Chapter II

RATIFICATIONS OF DELAWARE, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, GEORGIA,
AND CONNECTICUT, WITHOUT OBJECTION.--CLOSE OF THE YEAR
1787.--BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 1788.--RATIFICATION OF
MASSACHUSETTS, THE SIXTH STATE, WITH PROPOSITIONS OF
AMENDMENT.--RATIFICATION OF MARYLAND WITHOUT OBJECTION.--SOUTH
CAROLINA, THE EIGHTH STATE, ADOPTS, AND ADOPTS, AND PROPOSES
AMENDMENTS.

Delaware ratifies unanimously 518

_Prestige_ of Philadelphia 519

James Wilson in the Convention of Pennsylvania 520

His Defence of the Constitution 521-524

Ratification of Pennsylvania 524

Position of New Jersey 524, 525

Ratifies the Constitution 526

Position of Georgia 526

Ratifies the Constitution 527

Convention of Connecticut 527, 528

Her Adoption 529

New Aspect of the Subject 529, 530

Convention of Massachusetts assembles 530

Nature of her Opposition 531

Value of her State Constitution 532

Parties in her Convention 532, 533

Samuel Adams and the Opposition 533, 534

The Federal Leaders 534

They recognize the Necessity for Amendments 535

Dangers of this Admission 535, 536

Hancock proposes the Amendments 537

Ratification procured by them 538

Conduct of the Minority 539

Nature of the Amendments 539, 540

The People of Boston rejoice 540

Influence of Massachusetts on New Hampshire 541

Critical Position of Maryland 542

Her Ratification 543

Rejoicings in Baltimore 543

Good News from South Carolina 544

Liberal Conduct of her People 544, 545

Defence of the Constitution by her Delegates 546

The Convention admits the Justice of the Commercial Power 547

Efforts of the Opposition 548

Charleston celebrates the Constitution 548