Max Farrand

Name: The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787/Volume 1, Volume 1 — Proceedings of Convention, Thursday, May 31, 1787
Author: Max Farrand

The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787… (1911)

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“The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787/Volume 1, Volume 1 — Proceedings of Convention, Thursday, May 31, 1787”, published in 1911, is a work by Max Farrand. It explores elements such as the State Legislatures, first branch and appointment.

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Max Farrand, The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787… (1911)

“ I was myself of opinion that it would be right first to know how the Senate should be appointed, because it would determine many Gentlemen how to vote for the choice of Members for the first branch,—it appeared clear to me that unless we established a Government that should carry at least some of its principles into the mass of the people, we might as well depend upon the present confederation. If the influence of the States is not lost in some part of the new Government we never shall have any thing like a national institution. ”

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Max Farrand, The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787… (1911)

“ Madison considered the popular election of one branch of the national Legislature as essential to every plan of free Government. He observed that in some of the States one branch of the Legislature was composed of men already removed from the people by an intervening body of electors. That if the first branch of the general legislature should be elected by the State Legislatures, the second branch elected by the first—the Executive by the second together with the first ”

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Max Farrand, The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787… (1911)

“ Mr. Butler called on Govr. Randolph to point out the number of Men necessary for the Senate, for on a knowledge of that will depend his opinion of the style and manner of appointing the first branch.
Mr. Randolph said he could not then point out the exact number of Members for the Senate, but he would observe that they ought to be less than the House of Commons. He was for offering such a check as to keep up the balance, and to restrain, if possible, the fury of democracy. ”

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Max Farrand, The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787… (1911)

“ We ought to attend to the rights of every class of the people. He had often wondered at the indifference of the superior classes of society to this dictate of humanity & policy, considering that however affluent their circumstances, or elevated their situations, might be, the course of a few years, not only might but certainly would, distribute their posterity throughout the lowest classes of Society. ”

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Max Farrand, The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787… (1911)

“ The people do not want virtue; but are the dupes of pretended patriots. [11] In Massts. it has been fully confirmed by experience that they are daily misled into the most baneful measures and opinions by the false reports circulated by designing men, and which no one on the spot can refute. One principal evil arises from the want of due provision for those employed in the administration of Governnt. It would seem to be a maxim of democracy to starve the public servants. ”

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Max Farrand, The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787… (1911)

“ Madison—agrees with Wilson—this mode immediately introduces the people, and naturally inspires that affection for the Genl. Govt. wh. takes place towards our own offspring—The alternative of a Legislative appt. removes the Genl. Govt. too far from the People—in Maryland the Senate is two removes from the People, a Depy. appointed by ym. will be three, the first Br. having power to appt. the 2d. Br. they will be four, the Genl. Legis. appts. the Executive which will be five removes from the People—if the Election is made by the Peop. ”

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Max Farrand, The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787… (1911)

“ NYk. Pen. Virg. N Car. Geor aye | Con & Del. divided— | N Jersey & So. Car. no—
25 ↑ There are no dates given in Pierce’s notes and they are assigned to the records of different days in this edition upon internal evidence alone. ”

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