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+ | ====== Proceedings of commissioners to remedy defects of the Federal Government ====== | ||
+ | ANNAPOLIS IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND | ||
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+ | Selected, Arranged, and Indexed by Charles C. Tansill \\ | ||
+ | September 11, 1786 | ||
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+ | At a meeting of Commissioners, | ||
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+ | **New York** \\ | ||
+ | Alexander Hamilton \\ | ||
+ | Egbert Benson | ||
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+ | **New Jersey** \\ | ||
+ | Abraham Clarke \\ | ||
+ | William C. Houston \\ | ||
+ | James Schuarman | ||
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+ | **Pennsylvania** \\ | ||
+ | Tench Coxe | ||
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+ | **Delaware** \\ | ||
+ | George Read \\ | ||
+ | John Dickinson \\ | ||
+ | Richard Bassett | ||
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+ | **Virginia** \\ | ||
+ | Edmund Randolph \\ | ||
+ | James Madison, junior | ||
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+ | Mr. Dickinson was unanimously elected Chairman. | ||
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+ | The Commissioners produced their Credentials from their respective States; which were read. | ||
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+ | After a full communication of Sentiments, and deliberate consideration of what would be proper to be done by the Commissioners now assembled, it was unanimously agreed: that a Committee be appointed to prepare a draft of a Report to be made to the States having Commissioners attending at this meetingAdjourned ’till Wednesday Morning. | ||
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+ | WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13th. 1786 | ||
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+ | Met agreeable to Adjournment. | ||
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+ | The Committee, appointed for that purpose, reported the draft of the report; which being read, the meeting proceeded to the consideration thereof, and after some time spent therein, Adjourned ’till tomorrow Morning. | ||
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+ | THURSDAY SEPTr. 14th. 1786 | ||
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+ | Met agreeable to Adjournment. | ||
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+ | The meeting resumed the consideration of the draft of the Report, and after some time spent therein, and amendments made, the same was unanimously agreed to, and is as follows, to wit. | ||
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+ | To the Honorable, the Legislatures of Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, | ||
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+ | The Commissioners from the said States, respectively assembled at Annapolis, humbly beg leave to report. | ||
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+ | That, pursuant to their several appointments, | ||
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+ | That the State of Delaware, had given similar powers to their Commissioners, | ||
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+ | That the State of New Jersey had enlarged the object of their appointment, | ||
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+ | That appointments of Commissioners have also been made by the States of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, | ||
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+ | That the express terms of the powers to your Commissioners supposing a deputation from all the States, and having for object the Trade and Commerce of the United States, Your Commissioners did not conceive it advisable to proceed on the business of their mission, under the Circumstance of so partial and defective a representation. | ||
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+ | Deeply impressed however with the magnitude and importance of the object confided to them on this occasion, your Commissioners cannot forbear to indulge an expression of their earnest and unanimous wish, that speedy measures may be taken, to effect a general meeting, of the States, in a future Convention, for the same, and such other purposes, as the situation of public affairs, may be found to require. | ||
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+ | If in expressing this wish, or in intimating any other sentiment, your Commissioners should seem to exceed the strict bounds of their appointment, | ||
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+ | In this persuasion, your Commissioners submit an opinion, that the Idea of extending the powers of their Deputies, to other objects, than those of Commerce, which has been adopted by the State of New Jersey, was an improvement on the original plan, and will de serve to be incorporated into that of a future Convention; they are the more naturally led to this conclusion, as in the course of their reflections on the subject, they have been induced to think, that the power of regulating trade is of such comprehensive extent, and will enter so far into the general System of the fæderal government, that to give it efficacy, and to obviate questions and doubts concerning its precise nature and limits, may require a correspondent adjustment of other parts of the Fæderal System. | ||
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+ | That there are important defects in the system of the Fæderal Government is acknowledged by the Acts of all those States, which have concurred in the present Meeting; That the defects, upon a closer examination, | ||
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+ | Your Commissioners decline an enumeration of those national circumstances on which their opinion respecting the propriety of a future Convention, with more enlarged powers, is founded; as it would be an useless intrusion of facts and observations, | ||
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+ | Under this impression, Your Commissioners, | ||
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+ | Though your Commissioners could not with propriety address these observations and sentiments to any but the States they have the honor to Represent, they have nevertheless concluded from motives of respect, to transmit Copies of this Report to the United States in Congress assembled, and to the executives of the other States. | ||
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+ | By order of the Commissioners | ||
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+ | Dated at Annapolis \\ | ||
+ | September 14th, 1786 \\ | ||
+ | Resolved, that the Chairman sign the aforegoing Report in behalf of the Commissioners. | ||
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+ | Then adjourned without day | ||
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+ | Egbt. Benson, NY \\ | ||
+ | Alexander Hamilton, NY \\ | ||
+ | Abra: Clark, NJ \\ | ||
+ | Wm Ch.1.1. Houston, NJ \\ | ||
+ | Js. Schureman, NJ \\ | ||
+ | Tench Coxe, PA \\ | ||
+ | Geo: Read, DE \\ | ||
+ | John Dickinson, DE \\ | ||
+ | Richard Bassett, DE \\ | ||
+ | Edmund Randolph, VA \\ | ||
+ | Js. Madison Jr., VA \\ | ||
+ | St. George Tucker, VA \\ | ||
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