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INDEX.
See Vol. IV. for index to Vols. III. aud IV., Madison's Journal of the
Debates in the Constitutional Convention.
- Accounts of the several states,
settlement of, proposed, i., 324. - Achean League described, vi., 139.
- Adams, John, reports departure
of Genl. Prevost, i., 100; attempts
on, by British, 199, 201;
will be received in Holland, 199,
201; arranges loan in Holland,
235; concludes treaty with Holland,
294, n.; negotiations with
England, 423; criticises Franklin,
440, n.; minister to England,
ii., 129; will return home, v., II,
37; character of, 270; proposed
for Vice-President, 270; Vice-President,
303, 310, 335; South
Carolina against, 328; Virginia
for, 334; advocates titles, 370,
n.; attack on Republican institutions,
vi., 50, n.; attack
on Thomas Payne, 53, n.; unpopularity,
56, n.; objections to,
for President, 109, n.; qualifications
for Vice-President, 121, n.;
Jefferson to influence, 300; enmity
towards British faction,
301; relations with Jefferson,
302; contrast with Washington,
310; "violent passions and
heretical politics," 312; dislike
to city of Washington, 318; degrading
sentiments, 321; said
to be in disfavor with Washington,
323; grotesque conduct,
324; Franklin's opinion of,
325; report on relations with
France, 330, n.; attitude toward
Jefferson's election, 411; follies
of administration of, 411; unjust
conduct towards his successor,
417; favorable opinion
of Madison's administration,
viii., 375, 392. - Adams, John Quincy, author of
"Publicola," vi., 56, n.; permission
to return home given, viii.,
108; appointed Judge of the
Supreme Court, III, n.; declines,
165, n.; proposes operations
against Barbary pirates,
357, n. - Adams, Mr., member of committee
to draw up declaration of
rights, i., 34. - Adams, Samuel, introduces person
from Canada, i., 357; objection
to constitution, v., 8,
82; favors constitution, 99;
opposes titles of nobility, 118. - Address to the states, i., 454, n.
- Adèt, Pierre Auguste, conduct of
mission, vi., 301, n. - Adjournment of Congress, constitutional
power, explained, v.,
186, 200. - Admiralty Courts, powers of,
under the Confederation, i.,
133. - Ajax, the, loss of, i., 108.
- Albany, convention of, beginning
of independence, viii., 413. - Alexandria, attitude towards constitution,
618see Constitution, attitude
towards, of Alexandria;
danger of, viii., 304; enemy retreats
from, 307. - Algiers, war with, termination of,
viii., 335; relations with Great
Britain, 356; affairs with, 378. - Alien and sedition laws, protest
against, vi., 326; repeal urged
by Virginia, 342, n. - Alien bill, introduced, vi., 320;
discussed, 360. - Aliens, act to expel, passed in
Virginia, ii., 217. - Allen, Rev. Moses, Madison's
opinion of, i., 30. - Allston, Joseph, Madison introduces
to Jefferson, vi., 409. - Ambler, Jaquelin, states condition
of Virginia finances, i., 270; proposes
to start newspaper, 329,
n. - Amelia Island, suppression of
establishment at, viii., 399; expedition
to, 404. - Amendments to constitution. See
Constitution, amendments to. - America, the, ship, given to
France, i., 231. - Ames, Fisher, smuggled votes for,
vi., 229. - Amphictyonic League described,
v., 139. - André, John, hanging of, i., 74.
- Annapolis, capital at. See Capital,
location of. - Annapolis convention, commissioners
appointed, ii., 218; meeting
of Virginia delegates, 227;
inadequate powers of, 233;
delegates, 238, 262; prospects
of, 243; wishes to amend articles
of confederation, 262; small
attendance, 269; proposal to
break up, 271; report of deputies
presented to Virginia assembly,
282; recommendation for
general revision of federal system,
283; genesis of, vii., 164;
calling of, ix., 289. - Apalachicola, establishment at,
broken up, viii., 370. - Appeals, Court of, see Court of
Appeals. - Apple trees, Madison sends to
Jefferson, v., 62; prices of, 69. - Appointment to office, responsibility
for, v., 290; power of,
373, n., ix., 91, 91, n., 94; clerks
appointed by heads of departments,
viii., 372; rights of
Senate in, ix., III. - Apportionment bill, fate of, vi.,
80, n.; goes to the Senate, 96, n.;
passed, 97, n. - Appropriations, power to make,
under articles of confederation,
ii., 38. - Ariel, the, accident to, i., 109, 114.
- Armed neutrality, attitude of
Congress towards, i., 469; instructions
concerning, 476;
American share in, viii., 282. - Arms, right to bear. See Constitution,
amendments to. - Armstrong, John, to go to France,
vii., 158; to return to America,
viii., 117; on abandonment of
impressment, 280; fails to cooperate
with Winder, 295; goes
to Bladensburg, 297; dismissal
of, 300; leaves Washington, 304;
makes charges against Madison,
317; author of Newburg letters,
ix., 139; on Jackson's appointment
as Major-General, 144, n. - Army, conditions in, i., 60., 65;
mutinous spirit in, 65, 120, 125,
247; feeding of, 66, 77; supplies
for, 93, 96; weakness of, 135;
difficulty of paying, 239, 249,
303, 324, 356; sends mission
to Congress, 297, n., 303; memorial
from, 303; deputation
to confer with Robert Morris,
305; deputation meets grand
committee, 308, 310; reply to
memorial, 323; conference on,
379; will not disband until
paid, 379; discontents of, 384,
n., 421; half pay by states, 385,
390, 394, 401; inflammatory
appeal to, 407; half pay, commutation
agreed to, 421; soldiers
to retain their arms, 454; officers
to be indemnified, 461, 462;
proposed to discharge troops,
466, 470; troops furloughed,
471, 478, n.; mutinous memorial
619from sergeants received, 477;
peace establishment proposed,
478; mutiny of, 480, 481, 482;
ii., 2, 5, 22; half pay for, opposition
to increasing, in New
England, 16; constitutional provisions
concerning, v., 130;
efforts to increase, vi., 216, 218;
protest of Virginia against
standing, 331; increase of, viii.,
40, 128, 162, 227, 247, 310, 337,
340; decrease of, 58; appointments
in, power of President,
ix., 95. - Arnold, Benedict, plot of, i., 73;
movements of, 117, 126; measures
to counteract, 127; operates
against New London,
153. - Arnold, Jonathan, represents
Rhode Island in Congress, i.,
250; judge to hear controversy
between Connecticut and Pennsylvania,
262, n.; proposes
Washington be directed to report
on traitorous persons in
Vermont, 272; denies corresponding
with Knowlton or
Wells, 328. - Articles of confederation, plan
for ratifying, i., 67; Virginia
urged to ratify, 98; attitude of
Maryland towards, 115; proposition
to enforce, 129, 130;
powers of, 133; Vermont accedes
to, 184; powers of Congress
under, 380; amendment
abolishing valuation of land,
400; revision of, ii., 28; treaty-making
power in, 36; power to
make appropriations, 38. - Asgill, Charles, atonement for,
required, i., 220; Vergennes intervenes,
252, n.; ordered to be
set at liberty, 255. - Assize bill, status of, ii., 193, 199,
201, 203, 204, 207, 211, 217. - Assumption of state debts, considered,
v., 458; plan of, vi., 6,
n., 7, n., 9, n., 11, n., 13, n.,
14, n., 17, n., 18, n.; bill passed,
19, n. - Astor, John Jacob, assists in loan,
viii., 278. - Attorney-General, department
recommended for, viii., 381. - Aurora, the, case of, vii., 176, 190.
- Austin, James T., applies for
office, ix., 115. - Austria desires commercial treaty,
i., 373.
A
- Bagot, Charles, British minister,
arrives, viii., 344. - Bail, excessive. See Constitution,
amendments to. - Baldwin, Nelly, bequest to, ix.,
550. - Baltimore, attitude towards constitution,
see Constitution, attitude
towards, in Baltimore;
proposed for capital, see Capital,
location of. - Banister, Mr., member of committee
to draw up declaration
of rights, i., 34. - Bank of North America, opening
of, i., 167; powers of, 179. - Bank of the United States, Madison
speaks on, vi., 19; Hamilton's
plan, 24, n.; speech on,
36; bill passed, 42; objections
to, 42, n.; draft of veto message,
42, n.; President signs bill,
44, n.; bill for, speculations
caused by, 47, n.; veto message
on, viii., 327; popularity of,
360; constitutionality of, ix.,
365, 442. - Bank shares, rise of, vi., 55, n.;
speculation in, 56, n., 58, n. - Banks, mismanagement of, viii.,
435; effect of, on business, ix.,
16; power to create, 437. - Baptists in Virginia, persecution
of, i., 21, 22; opposed to adoption
of constitution, v., 105;
favor amendments to constitution,
429; number, viii., 430. - Barbary powers, relations with,
viii., 126. - Barbour, Philip, favors bill for
religious assessments, ii., 183;
opposed to ratification of constitution,
v., 89, n.; in convention
to consider adoption of
constitution, 105. - Barbour, Thomas, signs address
to Patrick Henry and the Gentlemen
Independents of Hanover,
i., 31. - Barker, Jacob, takes bonds, viii.,
277. - Barlow, Joel, blunders by, viii.,
189; death, 247. - Barrington, Admiral, captures by,
i., 221. - Bartlett, Josiah, elected Senator
from New Hampshire, v., 308,
310. - Barton, William, paper of, ix.,
52. - Bassett, Richard, Senator from
Delaware, v., 310. - Batture, memoir on, Jefferson's,
viii., 185, 188. - Beaumarchais, claim of, not to
be in treaty, vii., 26, 31, n. - Beckley, John, clerk of the
House, v., 339; reports John
Adams' unpopularity, vi., 56, n. - Bedford, Gunning, moves commissioners
on Virginia land
cession, i., 481. - Bell, Thomas, signs address to
Patrick Henry and the Gentlemen
Independents of Hanover,
i., 31. - Bentham, Jeremy, propositions
to Madison, viii., 400. - Bently, Mrs., Madison stays at
her house, viii., 298. - Berkley, George C., Admiral,
punishment of, viii., 3, 71, n. - Berlin decree. See French decrees.
- Bermudas, governor of, orders
licenses for eastern states,
viii., 234. - Berry, E. J., complaint of, vi., 449.
- Bill of rights (Virginia). See Declaration
of rights (Virginia). - Bills of credit, power to emit, ix.,
438. - Bishop (R. I.) opposes constitution,
v., 97. - Bladensburg, defences of, viii.,
293; battle of, 297; Winder at,
ix., 543; attitude towards constitution
of, see Constitution,
attitude towards, in Bladensburg. - Blair, John, member of committee
to draw up declaration
of rights, i., 34; favors constitution,
v., 120. - Blakely, Johnston, victory of,
viii., 310. - Bland, Theodorick, member of
committee to draw up declaration
of rights, i., 34; disagreement
on Mississippi question,
102; leaves Congress, 134; represents
Virginia in Congress, 250;
voted for for President of Congress,
250; moves that books be
bought for Congress, 319; proposes
commutation for half pay,
327; presents resolutions on
general fund, 330; thinks general
fund impracticable, 333,
344; moves that monies from
requisitions pay interest, 345;
thinks states ought not to
be credited with amount of
collections, 350; proposes to
consider land valuation, 355;
proposes land valuation for ten
years, 359; favors limiting impost,
366, 373, 374; seconds
motion to change impost to
tariff, 372; proposes ad valorem
duty on wine, 394; favors Department
of Finance, 396, 410;
disparages Robert Morris, 396;
defends peace ministers, 416;
favors sending impost proposition
to states, 421; opposes separate
article in treaty of peace,
425; favors five per cent. impost,
431; favors valuation of
land, 433; objects to convention
of eastern states and New
York, 438; opposes provisional
article of treaty of peace, 450;
opposes land cessions, 452; opposes
application for additional
loan from France, 455; suggests
prisoners of war be kept till
slaves are delivered up, 462;
nominates Arthur Lee for Secretary
of Foreign Affairs, 475;
seconds motion for new state,
479; opposes return of Congress
to Philadelphia, ii., 9; elected
to assembly, 238, 243; vote of,
for governor, 284, 294; speaker
621House of Delegates, 294; opposed
to constitution, v., 42, n.,
65, 121; representative from
Virginia, 334; favors assumption
state debts, vi., 8, n. - Blennerhassett, Harman, indictment
of, vii., 465. - Bligh, William, adventures of, vi.,
15, n. - Blockade of Gibraltar, denied,
vi., 437; of Copenhagen, denied,
viii., 34. - Blockades, regulations for proposed,
vii., 77, n., 80; draft of
convention to regulate, 80, 85,
108, 109; treaty to regulate,
382; regulations for, 402; proposed
treaty concerning, 412, n.,
435; British theory of, viii., 395. - Blount, William, represents North
Carolina in Congress, i., 250. - Boston, defences of, viii., 282; attitude
towards constitution, see
Constitution, attitude towards
in Boston. - Boston, the, proceedings in New
York harbor, vii., 156. - Boudinot, Elias, President of Congress,
i., 250; represents New
Jersey in Congress, 250; favors
using back lands for general
funds, 345; proposes land valuation
for seven years, 359. - Bowdoin, James, objection to
constitution, v., 8; Senator
from Massachusetts, 308. - Bowyer, Mr., added to the committee
to draw up the declaration
of rights, i., 34. - Brackenridge, Hugh Henry, early
friendship of, for Madison, i.,
20, 22. - Bradford, William, appears for
Pennsylvania in controversy
with Connecticut, i., 262, n. - Braxton, Carter, opposes federal
power over trade, ii., 193;
delegate to Congress, 194; opposed
to federal commercial
regulations, 218; member of
executive council, 221. - Breckenridge, John, resolutions
of, vii., 30, n., 35. - Brehan, Madame de, and Count
Moustier, v., 312; becomes
more acceptable, 370, 371, n. - Brent, Richard, urges Madison
to return to public life, vi., 341,
n.; asks Monroe to become
Secretary of State, viii., 136, n. - Bristol, confederation of, v., 142.
- British debts, misapprehension in
peace negotiations, i., 316;
Pennsylvania asks for a reasonable
time for making payment,
420; report on, considered, 471;
Virginia fulfilling article concerning,
ii., 54, 95, 96; gradual
payment proposed, 55, n.; unsatisfactory
arrangement for,
65; proposition for, 114; uncertainty
as to provision for, 115,
126; bill for, introduced, 204;
progress of, 205, 206, 210, 219;
status of, 264, 294; Virginia
assembly agrees to pay, v., 104;
mode of settlement, 346, n. - British fleet, capture of, reported,
i., 76, 82. - Brooks, John, meets grand committee,
i., 3, n.; comes on mission
from army, 297, n. - Brown, Jacob, commended, viii.,
308. - Brown, John, opposed to constitution,
v., 116; representative
from Virginia, 334; relations
with Gardoqui, ix., 544. - Bullitt, Alexander S., member of
committee to draw up declaration
of rights, i., 34; opposed
to constitution, vi., 90, n. - Burgoyne, John, effect of surrender
of, in England, i., 54; to
be exchanged for Laurens, 265. - Burlington Heights, expedition
against, determined on, viii.,
280. - Burnet, Major, brevet proposed
for, i., 317, 388. - Burnley, Zachariah, signs address
to Patrick Henry and the
Gentlemen Independents of
Hanover, i., 31; opposed to constitution,
vi., 89, n. - Burr, Aaron, trial of begins, vii.,
448, 453; intrigues of, with
D'Yrujo, 453; indictment of,
465. - Butler, Thomas, attitude of mutineers
towards, i., 120.
B
620
622
- Cabell, Samuel Jordan, recommended
for Congress, vi., 124. - Cabell, William, member of committee
to draw up declaration
of rights, i., 34; opposed to constitution,
v., 42, n., 121. - Cadore, Duke de, letter on repeal
of French decrees, viii., 120. - Calhoun, J. C., brings in war
manifesto, viii., 192, n. - Callender, James Thompson, affairs
of, vi., 419, 420. - Cambrian, the, proceedings of,
in New York harbor, vii., 156,
451. - Camillus, the, capture of, vii.,
161. - Campbell, A., faction headed by,
ii., 220. - Campbell, George W., favors
abandonment of impressment
article, viii., 280; on Armstrong's
apathy, 295; reasons for appointment
of, ix., 279, n. - Canada, project for uniting with,
i., 357; invasion of, viii., 176,
206, 211, 216; campaign against,
220, 223, 243, 262; independence
of, 419; undesirable to United
States, ix., 165. - Canadians, memorial praying for
land, i., 444; refugees, provision
for, 469. - Canal through Dismal Swamp, ii.,
221; between North Carolina
and Virginia, 258; between
Pennsylvania, Maryland, and
Delaware, 258; Richmond, progress
of, vi., 76. - Canals, special message on, viii.,
172; power of Congress to
build, see Internal improvements. - Canning, George, interview with
Pinkney, viii., 70; course on
South American independence,
ix., 158, 162, 172, n. - Capital, proposed for Maryland
and Virginia, ii., 4; committee
appointed to consider, 4; Philadelphia
invites Congress to return,
12, 14, 16; Annapolis invites
Congress, 13; Germantown
a competitor for, 16;
selection of permanent, 19;
jurisdiction of Congress over,
22, 24; Trenton proposed, 24,
262, 265, 419, n., 425, n.; opposition
to Philadelphia, 25; Georgetown
considered, 26; vote on
Annapolis, 26; chances of Potomac,
v., 16, n., 17, n.; bill
for Potomac passes Senate, 18,
n.; New York proposed, 238,
245, 247, 248, 256, 257, 258,
259, 260; Baltimore proposed,
245, 247, 249; Lancaster proposed,
245, 247, 248, 265; prospects
of Potomac, 248, 249,
258; question becomes sectional,
252, 256; temporary selection
objectionable, 277; Wilmington
proposed, 236, 245, 265;
Philadelphia proposed, 236, 245,
247, 248, 258, 265; complicated
by Mississippi question, 255; location
of, discussed, 236, 251,
254, 418, 419, n., 421, 421, n.,
424; arrangement with South
proposed, 426; Madison speaks,
vi., 6; chances in favor of the
Delaware, 14; chances of the
Potomac, 15, n.; chances of
Baltimore, 15, n. - Capitol at Richmond, funds provided
for, ii., 59; plan of, 225,
237. - Captures at sea, legislative power
over, i., 133, 292, n.; British,
treaty to regulate indemnity,
vii., 386, 411, 422, 426. - Caraccas, treaty with Great Britain,
viii., 122. - Carbery, Henry, leader of mutinous
soldiers, i., 484. - Carleton, Sir Guy, arrival of, i.,
191; to treat for peace, 193;
opposes cessation of hostilities,
245; proposals of peace of, 250;
reported that he refuses to deliver
slaves, 462; notifies intention
to evacuate New York, ii.,
11, 13. - Carpenter, Thomas, outrage on,
vii., 161. - Carr, Dabney, education of, ii.,
6l, 76, 239. - Carr, Peter, school for, ii., 76,
- Carriage tax, passed by House,
vi., 217. - Carrington, Edward, delegate to
Congress, ii., 194, 221, 294;
favors constitution, v., 3, n. - Carrington, Paul, member of
committee to draw up declaration
of rights, i., 34; favors constitution,
v., 41. - Carroll, Charles, of Carrollton,
favors constitution, v., 46, n. - Carroll, Daniel, represents Maryland
in Congress, i., 250; member
of committee on Pennsylvania
memorial, 262; on committee
on diplomatic salaries, 264;
opposed to Vermont, 276; opposes
plan to retire paper emissions,
285; reports concerning
publication in Boston paper,
287; opposes valuation of lands,
314; on committee on valuation
of lands, 315; attends conference
on revenue, 379; opposes separate
article of treaty of peace,
425; proposes rating of blacks
to whites, 434; on committee
on western lands, 445; opposes
employment of diplomatic officers,
470; states why Maryland
does not appoint delegates
to Annapolis convention, ii.,
238; urged to favor constitution,
v., 116. - Cary, Archibald, reports plan of
government, i., 34; member of
the committee to draw up
declaration of rights, 34; reports
declaration of rights, 34. - Cary, Richard, member of committee
to draw up declaration
of rights, i., 34. - Castries, Marquis de, Minister of
Marine of France, i., 110; high
character of, 115. - Caswell, Richard, opposes adoption
of constitution, v., 68. - Catahoochee River, use of, by
Americans, vi., 449. - Catholics, emancipation of, in
Ireland, i., 221. - Census, bill for, passed, vi., 5, n.
- Ceracchi, Giuseppe, sculpture of,
ix., 403, n. - Cession of western lands by Virginia.
See Western lands, cession
of. - Charleston, reported surrender of,
i., 64; evacuation of, 229, 315;
memorial on British outrages,
vi., 211; defences of, viii., 282. - Chase, Samuel, meets delegates
on Potomac jurisdiction, ii., 137;
opposed to constitution, v., 36,
46, n. - Chauncey, Isaac, successes of, viii.,
266. - Chesapeake, the, attack on, vii.,
454, 460; demands on Great
Britain, 455, 461; British attitude
towards, 466; efforts
of Rose to adjust, viii., 2, 3;
reparation for, insisted on, 6, 9,
22; status of, 32, 93; reparation
made, 51, n.; settlement postponed,
81; reparation awaited,
88; American indignation at,
120; settlement of, 166; reparation
for, 170. - Christian, W., killed by Indians,
ii., 239, 244, 245. - Christian religion, bill to establish.
See Religious assessments, bill
for. - Claiborne, William C. C., to take
possession of Louisiana, vii., 76;
ordered to take Mobile district,
viii., 114. - Claims, British, against U. S. to
be converted into definite sum,
vi., 423; commutation of, 427;
French, settlement of, 450;
Spanish, settlement of, 461. - Clark, Abraham, opposes coercion
of Vermont, i., 273, 275; opposes
increasing salary Secretary of
Foreign Affairs, 275; admits
disclosure of relations with
Sweden, 283; thinks peace envoys
need not advise with
France, 298; on committee on
reciprocity with Great Britain
301; on committee on discontent
in army, 407; favors
peace ministers, 411, 422; or
committee on treaty of peace
419; proposes impost be sen
624to states, 421; justifies separate
article of treaty of
peace, 425; opposes extravagances
of states, 432; thinks
western boundaries should be
defined, 445, 482; on committee
on indemnification of army
officers, 461; thinks military
activity should cease, 467;
urges immediate action on land
cessions, 474; favors allowing
Virginia expenses for reducing
western forts, 481; presents New
Jersey remonstrance against
Virginia land cession, 481; proposes
national convention, vii.,
165. - Clay, Henry, refuses to be Secretary
of War, viii., 371; speech
on American industry, ix., 183;
on Virginia resolutions, 410. - Clayton, John M., report of, ix.,
442. - Clinton, George, qualifications for
Vice-President, iv., 121, n.;
proposed for Vice-President,
v., 310, 334; veto of bank bill,
ix., 443. - Clinton, Sir Henry, operations
of, near Charleston, i., 59; returns
to New York, 66; barbarous
treatment of prisoners of
war, 91. - Clinton, Sir John, emissary from,
executed, i., 124. - Clymer, George, to visit South
on financial mission, i., 198;
on committee on treaty with
Holland, 214; represents Pennsylvania
in Congress, 250;
nominated for Secretary of Foreign
Affairs, 291, 295, n., 475. - Cochran, John, appointed in the
army, 1, 92. - Coffee, General, military successes
of, viii., 268. - Cohens v. Virginia, opinion discussed,
ix., 55. - Coles, Edward, emancipation by,
viii., 455. - Coles, Isaac, elected representative
from Virginia, v., 334. - Collins, John, proposes land valuation
continue five years, i.,
359; says Rhode Island opposed
to half pay to army, 386. - Colombia, relations of, with
France, ix., 198. - Colonial trade, principles of, vii.,
190; French, proposed pecuniary
arrangement for, 187;
British attitude towards, 400;
permission of essential, 421.
See Neutral trade. - Colonization society, plans of,
viii., 441; ix., 468, 500; bequest
to, 550, 552. - Commerce, power to regulate,
necessary, v., 163, 232; treaty
of. See Treaty of Commerce. - Commercial regulations, general,
prospects for, ii., 196, 198,
200; commissioners on, 218;
with France not to be made,
vii., 67; reciprocal, with Great
Britain proposed, 390. - Commercial treaty with Russia
proposed, i., 447; with Great
Britain proposed, 463, n.; ii., 10. - Committee of the states, dissolution
of, ii., 162. - Common law, status of, under
constitution, v., 13; Virginia
resolutions relative to, vi., 345,
n., 346, n.; application of, in
America, 372; not American
code, ix., 199. - Compensation of Congress, constitutional
provision on, explained,
v., 186, 188. - Comptroller, duties of, v., 412;
tenure of office by, 413. - Condorcet, Marquis de, essay
of, v., 235; theory of government,
viii., 390. - Confederation, articles of, amendment
to permit regulation of
trade proposed, i., 155; Vermont
accedes to, 184; convention
to consider, ii., 99;
weakness of, described, v., 144;
reasons of Maryland for not
agreeing to, 233. - Confederacy, discontinuance of,
feared, i., 483; Great Britain
hopes to destroy, ii., 162; need
of, 179. - Congress, Continental, critical
conditions in, i., 60, 61; power
625over the states, 130, 133; proposal
to vest power over trade,
136; decreasing attendance in,
v., 41, 58, 59, 60, 328; first,
quorum awaited, 329, 333, 335;
disaffection in, to constitution,
336; quorum of Senate, 338;
power of President to summon
at a new place, vi., 199. - Connecticut, regiments, meeting
of, i., 65; claim to lands in Pennsylvania,
185; and Pennsylvania
controversy between, 213, 219,
261, n., 302, 303; declines
to send delgates to Annapolis
Convention, ii., 262; favors constitution,
v., 7, 73; opposition
to constitution in, vi., 80; ratifies
constitution, 82; confederation
of, 142; opposition to war
in, viii., 210; governor refuses
troops, 224; attitude towards
constitution, see Constitution,
attitude towards, in Connecticut. - Constitution, attitude towards, in
Alexandria, v., 7, n., 513; in
Baltimore, 7, n., 35; in Bladensburg,
7, n.; in Boston, 3, 7,
10, 35; in Connecticut, 4, 7, 10,
16, 35, 45, 60, 6l, 64, 73, 80, 82,
101; attitude of seacoast, 8;
attitude of northern and middle
states, 10; of eastern states,
45; of New England, 52, 66;
of middle and southern states,
66; of eastern and middle
states, 66; of middle states,
66; of southern states, 68;
in Delaware, 64, 101; in Georgia,
40, 68, 83, 84, 86, 87, 98,
101; in Kentucky, 115, n., 116,
122, 124, n., 179, n.; in Maryland,
17, 26, 35, 46, n., 53, 64,
103, 116, 238; in Massachusetts,
40, 45, 61, 64, 73, 78, 80, 82, 84,
85, 87, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97,
100, 101, 108, 114, 117; in New
Hampshire, 16, 35, 45, 61,
73, 78, 100, 102, 107, 109, 110,
111, 113, 241; in New Jersey,
4, 10, 17, 35, 46, 52, 57,
64, 73, 78, 101; in New York,
3, 7, 17, 35, 53, 64, 80, 86, 87,
98, 109, 110, 113, 179, n., 230,
236, 237, 239, 240, 242, 243,
249, 250, 251, 256, 278; in
North Carolina, 37, 46, 53,
73, 75, 82, 83, 84, 98, 241, 244,
250, 251, 253, 316; in Pennsylvania,
3, 9, 10, 17, 35, 36,
46, 46, n., 50, 53, 57, 59, 60, 63,
73, 75, 80, 86, 87, 101, 256; in
Philadelphia, 3; in province
of Maine, 85, 87, 96, 101;
in Rhode Island, 10, 16, 35,
45, 50, 52, 109, 244, 250, 251,
316; in South Carolina, 37,
53, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88, 103, 109,
116, 241; in Virginia, 3, 15,
36, 44, 47, 48, n., 53, 54, 63,
66, 70, 71, n., 79, 88, n., 89, n.,
103, 114, 114, n., 120, 120, n.,
121, 122, 123, 124, n., 179, n.,
211, n., 216, n., 225, 227, n., 231,
233, 234; opposition to, v., 2, n.,
3, 4, 16, 17, 336, 374; sent to
the states, 3, 7; Charles Pinckney's
observations on, 9; ratification,
10, 35, 50, 63, 101, 119,
225, 252; plan explained to
Jefferson, 19; signing of, 33;
opposition to ratification, 81,
108, 110, n.; second convention
proposed, 70, 122, 259,
263, 278, 298, 307, 311, 316;
power of election of Senators
and Representatives, 185; provision
for compensation of Senators
and Representatives explained,
186, 188; power to
originate money bills, 191; power
over militia explained, 193, 200,
204; power over purse and
sword, 195; power over elections,
198; provision relative to
adjournment of Congress, 200;
power over seat of government,
206, 207; power over importation
of slaves, 208, 210; election
of President explained, 211;
provision concerning Vice-President,
211; treaty-making power
explained, 213; power over
judiciary, 216; beginning of
238, 245, 247, 260, 265, 270,
309; effect of, 267; amendments,
271, 298, 311, 346, n.
vi., 72, ix., 536; bill of rights
626favored, v., 271, 372, n.; religious
tests desired, 272; proposed, 370;
proportion of representation,
377; relative to salaries offered,
377; guaranteeing religious freedom,
377; freedom of press
proposed, 377; right of assembly
and petition proposed, 377;
right to bear arms, 377; quartering
soldiers, 378; freedom
from more than one punishment,
378; against excessive
bail, 378; requiring speedy trial,
378; securing personal rights,
378; for rights of conscience,
378; governing appeals to Supreme
Court, 379; providing
for trial by jury, 379; insuring
division of powers of government,
379; as to reserved powers,
380; necessity for, 409, n.;
form of, 416; opposition to, 417,
n.; mode of proposing, 418, n.;
Senate disagrees to, 424, n.;
opponents of, in Virginia, 428,
430; favored by Baptists, 429;
rules of construction of, vi., 27;
construction of, viii., 403, 406;
admission of states, rule for, ix.,
6; nature of, defined, 177, 351,
354, n.; rules for construing,
188, 191; common law in,
199; violations of, how remedied,
ix., 232; rules for interpreting,
372, 434; peculiarities
of, 383, n., 385; general welfare
clause defined, 411; punctuation
of, 411, n.; Pinckney plan,
456; authorship of, 533. - Constitution of Kentucky, plan of,
ii., 167. - Constitution of Virginia, account
of, i., 32; revision of, 40, 51, 54,
57, 65, 118, 238, v., 49; draft
of, 284; authorship of, ix., 207;
second convention, 358. - Constitutional convention, second,
proposed, v., 56, 119, 253; debates
in, propriety of publishing,
vi., 329, n.; origin of, vii.,
163; journal of, viii., 401, 416;
Hamilton's speech in, 438;
errors in journal, ix., 28; Madison's
journal of debates, preparation
of, 71, 71, n.; calling of,
290; contest in, 314; Randolph's
speech in, 418, n.; Virginia
plan in, 503; religious
services in, 529. - Consular convention with France,
plan of, i., 303; ii., 117, 130. - Consuls, residence of, in British
dominions, vii., 113; treaty
provisions concerning, 411, n. - Continental Congress, see Congress,
Continental. - Contraband of war, list of, under
treaty with Great Britain, vi.,
428; convention to regulate, vii.,
80, 83; observations, 105; treaty
to define, 378; proposed treaty
provisions concerning, 411, n.,
421, viii., 433. - Convention, Continental, proposed,
ii., 100; politico-commercial,
proposed, 198, 201; federal,
to consider commercial regulations
proposed, 223; Virginia
agrees to, 283, 290. See Annapolis
convention. See Constitutional
convention. - Convoy duty, objections to, vii.,
173; treaty to regulate, 383. - Cooper, Judge, opinion of in admiralty
case, viii., 104. - Cooper, Thomas, persecutions of,
ix., 174. - Corbin, Francis, opposes bill for religious
freedom, ii., 205; opposed
to federal commercial regulations,
218, 223; favors constitution,
v., 65, 121. - Cornwallis, Lord, about to go to
Virginia, i., 149; no hope of his
relief, 158; Franklin releases
from parole, 265, 268. - Corporations, evils from, ix., 281.
- Correa da Sera, José, Portuguese
minister, rebuked, viii., 394, n. - Cotton, duty on, exported from
New Orleans, vi., 449. - Cotton twist, admission of abroad,
viii., 346. - Council of revision in Virginia,
proposed form of, v., 293. - Council of state in Virginia, proposed
form of, v., 290. - County courts, reform of, proposed,
ii., 204, 205, 206, 207, 217. - Courts, Assize (Virginia), bill for,
in Virginia, ii., 99, 102. - Courts, Circuit (Virginia), bill for,
in Virginia, ii., 94, 95, 96, 164. - Court of Appeals, (Virginia), form
proposed, v., 291; county, see
County courts. - Coxe, Tench, recommended for
office, ix., 32, 42. - Craig, Dr., appointed in the
army, i. 92. - Cranberries, method of preserving,
v., 63. - Craney Island, attack on, viii.,
272. - Crawford, Wm. H., appointed
Secretary of War, viii., 331, n.;
appointed Secretary of the
Treasury, 347, n. - Crowninshield, Benjamin W.,
motion concerning impressments,
vii., 170, 174; offered
Secretaryship of Navy, viii.,
320; reasons for appointment of,
ix., 279, n. - Cuba, American interest in, viii.,
121; British attitude towards,
172. - Cumberland, Mr., British emissary
at Madrid, i., III. - Cumberland road, constitutionality
of, viii., 404. - Curle, David Wilson, added to
the committee to report the
declaration of rights, i., 34. - Currency, depreciation of paper,
i, 58; relative value of paper
and specie fixed, 144; specie to
be used, 144; paper, value of,
ix., 26; value of metal, 365. - Cutts, Anna, Madison goes to
house of, viii., 298, n.
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627
- Dallas, Alexander J., appointed
Secretary of the Treasury, viii.,
347, n. - Dallas, Henry M., writes exposition
of war, viii., 332. - Dana, reports on commercial
treaty with Russia, i., 447;
position of, ii., 6; caused dissolution
of committee of the states,
163; member of convention to
consider constitution, v., 78;
objects to Gerry's speech in
Massachusetts convention, 92. - Dandridge, Bartholomew, member
of committee to draw up declaration
of rights, i., 34. - Dane, Nathan, opposes constitution,
v., 4, 37; on committee on
Mississippi question, 263, n. - Danish declaration, i., 117; depredations,
suppression of, viii.,
170. - Davidson, ill-treatment of, at
Santo Domingo, v., 456, 461. - Davis, John, recommended for
Supreme Court, viii., 165, n. - Dawson, opposes adoption of
constitution, v., 121. - Dayton, Jonathan, indictment of,
vii., 465. - Deane, Silas, doctrine on American
trade verified, ii., 150; letters
of, published, 164, 166;
moves to postpone question of
Laurens exchange, i., 267. - Dearborn, Henry, assigned to
duty at New York, viii., 256, n.;
reasons for appointment of, ix.,
278, n.; nominated to be Secretary
of War, 331. - Death, penalty in Virginia, v., 288.
- De Barras, sails from Newport,
i., 152; movements of, 153. - Debates in constitutional convention,
see Convention, constitutional. - Debt, to France, contract for, ratified,
i., 326; of Pennsylvania,
memorial to provide for, i., 262;
legislature to appropriate for,
277, n.; conference on, 278;
legislature suspends plan to
pay, 280; public, state of loan
office, 392, n.; apportionment
of, 441; estimate of, 443; address
to the states, 454, n.; apportionment
of, ii., 179; Hamilton
reports on, vi., 232. - Debts, British, article in treaty
of peace, i., 442, n.; duration
of, Jefferson's ideas, v., 458, n.;
terms of treaty, vi., 23, n.;
state assumption of, see Assumption
of state debts. See
British debts. - Decatur, Stephen, Commodore,
makes peace at Algiers, viii.,
335. - Declaration of Independence, see
Independence, Declaration of. - Declaration of rights (Va.), committee
to draw up, i., 33; reported,
34; amendments to,
34, 40; as agreed to by the
convention, 35; violations of,
v., 272; in constitution, see
Constitution, bill of rights. - Decrees, French, see French
decrees. - DeGrasse, arrival of, expected, i.,
152. - De la Forest, French consul, unfavorable
attitude of, v., 313. - Delaplaine, life of Jay, 409.
- Delaware ratifies constitution,
v., 64, 75. - De Neuville, Hyde de, protests
against insult to king, viii.,
362; indiscreet conduct of, 365. - Denmark, relations with, viii.,
160. - Department of state, papers of,
saved, viii., 292, n. - Departments, executive, see Executive
Departments. - Deposit, right of, at New Orleans,
withdrawal of, vi., 462. - Detroit, campaign, see Canada,
campaign. - Digby, Admiral, movements of
i., 153, 155; to trial for peace,
193. - Digges, Dudley, member of committee
to draw up declaration
of rights, i., 34. - Disarmament on Great Lakes,
negotiations for, viii., 345. - Disunion, threats of, viii., 184;
sentiment, extent of, 241;
right of, ix., 495, 513; dangers
of, 541, 547. - Dogwood trees, prices of, v., 69.
- Driver, the, case of, vii., 156, 450.
- Duane, James, on committee on
treaty with Holland, i., 214;
represents New York in Congress,
250; suggests one judge
as Court of Appeals, 254; on
committee to consider valuation
of lands, 264; reports on
diplomatic salaries, 264; attacks
Gallatin, viii., 150, 156. - Duels, order prohibiting, viii., 288.
- Duties on exports and imports,
reciprocal with Great Britain
proposed, v., 11, 410, n. - Duties on imports, levied by Virginia,
v., 67; Madison speaks
on, 339, 346, 349, 357, 359;
discriminatory, 346; advantage
of, 352; encouragement of industries
by, 360; to be reduced,
371, n.; bill for, passed house,
372, n.; Madison favors discriminating,
vi., 204; prospects
of law, 210; discriminatory by
Great Britain objected to, 442;
effect of prohibition, 447; proposed
reciprocal with Great
Britain, vii., 430; protection
recommended, viii., 341, 376;
reciprocity advocated, 346; effect
of, ix., 16; protective when
permissible, 178, 184; constitutionality
of, 317, 317, n.;
powers of constitution respecting,
284; protective defended,
430; injustice of, 478; dangers
of, 481; effect of compromise
tariff, 516; on tonnage, see
Tonnage dues. - Duty on trade proposed to be
levied, i., 136, 137. - Dyer, Eliphalet, represents Connecticut
in Congress, i., 250;
appears for Connecticut in
controversy with Pennsylvania,
262, n.; opposes drawing bills
on France, 307; objects to
augmenting foreign debt, 309;
objects to valuation of land,
314; opposed to collection of
taxes by federal officers, 333;
proposes states make valuation
of lands, 355; seconds motion to
commit Vermont remonstrance,
356; revives question of valuation
of land, 369; opposes half
pay to army, 386; brings up
question of half pay to army,
391; proposes to refer question of
half pay of army to states, 394;
on committee on discontent in
army, 407; proposes commutation
of half pay, 420; approves
629of conduct of peace ministers,
422; thinks Congress ought to
assume state debts, 432; moves
to strike out drawback on fish,
445; favors liberation of prisoners
of war, 450; moves restoration
of confiscated property,
463. - D'Yrujo, Marquis Casa, on
withdrawal of right of deposit
at New Orleans, vii., 36, 36, n.;
on restoration of right of deposit,
43; protests against acquisition
of Louisiana, 64, n.;
objects to American attitude
towards West Florida, 125;
intemperate conduct of, 126, n.;
improper publications of, 201;
plots with Burr, 448, 453.
D
628
- East Florida. See Florida, East.
- East Indies, trade with, vii., 391,
403, 408, n., 421, 425. - Education bill, status of, ii., 292;
origin of, ix., 407. - Edwards, Pierrepont, on committee
to consider Mississippi question,
v., 263, n. - Egglestone, Joseph, elected to the
council of Virginia, vi., 78;
urges Madison to return to
public life, 341, n. - Election law in Virginia, effects
of, v., 40. - Election of President and Vice-President,
bill for, vi., 95, n.,
406. - Elections, constitutional power
over, explained, v., 198. - Electors, qualifications of, in Virginia,
v., 286. - Ellsworth, Oliver, opposes giving
information concerning British
debts, i., 316; on committee to
consider treaty with Holland,
318; undecided on general tax,
335; opposes impost tax by
itself, 348; favors provisional
article of treaty of peace, 450;
thinks troops should be discharged,
468; urges immediate
decision on land cession, 474;
on committee on mutiny in
army, 480; elected Senator
from Connecticut, v., 280, 310. - Elmer, Jonathan, elected Senator
from New Jersey, v., 308, 310. - Emancipation, proposition for,
considered in House of Delegates,
ii., 192; rules for, viii.,
439; plans of, ix., 265; means of,
498. - Embargo, proposition for, negatived,
vi., 208; approved by
House, 210, 211; rejected by
Senate, 215; expiration of,
216; on war vessels and cargoes
announced, vii., 468; proclamation
of, will not be revoked, viii.,
10; goes into effect, 13; acceptable
in America, 17; increasing
popularity of, 19;
President authorized to suspend,
25, 29; opposition to,
in Massachusetts, 42; withdrawal
of, from Great Britain,
51; effect of, 121, 188; agreed
to by House, 185; by Senate,
187; recommended, 275; reasons
for, ix., 192. See Non-importation
act. - Emigration to the United States,
extent of, ix., 49; effect of, on
value of land, 303. - Episcopal church, bill introduced
to incorporate, ii., 59, 112,
212. - Episcopalians in Virginia, viii.,
430. - Erskine, David Montagu, communicates
British orders, viii.,
14, 17, 20, 51, n., 62, n.; disavowal
of, 65, 69, 80, 86. - Erving, George W., appointed
minister to Spain, viii., 350, n. - Escheat law extended to the
Northern Neck, ii., 220. - Eustis, William, retires as Secretary
of War, viii., 232; provision
for, ix., 42; elected Governor of
Massachusetts, 135; defence of,
280, n. - Excise tax suggested, i., 347; objection
to, v., 358; vi., 44, n. - Executive council, proposition
for, ix., 28, 29. - Executive departments, examination
630into, i., 219; extent of duties
of, towards Congress, 260; franking
privileges for, 281. - Executive, national, debate on,
in convention explained, v., 20;
eligibility to re-election, 21;
veto power explained, 22; constitutional
provision concerning,
explained, 211; power of appointment,
ix., 91, 91, n., 94;
election, mode of, 147, 147, n.,
174, 367; power, where vested,
373, n.; veto by, 515. - Expatriation act, Virginia, ix.,
353. - Exports, power to tax, explained,
v., 32. - Ex post facto laws, effect of constitution
on, v., 118; provision
relates to criminal laws, 453. - Extradition, proceedings between
South Carolina and Virginia,
ii., 31, 44; act for, in Virginia, 98,
110; proposed treaty regulating,
vii., 418, n.
E
- Farewell address, Washington's.
See Washington, farewell address. - Farrar, Virginia, map of Virginia,
i., 179. - Federal party, new policy of, viii.,
60; alienation from Erskine,
61; depression of, 61; feeling
toward France, 63. - Federalist, the, first numbers of,
v., 54, 59; progress of, 60, 61;
how undertaken, 246; copy to
Jefferson, 255; effect of, in
Virginia, vi., 89, n.; authorship
of, viii., 408, 410, n., 433; authority
of, ix., 59, n.; as textbook,
219, 221; authorship of,
410, 454. - Feronda, Chevalier, de, chargé d'
affaires of Spain, vii., 465. - Few, William, signer of constitution,
ix., 460. - Finance, department of, unable
to furnish funds, i., 200; arrangement
of, considered, 396; reorganization,
410; report on,
considered, 477; attack on, ii.,
21; superintendent of, see
Morris, Robert. - Finances, critical condition of,
i., 60, 61, 62, 306; change in
power over, 63; paper emissions,
77, 95, 96; ratio of paper
money to currency, 98; improved
by appointment of
Robert Morris, 204; effect of
illicit trade on, 210; credit reported
at an end, 410; view of
France on, 428; report on
revenue taken up, 430; condition
of treasury, viii., 130,
164, 229, 247, 271, 311, 338; success
of public loans, 277; loans
negotiated, 278; circulating
medium discussed, 314; depreciation
of currency notes, 384
resumption of specie payments
359, 385; banks do not cooperate,
372; specie payment
deferred by banks, 373; improved
condition of, 381. - Fisheries, Canadian, Marbois approves
claim to, i., 292; status
of, vii., 392; negotiations, viii.,
321, 354, 358. - Fitzhugh, W., presidential elector
for Virginia, v., 333. - Fitzsimmons, Thomas, proposes
considering paper emissions,
i., 270; moves to retire paper
emissions, 285; on committee
on objections to impost, 288;
on committee on Wayne's contract,
301, n.; opposes giving
information concerning British
debts, 316; supports Hamilton
on French loan, 322; moves to
reconsider accounts of the
states, 326; proposes date for
payment of army, 326; on committee
on commutation for half
pay, 327; favors general funds,
330, 420; moves reconsideration
of treaty with Holland, 343;
criticises Virginia's contributions,
353; defends committee
on exporting tobacco from Virginia,
362; favors abatements for
states which had been in enemy's
possession, 370; opposes
exclusive appropriation of impost,
632375; opposes limitation of
impost, 377; conference at his
house, 378; on committee on
public credit, 384; opposes
requests of Sir Guy Carleton,
388; on committee on confiscated
property, 420; opposed
to commercial treaties, 447;
favors postponement of land
cession question, 474. - Flags. See Passports.
- Fleming, William, member of
committee to draw up declaration
of rights, i., 34. - Florida, East, fugitive slaves
encouraged to go to, v., 41;
cession urged, vi., 455, 461,
n.; American efforts to procure,
vii., 154; British attitude towards,
viii., 172; precarious
conditions in, 370. - Florida, West, Gallatin favors
purchase of, vii., 32, n.; as
part of Louisiana, 124; acquisition
of, 125; boundary of, 125;
draft of treaty ceding, 142;
observations on, 147; American
claim to, 142, 153; payment offered
for, 151; negotiations to
obtain, 194; affairs in, viii., 105,
110; occupation of, 112, 121,
125; attitude of France towards,
116; retention of, recommended,
131. - Floridas, operations against, i., 72;
extent of, 78, n.; Spanish title
to, 186; cession of, desired,
vii., 4, 6, 9, 16, 32, 53; advantages
of, to France, 15, 18;
British designs on, 54; price
proposed, 56; cession of, proposition
for, 72; convention for
cession, 196; observations on,
196; cession of, advantages to
Spain, 461; seizure of, discussed,
viii., 28; American possession
of, agreed to, 171; and South
American independence, ix.,
89. - Floyd, Virginia, rejects Madison,
ii., 20, n. - Floyd, William, represents New
York in first Congress, v., 330. - Foreign affairs, department of, to
be formed, i., 370, n.; report
on, 464, 470, 473, 475, 475, n.;
election of Secretary of, delayed,
ii., 21; Jay appointed Secretary,
50, 125; his attitude towards,
127. - Foreign affairs, Secretary of, to
communicate news to foreign
ministers, i., 265; continuance
of peace doubtful, 365, n. - Forest, De La, may influence
Genêt, vi., 135. - Fort Erie, reduction of, viii.,
272. - Fort George, reduction of, viii.,
272. - Fort Malden, reduction of, viii.,
272. - Fort Meigs, attack on, viii., 272.
- Fort Stanwix, treaty of, i., 188.
- France, auxiliary armament
awaited, i., 65; minister from,
received, 194; financial aid from,
197; England proposes separate
peace with, 198; policy towards
United States, 294, 296; advice
of, in peace negotiations dispensed
with, 298, 406; irritation
against, 302; consular
convention with, 303; reciprocal
trade with, discussed, v., 281;
constitutional government in,
330; revolution impending, vi.,
109; feeling towards, in Virginia,
132, 189, 191; resolutions
in favor of, 192;
hostility against, increasing,
197; hostility of Jay treaty
towards, 262; war with, urged,
307; resentment of, 309; relations
with, 315, 324; conciliatory
attitude of, 330, n.; convention
with, 412; extraordinary
mission to, vii., 3, 5, 8, 30;
treaty of cession with, outlined,
18; commercial regulations with,
66; alliance with, viii., 28, 214,
239; outrages by, 38, 102, 200,
209; war with, possible, 44, 53,
61, 160, 169; intercourse renewed,
115; agrees to American
occupation of Florida, 171; commercial
treaty with, 178, 179;
relations with, unsatisfactory,
226. - Franking privilege considered,
i., 281, 282. - Franklin, Benjamin, course at
Versailles, i., 92; attempts on,
by British, 199, 201; authorized
to form alliance with Sweden,
244; releases Cornwallis from
parole, 265; vigorous intellect of,
405; reputation of, 440, n.;
Mazzei's enmity towards, ii.,
47; honors paid to, 181;
mutilated version of speech
in constitutional convention,
vi., 73; opinion of John Adams,
325; father of neutrality, viii.,
283; opposes parliamentary
tax, 413; favors executive council,
ix., 29; in federal convention,
452; proposition for prayers
in convention, 529. - Fredericktown, cabinet to assemble
at, viii., 297. - Free trade. See Duties on imports.
- Freedom of press, constitutional
amendment for, v., 377. - French decrees, making of, vii.,
446; violate international law,
viii., 12; laid before Congress,
19; argument for repeal of,
29, 37, 100, 120; awaited, 35;
effect of, 36; revocation of, necessary,
44; probable repeal of,
53, 54, 56; conditions of repeal
of, 78; operation of, 95; continuance
of, 109; news of withdrawal
of, 109; direct information
of repeal not received, 115;
proclamation of repeal, 115,
n.; repeal of, reported, 123;
British attitude towards repeal,
124; revocation of, explained,
152; repeal of, believed in, 157;
repeal of, doubted, 169, 178, 209;
official repeal of, 173; non-enforcement
of, 190; definitive
repeal of, 226. - French fleet, reports of arrival of,
i., 70, 72, 95, 100; leaves West
Indies, 73. - French privateers, outrages by,
viii., 170. - French, Samuel, claim of, refused,
vi., 306. - Freneau, Philip, friendship with
Madison, i., 12; will start newspaper,
vi., 46, n.; abandons
project, 55, n. - Freneau's Gazette, to be started,
vi., 46, n.; Madison's connection
with, 62, n., 117, n.; Henry
Lee patronizes, 84, n.
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632
- Gaines, Edmund P., commended,
viii., 308. - Gales, Joseph, on war manifesto,
viii., 192, n. - Gallatin, Albert, schemes to defeat,
vi., 230; attacks on, viii.,
150; rejected by Senate, 252. - Galvez, José de, portrait of, i.,
462. - Gardoqui, Diego de, arrival of, ii.,
150; relations towards Kentucky,
ix., 544. - Gates, Horatio, to have court of
inquiry, i., 81; recommends promotion
of Daniel Morgan, 81;
recalled from command, 140;
favors adoption of constitution,
v., 121. - General funds. See Finance.
- General government, powers of, v.,
162. - General welfare clause, vi., 81,
n., 354. - Genest (Genèt), Edmond Charles,
coming of, expected, vi., 127;
reception of, 130; conduct of,
135, 139, n., 179, 188, 191, 195,
197. - Georgetown, capital at. See Capital.
- Georgia, attitude of, towards free
navigation of Mississippi, i.,
101, 112; on boundary with
Spain, ii., 146; favors constitution,
v., 68, 83, 84, 86, 87, 98;
federal representation of, 327;
vote for President and Vice-President,
327; election in, vi.,
296. - Germanic system described, v.,
140. - Germantown, capital at. See
Capital. - Gerry, Elbridge, does not sign
constitution, v., 33, 54; in
633Massachusetts convention,
78, 91, 92, 94; reports French
conciliatory attitude, vi., 330,
n.; favors war with England,
viii., 191, n.; services in France,
ix., 114. - Gerry, Elbridge, Jr., applies for
office, ix., 115. - Gervais, John Lewis, represents
South Carolina in Congress, i.,
250; opposes Superintendent
of Finance, 326; on committee
on commutation for half pay,
327; favors valuation of lands,
363. - Ghent, negotiations at. See
Great Britain, peace with. - Gibraltar, blockade of, i., 127.
- Giles, William B., proposes repeal
of Alien and Sedition laws,
vi., 342, n. - Gillon, Alexander, retires from
Congress, vi., 224. - Gilman, John Taylor, represents
New Hampshire in Congress,
i., 250; favors referring half pay
to the states, 357, 385; favors
land valuations, 363; on committee
on land valuations, 364. - Gilman, Nicholas, moves to settle
Vermont question, i., 286; on
committee to consider discontent
in army, 407; moves postponement
of separate article in
treaty of peace, 424. - Gilmer, Mr., member of committee
to draw up declaration of rights,
i., 34. - Godwin, William, work on population,
ix., 45. - Goodrich, Elizur, removal of, vi.,
426, n. - Gorham, Nathaniel, favors valuation
of land, i., 314, 363, 364;
opposes giving information concerning
British debts, 316;
moves to consider Morris's resignation,
323; moves to limit
funds for army, 326; favors
general fund, 331; opposes
appropriating all monies for
interest, 347; thinks states opposed
to impost law, 366; on
committee to consider seizure
of goods under passport, 367;
proposes Jefferson's voyage be
postponed, 369; opposes appropriation
of impost to army, 370;
on committee to consider commercial
treaty, 373; favors limitation
of duration of impost,
377; attends conference on
revenue and the army, 379;
on committee to restore public
credit, 384; suggests formation
of new confederacies, 384, 385,
n.; on committee on treaty of
peace, 419; opposes recommitting
report on peace ministers,
422; favors assumption of state
debts, 432; thinks valuation of
land poor rule, 434; announces
eastern states and New York
are to form convention, 438;
explains its objects, 438; insists
on drawback on fish, 445;
favors discharging troops, 470;
favors report on land cessions,
474; nominates Jefferson for
Secretary of Foreign Affairs,
475; approves Superintendent
of Finance, 477. - Graham, John, resigns as Secretary
at Madrid, vii., 74; commended,
viii., 388. - Granger, Gideon, candidate for
Supreme Court, viii., III. - Grayson, William, opposed to
federal power to regulate trade,
ii., 180; delegate to Congress,
194, 221, 294; opposed to constitution,
v., 2, n., 120, 121, 316;
elected Senator from Virginia,
310; writes state legislature
on consolidation tendencies,
429, 429, n. - Great Britain, war on American
commerce, vi., 198, 209; attitude
towards U. S., 415, 424;
alliance against France proposed,
vii., 37, 44; extraordinary
mission to, 40; draft of
convention with, 80; draft of
treaty with, 376, 408, n.,
448; renewal of intercourse
with, viii., 56; does not desire
accommodation with United
States, 86; reduces diplomatic
rank of representative, 97; war
with (1812) imminent, 168,
634182, 185; refuses accommodation,
174; sentiment for war
with, 191, n.; dangers of, 191;
war with, recommended, 192;
war with, proclaimed; 201, extent
of outrages, 204; opposition
to war with, 210, 211, 214,
262; progress of war with, 216;
terms upon which war with,
may cease, 226; attempts to
foster disunion sentiment, 234,
237; objects sought, 242; Russian
mediation offered, 243,
244; plan of war with, 262;
retaliation upon naturalized
subjects, 269; benefits of war
with, 274; proceedings agreed
upon by cabinet, 279; prospects
of termination of war with,
307; peace negotiations, 315,
322; treaty of peace sent to
Senate, 324; Dallas's exposition
of war with, 332; commercial
treaty with, viii., 335,
415, 434; plan of war with, ix.,
277, n. - Great Falls (Potomac), improvements
at, impeded, vi., 12, n.;
Madison's stock in company,
69, n.; lands offered for sale,
301, 306, 321. - Greene, Nathanael, succeeds Gates,
i., 140; announces evacuation of
Charleston, 315; thanked, 317. - Grenville, Thomas, in peace negotiations,
i., 242. - Griffin, Cyrus, judge to hear
controversy between Connecticut
and Pennsylvania, i, 26, n.;
candidate for council of state, ii,
294; elected President of Congress,
v., 91; favors adoption
of constitution, 120; resigns
political pretensions, vi., 224. - Griffin, Samuel, attends first
Congress, v., 329, 334. - Griswold, Roger, affair of, vi.,
310 - Guadaloupe, pretended blockade
of, vii, 80, 108.
G
- Hamilton, Alexander, favors informing
Rhode Island of foreign
loans, i., 29; favors ratifying
exchange of Cornwallis, 268;
proposes states arrange for
redemption of paper, 269; on
committee to take up paper
emissions, 270; advocates federal
discharge of public debt,
270; on committee recommending
John Paul Jones, 277, n.;
on committee to confer with
Pennsylvania on public debt,
278; wishes to apply coercion
to Vermont, 280; opposes separate
appropriations for public
debts by the states, 284; moves
that deputation be sent to
Rhode Island, 284; on committee
on objections of Rhode
Island to impost, 288; proposes
requisitions on states be decreased,
290; on committee on
commercial reciprocity with
Great Britain, 301; on negotiating
without advice of France,
301; on land valuation, 305,
314; recommends change of
articles of confederation, 313;
on sub-committee on paying
army, 313, 325, 326; on committee
on treaty with Holland, 318;
on French loan, 322; on
memorial presented by the
army, 323; moves to reconsider
accounts of states, 326; moves
commutation for half pay,
327; favors permanent funds,
332; thinks federal collection
of tax essential, 334; shows
inadequacy of state funds,
335; suggests house and window
tax, 342; reports French
disapproval of treaty with
Holland, 343, n.; insists on
provision for public debt, 351;
thinks land valuation should
be settled, 355, 439; opposes
Vermont remonstrance, 356;
opposes limiting the impost,
366, 373, 377; proposes public
sessions of Congress, 372; opposes
appropriating impost exclusively
to army, 374; attends
conference on revenue, 379;
favors permanent funds, 383,
635402; on committee to restore
public credit, 384; defends
Robert Morris, 396; moves
Congress appoint collectors,
402; criticizes peace commissioners,
415; on committee on
treaty of peace, 419, 441; opposes
concealment of separate
article of treaty of peace, 426;
disapproves partial conventions,
438, 439; on committee on
liberation of prisoners of war,
448; favors provisional article
of treaty of peace, 450; moves
to include expenses of states
in plan of revenue, 453; opposes
commercial treaty with Russia,
469; proposes limitation of
armament on lakes, 469; favors
discharging troops, 470; asserts
right to land cession, 474;
moves postponement of land
cession, 475; on committee on
new state, 479; on committee
on mutiny in army, 480, 483;
favors constitution, v., 3, n.;
on committee on Mississippi
question, 263, n.; may be Secretary
of Treasury, 371, n.;
revenue plans of, 434; report of,
as Secretary of Treasury, vi., 6,
n., ii, n.; writes Pacificus, 135;
will resign, 227, 229; valedictory
report on debt, 232; defends
Jay, treaty, 239; pamphlet
against Adams, 411; connection
with constitution, vii., 162, n.,
163; drafts address of Annapolis
convention, 165; plan of
constitution, viii., 104, 417;
statements concerning Federalist,
433; speech in constitutional
convention, 438; ix.,
556; on construction of constitution,
ix., 240; attitude towards
union, 341. - Hamilton, Paul, retires as Secretary
of Navy, viii., 233. - Hammond, George, British minister,
arrives, vi., 59, n. - Hancock, George, extradition proceedings,
ii., 31. - Hancock, John, favors ratification
of constitution, v., 97, 99;
proposed for Vice-President,
270, 303. - Hanson, John, represents Maryland
in Congress, i., 250. - Hardy, Samuel, favors federal
power to regulate trade, ii.,
180. - Harrison, Benj., candidacy for
assembly, ii., 138, 142; elected,
165, 192, 215; favors bill for
religious assessments, 183, n.;
speaker of House of Delegates,
192, 215; opposed to federal
regulation of commerce, 218;
political prospects of, 238; loses
election, 294; opposes constitution,
v., 65, 121. - Harrison, Carter H., urges Madison
to return to public life,
vi., 341, n. - Harrison, Richard, reports capture
of British fleet, i., 76; reports
fleet in Cadiz, 118. - Harrison, Wm. Henry, campaign
of, viii., 216, 220; confidence in,
223; military success of, 267;
resignation of, 289. - Harvey, John, favors constitution,
v., 65; presidential elector for
Virginia, 333. - Hazen, Moses, memorial from,
introduced, i., 444. - Helmsley, William, represents
Maryland in Congress, i., 250;
opposes extravagances of states,
432. - Helvidius, letters of, vi., 138, 138,
n., 146, n., 177, n., 178, 196. - Henderson, Alexander, appointed
to negotiate with Maryland
concerning Potomac, ii., 60.
137. - Henry correspondence sent to
Congress, viii., 183. - Henry, John, valedictorian at
Princeton, i., 4. - Henry Patrick, and the Independent
Gentlemen of Hanover,
address to, i., 31; on committee
to draw up declaration of
rights, 34; favors strengthening
federal government, ii., 52;
opposes amending constitution
of Virginia, 58; favors bill to
incorporate Episcopal church,
63659; father of bill for religious
assessments, 94; position on
British debts, 114; elected governor,
118; declines reappointment
as Governor of Virginia,
275, 277, 282; to be elected
delegate to federal convention,
290; attitude of, towards constitution,
v., 14, 36; opposed
to constitution, 40, 42, 42, n.,
64, 65, 66, 67, 75, 115, 119, 120,
121, 241; opposes revised code
of Virginia, 67; favors prohibition
of imports in Virginia,
67; motion for second constitutional
convention, 70, n.; opposes
carrying out treaty of
peace in Virginia, 76; opposed
to union, 80, 88, n., 121; determined
to amend constitution,
89, n.; influence against ratification
of constitution, 103,
104; opposed to payment of
British debts, 104; acquiesces in
constitution, 226, n.; endeavors
to defeat constitution, 234;
causes rejection of constitution
by North Carolina, 253; favors
second convention to revise
constitution, 264; opposed to
constitution as a system, 295;
defeats Madison for Senate,
313; opposes Madison's election
to House, 314; presidential
elector for Virginia, 333; may
revive question of commutables,
428; origination of resolutions
on stamp act questioned, vi.,
19, n.; proposes import duties
on brandy, 76; co-operates for
stronger government, vii., 164. - Hessian fly, destruction of wheat
by, v., 243, 244. - Heth, William, arrives with proceedings
of commissioners, v.,
114; elected to the council of
Virginia, vi., 78. - Higginson, Stephen, defends American
peace ministers, i., 417;
thinks plans for general funds
have failed, 420; thinks peace
negotiations should be independent,
423; favors assumption
of state debts, 432; proposes
rating of blacks to whites,
434; favors general convention,
439; nominates Trumbull
for Secretary of Foreign Affairs,
475. - Hill, Whitmill, on committee
on public debt, i., 278. - Holland, and Great Britain, attempting
separate peace, i.,
183, 190; recognizes American
independence, 199, 220; loan
in, 235; treaty with, 210, 214,
236, 318, 343; government
of, v., 140, 170. - Holten, Samuel, on permanent
funds, i., 383, 393; favors waiting
for report of ministers, 423;
proposes rating of blacks to
whites, 434; moves inquiry concerning
superintendent of finance,
436. - Holy alliance, proceedings of,
ix., 157, 160. - Hood, Samuel, arrival at New
York, i., 152. - Houdon, Jean Antoine, statue of
Washington, ii., 237. - House of Representatives, see
Representatives, House of. - Howe, Robert, in Philadelphia to
quell mutiny, ii., 2. - Howell, David, represents Rhode
Island in Congress, i., 250;
supports committee report on
Vermont question, 261; on
committee on Pennsylvania
memorial, 262; moves states
pay temporary corps, 265;
favors reference to Vermont
of arrest of traitorous persons,
272; opposes coercing Vermont,
275; opposes increasing salary of
Secretary of Foreign Affairs, 275;
author of argument against impost,
282, 287, 288, 289; exposes
foreign transactions, 302; conduct
justified by Rhode Island,
437; opposes return of Congress
to Philadelphia, ii., 9. - Hughes Admiral, captures by,
i., 221. - Hull, Isaac, commended, viii., 225.
- Hull, William, attack by, viii.,
206; campaign of, 211; defeat
of, 217, 222; surrender of, ix.,
637275; reasons for appointment of,
276, 277, n.; claim to salary, 369;
physical infirmities, ix., 223. - Huntington, Benjamin, represents
Connecticut in Congress, i.,
250.
H
- Imigration, limits to, viii., 424.
- Impeachments, court of, form
proposed, v., 292. - Import duties levied by Virginia,
v., 67; effect of, 154. See Duties
on imports. - Imports, power to tax, explained,
v., 32; - Impost act, repealed by Virginia,
i., 175. - Impost, five per cent., rejected by
Rhode Island, i., 263, 263, n.,
282, 292, n.; Virginia repeals
law for, 296, 331; to be revived,
347; states to be credited with
amount of collections, 347;
taken up, 365; collectors of,
366, 376, duration of, 366, 373;
376, 378; and tariff agreed on,
408; debated, 421; to be levied
instead of collected, 431; to be
exclusively for debt to army,
370, 372, 374, 376; proposed
to change into a tariff, 372,
401; committee reports in favor
of, 397; Virginia action on,
unsatisfactory, ii., 1, 98, 99, 117;
adopted by New Jersey and
Maryland, 7; South Carolina
adopts, 10; condition of, 264;
levied by New York and New
Jersey, v., 163. See Finances. - Impressment of seamen, grievance
of, set forth, vi., 428; articles
concerning not enforced, 428;
number of, 429; instances of,
430, 431; effect on public mind,
432; Great Britain asked to
refrain from, vii., 65, n.; Monroe
to insist upon abandonment of,
65, n.; increase in, 77, n.; plea
to get rid of, 77, n.; desired that
they cease, 79, n.; draft of
convention to regulate, 80, 81;
observations on, 90; Great
Britain defends, 159, 160, n.;
extent of, 168; proceedings in
Congress concerning, 169; abandonment
an essential of treaty,
377; regulation of, necessary,
396; extent of, 397; importance
of question, 417; proposed treaty
provision, 421; proposed discharge
of natural born subjects,
viii., 2, 4; efforts to continue,
23; question admits of
adjustment, 55; settlement of
question possible, 89; extent
of outrage, 203; not a belligerent
right, 245; not an ultimatum,
280; British concessions, 418,
See Chesapeake, the attack on. - Indemnification for captures, vii.,
403. - Independence, Virginia delegates
instructed to declare, i., 33;
acknowledgment by Great Britain
proposed, 222, 223; not
desired by leaders, viii., 297,
298; origin of, 413; declaration
of, authorship, ix., 110, 155;
how moved, 110; as a text-book,
219, 221. - Indiana claimants, memorials of,
i., 99. - Indiana company, effect of constitution
on claims of, v., 118. - Indians, incursions of, against
Fort Schuyler, i., 64; incursions
of, from Canada, 75; affairs
with, under confederation, ii., 91;
treaties made with, after War of
1812, viii., 336; hostile attitude
of, 355; as farmers, ix., 54. - Ingersoll, Charles J., encouraged
to write history of War of 1812,
viii., 407. - Innes, Harry, candidate for attorney-general
of Virginia, ii.,
282; elected, 294; favors constitution,
v., 36, 65, 120. - Internal improvements recommended,
viii, 342, 379; bill
for, vetoed, 386; constitutional
amendment for, 397, ix., 235,
238, 252; power of Congress to
make, 188; Madison's opinion
on, 189; Virginia favors, 245;
veto of bill, 375, 433; extent
of, 377. - Izard, Ralph, on Franklin, i., 92;
represents South Carolina in
Congress, 250; on proposition
to reduce diplomatic salaries,
264; favors recommitting proposition
for general funds, 341;
on committee to consider commercial
treaty with Austria,
373; opposes discharging troops,
470; proposes to move Congress
from Philadelphia, 480;
proposes Congress adjourn to
avoid mutineers, 483.
I
638
- Jachmel, American prisoners at,
vii., 47. - Jackson, Andrew, military successes
of, viii., 268, 308; treaty
of, with Creeks, 278; commission
as major-general, 289;
conduct in Seminole affair, 421;
appointment as major-general,
ix., 144, 144, n. - Jackson, John G., representative,
favors war with England, viii.,
191, n. - Jackson, Francis James, arrival
of, viii., 70, 73; purposes of, 71;
character of, 75, n.; conduct
of, 79; imputations of, 81; dismissal
of, 81. - James River company organized,
ii., 104, 105; shares for Washington,
136; shares subscribed,
137; prospects of, 164; progress
of work, 258. - Jay, John, instructions to, i., 101;
reports on aid from Spain, 108,
111; says no more bills must be
drawn on him, 110, 111; proposed
for Secretary of Foreign
Affairs, 274; shows jealousy of
France in peace negotiations,
292; reports concerning conduct
of France, 294; conduct in
peace negotiations disapproved,
404; appointed Secretary of
Foreign Affairs, ii., 50; accepts
125; feeling towards department,
127; false charge that
he disapproves constitution,
v., 72; attitude of, towards
free navigation of Mississippi,
182; proposed for Vice-President,
303; may continue at
head of foreign affairs, 370, n.;
may be Secretary of Treasury,
371, n.; objections to, for President,
vi., 109, n.; opinion of, on
French topics, 134; nominated
as minister to England, 211;
election of, in New York endangered,
317. - Jay treaty, criticism of, vi., 234,
239, 258; ratification of, 258;
Washington's attitude towards,
259; disapproved in House, 260;
hostile to France, 262; Madison
speaks on, 263; President refuses
to send papers to House,
264, n.; source of majority for,
300, n.; permits intercepting
American supplies, ix., 119;
discussed, 272; merits of, 272. - Jefferson, Thomas, recommends
promotion of Daniel Morgan, i.,
81; escape of, from Charlottesville,
142, 167; retirement of,
207; reappointed minister for
negotiating peace, 259; proposed
for Secretary of Foreign
Affairs, 274, 475; prospective
mission of, 297, n., 369; appointed
envoy to make commercial
treaties, ii., 50; accused
of speculations, 75, 266; plan
for Capitol, 225; Notes on Virginia,
236; appointment to
France continued, v., 11, 37;
not opposed to federal power
to levy taxes, 175; favors equality
of suffrage in Senate, 175;
objections of, to constitution,
235; becomes more friendly to
constitution, 235; outfit for,
266, 269; desires to return home,
330; asked to accept domestic
office, 371, n.; appointed Secretary
of State, 435, n., unwilling
to be President, vi., 109, n.;
urged to stay in public life, 129,
194; will be elected Vice-President,
297; relations with John
Adams, 302; consults concerning
resolutions of 1798, 326, n.;
election of, by House, 411;
639library to be bought by Congress,
viii., 313, 334; and Declaration
of Independence, ix.,
110, 156; author of preamble
of constitution of Virginia, 208;
financial reverses of, 243, 262;
death of, 247; memoirs of,
256; Madison's recollections of,
256; Revised Code of Virginia
by, 288; agency in Virginia
code, 300; writings of, to be
published, 306; estate of, 306;
on freedom of press, 307; connection
with Kentucky resolutions,
394, n., 395, n.; on nullification,
472, 479, 491. - Jenifer, Daniel, of St. Thomas,
consults on subject of Potomac
jurisdiction, ii., 137. - Jesup, Thomas S., states conditions
in Florida, viii., 370. - Jews, feeling towards Madison,
viii., 412; position of, in America,
ix., 29. - Johnson, James, military success
of, viii., 267. - Johnson, Samuel, appears for
Connecticut in controversy with
Pennsylvania, i., 262, n.; reports
Connecticut favors constitution,
v., 60; elected Senator
from Connecticut, 280, 310;
probably to be at head of
Treasury, vi., 195. - Johnson, Thomas, favors constitution,
v., 64. - Johnson, Zachary, favors adoption
of constitution, v., 65, 121;
presidential elector for Virginia,
333. - Jones, E., complaint of, vi., 449.
- Jones, Gabriel, favors constitution,
v., 65, 120; judge in Virginia,
104. - Jones, John Paul, commander of
the Ariel, i., 109, 114; Congress
recommends to command
French squadron, 277; bust of,
v., 434. - Jones, Joseph, member of committee
to draw up declaration of
rights, i., 34; leaves legislature,
113; leaves Congress, 134; arrives
in Germantown, 228; opposes
resolution to continue
Laurens in public service, 240;
declines to hear controversy between
Connecticut and Pennsylvania,
262, n.; reports on
vessel for Jefferson's voyage,
368; favors bill for religious
assessments, ii., 183, n.; delegate
to Congress, 276, 294;
declines, 294; opposes constitution,
v., 47, 47, n., 48, n.;
judge of general court, 432;
fails of election to judgeship, vi.,
86. - Jones, Walter, named as delegate
to federal convention to consider
commercial regulations, ii.,
223; urges Madison to return
to public life, vi., 341, n. - Jones, Willey, opposes adoption
of constitution, v., 68. - Jones, William, favors adoption
of constitution, v., 120. - Jones, William, thinks abandonment
of impressment not an
ultimatum, viii., 280; with
Mrs. Madison after flight from
Washington, 299; resigns as
Secretary of Navy, 320, n.; ix.,
278, n. - Journal of constitutional convention.
See Constitutional convention,
journal of. - Judiciary in Virginia, proposed
form of, v., 290, 420, n. - Judiciary, power under the articles
of confederation, i., 133; national,
power explained, v., 22, 216,
294; vi., 351, 402; remodelling
of, recommended, viii., 399;
powers of, to veto legislative
bills, 406; Supreme Court discussed,
447; Supreme Court,
leanings of, ix., 59, 65, 397;
authority of, 471, 476, 493. - Jury, trial by, constitutional
amendment for, objected to, v.,
420, n.
J
- Kentucky, petitions to be a
separate state, i., 229; movement
of, for separation, ii., 128,
640136, 144, 149; plan for constitution,
167; independence of, 200,
219, 239, 245; members of
Virginia convention, v., 115, n.;
efforts of Spain to cause separation
of, 255; convention in, 275;
emissary of Spain in, 328; union
with Spain, 337; admission of, as
state, 372, n.; bill for admitting,
vi., 25, n., 44, n.; resolutions
of 1798, 327, n.; loyalty of, viii.,
257; popular education in, ix.,
104; Jefferson's connection with,
394, n., 395, n.; meaning of
resolutions, 491; vote of, 411; attitude
towards Mississippi question,
see Mississippi question. - King, Rufus, reports proceedings
of Massachusetts convention to
consider constitution, v., 90, 92—
95, 97, 99, 100; probably to
be Secretary of State, vi., 194;
inflammatory conduct of, ix.,
25. - Knagg, Whitman, claim of, viii.,
367. - Knox, Henry, proposed for Vice-President,
v., 303; to continue
at head of War Department,
370, n.; militia plan of, 434;
will resign, vi., 227, 229. - Kosloff, Russian Consul, criminal
charge against, viii., 364.
K
- La Fayette, Marquis de, Madison
urges compliment to i., 162;
travels with Madison, ii., 76;
speech to Indians, 80, 83;
Madison's estimate of, 85, 163;
busts of, 97, 237; attitude
towards Mississippi question,
138; naturalization of by Virginia,
216; "disgrace of" in
France, v., 279; land grant to,
vii., 31, n., 48, viii., 55; proposed
visit to America, ix.,
38; arrives, 209; departs, 229. - L'Aigle, frigate, grounding of, i.,
237, 239. - Lake Huron, expedition to, viii.,
279. - Lancaster proposed for capital.
See Capital, location of. - Land cessions, western, i., 115,
132, 134, 162, 165, 225, 444;
extent of, 170; attitude of Congress,
172; report of grand
committee, 232; motion to
rescind recommendation for,
452; of Connecticut, 107; of
Virginia, Jefferson's aid in, 132;
brought before Congress, 134;
dispute to title, 160; opposition
to conditions of,
161; opposition to, 162, 172,
251, n.; Madison asks instructions
concerning, 181; Jefferson
urged to trace Virginia's title,
186; Connecticut's claim disputed,
186; status of, 190;
project postponed, 193; report
on, resumed, 228; moved that ft
be rejected, 452; conditions oi
acceptance of, 472, n.; report
on, considered, 473; debated,
474; report on, 481; New Jersey
remonstrates against, 481, n.;
decided upon by Congress, ii.,
18; of New York, title to, 161;
acceptance of, proposed, 249,
251, n. - Land companies, claims of, i., 160.
- Land, public ownership of, ii., 246;
public, sale of, v., 38. - Land tax. See Tax on land.
- Land warrants, sale of, by Virginia,
ii., 17. - Lands, valuation of, proposed as
basis of apportioning allotments,
i., 177, 263, 308, 314,
359; impracticable, 305, 313;
referred to grand committee,
309, 369; committee confers
with Superintendent of Finance,
353; states to make return of,
354, 355; report taken up, 357;
to be immediately attempted,
360; report on, amended, 363;
report of committee, 369; agreed
to, 370; abatements in, disapproved,
388; proposed to abolish,
400; taxation by, 433; taxation
of improvements impracticable,
ii., 131. - Lands, waste, on eastern waters,
act to dispose of, ii., 220. - Langdon, John, elected Senator
from New Hampshire, v., 308,
310; declines Secretaryship of
Navy, vi., 426, n. - Lansing, John, disappearance of,
ix., 460. - Laurens, Henry, committed to
the tower, i., 110, 114; declines
to serve as peace minister, 234;
proceedings during captivity,
240; petition of, to parliament,
241; notifies intention to return
to America, 251, 253, n.;
exchange of, 265; predilections
of, towards Great Britain, 267;
resignation accepted, 440. - Laurens, John, arrival of, from
France, i., 151. - Lawrence, John, representative
from New York in first Congress,
v., 330. - Lawrence, John, victory by, viii.,
246. - Lawson, opposes adoption of
constitution, v., 121. - Lear, Tobias, unfriendliness towards,
in Santo Domingo, vi., 453. - Leclerc, Victor E., unfriendliness
of, vi., 453, 456. - Lee, Arthur, on Franklin, i., 92;
on Vermont question, 135;
nominated for Secretary of
Foreign Affairs, 475; opposed
to the port bill, ii., 138, 148;
election disputed, 192, 215;
opposes constitution, v., 36. - Lee, Charles, recommended for
office, vi., 12, n.; appointed Attorney-General,
262. - Lee, Francis Lightfoot, favors
adoption of constitution, v., 71,
n., 121; on committee to revise
code of Virginia, ix., 288. - Lee, Henry, member of committee
to draw up declaration of rights,
i., 34; thinks general tax would
operate unequally, 334; favors
full statement of federal affairs,
342; seconds motion for five
per cent, impost, 348; favors
crediting states with amount of
impost, 348, 351; presents letter
from Samuel Adams, 357;
opposes report of committee
to examine into export of
tobacco, 362; favors returns of
valuation of lands, 363; thinks
impost should be limited, 365;
favors French taking goods
seized under passport, 367;
favors appropriating impost
exclusively to army, 374, 375;
opposes permanent revenue,
382; favors restraining refugees,
387; opposes abatements in land
valuations, 388; disparages
Robert Morris, 396; defends
American peace ministers, 413,
422, 426; favors five per cent,
impost, 431; thinks two slaves
not equal to one freeman, 435;
calls for report from Superintendent
of finance, 436; favors
indemnifying army officers, 460,
461; proposes equestrian statue
to Washington, 462; opposes
return of Congress to Philadelphia,
ii., 9; delegate to Congress
194, 221, 294; proposes
naturalization of Lafayette, 216;
favors constitution, v., 3, n., 121;
offers Madison land at Great
Falls, 301, 306; dissatisfaction
of, vi., 10, n., 81, n.; favorable
to Freneau's Gazette, 84, n. - Lee, Richard Bland, favors bill
for religious assessments, ii., 183,
n.; attends first Congress, v.,
329, 334; retires from Congress,
vi., 224. - Lee, Richard Henry, on committee
to consider seizure of goods
under passport, i., 367; opposes
federal power to regulate trade,
ii., 180; favors bill for religious
assessments, 183, n.; delegate
to Congress, 194, 221;
proposed as governor of Virginia,
276, 277, 282, 284, 294;
elected delegate to Congress,
294; opposed to constitution, v.,
2, n., 4, 5, 36, 316; not elected
to Virginia convention, 121;
elected Senator from Virginia,
310; advocates titles, 370, n.;
not an exponent of his party,
371, n., 373, n.; writes state
legislature on consolidation tendencies,
429, 429, n.; authorship
of Declaration of Independence,
642ix., 110; agency in independence,
156. - Lee, Thomas Ludwell, member of
committee to draw up declaration
of rights, i., 34. - Lee, William, informs Congress of
desire of Austria to make commercial
treaty, i., 373. - Lees of Stratford opposed to ratification
of constitution, v., 71, n. - Legislature, single, reasons against,
ix., 182. - Leopard, the, outrages by, vii.,
454. - Lewis, Thomas, member of committee
to draw up declaration
of rights, i., 34; favors adoption
of constitution, v., 120. - Lewis, Warner, presidential elector
for Virginia, v., 333; election of,
vii., 48, n. - L'Hommedieu, Ezra, represents
New York in Congress, i., 250. - Lincoln, Benjamin, visits the
army, i., 249. - Lincoln. Levi, appointed judge of
Supreme Court, viii., 110. - Lippincott, Richard, court-martial
proceedings forwarded by Carleton,
i., 227; proceedings concerning,
226, 248; Vergennes
intervenes, 252, n. - Livingston, Brockholst, Madison's
feeling towards, i., 12. - Livingston, Edward, elected to
House, vi., 228; criminal code
of, ix., 98; relations with Madison,
187, n. - Livingston, Robert R., states intention
to resign, i., 273; letter
of resignation, 274; gives up
office, 274, n.; expresses willingness
to serve till successor appointed,
275; resigns, 278, n.; will
serve till spring, 291, 294, n.;
leaves department, 475, n.;
indifference of, towards Department
of Foreign Affairs, ii., 128;
wishes to be Secretary of
Treasury, v., 371. n.; opposes
Jay's treaty, vi., 234;
zeal commended, 459; minister
extraordinary to France,
vii., 9; extraordinary mission
to England proposed, 40; rank
of, 52; memorial concerning
Louisiana, 53, 61, n., 153;
jealousy of Monroe, 60, n.;
return of, 114, n.; favors taking
West Florida, 124, n. - Livingston, William, proposed
prayer of, ix., 126; in federal
convention, 439. - Loan-office certificates to be discharged,
i., 144. - Loans, additional, for 1782 required,
i., 235; from France,
interest on, remitted, 239; from
Holland contracted for, 235,
239; arrangements for, 294, n.;
foreign, application to be made
for more, 309; not recommended,
317; from Holland, v., 38. - Location of capital. See Capital,
location of. - Logan, Shawanese chief, speech
of, i., 29. - Longchamps, case of, ii., 86
- Louisiana, reported cession of, to
France, vi., 422, 427, n., 434,
448, 450, 451, 454, 460, 461;
cession of part of, to United
States by Spain urged, 455, cession
to France, vii., 3, 5, 7, 9,
42; British solicitude for, 48;
increasing American claims to,
50; boundaries of, 52; Livingston's
memorial concerning,
53, 61, n.; purchase of, approved,
60; purchase of, not
contemplated, 60, n., 62; terms
of purchase of, 63; cession of,
Spain objects, 67, 72, 74, 75,
n.; ratification of treaty exchanged,
75; Claiborne and
Wilkinson to take possession,
76; delivered to U.S., 78, n.;
government of, bill in Congress,
115; boundary of, 116,
123, 126, 148, 153, 185; Spain
withdraws objection to cession,
156, n.; special privileges in
treaty, ix., 7. - L'Ouverture, Toussaint. See
Toussaint L'Ouverture. - Lowell, John, elected judge of
the Court of Appeals, i., 280. - Lowndes, Rawlins, opposes adoption
of constitution, v., 109. - Lowndes, William, refuses office
of Secretary of War, viii., 371. - Lowry, R. K., mission of, viii.,
106, n., 107. - Luzerne, Chevalier de la, communicates
displeasure of France
in peace negotiations, i., 406;
French minister, departure of,
vi., 85, 86. - Lyon, Matthew, affair with Griswold,
vi., 310.
L
641
643
- McClurg, James, proposed for
Secretary of Foreign Affairs, i.,
274, n., 365, n.; does not sign
constitution, v., 33; friendly to
constitution, 66. - Macdonough, Thomas, victory of,
viii., 309. - McDougall, Alexander, on mission
from army, i., 297, n.; meets
grand committee, 310. - McCulloch v. State of Maryland,
decision, viii., 447. - McGregor, scheme of, viii., 422.
- McHenry, James, moves to pay
expenses of reducing western
forts, i., 481; urged to favor
adoption of constitution, v., 116. - McKean, Joseph B., opinion of,
ix., 590. - McKean, Thomas, represents Delaware
in Congress, i., 250;
member of committee on Pennsylvania
memorial, 262; favors
ratifying exchange of Cornwallis
and Laurens, 268; wishes traitorous
persons brought to civil
trial, 272; on committee to
consider resignation of Livingston,
274; offers resolution on
Department of Foreign Affairs,
275; calls up report on Vermont,
275. - Maclay, William, elected Senator
from Pennsylvania, v., 270,
310. - Macon, Nathaniel, non-importation
bill of, viii., 91, n.; passed,
95. - Madison, Ambrose, bequest to,
ix., 550. - Madison, Dorothy (Dolly) Payne,
marriage of, v., 227, n.; under
treatment, vii., 19; bequest to,
ix., 548. - Madison, Eleanor Conway (Mrs.
James Madison, Sr.), health of,
ii., 13, 14. - Madison, James, religious views
of, i., 10, 19, 21, 23, 27; feeling
towards Brockholst Livingston,
12; beginning of friendship with
Freneau, 12; describes Princeton,
14; friendship for Hugh
Henry Brackenridge, 20, 22;
views on Dean Tucker's tracts,
27; on Moses Allen's preaching,
30; signs address to Patrick
Henry and the Gentlemen Independents
of Hanover, 31; added
to the committee on declaration
of rights, 34; offers
amendment to declaration of
rights, 40; attends convention at
Williamsburg, 51; attends Continental
Congress, 58; on continental
finances, 62; on suoport
of neutral rights by maritime
powers, 68; on Arnold's plot, 72;
proposes scheme for raising
supplies in Virginia, 78; drafts
instructions on free navigation
of Mississippi, 82; wishes to
stop paper emissions, 96; urges
ratification of articles of confederation,
98; disagreement with
Bland, 102; on freeing negro
soldiers, 106; opposes motion to
agree to closing Mississippi, 112;
opposes sending special envoy
from Virginia to Congress, 113,
124; thinks a navy desirable,
132; urges decision on cession
of western lands, 134; on power
to levy duty on trade, 137;
finances of, 178, 196, 228,
230, 237, 242, 243; translates
Marbois' letter for Philadelphia
Packet, 208; writes instructions
for treaty with Holland, 212;
proposes uniform rule of naturalization,
227; thinks separate
government in West certain,
233; opposes continuing Laurens
in public service, 240; represents
Virginia in Congress,
250; opposes partial exchange
644of prisoners of war, 254;
calls Howell to order, 261;
on committee on valuation of
lands, 264; on proposition to
reduce diplomatic salaries, 264;
on committee to consider duties
of Secretary of Foreign Affairs,
265; favors Franklin's arrangement
for exchange of Laurens,
266; favors crediting states
with surplus of paper emissions,
269; wishes report on traitorous
persons in Vermont, 273; objects
to preamble to resolution on
Department of Foreign Affairs,
275; on committee recommending
John Paul Jones, 277, 277,
n.; on committee to confer with
Pennsylvania on public debt,
278; on power to coerce Vermont,
281; favors redeeming
old paper emissions, 285; reports
concerning publication in Boston
paper, 287; reports on
objections of Rhode Island to
impost, 288, n.; reports repeal of
impost law by Virginia, 297;
on committee to report on
Wayne's contract, 301, n.;
brings up commercial reciprocity
with Great Britain, 301;
opposes rule of land valuation,
303; on committee to confer
with Superintendent of Finance,
306; favors further application
for loans in Europe, 309;
on subcommittee on arrangements
for paying army, 313;
favors amendment of articles
of confederation, 313; opposes
valuation of land, 314; proposes
direct valuation of land, 314;
on subcommittee to consider
valuation of land, 315; moves
information be given concerning
British debts, 316; on committee
for treaty with Holland,
318; on committee to report
books for Congress, 319; on
committee to consider violation
of passport, 320; opposes statement
that French loan was
for the army, 322; opposes consideration
of Morris' resignation,
323; proposes to start
newspaper, 329, n.; favors
permanent funds, 334, 336,
341, 344; criticises treaty with
Holland, 343; on land valuation,
355, 359. 360, 361, 370, 388,
433; on committee to consider
ordinance of piracies, 356; favors
commutation for half pay, 357;
opposes use of force to take
goods seized under passports,
368; opposes appropriation of
impost to the army, 375; attends
conference on revenue
and army, 379; powers of
Congress under the confederation,
380; on committee to
devise means to restore public
credit, 384; favors commutation
of half pay, 392; defends
peace ministers, 417; seconds
motion to inform Spain of
British intentions, 423; moves
apportionment according to
ability of states, 431; favors
assumption of state debts,
432, 433; proposes rating of
blacks to whites in apportioning
taxes, 435; on duties of Superintendent
of Finance, 436; disapproves
of partial conventions,
438; on committee to report
peace arrangements, 441; thinks
states should cede western
lands, 444; moves to reconsider
assessment of quotas, 444; on
committee to consider question
of western lands, 445; opposes
commercial treaties, 447; on
committee to consider liberation
of prisoners of war, and ratification
of treaty of peace, 448;
favors commission to arrange
accounts between states and
United States, 451; favors including
expenses of states in
plan of revenue, 453; writes
address to the states, 454; proposes
provision for Canadian
refugees, 469; opposes commercial
treaty with Russia,
469; warns that land cession
may fail, 474; objects to postponement
of land cession, 475;
on committee on new state, 479;
645proposes Virginia and Maryland
unite for capital, ii., 4; sounds
George Mason on federal measures,
27; reading course of,
30; urges revision of constitution
of Virginia, 41; proposes
commissioners to settle Potomac
boundary with Maryland,
42; proposes postponement
of revision of constitution of
Virginia, 52, 54, n.; proposes
gradual payment of British
debts, 55; appointed to negotiate
with Maryland concerning
Potomac, 60, 60, n.; travels with
Lafayette, 76; opinion of Lafayette,
85; opposes assessments
for religion, 88, 154; proposes
resolutions on subject of Potomac,
100; proposes plan for
improving roads, 101, n.; opinion
of John Adams, 129; recommends
consular conventions,
130; opposes taxation of improvements
on land, 131; declines
invitation to visit Europe,
141; urges importance of Potomac
regulations, 153; opposed
to slavery, 154; favors
regulation of trade by Congress,
156, 157; opinion of
Lafayette, 163; sends plan for
constitution for Kentucky, 167;
on weakness of confederation,
179; on commercial regulations,
194; prepares petition against
establishment of Episcopal
church, 212; delegate to convention
to consider commercial
regulations, 218; buys lands
with Monroe, 232, 234, 265,
274; views of, on land and
population, 248; travels with
Monroe, 253; favors free navigation
of Mississippi, 254, 272;
on convention to amend articles
of confederation, 262; opposes
treaty with Spain to close
Mississippi, 262; opposes compromise
on Mississippi question,
268; opposes paper money, 279;
urges Washington to accept
election as delegate to federal
convention, 284, 295; feeling
towards Henry Lee, 286; favors
plan for district courts, 293;
elected delegate to Congress,
294; sends copy of constitution
to Pendleton, v., 1; to his father,
2; to Jefferson, 18; accepts
nomination for Virginia convention,
5; criticises Charles
Pinckney's pamphlet on the
constitution, 9; writes papers
of Federalist, 55, 55, n.; disapproves
second convention,
56; rumored opposition to ratification
of constitution, 71, n.;
stands for constitutional convention,
105; urges adoption of
constitution by Kentucky, 116;
by South Carolina, 116; by
Maryland, 116; opposes second
constitutional convention, 119;
on power to lay taxes in Virginia
convention, 137, 148; to
prepare address in favor of
constitution, 165, n.; on Mississippi
negotiations, 179; explains
election of Senators
and Representatives, 185; explains
compensation of Congress,
186, 189; explains provision
relating to money bills, 191;
explains power over militia,
193, 200, 204; explains power
over purse and sword, 195;
explains power over elections,
198; explains power over seat
of government, 206, 207; explains
power over importation
of slaves, 208, 210; explains
provision relative to election
of President, 211; explains provision
concerning Vice-Presidency,
211; explains treaty-making
power, 213; explains
power of judiciary, 216; necessity
for ratification of constitution,
225; illness, 237; on
committee to consider Mississippi
question, 263, n.; favors
bill of rights in constitution,
271; wishes election to House
of Representatives, 276, 295,
296; favors amendments to
constitution, 298, 320, 320, n.;
defeated for Senate, 303, 313;
stands for election to House
646of Representatives, 304, 309,
313, 314, 326, 334; opposed by
Monroe for Representative,
319, 334; on duties on imports,
339, 346, 349, 351, 357, 359;
vi., 203; favors free system of
commerce, v., 342, 349; thinks
manufactures should be encouraged,
344; favors discriminatory
duties on imports, 346;
on British debts, 346, n.; on
discriminatory tonnage dues,
348, 415, n.; on titles, v.,
355; on power of removal from
office, 362, 390; on amendments
to constitution, 370, 376,
380, 414, 432; on citizenship
365; advocates bill of rights
in constitution, 380; on duties
of Comptroller, 412; on location
of capital, 418, 421, 424;
vi., 6; on naturalization, v., 436;
on public debt, 438, 446; proposes
composition with public
creditors, 444, 447, 460, n.;
opposes assumption of state
debts, 458; on bank of the
United States, vi., 19, 36;
candidate for re-election to
Congress, 20, n.; rules of, for
construction of constitution,
27; journey with Jefferson, 45,
n., 51, no; denies connection
with Yazoo speculation, 54, n.;
refuses to present Quaker petition
against slavery, 60, n.;
patronizes Freneau's Gazette,
62, n., 117, n.; advises Washington
concerning Farewell
Address, 106, n., 110, n.,
111, n., 113, n.; favors John
Taylor of Caroline for Senate,
123; recommends Samuel Jordan
Cabell for Congress, 124;
made a citizen of France, 125;
criticises Washington's proclamation
of neutrality, 127, n.;
urges Jefferson to stay in public
life, 129; favors Genet, 127, 130;
reply to Pacificus, 135, 137, 138;
sketches resolutions in favor of
France, 192, n.; urges Jefferson
to retain office, 194; does not
wish to be Secretary of State,
195; opinion on President's
power to summon Congress
at new place, 199; land speculations,
214; criticises Washington's
message, 222; marriage
of, 227, n.; candidate for Congress,
233; relations of, with
Washington, 237; drafts answer
to President's speech, 260;
against the Jay treaty, 263;
urges Jefferson to accept Vice-Presidency,
297; refuses to go
into Assembly, 307; to retire
to private life, 319; consults
concerning resolutions of, 1798,
326, n.; address of General
Assembly to people of Virginia,
332; writes report on the resolutions
of 1798, 341; urged to
return to public life, 341, n.;
transmits letter of Callender,
419; increases American demands
in Louisiana, vii., 50;
compliments R. R. Livingston,
116, n.; connection with constitutional
convention, 162;
makes move for stronger government,
164; plans chronicle
of constitution, 167; explains
grievances to Rose, viii., 1;
insists on punishment of Berkley,
3; refuses to recall embargo
proclamation, 10; first inaugural
address, 47; message to
special session of Congress, 56;
pecuniary assistance to Barnes,
60; issues proclamation renewing
embargo act, 67, n.;
first annual message to Congress,
79; war message to Congress,
84, 192; Congress approves
course towards Jackson,
92, 97; takes Mobile district,
112; renews intercourse with
France, 115; advises Pinckney
to come home, 119; recommends
protection of manufactures, 126,
163; recommends discriminatory
tonnage dues, 126; recommends
national university, 127;
recommends increase of army,
128; sends special message to
Congress, 130; recommends retention
of West Florida, 131;
vetoes bill to incorporate Episcopal
650church, 132; vetoes bill
to relieve Baptist church, 133;
invites Monroe to be Secretary
of State, 136; dismisses Robert
Smith as Secretary of State,
137; recommends increase of
army, 161; special message to
Congress on canals, 172; on
British outrages, 174; approves
findings in' Wilkinson court-martial,
176; sends Henry correspondence,
183; suspects disunion
plots, 184; recommends
embargo, 186, n.; issues proclamation
of war, 200; fourth
annual message, 221; defends
war, 242; declines conference
with Senate on a nomination,
250, 253; commends navy,
266; commends army, 267;
recommends embargo, 275;
recommends amendment navigation
and commercial regulations,
275; joins the troops,
293; urges Armstrong to cooperate,
296; withdraws from
battle of Bladensburg, 297; dismisses
Armstrong, 300; on circulating
medium, 314; recommends
protective duty on imports,
341, 376, 393; favors
internal improvements, 342,
397; urges national university,
342, 379; advocates reciprocal
impost advantages, 346; recommends
department for Attorney-General,
381; commends John
Graham, 388; favors remodelling
judiciary, 399; on Jeremy
Bentham, 400; on authorship
of Federalist, 408; favors
limiting immigration, 424;
suggests naturalization by degrees,
425; favors emancipation,
439; approves plans of colonization
society, 441; proposes plan
for emancipation, 442; oa Supreme
Court decisions, 447;
commends Coles' emancipation,
455; opinion on duties on
imports, ix., 17; opinion on Missouri
question, 20, 31, 36;
arranges files, 20, 70; urges
Lafayette to visit America, 38;
views on slavery and farming,
40; on Supreme Court, 56, 59, 65,
140; rules for interpreting constitution,
60, 74; on treaty-making
power, 62; on central
seminary of jurisprudence, 63;
on Yates' minutes of debates,
68; favors popular education,
103; personal papers of, 128;
favors co-operation for South
American independence, 157,
161, 171; favors intervention for
Greeks, 173; suggests mode of
electing executive, 175; favors
free trade, 178, 184; views on
tariff, 178; relations with Edward
Livingston, 187, n.; views
on common law, 199; debts,
222; religious views, 230; property
of, 242; interest in University
of Virginia, 244; relations
with Jefferson, 245; proposition
for convention at Annapolis,
246; refuses to publish memoirs,
269; defends war of 1812, 271;
charged with alliance with
Napoleon, 273; agency in calling
constitutional convention,
289; first acquaintance with
George Mason, 293; health, 306;
declines nomination as elector,
309, 309, n.; views on tariff,
317, 317, n., 567; not writing
history, 345; speaks in second
Virginia constitutional convention,
358; on choosing the executive,
369; on general welfare
clause, 371; on internal
improvements, 376, 377; defends
Virginia resolutions, 383;
differs from Hayne, 383, n.; acquaintance
with Jefferson, 404;
opinions on bank bill, 443;
acquaintance with Jefferson,
453; opinion of John Adams,
453; opinion of Hamilton, 454;
health of, 463; consistency of,
471, 473; on tariff, 494; plan
of government of, 502; refuses
office under Washington, 532. - Madison, Rev. James, Madison
lodges with, i., 51, 52; criticises
constitution, v., 16; approves
of Federalist, 55, n. - Madison, James, Sr., signs address
651to Patrick Henry and the
Gentlemen Independents of
Hanover, i., 31; urged to continue
as county lieutenant, 53;
dies, vi., 417. - Madison, Robert L., bequest to,
ix., 550. - Madison, William, education of,
i., 56, 195. - Maine, province of, opposition to
constitution in, v., 85, 87, 96;
admission of, discussed, ix., 21. - Majorities, rights of, ix., 520, 570.
- Malthus, Thomas R., Godwin's
attack on, ix., 45; theory of,
168. - Manufactures, report of Secretary
of Treasury on, vi., 81, n., 355;
protection of, see Duties on Imports. - Marbois, Barbé de, explains
cause of removal of Sartine, i.,
114; author of letter in Pennsylvania,
Packet, 208; disapproves
treaty with Holland,
343, n.; attends Indian treaty,
ii., 80; insult to, 93. - Marchant, Henry, for Court of
Appeals, i., 280. - Marine, Agent of, recommends
Paul Jones to command
French squadron, i., 277. - Marine department, importance
of, ii., 21. - Marshall, Humphrey, poem of,
vi., 325. - Marshall, John, favors bill for
religious assessments, ii., 183,
n.; candidate for Attorney-General
of Virginia, 282, 294;
favors constitution, v., 36, 65,
120; proposed for mission to
New Orleans, vi., 134; dependent
upon monied interests,
196. - Martin, Luther, opposed to constitution,
ix., 267; on federal
convention, 446, 510. - Martinique, tempest in, i., 108;
pretended blockade of, vii., 80,
108. - Maryland, agreement on Potomac,
ii., 100; attitude towards articles
of confederation, 115; not
represented at Annapolis convention,
262; ratification of
constitution in, v., 17, 35;
reasons of, for not agreeing
to articles of confederation,
233; discriminatory tonnage
dues in, 351. - Mason, David, member of committee
to draw up declaration
of rights, i., 34. - Mason, George, writes constitution
of Virginia, i., 32; added
to the committee on declaration
of rights, 34; assists in land
cession, 173; on general impost,
ii., 27; negotiates with Maryland
concerning the Potomac, 60, 137;
delegate to Annapolis convention,
223; elected to legislature,
237; opposes port bill, 238, 242;
views on federal questions, 238;
anti-federal prejudices of, 244;
opposed to paper money, 245,
261; deserts constitution, v., 8,
n.; objections to constitution,
11, 42; does not sign constitution,
33; opposing constitution,
64, 65, 75, 97, 103, 114, 120,
121; opposes port bill, 67;
motion for second constitutional
convention, 70, n.; mutilated
version of objections to constitution,
72; favors executive
council, 72; favors amendments
to constitution, 89, n.; will acquiesce
in constitution, 226, n.;
not reconciled to constitution,
241; proposes executive council,
ix., 28; author of constitution
of Virginia, 207; agency in
defeating bill for religious teachers,
249; on committee to revise
code of Virginia, 288; characteristics
of, 293; author of constitution
of Virginia, 294; reasons
for not signing constitution,
509. - Mason, John, with Madison after
battle of Bladensburg, viii.,
299. - Mason, Stevens Thomson, elected
Senator from Virginia, vi., 225;
makes Jay treaty public, 258 - Matthews, Samson, removed from
council of Virginia, vi., 78. - Maury, James, consul at Liverpool,
ii., 130. - Maury's school, lottery granted
for, ii., 59. - Massachusetts, redeems quota of
paper emissions, i., 268; discontents
in, ii., 277; favors constitution,
v., 16, 40, 73, 78, 84;
opposition to constitution in,
80, 85, 87; prospects of ratification
of constitution in, 82, 90,
91; proceedings of convention,
92; ratification, 100; confederation
of, 142; elections in,
vi., 224, 229; tonnage of, 350;
discontents in, viii., 45, 210;
governor refuses troops, 224. - Mazzei, Philip, affairs of, ii., 46;
vi., 46, n.; book of, v., 314. - Mercer, John Francis, member of
committee to draw up declaration
of rights, i., 34; revives
question of land valuations,
361, 364, 369; opposes federal
revenues, 366, 371, 371, n., 377;
opposes use of force to take
goods seized under passport,
368; proposes impost exclusively
for debt to army,
370, 374; revives question of
general funds, 380; opposes
power of Congress, 383; wishes
to reconsider question of half
pay for army, 391; agrees to
project for general funds, 393;
on committee to consider discontent
in army, 407; censures
American peace ministers, 411,
413, 422, 423; on committee
on British debt propositions in
treaty of peace, 420; condemns
separate article of treaty of
peace, 426; favors cession of
western lands, 445; moves to
reconsider application for additional
French loan, 455;
opposes discharging troops, 468,
470; proposes to move Congress
from Philadelphia, 480; loses
election to assembly, ii., 238,
243; opposes bill for religious
freedom, 265; opposed to constitution,
v., 36, 64. - Merry, Anthony, displeasure of,
vii., 76, n. - Merry, Mrs., question of etiquette,
vii., 119. - Methodists in Virginia, viii., 430.
- Mexico, struggle of, for independence,
viii., 171; future of, ix.,
167. - Mifflin, Thomas, deputy to enforce
impost on Rhode Island,
i., 277, n., 284; on committee
to report books for Congress,
319; revives five per cent. impost,
365. - Migration of persons, clause in
constitution explained, ix., 1. - Milan decree, See French decrees.
- Militia bill, petition of Quakers
against, vi., 60, n. - Militia, constitutional power over,
explained, v., 128, 193, 200, 204;
plan of Knox taken up, 434;
reorganization of, recommended,
viii., 379. - Militia law in Virginia, act to
amend, ii., 220. - Miller, Joseph, balance due from,
vii., 70. - Miranda, Francisco, visit of, vii.,
202. - Mississippi River, free navigation
of, instructions to Jay, i., 82,
101; Spain's attitude, 104; an
obstacle to obtaining assistance
from Spain, 111, 113; Virginia
instructs delegates, 157; importance
of, ii., 67, 68, 120,
144, 177, 254; Lafayette informed
of argument, 78; opposition
to, 138; attitude of
France, 154; proposed treaty to
close river, 262; Monroe proposes
compromise on, 268;
transfer to Madrid defeated,
271; Virginia opposes closing
river, 275, 290; importance of,
to western country, 278; western
members on, 282; Madison
discloses pending negotiations,
v., 171, 178, 179; possible only
under constitution, 177; complicates
question of capital,
255; negotiations with Spain
suspended, 263; Kentucky's attitude
towards, 263; alarm concerning,
vi., 83; necessary,
462; House passes resolutions,
650vii., 1, 2, 4, 5; Great Britain
agrees to, 8; special negotiations,
9; believed to be a right, 14, 31,
n.; advantages to France, 15, 21,
Great Britain's rights to, 21,
23; letters on, ix., 34; Virginia's
attitude, 86; relations to St.
Lawrence, 163. - Mississippi River, trade down,
stopped by Spaniards, v., 426. - Missouri, question of admission,
ix., 12, 21, 31, 36, 42; constitution
of, 31, 37, 41. - Mobile district. See Florida,
West. - Mobile River, use of, by Americans
insisted on, vi., 449; vii.,
16; arrangement concerning,
with Spain, 155. - Mohegan language, pamphlet on,
v., 265. - Molasses, proposed tax on, v.,
358. - Mole, description of, ii., 241.
- Monax, description of, ii., 240.
- Money bills, originating of, constitutional
power explained, v.,
191. - Money, continental, ratio at 40
for 1 proposed, i., 298. - Money, effect of adoption of constitution
on, v., 118. - Money, essay on, vi., 71
- Monopolies, evils of, v., 274.
- Monroe doctrine. See South
America, independence of. - Monroe, James, favors federal
power to regulate trade, ii., 180;
delegate to Congress, 194, 221;
marriage, 232; loses election to
assembly, 238; proposes compromise
on Mississippi question,
268; attitude towards adoption
of constitution, v., 121;
opposes Madison for Representative,
319, 334; urges Jefferson
to retain office, vi., 194; favorable
to Genèt, 195; prepares for
departure to France, 218; reception
in France, 219; Adams
attacks, 325; appointed minister
to France and Spain, vii.,
3, 5, 8, 9, 30; sails for France,
37; extraordinary mission to
England, 40; rank of, 52; proposed
mission in Spain, 59;
ordered to Madrid, 141; return
of, 469; invited to be Secretary
of State, viii., 136; writes war
manifesto, 192, n.; thinks abandonment
of impressment not an
ultimatum, 280; goes on reconnoissance,
291; acts as Secretary
of War, 301; fund for, ix.,
457; health of, 458; death of,
460. - Montgomery, Joseph, to visit
eastern states, on financial mission,
i., 198; returns, 218;
favors Franklin's arrangement
for exchange of Laurens, 266;
on committee to confer on
public debt, 278; thinks mode
of making war belongs to states,
320; nominates George Clymer
for Secretary of Foreign Affairs,
475. - Montreal, campaign against. See
Canada, campaign against. - Moore, Andrew, attends first
Congress, v., 329. - Moore, William (Va.), signs address
to Patrick Henry and the
Gentlemen Independents of
Hanover, i., 31. - Moore, William (Pa.), elected
President of Pennsylvania, i.,
166. - Morgan, Daniel, promoted to be
a brigadier, i., 81; victory of,
140. - Morgan, George, memorializes
Congress on the subject of land
claims, i., 99; project of, for
colony in Spanish territory, v.,
329; circular of, for western
adventure, 331, n., 337. - Morris, Gouverneur, voyage of, to
Europe, v., 313; nominated as
minister to France, vi., 81, n.;
appointment criticised, 195; in
federal convention, ix., 447;
writings of, 459. - Morris, Robert, financial skill of,
i., 145; founder of Bank of
North America, 168; Madison
defends motives of, 204; grand
committee confers with, 304;
asks for committee to confer
651with him, 306; notifies intention
to resign, 322; favors land valuations,
353; report on resignation
of, 396, 397; favors tariff,
401; offends Congress, 403,
n.; declares American credit at
an end, 410; elected Senator
from Pennsylvania, v., 310;
affairs of, deranged, 313; proposes
arrangement for capital,
426; elected Senator from Pennsylvania,
vi., 270. - Moustier, Comte de, appointed
minister to U. S., v., 58; arrives,
85, 86; unfavorable impression
made by, 312; increasing favor
of, 370, n., 371, n. - Muhlenberg, Frederick A., speaker
of House, v., 339. - Mutiny of army. See Army, mutiny
of.
M
649
- Nash, Abner, represents North
Carolina in Congress, i., 250;
voted for for President of Congress,
250; on committee to
consider valuation of lands, 264;
proposed as deputy to enforce
impost on Rhode Island, 277,
n.; to visit Rhode Island on
subject of public debt, 284. - Nashua Hall. See Princeton.
- National Gazette, the. See Freneau's
Gazette. - National university recommended,
viii., 127. - Naturalization, uniform rule, i.,
226; bill, v., 436; second law
passed, vi., 230; by degrees
proposed, viii., 425. - Navigation, Acts, clause of constitution
relative to, criticised,
v., 44; duties on, vi., 445; regulations,
reciprocal, with Great
Britain, vii., 409, n., 429;
laws, amendment of, recommended,
viii., 275; protection
of, see Tonnage dues, discriminatory. - Navy, armament, desirability of,
i., 132; v., 169; British, advantages
of its superiority, i., 145;
victories of, viii., 266, 309; improvement
of, recommended,
341; Secretary of, post offered
Langdon, vi., 426, n. - Negroes for soldiers, proposed by
Madison, i., 106; rating of, in
apportioning taxation, 434; carrying
off, remonstrated against,
471. - Nelson, Hugh, opposed to constitution,
v., 41. - Nelson, William, declines to serve
as judge to hear controversy
between Connecticut and Pennsylvania,
i., 262, n.; election
of, to assembly, ii., 238, 243;
opposed to paper money, 245;
opposed to constitution, v.,
41, 65; favors ratification of
constitution, 89, n. - Neutral league, Portugal accedes
to, i, 109. - Neutral rights, support of, by
the Maritime, powers, i., 68;
British trespass upon, vi., 424;
violation of, in Cambrain, Boston,
and Driver cases, vii., 157,
159, 160, n.; case of Carpenter,
162; article preserving, to be
insisted on, 172; case of the
Aurora, 176, 190; argument for,
177; examination into British
doctrine, 204; treaty to regulate,
379, 412, n., 422, 428, 432;
on harbors and coasts, 402;
American position same as
British, ix., 120, 124; rule of
1756, 121, 124. - Neutral trade. See Neutral rights.
- Neutrality, Washington's proclamation
of, criticised, vi., 127,
n., 130, 142. - Neutrality (armed). See Armed
neutrality. - Newburg letters, authorship of,
ix., 139. - New England, confederation of,
v., 142; favors constitution,
66. - New Hampshire, redeems quota
of paper emissions, i., 268; declines
convention of eastern
states and New York, 439;
favors constitution, v., 16, 35;
prospects of ratification of constitution
651in, 73, 84; convention
to consider constitution, 78,
100; confederation of, 142; election
in, vi., 296. - New Haven, petition of inhabitants
of, viii., 151. - New Jersey, delegates from, side
with Vermont, i., 276; refuses
to comply with federal requisitions,
ii., 234; favors constitution,
v., 4, 10, 17, 35;
convention to consider constitution,
73; adopts constitution,
78; imposts levied by, 163;
peculiar election in, 330, 338;
elections in, vi., 229; supports
war, viii., 203. - New Orleans, cession of, vi., 465;
withdrawal of right of deposit,
vii., 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 18, 24, 30, n.,
34, 36, n., 41, 45, 46, 47, n.,
57, 58; cession of, desired, 4, 6,
9, 33; part of, to be considered,
28; terms of cession, 17, 19, 20,
24; status of inhabitants of, 19;
British designs on, 49, 50, 54;
defences of, viii., 282. - New York, enemy invades, i., 94;
convention with eastern states,
438; favors constitution, v., 3, 7,
17, 35; opposition to ratification
in, 80, 86, 87, 98; convention to
consider called, 98; imposts
levied by, 163; elections in, 229;
dispute over Senatorship in,
337; defences of, viii., 282. - New York City, embarkation at,
i., 116, 118; probably to be
capital, ii., 4; v., 238. - Niagara, campaign against. See
Canada, campaign in. - Nicholas, George, opposes bill for
religious assessments, ii., 183,
n.; elected to assembly, 238,
243; favors constitution, v.,
65, 114, 120; consults cencerning
resolutions of 1798, vi.,
326, n.; agency in defeating
bill for religious teachings, ix.,
249. - Nicholas, John, urges Madison to
write remonstrance against religious
assessments, ii., 154;
elected to assembly, 238, 243;
urges Madison to return to
public life, vi., 341, n. - Nicholas, Robert Carter, member
of committee to draw up declaration
of rights, i., 34. - Nicholas, Wilson Cary, opposes
bill for religious assessments,
ii., 183, n.; favors adoption of
constitution, v., 120; sentiments
of, towards France, vi.,
132, n., 133, 136, 195. - Noah, Mordecai M., consulate of,
viii., 412. - Nolton, Luke, accused of intriguing
with the enemy, i., 267. - Nominations, conference on, with
Senate declined, viii., 250. - Non-importation act, objects of,
vii., 376; suspension of, 407;
effect of, viii., 45, 91, 152, 156.
See Embargo. - Non-intercourse acts. See Embargo.
- Norfolk, defences of, viii., 282.
- North Carolina, failure of, to
furnish militia, i., 115; fails to
send delegates to Annapolis convention,
ii., 262; opposition to
constitution in, v., 68; prospects
of ratification of constitution in,
73; assembly well disposed to
constitution, 75; convention to
consider constitution, 82, 84;
fails to ratify constitution, 316;
ratification convention of, ix.,
292. - Northwest Territory, ordinance
respecting slavery in, ix., 8;
slavery in, see Slavery in
Northwest Territory. - Nullification, argument against,
ix., 383, 573; doctrine stated,
394, n., impracticability of,
471; effect of, 483; meaning
of, 511; proclamation against,
538.
N
- Octagon House, Madison occupies,
viii., 298, n. - Office, tenure of, by civil officers,
viii., 367. - Office, term of, limitation, power
of removal from, ix., 43, 43, n. - Ogden, Aaron, comes on mission
from army, i., 297, n.; meets
grand committee, 310. - Onis, Luis de, remonstrates against
American vessels arming, viii.,
350. - Opossums found in New Jersey,
v., 63. - Orders in council, British, operation
of, vii., 405; relaxation of,
viii., 14, 18; repeal of, necessary,
22; repeal of, 26; argument
for repeal, 33; except
American unregistered vessels,
34; conditions of repeal, 43;
repeal of, 51; fresh ones
received, 62; not repealed, 67;
repeal of, 93; repeal of, possible,
134; will not be repealed, 157;
more vigorously enforced, 158;
will not be withdrawn, 166, 168;
repeal of, impossible, 185; repeal
of, 212; when issued, ix.,
192, 196; effect of repeal of,
195. - Osgood, Samuel, represents Massachusetts
in Congress, i., 250;
moves to reconsider resolution
to exchange prisoners of war,
253; moves filling vacancy on
Court of Appeals, 254; on committee
to consider valuation of
lands, 264; on committee to
consider diplomatic salaries,
264; favors ratification of Franklin's
arrangement for exchange
of Laurens, 266; favors crediting
states for surplus of paper
emissions, 269; on committee to
consider resignation of Livingston,
274; proposed as deputy
to enforce impost on Rhode
Island, 277, n.; on committee
recommending John Paul Jones,
277, n.; deputy to visit Rhode
Island, 284; on committee on
commercial reciprocity with
Great Britain, 301; on committee
to confer with Superintendent
of Finance, 306; favors
information to overcome misrepresentations
concerning British
debts, 316; on committee
on commutation for half pay,
327; commends American peace
ministers, 416; on committee
on British debt propositions in
treaty, 420; proposes rating
of blacks to whites in apportioning
taxes, 434; explains
objects of convention of eastern
states and New York, 438; on
committee on western lands,
445.
O
653
- Paca, Samuel, opposed to ratification
of constitution, v., 36. - Pacificus, letters of, vi., 135, 137.
- Page, John, opposed to constitution,
v., 65; attends Congress,
329; elected representative, 334. - Page, John, of Rosewell, favors
ratification of constitution, 89,
n., 121. - Page, Mann, elected to assembly,
ii., 238, 243; opposed to paper
money, 245; opposes constitution,
v., 36; favors adoption of
Constitution, 121. - Paine, Thomas, efforts for relief
of, in Virginia Assembly, ii., 60,
63; pamphlet of, vi., 50, n.;
"Publicola" attacks, 52, n.; efforts
for, 57, n.; claims connection
with constitutional convention,
vii., 163, n. - Paper emissions. See Paper
money. - Paper money, states to be credited
for redemption, i., 269; plans
for, 269; proposed commissioners
take up, 270; amount of,
in Virginia, 270, n.; plan to retire,
agreed to, 285; desire for,
in Virginia, ii., 245; general
rage for, 259; voted against by
Virginia Assembly, 277; speech
against, by Madison, 279; rejected
by Virginia Assembly,
282, 291; redemption of, see
Redemption of paper emissions. - Parker, Richard, judge in Virginia,
v., 104; elected representative,
334. - Parties in U. S., difference between,
ix., 136, 140; necessity
for, 190. - Passports, question of granting,
to British officers, i., 218;
issued by Congress, violation
of, 319; by General Washington,
seizure of goods under, 367;
goods under, seized, 378, 385,
n.; Mediterranean, forgery of,
vii., 2. - Paterson, William, elected Senator
from New Jersey, v., 308,
310; proposes plan in convention,
viii., 417; plan of, ix., 440. - Peace with Great Britain, bill for
concluding, brought in, i., 192;
Carleton's proposition rejected,
193; probabilities of, 223; Oswald
and Grenville to open
negotiations, 238; negotiations
for, 292, 294, n.; proposed to
dispense with advice of France,
298; proposed that treaty contain
commercial provisions, 301;
rumors of, 365, n., 372, n.;
approach of, 368, n.; preliminary
articles of treaty signed,
403; unsatisfactory nature of
treaty, 404; preliminaries for,
signed, 423; proclamation of,
announced, 446; negotiations,
progress of, viii., 265; treaty of,
see Treaty of peace. - Peach brandy, barrel of, desired
for Col. Wadsworth, vi., 105, n. - Pendleton, Edmund, assists in
land cessions, i., 173; favors
constitution, v., 14, 15, 36, 65,
107, n., 120; criticises clause
of constitution relative to navigation
acts, 44; urged to favor
amendments to constitution
before adoption, 114, n.; president
of Virginia convention,
124; on committee to revise
code of Virginia, ix., 288, 300. - Pennsylvania, memorial from,
i., 322, 351; favors constitution,
v., 3, 17, 35; attitude of, on constitution,
9, 10, 80, 86, 87;
ratifies constitution, 73, 75;
first election in, 308; tonnage
dues in, 351; elections in, vi.,
224; and Connecticut, controversy
between, see Connecticut
and Pennsvlvania; debt of,
see Debt of Pennsylvania. - Pennsylvania line, mutiny in, i.,
120. - Pernambuco, blockade of, viii.,
394. - Perry, Oliver H., victory of, viii.,
266. - Peters, Richard, on committee on
duties of Secretary of Foreign
Affairs, i., 265; proposes further
application for loans, 309; reports
on foreign loans, 317;
opposes land valuations, 364;
attends conference on revenue
and the army, 379; seconds motion
to restrain refugees, 388;
defends American peace ministers,
416; on committee on
ratification of treaty of peace,
448; favors discharging troops,
470; favors increasing salary
of Secretary of Foreign Affairs,
473; moves postponement of
land cession, 475; on committee
on mutiny in army, 480. - Philadelphia, mortality at, i., 71;
Congress unwilling to return
to, ii., 4, 9; capital at, see Capital. - Pickering, Timothy, appointed
Secretary of State, vi., 262;
retired from Senate, viii., 156,
n. - Pierce, William, notes on constitutional
convention, ix.,
427. - Pinckney, Charles, observations
on constitution, v., 9; fails of
election, vi., 297; character of,
43; plan of constitution, viii.,
417; ix., 456; pamphlet of, ix.,
459; draft of constitution, 464,
530, 553, 558, n. - Pinckney, Thomas, nominated as
minister to England, vi., 80, n.;
interview with Canning, viii.,
70, n.; advised to come home,
119. - Pinkney, William, to return from
mission, viii., 118. - Piracy, ordinance respecting, i.,
356; proposed treaty concerning,
vii., 415, n. - Plan of government of Virginia,
i., 32, 41. - Plattsburg, defence of, viii., 308.
- Pleasants, Robert, efforts for
emancipation, vi., 60, n. - Plum trees, prices of, v., 69.
- Plumer, William, letter of, ix., 341.
- Poinsett, Joel R., proposed for
consul at Algiers, viii., 358. - Pollock, Oliver, presents portrait
of Don Galvez to Congress, i.,
462; commercial agent to the
Havana, 471, n. - Population, as basis for taxation,
debated, i., 430, 434; of states in
1783, 441; and emigration, vi.,
43; increase of, ix., 170. - Port bill in Virginia, approval of,
ii., 148, 193; fate of, uncertain,
199; not yet taken up, 208;
status of, 222, 238, 243, 293. - Porter, Charles, elected to assembly,
ii., 50. - Porter, David, victory of, viii.,
309. - Portugal, accedes to the neutral
league, i., 109; agrees to close
ports to English prizes, 112. - Potomac company, organized, ii.,
104; shares of, for Washington,
136, 182; shares of, subscribed,
137; prospects of, 164, 258; vi.,
77. - Potomac River, boundary of, ii.,
41, 48; commissioners to settle,
proposed, 42; bill to negotiate
with Maryland, 60, n.;
resolutions of agreement with
Maryland, 100; Virginia act
for navigation of, 104; meeting
of Virginia and Maryland commissioners,
137; indifference of
Pennsylvania to, 153; report
from commissioners expected,
153; regulations of, between
Virginia and Maryland, 198;
compact between Maryland and
Virginia, 211; sketch of works
on, requested, v., 43. - Potomac, capital on, proposed.
See Capital. - Potts, Richard, favors constitution,
v., 46, n. - Prentis, Joseph, candidate for
speaker of House of Delegates,
ii., 294; judge in Virginia, v.,
104. - Presbyterians, oppose religious
assessments, ii., 132, 145, 163;
and Episcopalians, hatred of,
164; in Virginia, viii., 430. - President, powers of. See Executive.
- President, the, and Little Belt,
engagement between, viii., 156,
159. - President's speech, answer to,
amended, vi., 260, 302. - Priestley, Joseph, makes answer
to Burke, vi., 47, n.; sample of
earth for, 306. - Princeton, Congress meets at, i.,
483, 484; Congress urged to
stay at, ii., 2, 3; commencement
at, 3. - Prisoners of war, exchange of,
proposed by Carleton, i., 222,
230; exchange of, 252; partial
exchange of, debated, 254; accounts
for maintenance of, 259;
to hire themselves out, 287;
proposed to set at liberty, 448;
Carleton asks liberation of, 449,
n.; to be detained till slaves
be delivered, 462. - Privateers, rights of, proposed
treaty concerning, vii., 414, n.;
instructions for, viii., 201. - Prizes, duty on, proposed, i.,
398; sale of, vi., 301, n.; draft
of convention to regulate, vii.,
85; observations, 107; proposed
treaty provisions, 417, n.; to
be regulated, 427. - Property, essay on, vi., 101.
- Protection of manufactures. See
Duties on imports. - Public debt, holders of, v., 442,
444, 447. - Public lands, bill for selling, prospects
of, vi., 44, n. - "Publicola," attack of, on Paine,
vi., 52, n. - Purviance, Henry, brings draft
of treaty with Great Britain,
vii., 407.
P
654
655
- Quitrent, bill to abolish, in
Northern Neck, ii., 207, 208,
217.
Q
656
- Radford, Jenkins, deserter from
Halifax, viii., 7. - Rambouillet decrees. See French
decrees. - Rambouillet outrages, relief from,
viii., 180. - Ramsay, David, represents South
Carolina in Congress, i., 250;
seconds motion to ratify exchange
of Laurens and Cornwallis,
268; moves Secretary of
War visit Vermont, 286; defends
Howell, 289; makes complimentary
motion for General Greene,
315; supports motion to overcome
misrepresentations concerning
British debts, 316; favors
general funds, 333; thinks
states ought not to be credited
with impost collections, 350;
opposes force to take goods
seized under passport, 368;
opinion on citizenship, v.,
366, n. - Randolph, Beverley, favors constitution,
v., 65; favors qualified
ratification, 90, n. - Randolph, Edmund, member of
committee to draw up declaration
of rights, i., 34; abortive
mission to Maryland, ii., 10,
60; delegate to federal convention
to consider commercial
regulations, 218, 223; nominated
for Governor of Virginia,
276, 277, 282; elected, 284, 294;
delegate to federal convention,
290; deserts constitution, v., 8,
n.; favors plural executive, 20;
fails to sign constitution, 33;
opposing constitution, 64; favors
constitution with amendments,
65; proposes compromise
on adoption of constitution,
115, n.; timidity of, towards
adoption of constitution, 120,
121; favors second constitutional
convention, 264; speech
of, in constitutional convention,
418; opposes amendments to
constitution, 431; favors plural
executive, vi., 72; opposing
ratification of constitution, 75;
proposes second constitutional
convention, 79; writes letter
favoring ratification of constitution,
88; effect of letter
of, 89, n.; sentiments of, on
French Revolution, 136; draws
neutrality proclamation, 196;
reveals facts concerning Jay
treaty, 259; lays Virginia plan
before convention, vii., 166;
resolutions of, ix., 502; reasons
for not signing constitution, 508;
propositions in convention, 530. - Randolph, Peyton, and Declaration
of Independence, ix., 110,
156. - Randolph, Thomas Jefferson, to
publish Jefferson's memoirs, ix.,
256. - Rapp, George, founder of Harmonists,
ix., 227. - Ratification of constitution. See
Constitution, ratification of. - Read, George, appears for Pennsylvania
in controversy with
Connecticut, i., 262, n.; elected
judge of Court of Appeals, 280;
proposed for Secretary of Foreign
Affairs, 291; name withdrawn,
295, n.; proposes conciliatory
measures with mutinous
soldiers, 483; elected Senator
from Delaware, v., 310. - Read, member of committee to
draw up declaration of rights, i.,
34. - Refugees, outrages by, i., 135, 387.
- Religion, assessments for, proposed,
ii., 58; opposition to, 88,
90, 94, 95, 97, 146, 163; bill
to be printed, 99; provisions of
bill, 113; prospects of, 131, 137;
bill defeated, 145; remonstrance
against, 154; memorial against,
183; bill for, ix., 249. - Religious liberty, in Pennsylvania,
i., 23; in Virginia, amendment
to declaration of rights, 40;
bill for, ii., 205, 208, 209; guaranteed
by constitution, v., 132,
176, 377; bill establishing, history
of, ix., 249; benefits of,
485. - Religious persecutions in Virginia,
i., 21. - Religious sects in Virginia, viii.,
430. - Religious tests, for office, effect
of constitution on, v., 118; proposed
in Virginia, 288; in constitution,
vi., 272. - Removals from office, power of,
v., 361; ix., 534, 539, 560. - Representation bill, prospects of,
vi., 69, n.; basis of, ix., 359. - Representatives, House of, proportion
fixed, v., 377, 385. - Resolutions of 1798, 1799, Virginia,
vi., 326, 331; report on,
341, 344, n., 345, n., 347, n. - Revenue, general, report on considered,
1, 421, 439, 440; bill
passed, 453; prospects for, 473,
n.; action of states on, ii., 8,
12, 14; plan of Hamilton taken
up, v., 434. - Revised code of Virginia, progress
of, ii., 118, 199, 201, 204, 205,
215, 291; authorship of, ix.,
288. - Rhode Island, rejects five per
cent. impost, i., 236, 261, n.;
292, n.; renewed called on
for five per cent. impost, 283;
deputation to, on subject of
public debt, 284, 296; divided
on constitution, v., 10, 16; delegates
from, go home, 245, 247;
elegates from, retire from
Congress, 248; election in, vi.,
409. - Right of petition, constitutional
amendment for, v., 377. - Rivington, James, scurrilous publications
of, i., 195. - Roads, act for repairing, i., 13;
plan for improving, ii., 101, n.;
provisions for, 249. - Roane, Spencer, resigns from council
of state, ii., 294; presidential
elector for Virginia, v., 333;
judge of the general court, 432. - Rochambeau, Count de, movements
of, i., 151, 153; meets
Washington in council of war,
217; vote of thanks to, 302;
bust of, proposed by Jefferson,
ii., 237. - Rodgers, John, ill treatment of, at
Santo Domingo, vi., 456, 461;
engages Little Belt, viii., 156,
159; commended, 225; offered
Secretaryship of Navy, 320, n. - Rodney, George B., arrival of, i.,
70; at New York, 73; sails for
Europe, 95. - Roman farms, size of, ix., 266.
- Ronald, W., delegate to federal
convention to consider commercial
regulations, ii., 218, 223;
opposes adoption of constitution,
v., 121. - Root, Jesse, visits eastern states
on financial mission, i., 198; returns,
218; appears for Connecticut
in controversy with
Pennsylvania, i., 262, n. - Rose, George Henry, negotiations
of, viii., 1; failure of mission of,
16, 18, 20. - Ross, David, delegate to federal
convention to consider commercial
regulations, ii., 218, 223. - Ross, James, war proposition of,
vii., 30, n., 35. - Rum, proposed impost on, i., 393;
v., 354, 358. - Rumsey, James, Virginia act
granting right of navigation to,
ii., 110, 137, 182. - Rush, Jacob, on Pennsylvania
committee to confer relative
to public debt, i., 278. - Rush, Richard, uncertain as to
impressment, viii., 280; accompanies
president to Bladensburg,
297, 299; criticism of, ix.,
301. - Russell, Jonathan, nominated to
be minister to Sweden, viii.,
250. - Russia, treaty of commerce and
navigation with, i., 469; minister
to, ii., 6; relations with, viii.,
160; mediation of, 243, 244,
306; convention of 1824, ix.,
197. - Rutherford, on committee to draw
up declaration of rights, i., 34. - Rutledge, Edward, proposed for
Vice-President, v., 270, 328;
proposed for Secretary of State,
vi., 195. - Rutledge, John, to visit southern
states on financial mission, i.,
658198; discusses Court of Appeals,
255; makes motion with reference
to executive departments,
260; declines to be judge
on controversy between Connecticut
and Pennsylvania,
262, n.; proposes valuation of
land, 263, 264, 306, 314, 357,
363, 364; opposes arrangement
for exchange of Laurens, 265;
favors ratifying exchange of
Cornwallis and Laurens, 268;
on committee to consider paper
emissions, 270; on committee to
confer with Pennsylvania relative
to public debt, 278; thinks
American peace envoys should
advise with France, 298; moves
to abolish salvage for recaptures
on land, 298; on committee to
consider commercial reciprocity
with Great Britain, 301; on
committee to report on Wayne's
contract, 301, n.; on committee
to confer with Superintendent
of Finance, 306; on subcommittee
to report arrangements
for paying the army, 313;
on committee to consider violation
of passport by Pennsylvania,
320; thinks general tax
would operate unequally, 334;
moves consideration restoring
public credit, 343; on committee
to consider ordinance of
piracies, 356; defends committee
to examine into question
of exporting tobacco from
Virginia, 362; on committee to
consider seizure of goods under
passport, 367, 368; moves that
a tariff be substituted for the
five per cent. impost, 372; on
committee to devise means to
restore public credit, 384; proposes
impost be exclusively
for debt to army, 370, 374;
on committee to consider
discontent in army, 407; defends
American credit, 410;
defends American peace ministers,
412; on committee to
consider questions concerning
treaty of peace, 419; justifies
separate article of treaty of
peace, 425; opposes assumption
of state debts, 432; proposes
rating of blacks to whites in
apportioning taxes, 434; favors
commercial treaties, i., 447;
moves that land cession of
Virginia be rejected, 452; not
confirmed as chief-justice, vi.,
262.
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657
- Sacketts Harbor, attack on, viii.,
272; critical situation at, 316. - St. Clair, Arthur, sent for when
mutiny occurs in army, i., 480;
defeat of, vi., 69, n. - St. Lawrence, navigation of,
American claim to, ix., 162. - Salaries, deplomatic, proposition
to reduce, i., 264; in Virginia,
reduced, ii., 220, 224; in Congress,
discussed, v., 415, n., 417,
n. - Salomon, Hayme, loans money, i.,
228. - Salt, impost on, proposed, i., 393,
398; v., 358. - Salt tax. See Tax on salt.
- Santo Domingo, affairs in, vi., 426,
n., 254, 456; French disasters
in, vii., 7, 11; traffic with
negroes, 46; pretended blockade
of, 80, 108; illicit trade
with, 135; act concerning
arming vessels, 171; trade with,
188; act prohibiting trade with,
200. - Saratoga, the, return of, i., 81.
- Savanna, defences of, viii., 282.
- Schuyler, Philip John, nominated
for Secretary of Foreign affairs,
i., 291, 295, n., 475; will be
head of bank directors, vi., 55,
n. - Scott, Henry, signs address of
Patrick Henry and the Gentlemen
Independents of Hanover,
i., 31. - Scott, Sir William, on rule of
1756, ix., 125. - Scott, Winfield, praise of, viii.,
308. - Seamen, American, discharge of,
by Great Britain urged, vi., 447;
recommended that none other
be employed, viii., 326; British,
deserters, reparation for harboring
asked, viii., 4, 5, 8; impressment
of, see impressment
of seamen. - Search, right of, regulation to be
asked, vii., 77, n.; draft of convention,
80, 82; observations,
104; treaty to regulate, 384,
414, n. - Seat of government, exclusive
federal jurisdiction over, defended,
v., 128, 206, 207. - Secession, doctrine of, ix., 489.
See Disunion. - Secretary of War, duties of, viii.,
287. - Sedition law, effect of, vi., 333,
360, 372. - Seizure of vessels in the Mediterranean,
vi., 436 - Seminary of jurisprudence, central,
proposed, ix., 63. - Senate in Virginia, term discussed,
v., 282; power of, in
nominations discussed, viii., 250,
253; power to limit term of
office, ix., 43; right in appointments,
III. - Senators and Representatives,
election of, explained, v., 185. - Sergeant, Jonathan D., appears
for Pennsylvania in controversy
with Connecticut, i., 262,
n. - Shays's rebellion, effect of, ix., 72.
- Sheep, algerine, viii., 111; merino,
103, 112. - Sherman, Roger, views on amendments
to constitution, v., 346, n. - Shippen, Edward, head of a medical
system, i., 92. - Short, William, nominated minister
to The Hague, vi., 81, n. - Siberia, subterraneous city in, ii.,
49. - Simmons, William, informs Madison
of enemy's approach, viii.,
297. - Slavery, opposition to, in Continental
Congress, i., 434; projects
for abolishing, ii., 154; guarded
by constitution, v., 208, 210,
233; constitutional clause relative
to, ix., 2, 9; in Northwest
Territory, ordinance respecting,
8, 22; in territories, effect of,
10, 11, 24; and farming, profits
of, 40; evils of, 77, 85, n.;
status of, 130; Miss Wright's
plan for abolishing, 225; and
disunion, 517. - Slave trade, Quakers petition
against, vi., 8, n., 60, n.; suppression
of, viii., 127, 380;
efforts to stop, 428; clause in
constitution, ix., 1, 5, 6; European
indifference to, 160. - Slaves, value of labor of, i., 435;
tax on proposed, ii., 62; number
of, imported into South Carolina,
181; emancipation of, in
Virginia, 192, 203, 219; in Connecticut,
210; in New Jersey,
210; in New York, 210; explained,
v., 32; capture of, by
Great Britain, viii., 352; condition
of, in Virginia, 426; proportion
of, in representation,
ix., 8; increase of, 51. - Smith, John, indictment of, vii.,
465. - Smith, Melancthon, opposes federal
power over trade, ii., 193,
218; delegate to consider commercial
regulations, 218; opposes
bill forfederal convention,
223; delegate to federal convention,
223; opposes constitution,
v., 5, 121. - Smith, Meriwether, agency in
Virginia plan of government,
i., 32; on committee to draw up
declaration of rights, 34; author
of constitution of Virginia, ix.,
294. - Smith, P., voted for for judge
of Court of Appeals, i., 280. - Smith, Robert, offered post of
Secretary of Navy, vi., 426, n.;
Secretary of State, dismissal of,
viii., 137; offered mission to
Russia, 144; declines, 146. - Smith, Samuel, head orator at
Princeton, i., 4. - Smith, Samuel Laughton, citizenship
of, v., 366. - Soldiers, quartering of, constitutional
amendment, v., 378. - South America, visit of Miranda,
vii., 202; independence of, viii.,
106, n., 171, 416, 418, 422;
ix., 89, 162, n., 171, 172. - South Carolina, population of, in
1783, i., 441; attitude toward
federal regulation of trade, ii.,
181; shipping in, v., 350; prospects
of ratification of constitution
in, vi., 83, 84, 86, 87;
election in, 296; code for, ix.,
299; disunion spirit in, 315. - South Carolina, the, capture of,
i., 297, n. - Spain, alliance with, sought, i., 72,
101, 108, 111; expedition against
Floridas, 72, 73; attitude towards
free navigation of Mississippi,
111; attitude towards
United States, 112, 113; projects
for disunion, v., 332, 337; extraordinary
mission to, vii.,
3, 5, 8; convention with, before
Senate, 4; leaning of West
towards, 12; part of, in cession
of New Orleans, 33; protests
against acquisition of Louisiana,
64, n.; mission to, suspended,
70; objects to American boundaries
of Louisiana, 126; draft of
treaty of cession from, 142;
observations, 147; title of, to
Louisiana, 186; hostile attitude
of, 187, n.; negotiations
with, for Floridas, 192; claims
against, to be pressed, viii.,
350; spoliations of, viii., 180;
insult of, to American flag, 377;
objects to cession of Louisiana,
see Louisiana, cession of - Spoils system. See Removals
from office. - Sprigg, Richard, resolution of, relative
to war with France, vi.,
317. - Stamp act in Virginia, resolutions
against, vi., 10, n. - Starke, Bolling, member of committee
to draw up declaration
of rights, i., 34; member of the
council, ii., 295. - State Department. See Department
of State. - States-General, meeting of, in
France, v., 279. - Steam navigation, act granting
rights to Rumsey, ii., 110. - Stephens, A., favors adoption of
constitution, v., 121. - Stephens, Edward, elected to
Virginia Assembly, v., 319;
presidential elector for Virginia,
333. - Steuben, Baron de, reports embarkation
from New York, i.,
82. - Story, Joseph, appointed judge
of Supreme Court, viii., 111. - Strong, Caleb, elected Senator
from Massachusetts, v., 308,
310. - Strother, French, reports concerning
W. C. Nicholas, vi.,
133. - Stuart, Archibald, urges Madison
to stand for Virginia convention,
v., 51; urges Madison to
return to Virginia, 71, n.; favors
adoption of constitution, 121;
reports on canal near Richmond,
vi., 76. - Stuart, David, presidential elector
for Virginia, v., 333. - Suffrage, rule of, ix., 358, n.
- Sugar, duty on, proposed, i.,
395. - Sullivan, John, expedition against
the Six Nations, i., 64; leader
of mutinous soldiers, 484. - Sumter, Thomas, encounters Tarleton,
i., 117; on nullification,
ix., 473. - Supreme Court, appeal to, constitutional
amendment proposed,
v., 379, 424, n.; relief of, urged,
viii., 381; arduous duties of, ix.,
16; federalist tendencies of, 56;
final resort in relation to the
states, 140; seriatim decisions
by, 116, 143. - Susquehanna, proposed for capital,
v., 421, n.; bill passes, 424,
n. - Sweden, wishes to become an ally
of the United States, 1., 243;
treaty with, ratified, ii., 6;
relations with, viii., 160. - Swiss republic described, v., 140.
S
659
660
661
- Taliaferro, Lawrence, signs address
to Patrick Henry and
the Gentlemen Independents
of Hanover, i., 31; favors
ratification of constitution, vi.,
71, n. - Talleyrand, Charles M., Prince
de, conduct of, vi., 315. - Tariff. See Duties on imports.
- Tarleton, Bannastre, encounters
Sumter, i., 117; raids Charlottesville,
142. - Tax, excise. See Excise tax.
- Tax, on tobacco, 56; general, proposed.
328; motion to recommit
lost, 342; house and window,
proposed, 342; poll, 342; considered
in committee of the
whole, 343; on salt proposed,
344, n., 346, 347; on land, 342,
346; direct v., 354; on trade,
see Impost. - Taxation, power of, in constitution,
v., 133, 135, 137, 148, 164,
174. - Taxes in Virginia, collection of,
postponed, ii., 109, 199, 219,
220, 222. - Tayloe, John, owner of Octagon
House, viii., 298, n. - Taylor, Captain C., case of, i., 117;
exchange of, 126. - Taylor, James, signs address to
Patrick Henry and the Gentlemen
Independents of Hanover,
i., 31. - Taylor, John, of Caroline, opposed
to the constitution, v., 41;
Senator from Virginia, vi., 123;
resigns, 225; views of, on constitution,
ix., 176, 474; on
carriage tax, 493. - Taylor, John W., elected Speaker
of the House, ix., 31. - Tazewell, Henry, member of
committee to draw up declaration
of rights, i., 34; favors bill
for religious assessments, ii.,
183, n.; elected Senator from
Virginia, vi., 225. - Tea, proceedings regarding, i., 18;
duty on, proposed, 395. - Tender laws, repeal of, i., 59.
- Territories, constitutional clause
concerning, ix., 6. - Thomas, Rowland, signs address
to Patrick Henry and the
Gentlemen Independents of
Hanover, i., 31. - Thomson, Charles, messenger to
announce election of President
and Vice-President, v., 338. - Thornton, William, draws Madison's
house, ix., 406. - Tilghman, Matthew, nominated
for Secretary of Foreign Affairs,
i., 475. - Tilghman, William, opinion of, ix.
590. - Tilley, Captain, refugees taken by,
i., 128. - Titles discussed in Senate, v.,
355, 369, n. - Tobacco, offered in payment of
Virginia's quota, i., 262, n.;
exported under passport, 353,
362; receivable for taxes in
Virginia, ii., 286, 289, 293. - Todd, Dorothy (Dolly) Payne.
See Madison, Dorothy (Dolly)
Payne. - Tompkins, Daniel D., offered
Secretaryship of State, viii.,
312. - Tonnage dues, discriminating,
favored, v., 348, 351, 371, n.,
373, n., 433; vi., 1, 447; viii.,
377, see Duties on tonnage;
Madison favors discriminating,
vi., 205; discriminating, recommended,
viii., 126; reciprocity
in, with Great Britain, see Navigation
regulations, reciprocal,
with Great Britain; on British
vessels, Virginia act, ii., 220. - Tories, Canadian, incursion of, i.,
75; provision for, under provisional
articles of peace, 465. - Toussaint L'Ouverture, will declare
Santo Domingo independent,
vi., 426, n.; American
supplies for, 457. - Trade, illicit, with British lines,
effect on finances, i., 210; efforts
of New Jersey to stop, 215;
regulations, retaliatory, favored,
ii., 157; power to regulate, discussed,
ii., 156, 161, 179, 193;
662regulation of, see Commercial
regulations. - Treasury, condition of. See Finances.
- Treasury department, formation
of, v., 370, n.; inquiry into
conduct of, vi., 124, 210; fire
in, 418. - Treaty (Indian) of Fort Stanwix,
ii., 80, 83, 95. - Treaty of commerce with Austria
proposed, i., 373. - Treaty of commerce with Great
Britain, proposed, i., 462; ii., 11,
17, 21; policy of, i., 465, n.; ii.,
148. - Treaty of commerce with Russia.
See Russia, commercial treaty
with. - Treaty of peace, publication of
articles a mistake, i., 406: secret
article considered, 410, 411; referred
to committee, 419; Virginia
objects to stipulation
restoring confiscated property,
419; Pennsylvania requests time
for payment of British debts,
420; ministers to negotiate, instructed
with reference to
France, 422; separate article of,
424; France displeased with independent
signing of, 427, 428;
Congress not bound to ratify
provisional article, 448; definitive,
believed Carleton has,
ii., 5; method of ratifying, 34,
35; disparagement of, in Virginia,
211; obstructions to
carrying out in Virginia, vi., 76;
violations of, 280. - Treaty-making power under constitution,
v., 182, 213; vi., 142,
265, n., 272, 295, n.; ix., 62. - Treaty with Great Britain. See
Jay treaty. - Treaty with Holland. See Holland,
treaty with. - Trenton, Congress meets in, i.,
483; proposed for capital, see
Capital, location of. - Trial, speedy, right to, provided
for by amendment to constitution,
v., 378, 379. - Trumbull, Jonathan, nominated
for Secretary of Foreign Affairs,
i., 475. - Tucker, Dean views on separation
from Great Britain, i., 27. - Tucker, St. George, delegate to
convention to consider commercial
regulations, ii., 218;
opposed to constitution, v., 41;
judge in Virginia, 104; favors
ratification of constitution, vi.,
89, n. - Turreau de Garambouville, Louis
Marie, objects to opposition to
France in America, viii., 38;
thinks French decrees will be
repealed, 54; letter of, to Robert
Smith, 258. - Tyler, John, contest of, to be
Speaker of House of Delegates,
ii., 215; introduces resolution
for delegates to consider commercial
regulations, 218, 223;
member of court of admiralty,
221; opposes adoption of constitution,
v., 121; introduces,
Virginia resolutions of 1798,
327, n.
T
- Union, dangers to. See Disunion.
- University, national, urged, viii.,
342, 379. - University of Virginia, expense
of, ix., 114, 125; theology in, 125,
211; government of, 210; law
professorship in, 243; prospects
of, 301; books for, 533; bequest
to, 551.
U
- Valuation of land. See Land,
valuation of. - Van Buren, Martin, proposes
constitutional amendment for
internal improvements, ix., 252. - Vanuxem, Lardner Clark, recommended
for chair of chemistry,
ix., 65. - Varnum, Joseph B., elected to
Senate, viii., 156, n. - Vaudruil, Louis Philippe de
Rigaud, commander of French
squadron, i., 277. - Vaugreyon, Duc de la, friendly
attitude of, i., 199. - Venable, Abraham B., urges Madison
to return to public life,
vi., 341, n. - Venezuela, independence of, viii.,
171. - Vergennes, Charles Gravier,
Count de, intervenes for Asgill.
i., 252, n., 255; complains of
American commissioners, 293,
427, 428; views on American
finances, 428. - Vermont, boundary question discussed
in Congress, i., 70, 91,
135, 150, I73, 176; accedes to
confederacy, 184; committee
reports on, 188, 261; disposed
to reunite with New Hampshire,
219; intercourse between,
and enemy, 272; charged with
contempt of Congress, 275;
suspected of siding with British,
276; motion to coerce, considered,
280, 281; final consideration
of, moved, 286; Rhode
Island supports Vermont, 292;
remonstrates against interference
of Congress, 356; pretensions
of, to statehood, v.,
372, n.; election in, vi., 296;
loyalty of, viii., 231. - Veto, right of. See Executive, veto
by. - Vice-Presidency, constitutional
provision concerning, explained,
v., 211. - Virginia, convention of 1776, proceedings
of, i., 32; line, condition
of, 184; repeals impost
law, 297; refuses to furnish
general fund, 331, 353; revised
code of, ii., 60, 164, 192,
199, 215; trade of, 147, 151;
internal situation of, 238; opposition
to constitution, v., 3,
15, 36, 66; vi., 88, n., 89, n.; contract
of, with Robert Morris, v.,
281; products of, 282; unfederal
legislature in, 302; tonnage of,
350; bill to prohibit importation
of brandy, vi., 75; resolutions
of 1798, 331; opposition
to, 345, n.; improved
condition of, viii., 428; report of
convention to ratify constitution
in, ix., 271; ratification
convention, report of, 291;
constitution of, authorship of,
294; trade regulations of, 338;
resolutions 1798, as a textbook,
ix., 221; code for, 299;
meaning of, 342, 343, 344, n.,
348; defended, 383; construction
of, 387, n.; protest against, 394,
n.; authorship of, 444; meaning
of, 444, 483, 490, 496, 514, 574;
constitution for, see Constitution
of Virginia; land cessions
of, see Land cessions of Virginia.
V
663
- Walker, James, signs address to
Patrick Henry and the Gentlemen
Independents of Hanover,
i., 31. - Walker, Thomas, reports Carleton's
refusal to deliver up
slaves, i., 462. - Waller, B., resigns from admiralty
court, ii., 221. - War, power to declare, explained,
vi., 142, 314. - War department, formation of, v.,
370, n.; fire in, vi., 418. - War office, arrangements for,
ii., 22. - Warden, David Bailie, consul at
Paris, opposition to, viii., 135. - Warrington, Lewis, victory of,
viii., 310. - Washington, Bushrod, favors
adoption of constitution, v.,
121. - Washington city, defences of,
viii., 281; capture of, 304,
317. - Washington, George, reports failure
of supplies, i., 61; to appoint
successor to Gates, 81;
directed to require explanation
of treatment of prisoners, 91;
reports embarkation from New
York, 94, 118; accedes to
exchange of prisoners of war,
95; reports alarming state of
magazines, 96; on aid for the
South in 1780, 114; operations
against New York, 149; arrival
664at New York, 164; meets
Rochambeau in council of war,
217; correspondence relative to
passports, 218; unpopularity of,
379; mollifies discontent, 407;
sends address to officers, 421;
espouses cause of the army, 430,
n.; recommends soldiers retain
arms, 454; equestrian statue
of, proposed, 462; ii., 8; takes
steps to quell mutiny, ii., 2;
invited to give information concerning
peace establishment,
6, 14; invited to Princeton,
8; and Potomac company,
104, 108, 136, 182, 216; statue
of, by Houdon, 237; delegate
to federal convention, 283,
290, 295; criticises Charles
Pinckney, v., 9, n.; favors
adopting constitution without
amendments, 65; firm for constitution,
71, n.; elected President,
310, 334, 335; illness of,
vi., 15, n.; reports on progress
of Potomac company, 77; farewell
address of, 106, n.;
Madison hands him draft, 111,
n.; how written, ix., 137, 409;
denounces Jacobin societies, vi.,
221; decreasing popularity of,
224; relations of, with Madison,
237; attitude of, towards Jay
treaty, 259, 264, n.; will retire,
301, n.; opinion of John Adams,
323; chosen delegate to constitutional
convention, vii., 165;
inaugural address of, as a textbook,
ix., 220, 221; could not
have been king, 251. - Watts, Mr., member of committee
to draw up declaration of
rights, i., 34. - Wayne, Anthony, attitude of
mutineers towards, i., 120;
contract of, 301. - Weasel, description of, ii., 249.
- Webster, Noah, heard in behalf
of officers of Massachusetts
line, i., 317; connection with
national government, vii.,
164. - Webster, Pelatiah, pamphlet of,
ix., 20. - Weights and measures, standard
of, ii., 142. - West Florida. See Florida, West.
- West Indies, tempest in, i., 108;
trade with, vi., 3; vii., 174, 403,
410, 432; French depredations
on trade in, 189; trade with,
belongs to United States, 381,
391. - Western lands, cession of. See
Land cessions. - Western posts, surrender of, ii.,
144, 156. - Western territory, arrangements
for, v., 10. - Whale fishery, licenses for vessels
in, i., 422. - Wharton, Samuel, represents Delaware
in Congress, i., 250. - Whipple, William, judge to hear
controversy between Connecticut
and Pennsylvania, i., 261, n. - Whiskey rebellion, effect of, vi.,
220. - White, Alexander, favors federal
power over trade, ii., 193;
favors adoption of constitution,
v., 121; representative from
Virginia, 334. - White, Phillips, represents New
Hampshire in Congress, i., 250,
439. - Wilkinson, James, opposes ratification
of constitution, vi., 88,
n.; to take possession of Louisiana,
vii., 76; court-martial of,
viii., 176. - William and Mary, College of,
lands given to, ii., 59; proposed
removal of, ix., 213, 218. - Williamsburg, capital at, ii., 225.
- Williamson, Hugh, represents
North Carolina in Congress, i.,
250; seconds motion for valuation
of land, 263; on committee
to consider diplomatic salaries,
264; on committee to consider
duties of Secretary of Foreign
Affairs, 265; moves disapproval
of exchange of Laurens, 267,
268; moves inquiry into publication
against five per cent.
impost, 283; reports on publication
in Boston paper, 287;
favors oath of secrecy, 308; on
665committee to report books for
Congress, 319; thinks continental
funds unattainable, 336;
favors crediting amount of
impost collections, 349; proposes
commutation for half
pay, 356; opposes appropriation
of impost to the army, 376;
defends peace ministers, 413;
favors assumption of state
debts, 433; opposes valuation
of land as rule of taxation, 434;
principled against slavery, 434;
on committee to consider question
of Western lands, 445;
opposes release of prisoners of
war, 450; on committee to consider
indemnification of army
officers, 461; proposes that
army be furloughed, 469; makes
motion for creation of a new
state, 479; on committee to
consider Mississippi question,
v., 263, n. - Willis, Nelly C., bequest to, ix.,
549. - Wilmington, proposed for capital.
See Capital, location of. - Wilson, James, appears for Pennsylvania
in controversy with
Connecticut, i., 262, n.; moves
Secretary of War bear resolutions
to Vermont, 287; recommends
alteration of articles of
confederation, 313; objects to
valuation of land, 314; on
committee to consider valuation
of land, 315; proposes
Congress buy books, 319; moves
to consider Morris' letter, 323;
on committee to consider commutation
for half pay, 327;
moves consideration of memorial
from army, 327, n.; introduces
question of raising
funds, 328, 330; favors an impost
on trade, 333; thinks federal
collection of tax essential,
334; thinks general tax would
strengthen union, 335; urges
federal funds, 341; thinks
taxes should operate in proportion,
344; moves that back
lands be used for general
funds, 345; objects to taking
up land valuation, 355; on
committee to consider ordinance
of piracies, 356; proposes
commissioners to make
valuations of land 364; on
committee to consider seizure
of goods under passport, 368;
reports on vessel for Jefferson's
voyage, 368; thinks public can
pay debt, 370; favors public
sessions of Congress to discuss
finance, 372; on committee
to consider commercial
treaty, 373; opposes appropriation
of impost to the army, 376;
defends Robert Morris, 396;
moves for permanent revenue,
402; urges land tax, 409; thinks
France should be consulted
in negotiating peace, 416, 419,
422, 424, 427; favors assumption
of state debts, 433; agrees
to rating of blacks to whites,
435; moves committee to consider
Western country, 444,
445; criticises treaty of peace,
450; defends Philadelphia, 450;
opposes land cession of Virginia,
452; on slavery, ix., 3, n. - Winder, William Henry, force of,
viii., 292; goes to Bladensburg,
295; at Bladensburg, ix., 542. - Wines, impost on, proposed, i.,
393. - Winslow, Benjamin, military appointment
of, i., 52. - Witherspoon, John, represents
New Jersey in Congress, i., 250. - Wolcott, Oliver, favors postponing
motion to negotiate peace
without France, i., 301; opposes
motion to counteract misrepresentations
concerning British
debts, 316; on committee to
consider violation of passport
by Pennsylvania, 320; disapproves
federal collection of tax,
333, 349; opposes revival of
impost request, 348; favors
land valuations, 363; favors
apportionment by number of
inhabitants, 364; favors impost,
366; seconds motion to postpone
Jefferson's voyage, 369;
666opposes definite term for the
impost, 377; on half pay to
army, 386, 391, 394; defends
American peace ministers, 411,
422, 424; proposes rating of
blacks to whites in apportioning
taxes, 434. - Wood, James, presidential elector
for Virginia, v., 333. - Woodford, William, death of, reported,
i., 100. - Wormeley, Ralph, favors adoption
of constitution, v., 71, n.,
121. - Wright, Frances, emancipation
scheme of, ix., 265, 310. - Wynkoop, Henry, represents
Pennsylvania in Congress, i.,
250. - Wythe, George, does not sign
constitution, v., 33; sentiments
towards constitution, 66; favors
adoption of constitution, 120;
change in sentiments of, vi.,
179, n.; opposed to Jay treaty,
237; on committee to revise
code of Virginia, ix., 288; agency
in Virginia code, 300.
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- "X. Y. Z. correspondence," effect
of, vi., 315.
X
- Yates, Robert, minutes of debates
in federal convention, ix.,
68, 71, 72, n.; against constitution,
267; prejudice of, 446;
errors of, 473, 509, 557. - Yorktown, surrender at, i., 159;
viii., 246, 272.
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