Max Farrand

Name: The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787/Volume 1, Volume 1 — Proceedings of Convention, Wednesday, May 30, 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, Wednesday, May 30, 1787”, published in 1911, is a work by Max Farrand. It explores elements such as confederation, resolution and suffrage.

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

“ Resolved, That a union of the states, merely federal, will not accomplish the objects proposed by the articles of the confederation, namely, common defence, security of liberty, and general welfare.
2. Resolved, That no treaty or treaties among any of the states as sovereign, will accomplish or secure their common defence, liberty or welfare.
3. Resolved, That a national government ought to be established, consisting of a supreme judicial, legislative and executive. ”

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

“ This the foundation of the convention. If we have a right to pass this resolution we have a right to annihilate the confederation.
Proposes—In the opinion of this convention, provision should be made for the establishment of a fœderal legislative, judiciary, and executive.
Governeur Morris. Not yet ripe for a decision, because men seem to have affixed different explanations to the terms before the house. 1. We are not now under a fœderal government. 2. There is no such thing. A fœderal government is that which has a right to compel every part to do its duty. ”

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

“ That the rights of suffrage in the national legislature ought to be proportioned to the quotas of contribution or to the number of free inhabitants as the one or the other rule may seem best in different cases. ”

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

“ It is only meant to give the national government a power to defend and protect itself. To take therefore from the respective legislatures or States, no more soverignty than is competent to this end.
Mr. Dickinson. Under obligations to the gentlemen who brought forward the systems laid before the house yesterday. Yet differs from the mode of proceeding to which the resolutions or propositions before the Committee lead. Would propose a more simple mode. All agree that the confederation is defective all agree that it ought to be amended. ”

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

“ Votes 3 and 4 evidently belong to this day's records as only eight votes were cast; on the following day, May 31, ten states were present and voted. The only clue to the identifiction of vote 3 is the failure or refusal of Delaware to vote, which might point to any of the resolutions in favor of proportional suffrage. Journal ascribes this vote to the question to postpone the resolution offered by Randolph and Madison, but it would seem to apply better to an earlier amendment of that resolution, to the effect that the rights of suffrage were to be "not according to the present system". ”

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

“ Mr. Govr. Morris explained the distinction between a federal and national, supreme, Govt.; the former being a mere compact resting on the good faith of the parties; the latter having a compleat and compulsive operation. ”

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