"A. B.," pseudonym of, 416.
Adams, John, 117, 231.
"Agrippa," pseudonym of, 22, 29, 49, 417. "American," pseudonym of, 415. American Herald, 123, 416.
American Mercury, 417.
American Museum, 315.
Anarchy, danger of, 15, 165; predicted, 18. Anti-Federalists, character of, 25. "Aristides," pseudonym of, 372, 416. Aristocracy, favorers of, 5; small danger of, 165; southern, 258; causes of, 298; tendencies to, 723. Articles of Confederation, 238; advan- tages of, 77; amendment of, 80, 98; defects in, 255; ease of amendment of, 117; proposed amendment to, 84. Baldwin, Simeon, 213.
Ballot, 305.
Baltimore, 327, 333.
Bill of rights, 28, 95, 113, 117, 119, 163,
219, 299, 320, 325, 364.
Blair, John, 162.
Bowdoin, James, 3, 6.
Brackenridge, H. H., 315, 415. "Brutus," pseudonym of, 269, 295, 417. Bryan, George, 221.
Bryan, Samuel, 415.
"Citizen of New Haven," pseudonym of, 229, 416.
Citizenship, 270; rights of, 42. Clinton, De Witt, 415.
Clinton, George, 173, 243, 281, 415. Coinage, uniformity of, 35. Coke, 266.
Commerce of America, 95; inter-state, congressional power over, 118; regula- tion of, 97.
Commercial treaties, power to make, 234. "Conciliator," pseudonym of, 416. Congress, Continental, action on the Con- stitution, 253, 289; 1etrospective view of, 298; inadequate powers of, 34. Congress, difference between state legisla- ture and, 224; length of session of, 239; members of, 225; character of, 227; character from South, 258; elec- tion of, 86; privileges of, 33; restriction on, 234; interest of, 220; journal of, 33; nature of, 267; powers of, 27, 32, 34, 41, 98; to alienate territory, 80; to coerce the states, 184; over delin- quent states, 358; over citizens, 80; over elections, 30, 37, 118, 276; over inter-state commerce, 118; over judi- ciary, 66; over militia, 184; law-making powers of, 45; of taxation, 235; over territories, 43; over trade, 61; represen- tation in, 151.
Connecticut, 183, 355; address to, 215; | Council, lack of, 162.
415, 416. Courts, Federal, 36, 40, 83. Courts, State, 54- Coxe, Tench, 415. Credit, public, 73, 197. Creditors, public, 60; justice to, 35. Criminal prosecution, laws for, 67. Daily Advertiser, 250, 279, 415, 416. Davie, William Richardson, 415. Debt, Continental, 60, 73, 77, 95, 97, 127. Debtors, opposition of, to constitution, 144. “Decius," pseudonym of, 416. Delaware, 163, 355. Dickinson, John, 415. Duer, William, 415.
Duties, 77; Massachusetts' share of, 84; paid by consumers, 271; uniformity of, 35.
Eastern states, carrying trade of, 162. Elections, 116; frequency of, 227; power of Congress over, 30, 118, 276; provis- ions for, 37.
constitution of, 148; Courant, 135, 415;"Countryman, A," pseudonym of, 211, convention, 178, 207; legislature of, 219; manufactures of, 202; taxation in, 74, 148; tribute to New York from, 180. Constituents, instructions from, 28. Constitution, a creation of power, 145, 147; adequacy of, 35; adopting clause of, 131, 184, 362; advantages of, 21; amendment of, 44, 100, 118, 200, 233, 251, 284, 334; attempts to surprise the people with, 327; character of opposers of, 11, 143; comparison of, 339; with constitution of N. Y., 297; with Eng. lish, 381; consolidating tendencies of, 65, 69, 70, 158, 258, 297; construction of, 43; objections to, 25, 53, 132, 151; definition of, 116; despotic power of, 28; effect of, 95; excellence of lan- guage of, 156; expense of, 60; general clauses of, 83, 96, 119; importance of, 248; judicial power under, 39; laws made under, 360; merits of, 27; new powers granted by, 238; powers under, 153, 156, 163, 220; opposition to, 39; preamble of, 208; reasons for not sub- mitting to state legislature, 139; recep- tion of, 9; rejection of, 100; remarks on, 237, 395; supreme law of the land, 184; want of explicitness in, 155, 260,"Examiner," pseudonym of, 18, 416. 265; should be tried before amending, Excise forbidden, 118. 235; writers against, 12. Convention, Federal, 238, 247, 284, 287; appeals to the people, 140; character of the members of, 20; committees of, 348; dissenting members of, 104; harmony of, 191; ignorance of the members of, 22; illegal action of, 104; irritated con- dition of, 367; journals of, 347; large vs. small states in, 355; meetings of, 345; meetings of members of, 355; object of, 35; powers of, 252, 290; pro- ceedings in, 130, 174, 183, 341; secrecy of, 252, 298; spirit of, 167; wisdom of," Fabius," pseudonym of, 415. 252.
Convention, second, 62, 235, 375.
Ellsworth, Oliver, 135, 415. England, laws of, against treason, 42; re- ligious freedom in, 168.
Europe, governments of, 256; treaties with, 89.
Executive, 158, 260, 310; advice of, 38; blended with legislative, 240, 275; coun- cil for, 163; impeachment of, 39; in- eligible, after service, 234; may be a woman, 319; method of electing, 263; not specified, 319; objections to, 162; powers of, 39, 261; power over pardon, 234, 240; power to convene Congress, 275; re-eligibility of, 354, 374; to be elected annually, 119; under constitu- tion, 37; vote of, 38; veto power of, 34. Ex post facto law, 163.
Federal Government, necessity for, 141. Federalists, aristocratic tendencies of, 89.
Findley, William, 100, 321, 415. Fisheries, 194; power over, 234. Flax, 202.
Foreign influence, 103.
Foreign nations, intercourse with, 80. Forests, value of, 194.
France, public debt to, 73.
Judiciary, 54, 159, 235, 241; appeals to, 130, 184, 361; appointment of, 69; dangers from, 66, 164; federal, 83; limits of, 67, 118; national, 309; op- pressiveness of, 159; powers of, 96; restrictions on federal, 119; state, 241. "Junius," pseudonym of, 51. Jury, trial by, 41, 131, 308.
"Kempis, O'Flanagan," pseudonym of, 51.
Franklin, Benjamin, 23, 26, 218, 321, 370. Lamb, John, 173, 245, 416.
Freeman," pseudonym of, 415.
"Friend to the Constitution," 329, 415. Georgia, 164, 190, 259, 355. Gerry, Elbridge, 25, 51, 53, 104, 123, 127, 130, 137, 161, 172, 182, 186, 339, 341, 350, 416; conciliating conduct of, 174; hypocrisy of, 174; objections to consti. tutions, 132; remarks on, 150. Goddard, William, 341. Government, divisions of, 116; encroach- ing tendencies of, 376; General and State linked, 153; Greek and Roman, 55; importance, 247; necessity of, to society, 111; opposition to, 24; a strong one necessary for liberty, 147.
"Landholder, A,” 129, 135, 205, 339, 344,
415; replies to, 123.
Land grants, power of courts over, 75. Lands, western, 60, 63, 73. Lansing, John, Jr., 104. Lee, Gen. Charles, 161. Lee, Henry, 162.
Lee, Richard Henry, 161, 177, 390. Liberty of the press, 365. Locke, 257.
Loyalists, opposition of, to constitution, 143.
M'Henry, James, 131, 187, 347, 350. McKean, Thomas, 90, 100. McKnight, Dr. Charles, 416.
Great Britian, dangers froin, 190; resent- MacLaughlin, Neil, 321.
Habeas corpus, suspension of, 36. Hamilton, Alexander, 245, 279, 416. Hampshire Gazette, 5.
Hancock, John, 3, 5, 10.
Hanson, Alexander Contee, 372, 416. Hartford, 216.
Harvard College Library, 40. Holland, public debt due, 73. Hopkinson, Francis, 416. Humphrey's Mercury, 415.
Impeachment, 39, 233, 312, 391; in Mas sachusetts, 41; methods of, 30; powers of Senate in, 29.
Independent Chronicle, 5. Independent Gazetteer, 218,415, 416, 417. India, trade with, 109.
Indian affairs, 301; lands, 300.
Iredell, James, 416.
Madison, 162, 231, 325, 387, 416. Magna Charta, 219.
Maine, secession of, 257.
Manufactures in America, 201. "Marcus," pseudonym of, 416.
Martin, Luther, 104, 130, 137, 182, 185,
Maryland, 188; convention, 327; Legisla.
ture, petition to, 334.
Maryland Journal, 182, 323, 329, 337,
Mason, George, 104, 161, 164, 165, 172, 355.
Massachusetts, 258; Constitution of, 16; convention, 105, 187, 349; proposed resolution for, 84; debt of, 60; delegates from, 29; disadvantages of government for, 102; early history of, 56; feeble. ness of, 257; impeachment in, 30, 41; Legislature, action on constitution of,
17; means of taxation of, 13; origin of opposition in, 176; plan to aggrandize, 182; position of, 61; public lands of, 63; share of the Continental debt, 77; taxation in, 74; tender law of, 36, 59; warning to, 10.
Massachusetts Centinel, 3, 123, 416. Massachusetts Gazette, 1, 12, 18, 49, 51, 416, 417.
Mercer, James Francis, 104.
Militia, 358; powers of Congress over, 184; power over, 342, 354; State con- trol of, 118.
Minority, powers of, 33.
Monarchy, small danger of, 165.
North Carolina, 258. North Carolina, State Gazette of, 395, 415, 416, 417.
Northern States, character of people of, 92. Nova Scotia, 191; condition of, 89. "Numa," pseudonym of, 5, 10.
Oath, 207, 369; character of, 17, 168; of President, 38.
"Ocrico," pseudonym of, 52. Officers, federal, privileges of, 119. Office holders, 145; multiplication of, 88. "Officer of the Continental Army," pseu- donym of, 415.
"Old Fog," pseudonym of, 3.
Paper money, 127, 131, 196, 341, 348; motion to redeem, 174, 186; states to emit, 119.
Money, receipts and expenditures of pub- lic, 36. Monopolies, power of Congress to create, Parties, colonial, 306.
70; prevention of, 80. Montesquieu, 256, 261.
Nails, manufacture of, 202.
Naturalization, 313; powers of Congress
Navigation act, 161; motion against, 173; right to make, 234. Netherlands, condition of, 249. New England, manufactures of, 201. New Hampshire, 189, 259; interest of, 190, 192; lands in, 75.
New Haven Gazette, 211, 229, 416.
New Jersey, 183, 355-
People, dangers from, 179; not to elect representatives, 183; rights of, 115. Pennsylvania, 369; Assembly, 53, 369; Convention of, 90, 100; future seat of government, 98; naturalization in, 79; opposition in, 176.
Pennsylvania Gazette, 415. "Pennsylvanian," pseudonym of, 415. Philadelphiensis," pseudonym of, 417. "Philo-Publius," pseudonym of, 415. Pinckney, C. C., 183. Pinckney, Charles, 416. Pittsburg Gazette, 317, 415.
"Plain Dealer, A," pseudonym of, 385,416. Poll tax, 272; forbidden, 118. Population, destiny of, 193. Press, liberty of, 164, 239. Prices, depressed state of, 142. Private opinion, freedom of, 170. Publicola," pseudonym of, 415. Publius," pseudonym of, 145, 416. Quorum, dangers from, 32; powers of, 33. Randolph, Edmund, 104, 231, 346, 387. Randolph, Thomas Mann, 416. Religion, freedom of, 168, 313; misuse of, 8.
New Spain, dangers from, 157. Newspapers, scribblers in, 25. New York against constitution, 61; As- sembly, 245; colonial parties, 306; con- stitution of, 297, 299; violation of, 301; draft of a constitution for, 307; impost" of, 173; opposition in, 176; proposed property qualification in, 307; State convention of 1776, 298; State debt of, 60; Executive, 310; taxation in, 74; tribute from Connecticut to, 180. New York Journal, 125, 243, 269, .293, 415, 416, 417. Nicholas, John, 416.
Religious test, 207, 235; nature of, 169; necessity of, 168.
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