History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 2 / With Notices of Its Principle Framers

by George Ticknor Curtis

Non-Intercourse, when and why adopted by Colonies, I. [23]. Association for, recommended and adopted, [24].

North Carolina, a provincial government, I. [4]. Constitution of, formed, [122]. Appoints and instructs delegates to the Convention, [369]. Opposed to equality of suffrage in House of Representatives, II. [138]; to equality of votes in Senate, [141], [217]. Vote of, respecting equal vote of States in Senate, [141], [148], [165]; respecting census of free inhabitants, [153]. Had five representatives in first House, [149]. Opposed to executive holding office during "good behavior," [173]. Vote of, respecting citizenship as qualification for office, [209]; respecting money bills, [216], [218]. Divided on question of nine years' citizenship as qualification of Senator, [224]. Opposed to each State having one vote in Senate, [227]; to taxing exports, [296]. Position of, in Convention, respecting slave-trade, [297], [301]. Vote of, respecting slave-trade, [305]; on suspension of habeas corpus, [360]. Cession by, in 1790, [357]. Opposed to restricting President to stated salary, [407]. Convention of, Anti-Federal majority in, [596]; debate in, [596]; amendments to Constitution proposed by, [597]; peculiar action of, [597]. Attitude of, placed Union in new crisis, [603].

Northern States, in favor of granting to government full revenue and commercial powers, II. [292]. Chief motive of, for forming Constitution a commercial one, [298]. Cut off from British West India trade, [298]. Separate interests of, different, [300].

Northwestern Territory ceded by Virginia, I. [137], [295]. Cession modified, [300]. Ordinance respecting, why framed, [301]; provisions of, [302]; character of, [306]. Ordinance for, reported, [452]. Cession of, II. [15]. Origin and relations of, &c., [341]. Jefferson's resolve for organization of States in, [343]. Slavery in, proposals for prohibiting, [343]. Ceded on what trusts, [347], [349]. Admission of new States under, see New States.

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Oath, of office, proposed by New Jersey in 1778, I. [130].

Oath of Allegiance, to the King, received by Sir William Howe in New Jersey, I. [106]. To the United States required by Washington in New Jersey, [107]; dissatisfaction occasioned by, [107]. Propriety of, defended by Washington, [108]. Prescribed in Congress in 1778, [109].

Obligation of Contracts, clause respecting, taken from the Ordinance of 1787, I. [452].

Officers of United States, appointment of, II. [417].