of an impost on trade, and qualified poll and land tax, 38. Urges the question of a valuation of land being considered with that of general revenue, 44. Advocates a commutation of half pay, 45. Considers an impost the only practicable tax, 55, 56. Explains the powers of Congress under the Confederation, 55. His plan for abating the pro- portions of certain states funding their expenses, and establishing a system of public lands, 59, 60, 77, 78. Remarks on the conduct of the Ameri- can commissioners at Paris, 71, 74. Remarks on the proportion of freemen to slaves in fixing the contributions of states, 79. Desires information in regard to the department of finance, 80, 91 Disapproves of a proposed convention of the Eastern States, 81. On the committee to organ ize a peace establishment, 82. Endeavors to reduce the apportionment of Georgia, 82. Op poses a premature system in regard to the public lands, 83. Recommends circumspection in re- gard to commercial treaties, 85. Opposes a hasty ratification of provisional articles, 85. Proposes a commission to adjust the debts of the states, 86. Draws the address to states, 88. Urges a provision for Canadian refugees, 89. Becomes a member of the House of Delegates of Virginia, 112. Appointed a delegate to the convention at Annapolis, 113, 114. Draws act of Virginia ap- pointing delegates to the Federal Convention, 117. Remarks on the insurrection in Massa- chusetts, and on raising troops by Congress, 95. Remarks in Congress on the plan of the Federal Convention, 95. Remarks on the operation of treaties on the states, 99. Communicates to Mr. Randolph his view of a new Federal Constitu- tion, 107, 121. Sentiments on the effect of the American revolution in Europe, 575. Remarks on ancient confederacies, 109. Remarks on the colonies before the revolution, 110. His wish to remedy the evils of the Confederation, 113. Pre- pares to take reports of debates in the Federal Convention, 121. Attends the Federal Conven
tion, 123. Thinks the powers of the national government should not be too much limited, 161, 251. Wishes to protect the minority from op- pression by the majority, 162. His general views of a national as compared with a federal govern- inent, 206, 256. His objections to Mr. Patterson's plan, 206. Effect of a breach of compact by a member of the Confederacy, 206, 356. Remarks on the violations of the Articles of Confederation by the states, 207. His views of the defects of the Confederation, 207. Remarks on the effect of a mere confederacy on the small states, 210. ARemarks on the scheme for equalizing the states, 211. Remarks on the danger of encroachments by the states and national government on each other, 221, 250, 257. His general views as to the ends to be sought in forming a Constitution, 242, 250. Fears more from the power of the states than of the general government, 257. Opposes a committee to prepare plan of compromise be- tween the large and small states, relative to rep- resentation, 273, 275. His course towards the small states complained of. 278. Objects to dis- tinctions between the new and old states, 299, 492. Urges the importance of preserving the mutual independence of the great departments of the government, 345, 347. Thinks the pre- ponderance of the legislature is chiefly to be guarded against, 345, 347. His views on the general power of the President, 141, 164. Op- poses removal of the President by Congress, on application of the states, 148. Opposes an abso- hite negative in the executive, 152, 164. Wishes judiciary united with the executive to revise the laws, 164, 344, 346, 428, 431, 537. Urges the ne- cessity of making the executive and legislature independent of each other, 326. Views on the impeachment of the President, 341, 528, 529, 542. Views on the election of President, 337, 363, 364, 365, 508, 513, 514, 515, 519, 521. Thinks the bal lot in Congress for a President should be joint, 472. Desires a provision to prevent the Presi- dent from appointing to offices not previously created by law, 474. Suggests the exercise by a council of the executive powers during a va- cancy, 480. Objects to an equal suffrage being allowed to all the states, 135, 250, 265. Thinks Senate and judiciary should not be chosen im- mediately by the people, 137. Opposes a division of the Union into senatorial districts, 138. Thinks judiciary should be appointed by the Senate, 156, 188. Advocates a small Senate, 167. Advocates a proportional representation in the Senate, 167, 25, 267, 275, 313. Objects to an election of sena- tors by the state legislatures, 169. Suggests a negative on state laws being given to the Senate, 173. Advocates seven years as the senatorial term, 186. Does not object to nine years for the senatorial term, 243. Desires to give firmness and stability to the Senate, 187. Objects to the payment of the senators by the states, 246. Ad- vocates ineligibility of senators to national offices for one year after their term, 247. Objects to an equality of suffrage in the Senate, 205, 275. Ap- proves of voting in the Senate per capita, 312. Wishes the provision for supplying vacancies in the Senate made more distinct, 395. Urges some other rule of representation than contribution alone, 134. Urges an equitable ratio of represen- tation, but different from that of the Confedera tion, 134, 270. Urges that slaves should be considered in apportioning representation, 289. Considers the number of inhabitants the best rule of representation, and, in general, the best criterion of property, 299. Thinks the opposing
184, 227, 426. Objects to the payment of the representatives by the states, 227. Desires to limit the inelegibility of representatives to offices established or augmented during their term, 230, 231. Objects to a landed qualification for mem- bers of Congress, 371. Objects to fixing the time for the meeting of Congress, 383, 384. Oppuses a freehold qualification for electors of representa- tives, 387. Prefers the term "inhabitant," in- stead of "resident," as a qualification for repre- sentatives, 389, 390. Objects to a very long term of citizenship being required for members of Congress, 398, 411, 413. Objects to the legisla ture being allowed to fix the qualifications, pay, or privileges, of its members, 404, 510. Proposes a provision to compel the attendance of embers of Congress, 406. Objects to the expulsion of a member of Congress by less than two thirds, 407. Doubts whether there can be a specific enumera tion of the powers of Congress, 139. Doubts the propriety of using force against a state, 141, 171. Advocates a negative of Congress on the state laws, 171, 173, 251, 321, 539. Opposes exclusive right of House in regard to money bills, 188. Does not consider the origination of money bills by the House as important, 274. Objects to the exclusive power of the representatives over money bills, 394, 396, 417. His remarks on the negat ve of each House on the cther, 32. Views on the prohibition of a tax on exports, 432, 455, 455 Thinks it better to prohibit bills of credit as a legal tender, than their emission by Congress, 434. Wishes to cut off all pretext of a paper currency, 435. Thinks that Congress should de- fine the offences which it is authorized to punish, 437. Proposes to vest Congress with power in regard to the public lands, territories, Indians, a seat of government, incorporations, copyrights, patents, a university, and arsenals, 439, 440, 543, 544. Thinks Congress should have the regula tion of the militia, 444, 464, 465, 466. His views on the definition and punishment of treason, 447, 448, 549. Desires a provision for the debts and engagements of the Confederation, 463. Views on the provisions in regard to slaves, 477, 478 Views on a prohibition of the states in regard to laws affecting contracts, 485. Urges a probibi tion on the states to lay embargoes or taxes on imports or exports, 485, 486. Desires a provision to give effect to the judgments of one state in another, 488, 504. Views as to a navigation act, 490. Thinks that no provision should be made to affect the claims of the United States and the individual states in regard to territory and the public lands, 496. Views on the regulation of commerce between the states, 502, 548. cates inferior national tribunals, 159. Oproses either diminution or increase in the compensa- tion of the judges during their term, 30, 482 Prefers the appointment of the judges by the President, with the assent of the Senate, 349 Thinks the jurisdiction of the judiciary should be limited to cases of a judicial nature, and not extend to all arising under the Constitution, 483. His views on the mode of making and ratifying treaties, 409, 470, 524, 527. Wishes a permanett seat of government, 409. Views as to the mode of amending the Constitution, 531, 551. Views on the mode of ratifying the Constitution, 49, 499, 500. Prefers a ratification of the Constitu tion by conventions, instead of the legislatures of the states, 355. Urges ratification of the Constitution by conventions of the people, 157. Signs the Constitution, 565. MAJORITY, a quorum of each House, 130, 378, 405, 432, 559. Tendencies of, to oppress the minority, 162. Of the people should prevail under the general government, 262. MALPRACTICE, by the President, 149, 190, 339, 370, 376, 528. By the heads of departments,
interests of the Convention are those of the northern and southern, rather than the large and small states, 306. Thinks the rule fixing a rep- resentative for every forty thousand inhabitants should not be made perpetual, 392 Urges a re- duction of the ratio of representation in the House, 530. Urges the election of the represent- atives by the people, 137. Advocates triennial election of representatives, 183, 225. In favor of fixing the compensation of the representatives, MARBOIS, BARBÉ, 38. His intercepted letter.
MANUFACTURES, superintendence of. 446 En couragement of, 486.
16, 18, 19. Remarks on the conduct of the American commissioners, 66.
MARINE, department of, 442, 446, 462. MARITIME cases under jurisdiction of judiciary, 131, 380, 563.
MARQUE, LETTER OF, not to be granted by a state, 131, 381, 510, 561.
MARTIN, ALEXANDER, attends the Federal Convention, 123. Desires that ineligibility of representatives be limited to offices created or augmented during their term, 230. Desires to increase the number of representatives from North Carolina, 291. Objects to seat of govern- ment being at any state capital, 374. MARTIN, LUTHER, attends the Federal Conven- tion, 174. Thinks the separation from Great Britain left each state sovereign and equal, 213, 217. His views of the extent of the federal or national government, 217, 248. Opposes any Confederation unless on equal grounds, 267, 270, 311. Is in favor of Mr. Patterson's plan, 191. Is willing to adhere to the compromise giving the small states an equal vote in the Senate, 310. Proposes an election of the executive by electors chosen by the state legislatures, 324. Objects to the reeligibility of the President, 334, 338, 359. Disapproves of the President and judges as a council of revision, 346. Contends for an equal vote of the states in both branches of Congress, 248. Disapproves of the senators voting per cap- ita, 357. Thinks the senators should be paid by their states, 427. Wishes representatives to be elected as the state legislatures direct, 223. Op- poses the negative of Congress on the state laws, 248, 321. The effect of the laws of Congress and treaties more exactly defined, 322. Thinks the suppression of insurrections should be left to the states, 333. Objects to Congress introducing military force into a state to subdue rebellions, without its application, 437. Wishes the size of an army in time of peace to be limited by the Constitution, 443. Proposes to raise taxes by requisitions, 453. Thinks the regulation of the militia should be left to the states, 466. Desires a regulation in regard to trade between the states, 478. Wishes two thirds required to pass a navi- gation act, 489. Urges the appointment of the judges by the Senate, 328. Thinks there should be no inferior tribunals except those of the states, 331. Offers a provision in regard to confessions of treason, 450. Suggests that pardons be allowed only after conviction, 489. Wishes questions of territorial claim left to the judiciary, 497. Objects to oath of state officers to support the Constitution, 183. His views as to the provisions in regard to slaves, 457. Objects to any provis- ion having the effect to guaranty the claims of the large states to the western territory, 493, 494, 495. Wishes the application of state executives for the protection of the general government to be limited to the recess of the legislature, 497. Prefers a ratification of the Constitution by the state legislatures, 500. Dissatisfied with the general character of the Constitution, 501. MARYLAND, views on a cession of their public lands by the states, 59, 111, 112. Views on a system of general revenue, 59. Opposes a poll tax, 39. Adopts exclusive commercial regula- tions, 119. Violates the Articles of Confederation, 208. Sends delegates to the Federal Convention, 124, 144. Proportion of representation in the House of Representatives before a census, 129, 288, 290, 316, 375, 377. Proportion of representa- tion in the Senate before a census, 129. Propor- tion of electors of President, 338, 339. Opinions on the Federal Constitution, 557. MASON, GEORGE, attends the Federal Conven- tion, 123. Objects to yeas and nays, 124. Objects to a mere Confederation, 133. Opposes unneces- sary encroachment on the states, 170. Compares a national with a federal government, 216. proves of the plan of compromise between the large and mall states, 278, 283, 394. Objects to Aiscriminations between the new and old states, 79
279, 294, 492. Opposed to the aristocratic notions that had been thrown out, 283. For seven years as the executive term, 142. Agains the reëligi- bility of the President, 143. Views on the elec
tion of the President, 143, 324, 365, 368, 508, 512, 514, 515, 519. Objects to a dependence of the President on Congress, 147, 165. Advocates a power to remove the President, 147, 340. Thinks judiciary should be united with executive in a council of revision, 165, 345, 347. Is unwilling to intrust the President with the power to make war, 439. Opposes an executive during good behavior, 326. Views on the impeachment of the President, 340, 528. Is in favor of an execu tive council, 522. Thinks the power of the Senate in regard to treaties very dangerous, 427, 428. Wishes the Senate appointed by the state legislatures, 240. Suggests property qualifica- tion for senators, 247. Thinks three senators from each state too many, 357. Urges the elec- tion of the representatives by the people, 136, 161, In favor of fixing the compensation of representatives, 185. Prefers biennial elections of the representatives, 225. Proposes that the representatives be twenty-five years of age, 228. Urges the ineligibility of representatives to office, 229, 230, 232, 233, 420, 506. Opposes a freehold qualification for electors of representatives, 386. Thinks previous residence of the representative in his district should be required, but not for too long a term, 390. Views as to the exclusive right of the representatives over money bills, 396, 397, 415, 427, 452. Wishes the term of citizen ship for members of Congress extended, 398, 413. Contends that a quorum in Congress shall not be less than a majority, 405. Approves of the yeas and nays in Congress being required by one fifth, 407. Objects to members of Congress being paid by the states, 426. Thinks the Journal of Con- gress should be published, 408. Does not wish the number of the House of Representatives to be Desires the proportion of very small, 293. representation to be fixed from time to time according to a census, 294. Thinks the number of inhabitants the best rule of representation, 295. Thinks that blacks should, in justice, be counted equally in proportioning representation, but will not insist on it, 302. Doubts whether the rule of taxation should be fixed before a census, 307. Proposes a property qualification for members of Congress, 370. Thinks that persons having un- settled accounts should be disqualified as mem- bers of Congress, 370. His remarks on the negative of each House on the other, 382. Objects to fixing the exact time for the meeting of Con- gress, 383. Urges a prohibition of a tax on exports, 432, 456. Does not wish absolutely to prohibit Congress from emitting bills of credit, 434, 435. Thinks Congress should appoint a treasurer, 436. Views as to a power in Congress to regulate the militia, 440, 443, 444, 545. De- sires a provision against a perpetual revenue, 440. Proposes a power in Congress to enact sumptuary laws, 447. Doubts the practicability of a negative in Congress on state laws, 468. His views as to the payment of the debts of the Confederation, 475. Approves of a provision for the general government to suppress insurrection, 332. jects to the prohibition on the states in regard to laws affecting contracts, 485. Thinks the states should not be prohibited from laying embargoes, 486. Views as to navigation and trade between the states, 490, 538, 540, 552. Wishes the regu lation relative to the effect of public acts of the states in each other, to be confined to judicial proceedings, 504. Dislikes the appointment of the judges by the President, 328, 351, 522. Ap proves of the right of Congress to establish inf rior national courts, 331. Opposes an increase or diminution of the compensation of the judges during their term, 482. Prefers the definition of His views treason in the British statute, 447. Advocates relative to slaves, 458, 477, 478. amendment of the Constitution without the assent of Congress, 18, 551. Objects to the seat of government being at any state capital, 374
Thinks the Constitution should be ratified by the people in conventions, 352. Dissatisfied with the general character of the Constitution, 502, 552. Criticism on his objections to the Constitu- tion, 572. Opinions on the ratification of the Constitution by Virginia, 568, 569, 570. MASSACHUSETTS, redeems paper money be- yond her quota, 7. Keeps troops without the consent of Congress, 120. Insurrection there in 1787, 94, 99, 119, 126. Appoints delegates to the convention at Annapolis, 115. Sends delegates to the Federal Convention, 123, 124, 126. Pro- portion of electors of President, 338, 339, 562. Proportion of representation in the Senate before a census, 129. Proportion of representation in the House of Representatives before a census, 129, 288, 290, 316, 375, 377, 559. Opinions on the Federal Constitution, 568, 572. Proceedings in regard to the Constitution, 568. MASSACHUSETTS LINE sends deputation to Congress, 26.
MEASURES, standard of, may be fixed by Con- gress, 130, 378, 434, 560.
MEETING, of Congress to be annual, 129, 377, 383, 559. Of Congress to be fixed, 377, 383, 409,
MEMBERS, (see BRANCH; CONGRESS; REPRE- SENTATIVES; SENATE,) of the Federal Conven- tion, 123, 126, 132. Of Congress, their age, qualifications, and compensation, 127, 129, 130, 184, 185, 186, 189, 190, 205, 210, 226, 228, 230, 241, 246, 271, 370, 375, 377, 378, 379, 389, 397, 402, 411, 559. Their disabilities, 127, 128, 130, 185, 189, 190, 230, 24, 343, 370, 375, 377, 378, 379, 420, 452, 453. Their election and qualification to be judged by each House, 129, 379, 401, 559. MERCER, JOHN F., objects to states making valuation of lands, 47. Discusses restrospective effect of valuation, 47. Remarks on export of tobacco under authority of Congress, 47. Objects to general system of revenue, 49, 54, 57, 61. Urges calling on Pennsylvania to restore goods seized while under passport, 50, 54. Proposes to appropriate impost to pay army first, 51, 53. Ad- vocates new scale of depreciation, 54, 57. Op- poses commutation of half pay and funding the public debt, 59. Remarks on the conduct of American commissioners at Paris, 68, 69, 74, 75. Disapproves proposed convention of Eastern States, 80. Objects to proclamation relative to peace, 84. Moves to erase application to France for loan of three millions, 88. Remarks on dis- banding army, 89, 90. Remarks on conduct of executive of Pennsylvania on the mutiny of the troops, 92. Remarks on cession by Virginia of public lands, 92. Attends the Federal Conven- tion, 376 Advocates a freehold qualification for electors of representatives, 389. Objects to resi- dence as a necessary qualification of representa- tives, 390. His views on the exclusive power of the representatives on money bills, 394.
a quorum in Congress should be less than a ma- jority, 405, 406. Objects to the Senate having any but legislative powers, 408, 428. Objects to the exclusion of foreigners from Congress being restrospective, 412, 414. Thinks the appointment to office necessary to sustain a due executive in- fluence, 421, 424. Objects to the judiciary de- claring laws void, 429. Wishes the judiciary to have a revisionary power over the laws, 429. Is strenuous for prohibiting a tax on exports, 433. Approves of Congress establishing post-roads, 434. Opposes an exclusion of the power of Con- gress to emit bills of credit, 435. Thinks a treasurer should be appointed like other officers, 436. Objects to military force being introduced into a state by Congress, to subdue rebellion, w thout its previous application, 437. MIFFLIN, THOMAS, sent to Rhode Island to urge impost, 14. Proposes publication of Carle- ton's letters refusing to suspend hostilities, 81. Attends the Federal Convention, 124. Desires to confine the ineligibility of members of Con-
gress to offices created or increased in value dur ing their term, 420. Signs the Constitution, 565 MIGRATION of slaves, 379, 457, 471, 477, 561. MILITARY, force, when to be used, 128, 343, 379 437. Force may be raised by Congress, 130, 379 442, 510, 553, 561. Roads may be established by Congress, 130. Operations not to be published in the Journal of Congress, 408. Its subordina- tion, 445. Regulations in regard to it, 445. MILITIA, inefficient under the Confederation, 127. Power of Congress in regard to its regula- tion, 130, 440, 443, 451, 464, 561. May be called out by Congress on certain occasions, 130, 379, 467, 561. Command of, by the President, 131, 205, 343, 380, 480, 562. Ought to be regulated by the states, 172.
MINISTERS. See AMBASSADORS. MISDEMEANOR, 381, 487, 528.
MISSISSIPPI, navigation of, 98, 100, 101, 102, 105, 107, 487, 526.
MITCHELL, NATHANIEL, views of the opera- tion of treaties on the states, 98. Views as to salaries, 99. Views as to Spain and the Missis- sippi, 103.
MONARCHY, too much power in the executive will make one, 140, 148, 150. The best model for an executive, 203. British, 141, 150, 152, 237, 346. Inclination towards it, 147, 148, 149, 153, 154, 184, 202, 326, 514. Hopes of those friendly to, 120.
MONEY, only to be drawn from the treasury in pursuance of appropriations, 316, 375, 377, 415, 420, 427, 510, 529, 561. Paper not to be made a tender, 435. Bills about, must originate in the House of Representatives, 129, 188, 274, 282, 284, 310, 316, 375, 377, 394, 396, 410, 415, 427, 452, 510, 529, 560. Bills about, to be voted upon in pro- portion to contribution, 266. Bills, when and how altered, 274, 316, 375, 377, 394, 410, 415, 420, 428, 510, 529, 560. May be borrowed by Con- gress, 130, 378, 560. May be coined by Congress, 130, 378, 434, 560. Affairs to be made known to the people, 284.
MONROE, JAMES, speaks of a plan for a Federal Convention, 118.
MONTGOMERY, JOHN, proceedings as to goods seized when under passport, 28.
MORRIS, GOUVERNEUR, attends Federal Con vention, 123. Objects to equal vote of large and small states in the Convention, 125. letter from Rhode Island to the Convention, 125. Shows the difference between federal and na- tional system, 133. His general views of a na- tional as compared with a federal government, 270. Depicts the absolute necessity of a consti- tutional union, 276. His course towards the small states complained of, 278. Contends that an aristocracy will always exist, 283, 386. His view of the effect of the declaration of inde- pendence on the sovereignty of the states, 286. Thinks too much should not be yielded to the Southern States, 291, 297, 303, 308. His remarks on the conflict of northern and southern, eastern and western, interests, 308. His remarks on la- very, 392. Desires a compromise between the Northern and Southern States relative to slaves, navigation, and exports, 400. Views on the mode of electing the President, 322, 323, 335, 473, 508, 509, 510, 513, 516, 519. In favor of an executive during good behavior, 325. Views as to the ex- ecutive term and reeligibility, 335, 362, 474. Op- poses the trial of impeachment of the President by the judges, 329. Thinks the President should be liable to impeachment, 343. Approves of the President and judges as a council of revision, 348. Views as to the President's negative on laws, 385, 430, 536, 538. Wishes an executive council, 442. Proposes a council of state to assist the President, 446. Prefers the chief justice to the President of the Senate as provisional suc cessor of the President, 480. His general view
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