Massts ay. Cont ay. N. Y. no. N. J. ay. Pa ay. Del. ay. Md ay. Va ay. N. C. ay. S. C. no. Geo. ay.
The Come appointed were Mr King, Mr Sherman, Mr Yates, Mr Brearly, Mr Govr Morris, Mr Reed, Mr Carrol, Mr Madison, Mr Williamson, Mr Rutlidge, Mr Houston.
Adjd.
Tuesday July 10. In Convention.
Mr King reported from the Come yesterday appointed that the States at the 1st meeting of the General Legislature, should be represented by 65 members, in the following proportions, to wit N. Hampshire by 3, Massts 8, R. Isd 1, Cont 5, N. Y. 6, N. J. 4, Pa 8, Del. 1, Md 6, Va 10, N. C. 5, S. C. 5, Georgia 3.
Mr Rutlidge moved that N. Hampshire be reduced from 3 to 2. members. Her numbers did not entitle her to 3 and it was a poor State.
Genl Pinkney seconds the motion.
Mr King. N. Hampshire has probably more than 120,000 Inhabts and has an extensive Country of tolerable fertility. Its inhabts therefore may be expected to increase fast. He remarked that the four Eastern States, having 800,000 souls, have 1/3 fewer representatives than the four Southern States, having not more than 700,000 souls, rating the blacks as 5 for 3. The Eastern people will advert to these circumstances, and be dissatisfied. He believed them to be very desirous of uniting with their Southern brethren, but did not think it prudent to rely so far on that disposition as to subject them to any gross inequality. He was fully convinced that the question concerning a difference of interests did not lie where it had hitherto been discussed, between the great & small States; but between the Southern & Eastern. For this reason he had been ready to yield something in the proportion of representatives for the security of the Southern. No principle would justify the giving them a majority. They were brought as near an equality as was possible. He was not averse to giving them a still greater security, but did not see how it could be done.
Genl Pinkney. The Report before it was committed was more favorable to the S. States than as it now stands. If they are to form so considerable a minority, and the regulation of trade is to be given to the Genl Government, they will be nothing more than overseers for the Northern States. He did not expect the S. States to be raised to a majority of representatives, but wished them to have something like an equality. At present by the alterations of the Come in favor of the N. States they are removed farther from it than they were before. One member indeed had been added to Virga which he was glad of as he considered her as a Southern State. He was glad also that the members of Georgia were increased.