Chapter VII

FIRST GRAND COMPROMISES OF THE CONSTITUTION.--POPULATION OF
THE STATES ADOPTED AS THE BASIS OF REPRESENTATION IN THE
HOUSE.--RULE FOR COMPUTING THE SLAVES.--EQUALITY OF
REPRESENTATION OF THE STATES ADOPTED FOR THE SENATE.

Appointment of a Committee of Compromise 145

Representation adjusted by the Committee 146

Character of the Compromise 147

How treated in the Convention 147, 148

Apportionment of Representatives re-arranged 148, 149

Objections to the Plan 149, 150

Representation of the Slaves 150

Combined Rule of Numbers and Wealth 151

Test Question respecting the Slaves 153

Necessity for their Admission into the Basis of
Representation 154-162

The Difficulties only to be adjusted by Compromise 162

Form of the Compromise 163, 164

Equality of Vote adopted for the Senate 165, 166

Value of this Feature of the Constitution 166, 167

Population of the Slaveholding and Non-slaveholding States
compared 168