Chapter III

RATIFICATIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, VIRGINIA, AND NEW YORK, WITH
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

New Hampshire, Virginia, and New York are to act in the
same Month 549

Hamilton's Expresses arranged 550

Virginia Convention meets 551

Patrick Henry leads the Opposition 552

His peculiar Tendencies 553

Character of his Politics 554

Edmund Randolph's Position 555

Unexpectedly supports the Constitution 556

George Mason on the Power of Direct Taxation 557

Henry denounces the Constitution 558

Madison defends it 559

He denies the Dangers imputed to it 560

Henry vouches the Advice of Jefferson 561

Jefferson's Advice misconstrued 562

Henry persists in pressing his View of it 563

It strengthens the Opposition 564

They employ the Mississippi Question 565

True Aspect of that Question 566

Madison's Answer to the Opposition 567

Negotiations opened with the Anti-Federalists of New York and
Pennsylvania 568

The Convention of New York assembles 568

Hamilton at the Intersection of his Expresses 569

His Critical and Responsible Position 569, 570

Nature of his Ambition 570, 571

His Opinion of the Purposes of the Opposition 571

His Answer to their Plans 572

He receives News of the Ratification by New Hampshire 573

Chancellor Livingston announces the Ratification of the Ninth
State 574

The Opposition not subdued 574

Hamilton's Conduct at this Crisis 575-578

He despatches a Courier to Richmond 578

But the Constitution is ratified before the Courier arrives 578

How its Ratification was obtained 579-581

Henry's magnanimous Submission 581

The News from Virginia received at Philadelphia 582

Elaborate Procession in Honor of the Constitution 583

Hamilton receives the News from Virginia 584

He consults his Friends 585

They force the Opposition to an Issue 586

Hamilton advises with Madison 587

An Unconditional Ratification carried 588

The Federalists unite in a Call for a Second General Convention 588

Their Justification for so doing 589-592

The City of New York celebrates the Adoption of the
Constitution 592

Honors paid to Hamilton by the People 592-595

CHAPTER IV.

ACTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND RHODE ISLAND.--CONCLUSION.

Convention of North Carolina assembles 596

Refuses to ratify the Constitution 597

Elements of the Opposition in Rhode Island 598

Local Parties in the State 599

Town and Country divided 600

Spirit of a Majority of the People 600, 601

They reject the Constitution 602

Embarrassing Position of the Union 603

Conclusion 604

APPENDIX.

Constitution of the United States of America 607

Articles in Addition to, and Amendment of, the Constitution of
the United States of America 619

INDEX 633