Chapter XLIII: Appendix: Note (4)

Requires oath of allegiance to United States, 106.
Proclamation by, at Morristown, in 1777, 106.
Powers conferred on, in 1776, jealousy respecting, 106.
Opinion of, respecting an oath of allegiance, 108.
Third effort of, to raise a new army, 109.
Embarrassments of, 110.
Thwarted by the local authorities, 112.
Adheres to a plan for the campaign, 112.
Anxious about the falling off of Congress, 127.
Letters of, to the States, in 1782, 157;
to the President of Congress, 158, 162.
Situation of, 158.
Warns Congress respecting the officers, 167.
Painful position of, 167.
Proceedings of, upon the Newburgh Addresses, 168.
On the want of a revenue power, 182.
Relations of, to the country during the war, 200.
Opinions of, at the close of the war, 200.
Address of, to the States, on resigning, 201.
On a peace establishment, 218, 219.
Resigns as commander-in-chief, 235.
Address to, 235.
On the insurrection in Massachusetts, 274.
Plans communications with Western settlements, 310.
Opinions of, respecting the navigation of the Mississippi, 311, 315.
Opinions of, in 1785, on the state of the country, 333.
Connection of, with the plan of a general Convention, 341.
Pressed to attend the general Convention, 365, 397.
On the idea of a monarchical government for the United States, 370.
At Mount Vernon, 393.
Views of, on public affairs, 394.
Declines to attend the general Convention, 399;
reconsiders and attends, 399.
Reception of, at Philadelphia, 401.
Placed in the chair of the Convention, 401.
Opinions of, 401.
Character of, as a statesman, 404.
Meets the Alexandria commissioners at Mount Vernon, 425.
Failure of civil power to sustain, II. 14.
Difficulty experienced by, as President, in preserving neutrality
and excluding foreign influence, 82.
In Convention, confined himself to duties of presiding officer, 213.
Suggestion of, respecting ratio of representation in Congress,
adopted, 213.
In favor of tax on exports, 284.
Early nominated for President, 391.
Received no pay as commander-in-chief, 405.
Practice of, respecting cabinet, 409.
Leading man in Constitutional Convention, 476.
Tradition respecting words of, before signing Constitution, 487.
Views of, respecting consequences of rejection of Constitution, 487.
Unbounded confidence of people in, 498.
Great influence of, in Virginia, 505.
Copies of Constitution sent by, with expression of opinion, 509.
Opinion of, respecting action of Maryland on Constitution, 542.
Not a member of Virginia convention, 551.
Justifies course of Federalists in New York convention, 590.
Administration of, topics appropriate to history of, 604.

_Washington, City of_, an object of affection and pride, II. 277.
See _Seat of Government_.

WEBSTER, DANIEL, compared with Hamilton, I. 419.

WEBSTER, NOAH, recommends a new government, I. 350.

WEBSTER, PELATIAH, recommends a general Convention, I. 350.

_Weights and Measures_, standard of, fixed by Congress, II. 328.

_West Florida_, secret article respecting, in the Treaty of Peace, I.
312.

_West Point_, academy at, suggested, I. 218.

_Western Lands_, claims of the States to, I. 131.
Conflicting interests of the States concerning, 132.
Surrender of claim to, by New York, 133.
Cessions of, urged by Congress in 1780, 134.
Motives of the cession of, 137.
Surrender of claim to, by Virginia, 137.
Become the bond of the Union, 140.
Power of Congress over, under the Confederation, 141.

_Western Posts._ See _Military Posts_.

_Western Settlements_, position of, after the peace, I. 309.
Connection of, with the Atlantic coast, 310.
Alarm of, about the Mississippi, 318.

_Western States_, prospective character of, II. 300.
Vast resources of, 310.

_Western Territory_, controversy respecting, before the adoption of
Articles of Confederation, I. 291.
Cessions of, invited, 292;
Congress declares certain trusts respecting, 293.
States to be formed in, 293.
Power of Congress to deal with, 293.
Cession of, by New York, 293;
by Virginia, 295.
Further legislation respecting, and further trusts declared, 296.
Admission of States from, 298.
Further cessions of, urged, 299.
Proposition by Rufus King to exclude slavery from, 299.
Cession of, by Massachusetts, 299;
by Connecticut, 300.
Ordinance for disposing of lands in, 300.
Cessions of, by Virginia, modified, 300;
by South Carolina, 301;
by North Carolina, 301;
by Georgia, 301.
See _Northwestern Territory_.

_West Indies_, trade with, II. 309.

_Whale Fishery_ in Massachusetts before the Revolution, I. 135.

_Williamsburg_, convention at, I. 12.

WILLIAMSON, HUGH, views of, respecting rule of suffrage for House of
Representatives, II. 135;
money bills, 218.

WILSON, JAMES, birth and career of, I. 462.
Sent to the Constitutional Convention, 462.
Services of, 462.
Made a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 465.
Death of, 465.
His defence of the Constitution, 465.
In favor of larger House of Representatives, II. 213;
tax on exports, 284.
One of the ablest framers of the Constitution, 520.
Position and arguments of, in Pennsylvania convention, 521.
Views of, respecting Bill of Rights, 522.

WOLCOTT, OLIVER, influence of, in Connecticut convention, II. 529.

Y.

_Yeas and Nays_, one fifth of members present in either House of
Congress may require, II. 263.
To be taken on passing bill over veto, 265.

_Yorktown_, Revolutionary Congress assembles at, I. 113.

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Transcriber's Notes:

Obvious spelling and punctuation errors have been repaired, but period spellings and valid alternative spellings present in the original were retained; for example: maleadministration, malepractice and malpractice, Brearly and Brearley, etc.

Hyphenation variations in the original were retained.

Change in format for Article headings beginning P. 629 retained as in the original.

Changes not covered above are:

Contents erroneously states Index begins on P. 623. Corrected to P. 633.

P. 298 "Southern members." original reads "Southern membe"

P. 605 Duplicate heading "Appendix" removed.

P. 622 "Revision and Control"; original reads "Controul."

P. 623 "Members from two-thirds"; original reads "twothirds."