INDEX.

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.

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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.

Franchise, 226.

Frankland, 258.

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.

ment of, 89.

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.

Jay, John, 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,

337, 416.

Maryland, 188; convention, 327; Legisla.

ture, petition to, 334.

Maryland Journal, 182, 323, 329, 337,

415, 416.

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

over, 79.

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, 216.

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.

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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.