The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus Part 216

Mr. Butler moved to insert after Article 15, "If any person bound to service or labor in any of the United States, shall escape into another State, he or she shall not be discharged from such service or labor, in consequence of any regulations subsisting in the State to which they escape, but shall be delivered up to the person justly claiming their service or labor,"--which was agreed to, _nem. con_.

_p_. 1456.

Monday, September 10, 1787.

Mr. Rutledge said he never could agree to give a power by which the articles relating to slaves might be altered by the States not interested in that property, and prejudiced against it. In order to obviate this objection, these words were added to the proposition: "provided that no amendments, which may be made prior to the year 1808 shall in any manner affect the fourth and fifth sections of the seventh Article." _p_. 1536.

Thursday, September 13, 1787.

Article 1, Section 2. On motion of Mr. Randolph, the word "servitude"

was struck out, and "service" unanimously[7] inserted, the former being thought to express the condition of slaves, and the latter the obligations of free persons.

[Footnote 7: See page 372 of the printed journal.]

Mr. d.i.c.kinson and Mr. Wilson moved to strike out, "and direct taxes,"

from Article 1, Section 2, as improperly placed in a clause relating merely to the Const.i.tution of the House of Representatives.

Mr. Gouverneur Morris. The insertion here was in consequence of what had pa.s.sed on this point; in order to exclude the appearance of counting the negroes in the _representation_. The including of them may now be referred to the object of direct taxes, and incidentally only to that representation.

On the motion to strike out, "and direct taxes," from this place,--New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, aye--3; New Hamps.h.i.+re, Ma.s.sachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, no--8. _pp_. 1569-70.

Sat.u.r.day, September 15, 1787.

Article 4, Section 2, (the third paragraph,) the term "legally" was struck out; and the words, "under the laws thereof," inserted after the word "State," in compliance with the wish of some who thought the term _legal_ equivocal, and favoring the idea that slavery was legal in a moral view. _p_. 1589.

Mr. Gerry stated the objections which determined him to withhold his name from the Const.i.tution: 1--2--3--4--5--6, that three fifths of the blacks are to be represented, as if they were freemen. _p_. 1595.

LIST OF MEMBERS

OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION WHO FORMED THE CONSt.i.tUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

From Attended.

New Hamps.h.i.+re, 1 John Langdon, July 23, 1787.

_John Pickering,_ 2 Nicholas Gilman, " 23.

_Benjamin West_.

Ma.s.sachusetts, _Francis Dana_, Elbridge Gerry, May 29.

3 Nath'l Gorham, " 25.

4 Rufus King, " 25.

Caleb Strong, " 28.

Rhode Island, (No appointment.) Connecticut, 5 W.S. Johnson, June 2.

6 Roger Sherman, May 30.

Oliver Ellsworth, " 29.

New York, Robert Yates, " 25.

7 Alex'r Hamilton, " 25.

John Lansing, June 2.

New Jersey, 8 Wm. Livingston, " 5.

9 David Brearly, May 5.

Wm. C. Houston, do.

10 Wm. Patterson, do.

_John Nielson_, _Abraham Clark_.

11 Jonathan Dayton, June 21.

Pennsylvania, 12 Benj. Franklin, May 28.

13 Thos. Miffin, do.

Pennsylvania. 14 Robert Morris, May 25.

15 Gen. Clymer, " 28.

16 Thos. Fitzsimmons, " 25.

17 Jared Ingersoll, " 28.

18 James Wilson, " 25.

19 Gouv'r Morris, " 25.

Delaware, 20 Geo. Reed, " 25.

21 G. Bedford, Jr. " 28.

22 John d.i.c.kinson, " 28.

23 Richard Ba.s.sett, " 25.

24 Jacob Broom, " 25.

Maryland, 25 James M'Henry, " 29.

26 Daniel of St. Tho. Jenifer, June 2.

27 Daniel Carroll, July 9.

John F. Mercer, Aug. 6.

Luther Martin, June 9.

Virginia, 28 G. Was.h.i.+ngton, May 25.

_Patrick Henry_, (declined.) Edmund Randolph, " 25.

29 John Blair, " 25.

30 Jas. Madison, Jr. " 25.

George Mason, " 25.

George Wythe, " 25.

James McClurg, (in room P. Henry) " 25.

North Carolina, _Rich'd Caswell_ (resigned).

Alex'r Martin, May 25.

Wm. R. Davie, " 25.

31 Wm. Blount (in room of R. Caswell), June 20.

_Willie Jones_ (declined).

32 R. D. Spaight, May 25.

33 Hugh Williamson, (in room of W. Jones,) May 25.

South Carolina, 34 John Rutledge, " 25.

35 Chas. C. Pinckney, " 25.

36 Chas. Pinckney, " 25.

37 Peirce Butler, " 25.

Georgia, 38 William Few, " 25.

39 Abr'm Baldwin, June 11.

William Pierce, May 31.

_George Walton_.

Wm. Houston, June 1.

_Nath'l Pendleton_.

Those with numbers before their names signed the Const.i.tution. 39 Those in italics never attended. 10 Members who attended, but did not sign the Const.i.tution, 16 -- 65