Confederation, office of, in American history, I. [140], [149]. Revenues of, [147]. Defects of, [148], [155]; II. [11], [14], [15], [35], [60], [79], [376]. Restraints imposed by, upon the States, I. [149]. Legal commencement of, [149]. Operation of, to the close of the war, [181]. Power of, to maintain an army and navy in peace, [215]. Analyzed by Hamilton, [221]. Principle of, adhered to, [225]. Summary of its operations, [228]. Incapacity of, to protect the State governments, [260]. Had no strict power to hold or manage public lands, [291]. Decay and failure of, [328]; II. [13]. Fatal defect in the principle of the, I. [371]. Nature of, II. [16]. Had no power of compulsion, [16], [376]. Powers of, [27]. Principle of, [33]. Rule of suffrage under, [42]. Had no executive or judiciary, [60]. Laws of, to be executed by State tribunals, [61]. Compared with Constitution, [90]. Articles of, framed in 1776, [158]. Assessments on States under, [160]. Still in force while Convention in session, [178]. Relation of, to States, [179]. States opposed to entering, except on full federal equality, [227]. Had no seat of government, [268]. Want of power in, over commerce, [279]; over revenues, [279]. Engagements of, proposal to assume, [321]. Want of power in, to admit new States, [349]. Rule of, respecting making of treaties, [376], [416], [441]. Nature and objects of, [448]. How amended, [473]. Chief cause of failure of, [573]. See Articles of Confederation and Congress.
Confiscations, provided against, by the Treaty of Peace, I. [250]. Strict right of, belonged to the Union, [251].
Congress of the Revolution, leaves Philadelphia after the battle of the Brandywine, I. [113]; assembles at Lancaster and Yorktown, [113]. Of the Confederation, first meeting of, [125]; structure and form of, [143]; II. [133], [226]; powers of, I. [144]; restrictions on powers of, [146]; attendance diminished after the peace, [189]; driven from Philadelphia by a mutiny, [220]; decline of, [226]; meeting of, in 1783, [235]; thinly attended, [235]; appointment and attendance of delegates, [237], [239]; perpetually in session, [238]; public objects to be accomplished by, [239]; condition of, in 1785, [339]; unfitted to revise the federal system, [364]; had but one chamber, II. [132]; resolution for continuance of, [176]; method of voting in, [226]; members of, chosen annually, and liable to recall, [241]; appointment of officers by, complaints respecting, [248]; met where, [268]; presence of, in New York, benefits resulting from, [273]; attempts of, to procure cessions from States, [342]; resolve of, for regulation of Northwest Territory, [342]; power of, to admit new States, [344]; transmission of Constitution to, [486]; action of, on Constitution, [499]. Old, authority of, continued till new adopted, [86]. Under Virginia plan, to have two houses, [101]. Under New Jersey plan, to be one body, [101]. Present constitution of, by whom first suggested, [138]; compromise respecting, [141], [167]. Power of, to legislate for general interests of Union, [170]; to negative State laws, [170]; respecting elections to, [257]; in general, [279]; over taxes, duties, &c., [322]; to pay debts of United States, [322]; to provide for common defence, &c., [322]; over places purchased for forts, &c., [340]; over Territories, different views concerning, [340], [358]; limited, [340]; over soil of national domain, [351]; proposed, over property of United States, [355]; restraints on, [359]; to establish inferior tribunals, [423], [427]. Acts of, supreme law, [170]; how passed, [264]. Proposal that executive be chosen by, [171]. Members of, qualifications of, [194]; ineligibility of, to office, [250]; time, &c. of electing, left to States, [258]; pay of, proceedings in Convention respecting, [258]; objections to States paying, [259]; privileged from arrest, [263]; punishment and expulsion of, [263]; not to be questioned elsewhere for speech or debate, [263]. Importance of early legislation of, [208]. Proposed to be modelled after Congress of Confederation, [226]. Admission of members of Cabinet, &c. to, question respecting, [253]. Each house of, to be judge of elections, &c. of its own members, [262]; to determine its own rules of proceeding, [263]; to keep journal, [263]. Adjournment of, [275], [419]. Exclusive sovereign of District of Columbia, [277]. Time of meeting of, [277]. To make all necessary and proper laws for execution of powers, [338]. To declare war, [413]. To authorize calling out of militia, [413]. Special relations of President to, [419]. To prescribe mode of proof and effect of State records, &c., [449]. To propose amendments to Constitution, [477]. To call Convention to amend Constitution, when, [477].
Connecticut, a charter government, I. [5]. Governor, council, and representatives always chosen by the people, [6]. Had five representatives in first House, [149]. Cedes claims to Western territory, [300], [344]. Appoints and instructs delegates to the Convention, [369]. Opposed to Convention, II. [23]; to executive holding office during "good behavior," [173]; to property qualification for office, [189]; to nine years' citizenship as qualification of Senator, [224]; to taxing exports, [296]; to restricting President to stated salary, [407]. In favor of equality of suffrage in both branches of Congress, [122], [138]; of equal representation of States in Senate, [141], [148], [165]; of census of free inhabitants, [153]; of referring Constitution to State legislatures, [184]; of each State having one vote in Senate, [227]. Vote of, respecting citizenship as qualification for office, [209]; respecting money bills, [216], [218]; respecting eligibility of members of Congress to office, [251]; respecting slave-trade, [305]. Ratification of Constitution by, [515]. Convention of, [527]; debates in, mostly lost, [529].
Connecticut Reservation, note on, I. [300].
Constitution, how framed, II. [3]. Means of peaceful coercion a leading object of, [62]. An abridgment of State powers in some respects, [73]. Republican government guaranteed to States by, [80], [458], [468]. Capacity of, of amendment, [84]. Why submitted to people for ratification, [84]. As reported to Convention, [86]. Different plans of, proposed in Convention, [89]. Compared with Confederation, [90]. Compromise of, between national and federal system, [102]. Based on compromises, [129]. Possibility of failure to create, reflections on, [142]. Framers of, problem before, [155]; position and purposes of, [178]; had been observers of Parliamentary corruption, [242]. State and national officers sworn to support, [177], [372]. Ratification of, [177]. Dissatisfaction with, in different States, [182]. How differs from league, [184]. Proposal to submit, to Congress of Confederation, [185]. Growth of, important to be pursued through entire proceedings, [193]. Divided into twenty-three articles by committee's report, [194]. Interest in Europe respecting, [196]. Should define eligibility to national offices, [199]. Purposes of, respecting immigrants, [209]. Analogy of, to British Constitution, [214]. Provisions of, as originally proposed, [230]. Benefits of, to North and South, [303]. Conception of, gradually attained, [311]. Hopes of framers of, exceeded, [311]. Sprung from necessities of commerce, [312]. Objections to, of favoring slavery, superficial, [313]. Proper mode of judging, [313]. Rights guaranteed to States by, [314]. Beneficent operation of, on condition of slaves, [315]. Provision of, respecting power of Congress over Territories, [355]; purpose of, [355]; explanation of, [357]. Adoption of, [372]. Preamble to, [372]. Supreme law, [374]. Binding on all judicial officers, [374]. Complex character of, [379]. Workings of, not impaired by territorial growth, [381]. Success of, when other systems had failed, cause of, [384]. Proposed by Governor Randolph, [410]. Cases arising under, meaning of, [430]. Confers few special powers on general government, [432]. Restrictions laid on States by, [432]. Powers of national and State governments determined by, [436]. Designed to form a more perfect union, [448]. Inter-state privileges under, [448]. Amendments of, how proposed and adopted, [473]. Oath to support, by whom to be taken, [478]. Religious test never to be required under, [478]. Serious questions respecting mode of establishing, [479]. Effect of ratification of, by only part of States, [484]. Formal assent of States to, in Convention, [485]. Form of attestation to, [485]. Refusal of three delegates to sign, [485]. Presentation of, to Congress, [486]. Probable consequences of rejection of, [487]. Issue presented by, to people of United States, [487]. Attempt to introduce monarchy averted by, [494]. Published September 19th, 1787, [495]. Reception of, among the people, [495]. Friends and opponents of, classified, [495]. Advocates of, why styled Federalists, [496]. Adopted by intelligent majority in each State, [499]. Reception of, by Congress, [499]. Attempt in Congress to arrest or alter, [499]. Real crisis of, [515]. General and special opposition to, [515]. People predisposed to adopt, [516]. First ratified by Delaware, [518]. Right of people to change at pleasure, [522]. Bestows only a part of power of people, [522]. Ratification of, rejoicings in honor of, [540]. Anxiety respecting State action on, [544]. Amendments of, proposed by South Carolina, [548]. Opposition to, in New York, [572]. Adoption of, an event unparalleled in history, [584]. Opponents of, concessions to, justified, [590].
Constitutions, written, how far existed before the Revolution, I. [4]. Of the States, origin and character of, [261].
Constitutional Convention, first suggestion of, I. [206]. First suggested by Massachusetts, [336]. Suggestion of Massachusetts respecting, not adopted, [337]; withdrawn, [338]; objections of her delegates in Congress to, [339]. Urged by various public bodies, [349]. Considered and adopted by Congress, [350]. Early recommendations of, [350]. Recommended by the Annapolis Commissioners, [350]; by Congress, [361]. Difficulties of its position, [367]. Powers of, not strictly defined, [367]. Opinions of leading statesmen respecting, [373]. Assembles at Philadelphia, [374]. Novelty and peculiarity of its task, [374]. List of members of, [516]. Great object of, II. [5]. Members of, character of, [17]; different views of, [17]; greatness of, [144]. Authority and powers of, uncertain, [18]. All States but Rhode Island represented in, [23]. Presence of all States in, not required, [26]. Had no power to enact or establish, [29]. Character of, [29]. Proceedings of, how to be studied, [29]; secrecy of, [491]; singular rumors respecting, [492]. Supposed want of authority in, to propose fundamental changes, [91]. Report of committee of the whole made to, June 19th, [129]. Struggle in, respecting form of Constitution, [129]. Disruption of, imminent at one time, [142]. Possible consequences of failure of, [143]. Resolution recommending, [185]. Instructions to delegates to, [185]. Causes of success of, [475]. A second, inexpedient, [475], [589]. Dissolved September 14th, 1787, [491].