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History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 2 With Notices of Its Principle Framers
Transcriber's Note:
This is the second volume of a two volume set, begun in History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Volume I.
The index at the end of this volume, Volume II., includes links to entries for both volumes. An index jump-table has been added for the convenience of the reader.
Multiple-page footnotes, repositioned to the end of the text, have resulted in numbered pages with no contents (visible in html version only).
Remaining transcriber's notes are at the end of the text.
HISTORY
OF THE
ORIGIN, FORMATION, AND ADOPTION
OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES;
WITH
NOTICES OF ITS PRINCIPAL FRAMERS.
BY
GEORGE TICKNOR CURTIS.
VOLUME II.
HARPER AND BROTHERS,
Franklin Square.
1858.
GEORGE T. CURTIS,
in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
CONTENTS
OF
VOLUME SECOND.
BOOK IV.
FORMATION OF THE CONSTITUTION.
CHAPTER I.
Preliminary Considerations.—Organization of the Convention.—Position of the States.—Rule of Investigation.
| Page | |
| Explanation of the Author's Plan | 3, 4 |
| Preservation of Republican Government | 5-7 |
| Nature of American Freedom | 7-9 |
| Its Dependence upon the Union | 9, 10 |
| Intention of the Framers of the Constitution | 11 |
| Hamilton's Purposes | 11 |
| The Confederation officially condemned | 11, 12 |
| Purposes of the States | 12 |
| The declared Objects of the Convention | 13 |
| Nature of the previous Union | 14, 15 |
| General Purpose of the People | 16 |
| Powers of the Convention | 17 |
| Opposite Views of the Members | 18 |
| Presence of Slavery in the States | 19, 20 |
| The Slaves in some Form to be considered | 20-22 |
| How they were regarded under the Confederation | 21 |
| Complex Relations of the Subject | 22 |
| All the States but one represented in Convention | 23 |
| Absence of Rhode Island | 24, 25 |
| Application of the Minority of Rhode Island | 25, 26 |
| Position of the States |