Revenue Bills, privilege of originating, views of members of Convention respecting, II. [221]; restricted to House of Representatives, [221].

Revenue System of 1783, origin and purpose of, I. [175]. Modified by Congress, [180]. Defeated by New York, [180]. Design of, [185]. Effect of its proposal, [186]. Character of, [224]. Under consideration in 1784, [240]. How acted on in 1786, [244]. New appeal of Congress on the subject of, [245]. Every State assents to, but New York, [246]. Act of New York concerning, [246]. Hamilton's answer to the New York objections to, [247]. New York again appealed to respecting, [247]; refuses to accede, [248]. Action of New York respecting, [343]. Final appeal of Congress for, [344]. Rejected by New York, [345], [359]. Address on, written by Madison, [422].

Revolution, right of, II. [473].

Revolutionary Congress, take up the Articles of Confederation, I. [113]. Government of, breaking down, [115]. Change in the members of, after 1777, [125]. Leading members of, in 1777 and 1778, [126]; in 1776, [127]. Weakness of, II. [14]. See Congress.

Revolutionary Government, defects of, I. [55].

Rhode Island, a charter government, I. [5]. Resists the claim of the great States to Western lands, [131]. Refuses to grant imposts to Congress, [174]. Hamilton's answer to, [177]. Attempts to pay its quotas in paper money, [242]. Refusal of, to grant duties on imposts, [422]. Not represented in Constitutional Convention, II. [23], [181]. Did not assent to revenue system of 1783, [24]. Admitted to Union in 1790, [25]. Interests of, attended to by Convention, [26]. Had one representative in first House, [149]. Ratification of Constitution by, improbable, [181]. Reason of, for not attending Convention, [329]. Took no part in formation of Constitution, [484]. Opposition to Constitution in, peculiarly intense, [598]; causes of, [598]. Jealous of other States, [598]. Principles of founders of, falsely applied, [598]. Paper money party in, great power of, [599]. Great antagonism in, between town and country, [600]. Opponents of Constitution in, ridiculed and scorned, [600]. Great want of enlightenment in, [601]. Action of General Assembly of, on Constitution, [602]. People of, apparently nearly unanimous against Constitution, [602]. Final prevalence of better counsels in, [603]. Present prosperity of, [603]. Attitude of, placed Union in new crisis, [603].

Rights. See Colonies.

Robinson, Mr., Speaker of Virginia House of Burgesses, I. [48]. Celebrated compliment of, to Washington, [48].

Rousseau, J. J., political discussions of, alluded to, I. [377].

Rule of Apportionment, proposal to change from land to numbers, I. [241].