Chapter V

ISSUE BETWEEN THE VIRGINIA AND THE NEW JERSEY
PLANS.--HAMILTON'S PROPOSITIONS.--MADISON'S VIEW OF THE NEW
JERSEY PLAN.

General Character of the Virginia Plan 89

Difficulties and Obstacles in its Way 91

The chief Cause of Opposition 92

The counter Plan by the New Jersey Members 92

Referred to a Second Committee of the Whole 92

Argument of Patterson in its Support 93

Hamilton interposes 94

The Nature of the Issue pending 95

Hamilton's Leading Principles 95

He states the Courses open to the Convention 96

Explains the Principles on which Government must be founded 96-98

Objects to the New Jersey Plan 98, 99

Not satisfied with the Virginia Plan 99

His Views of what must be done 99, 100

Introduces his own Plan 101

It must be judged by the Issue pending 101-106

Madison examines the New Jersey Plan 106

Explains its Effect on the smaller States 107

Declares the Representation to be the great Difficulty 108

The States must be represented proportionally 109

The Virginia Plan again adhered to 109

Note on the Opinions of Hamilton 110