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INDEX.

A.

Absent members of Congress,
compelled to attend,90,91,292.
Absolute governments, the pow-
ers of, 46.

Account of the receipts and expen-
ditures of all public money, to
be published, 144, 145, 296.
Accusation, self, criminals not
bound to, 230, 233, 304.
Accused, in cases of impeachment,
86. Privileges to the, 230-
234, 304. Not bound to testi-
fy against themselves, 230, 233,
304. Examination of witnesses
against the, 231, 235, 304.||
Counsel for, 231, 236, 304.
Confessions of, 241.

Acts, public, of the States, faith to

be given to, 135, 301.1
Adams, John, Vice-President of
the United States, 34. Various
offices held by, 325. Minister
Plenipotentiary for the conclud-
ing and signing the Definitive
Treaty of Peace, between the
United States of America and
his Britannic Majesty, in 1783,
325, 329.
Adjournment of Congress, 92,
292. Bills not approved by the
President at the time of, 98,
100, 293.

Admiralty and maritime jurisdic-

tion, jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court in cases of, 186, 187,||
194, 196, 221, 300.

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289. Of Senators, 73, 291
Of President and Vice-Presi-
dent, 167, 298.
Agreements between States, for-
bidden,156,296. See Alliances.
Alexandria, meeting of commis-
sioners at, in 1785, 33.
Aliens, suits by and against, in the
courts of the United States,
211, 300. See Foreigners.
Alliances, States forbidden to
make, 146, 296. Washington,
on domestic, 313; on foreign,
321. See Agreements, and
Combination.
Ambassadors, appointment of,
172, 173, 299. To be received
by the President, 176, 299.
Suits by and against, 186, 192,
213, 221, 223, 300.
Amendments to the Constitution,
161, 303. On the election of
President and Vice-President,
161,163,305. On suits by and
against the States, 203, 205,
216,305. On the appellate ju-
risdiction of the Supreme Court,
both as to law and fact, 225,
304. On trial by jury, 230,
304. On search-warrants, 237,
303. On excessive bail, fines,
and punishments, 237,238, 304.
Mode of making, 246, 302. Re-
specting religious tolerance, 254,
303. Articles of, 303.
American, Washington on the
name, 310.

Admission of New States into the American Colonies, history of the,

Union, 137, 301, 307.
Affirmation, substitution of, for
oath, 252, 298, 303.

Age, of Representatives, 54, 73,

11. Their title to the soil, 13.
Times and manner of the settle-
ment of the, 15. Governments
of the, 17. Rights and privi-

leges of the, 19. Legislative
powers of the, 19. Common
law of England introduced into
the, 20. Political state of the,
at the time of the Revolution,
22. Their connexion with Great
Britain and with each other, 22.
Controversies between the, de-
termined before the King in
council, 200. Declaration of
Independence of the, 275.
American Revolution, see Revo-
lution.

ileged as to, 93, 292; under
the Confederation, 281.
Arsenals, 129, 295. Reservation
respecting, 130.

Articles, of Confederation, 279.
Of the Constitution, 289. Of
Amendments to the Constitution,
303. Provisional, of Peace,sign-
ed at Paris, in 1782, 324. Of
the Definitive Treaty of Peace,
of 1783, 325. Of compact, be-
tween the original States and
the People and States in the
Territory northwest of the river
Ohio, 334. See Confederation.
Arts and sciences, promotion of
the, 118, 294.

Annapolis, meeting of commission-
ers at, in 1786, 33.
Appellate jurisdiction of the Na-
tional Judiciary, 212, 300.
Suggestions respecting it, 213-Assemblies of the people, 264,
228. Of inferior tribunals, 214,
218. On the exclusion of, by
original jurisdiction, 215. Ex-
tent of the, 217. Meaning of
and mode of exercising, 224.
Qualified, 227, 304.
Appointments to office, power of,
172-175, 299. By the Presi-
ident, 172, 299. By Congress
and the Heads of Departments,
172, 174, 299. When discre- Authors, copy-rights for, 118, 294.
tionary in Congress, 172, 174,|| Ayes and noes,in Congress,92,292.
299. See Commissions, and
Vacancies.

303. Claimed in the Declara-
tion of Rights, of 1774, 274.
Assemblies, Provincial, 17. Dis-
solution of, by English gover-
nors, 92, 272..
Attainder, effect of, in treason,
134, 135, 239, 301. Bills of, not
to be passed, 144; by Congress,
144, 295; nor by the States,
146, 150, 296.

238, 304.

B.

Apportionment, of Representa- Bail, excessive, unconstitutional,
tives, 56-62, 104, 290. Of di-
rect taxes, 56-60, 97, 104, 290.
Appropriations, for armies, 122,
123, 294. Before drawing
money from the treasury, 144,

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Baltimore, Lord, 18. William
Penn versus, 201.
Bankruptcy, power of Congress
respecting, 114, 294.
Impo-
tency of the States as to, 115.
Bills, power of the President to
approve and negative, 98, 293.
Bills for raising revenue and tax-
es, 96, 293.

Army, power of Congress as to|| Bills of attainder, not to be passed

the, 43, 122, 141, 294. Rev-
olutionary, 122. Restrictions
respecting the, 123, 294. A
standing impolitic, 265; con-
demned in the Declaration of
Rights, of 1774, 274.

by Congress, 144, 295; nor by
the States, 146, 150, 296.

Bills of credit, 146, 148. States
forbidden to emit, 146,147,296.
Meaning of, 147. Emission of,
under the Confederation, 286.
Arrest, members of Congress, priv-|| Bills of indictment, 231.

Bills of Rights, of 1774, 24, 271.
Of States, 48, 256. Under the
Constitution, 255, 303; impor-
tance of considered, 256.
Blackstone, Sir William, on the
laity in England, 82. On ex-
culpation by witnesses, in capi-
tal cases, 235. On counsel for
accused persons, 236. On the
liberty of the
press, 263.
Borrowing money, under the Con-
federation, 29, 287. Under the
Constitution, 107, 141, 294.
Boston Port Bill, 271.
Boundaries, between States, 200.

Of the United States, according
to the Definitive Treaty of 1783,
325. For States in the North-
western Territory, 336.
Bribery, impeachment for, 81,
83, 299. Persons liable to be
removed from office for, 178,
299.

C.

Cabinet,see Heads of Departments.
Canada, provision for the acces-

sion of, to the Confederation,
287. Boundaries between the
United States and, according to
the Treaty of 1783, 325.
Capital offences, and second trials
for, 230, 232, 304.
Capitation taxes, 103, 104, 295.
Captures, 120, 122, 294. Juris-

diction in cases of, 194.
Cases, meaning of, in the sense of
the Constitution, 189, 190. By
implication, 191. In equity,
192, 216, 305. See Equity.
Ceded places, power of Congress
over, 129, 295. Reservation
respecting, 130.

Censorship of the Press, 262. See
Press.

Census, provision for the, 56, 58,

290. Capitation or other direct
taxes according to the, 104, 295.
Cessions, see Ceded Places.
Charter granted by James I., 15.
Charter governments, in the Amer-

ican colonies, 18. Introduc-
tion of the common law into the,
20.

Chief Justice shall preside at the
trial of the President, 76, 78,
291.

Chisholm versus Georgia, 202.
Church and State, alliance be-
tween, cut off, 253, 259, 303.
Cicero condemned torture, 233.
Circuitous voyages, 105.
Citizens, privileges and immunities
of, in each State, 242, 301. See
Controversies, and Judiciary.
Citizenship, of Representatives,
54, 55, 73, 290. Of Senators,
73, 291. Of the President and
Vice-President, 167, 297. See
Naturalization.

Civil obligation of contracts, on
impairing the, 154.

Civil officers, meaning of, under
the Constitution, 81.
Clearances at custom houses, 105,
295.

Coinage of money, under the Cón-
federation, 30, 285. Power of
Congress respecting, 116, 294.
Counterfeiting, 116, 294. For-
bidden to the States, 146, 147,
296.

Coke, Sir Edward, on the law of
the land, 233. On witnesses in
behalf of accused persons, 235.
Colonial governments, 17.
Colonies, see American Colonies.
Colonists, sent to England for
trial, 271.
Columbia, District of, 129, 295.
Combination among the States,
156, 245. See Alliances.
Commerce, crippled, under the
Confederation, 31. Foreign im-
positions respecting, 32, 108.
Power of Congress to regulate,
108, 109, 141, 294. State of,
at the adoption of the Constitu-
tion, 108. Meaning of the words
"to regulate commerce," 110.
See Duties, Taxes, and Trade.
Commissioners, appointed by Ma-

ryland and Virginia, meet at
Alexandria, 33. Meeting of, at
Annapolis, 33.

Commissions from the President,
176, 178, 299. See Appoint-

ments.

Committee of the States, under the
Confederation, 285.
Common defence, provision for,

42, 101, 141, 289, 293.
Common law, of England, intro-
duced into the Colonies, 20.
Conservative principle in the,
20. Its effects in the Colonies,
22. Cases at, under the Consti-
tution, 189. See Law,and Laws.
Common socage, 16.
Compacts, see Alliances.
Compensation, of members of Con-

gress, 93, 292. Of the Presi-
dent, 168, 298. Of the judges
of the Supreme Court, 181, 185,
300. For private property taken
for public use, 233, 304.
Confederation, history of the, 28.
Delays and objections to the,
28. Final adoption of the, 28.
Defects in the, 29. Powers and
weakness of the, 29. Gave to
Congress no coercive authority,
30; nor penal sanction to their
enactments, 30; nor power to
lay taxes, or to collect revenue,
30, 102; nor to regulate com-
merce, 31. Prospective termi-

nation of the, 33. Convention
for revision of the Articles of,
34. Legislative power under the,
49. Voting in Congress under
the, 56, 68, 281. State of com-
merce under the, 108. Impoten-
cy of the, as to armies, 122.
Restricted the authority of Con-
gress to powers expressly grant-
ed, 132, 279. Want of an execu-
tive department in the, 159; of
judicial power, 180. Authority
under the, to determine differ-
ences between States, 200, 283.
Disregard of treaty stipulations
under the, 250. Articles of,

279. See Congress, Continental,
Confederation among States, un-
constitutional, 146, 296. See
Alliances.

Confessions, as evidence, 241.
Confiscation, in punishment for

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treason, unconstitutional, 134,
135, 239, 301. In the States,
during the Revolution, 150.
Articles respecting, in the treaty
of peace, of 1783, 327, 328.
Congress, Continental, first and
second meetings of the, 24, 26.
Declaration of Rights of the, in
1774, 24, 271. Voting in, 26,
68, 281. Organization of the,
27. Its powers and its weak-
ness, 27, 29, 30. Articles
of Confederation by the, 28,
279. Had no coercive author-
ity, 30; nor penal sanctions
for its enactments, 30.
not lay taxes or collect revenue,
for the public service, 30; nor
regulate commerce, 31. Report
laid before the, for a General
Convention, 33. Calls a Con-
vention for revision of the Arti-
cles of Confederation, 34. Puts
into operation the Federal Con-
stitution, 34. Adjournment of,
to Princeton, 129. Compelled
to violate the Confederation, in
order to preserve it, 132. Re-
presentation of the States in the,
280. Freedom of speech and
debate in the, 281. Sole and
exclusive rights and powers of
the, 283. See Confederation.
Congress, the first under the Con-
stitution, 34. Divided into two
branches, 49, 289. Impeachment
by, 62, 63, 76, 78, 85, 290,
291, 299. Elections for, 89, 90,
291, 292. Meetings of, 90, 291.
Powers and privileges of both
Houses of, 90, 292. Judgement
of elections by, 90, 91, 292,
Quorum of, 90, 91, 292. Absent
members compelled to attend,
90, 91, 292. Rules of, 91. Pun-

ishment and expulsion of mem-
bers of, 91, 292. Journals of,
to be kept, 92, 292. Yeas and
nays of, 92, 292. Adjournment
of, 92, 292. Contempts of, 93.
Compensation of members of,
93, 292. Their privilege from ar-
rest, 93, 292. Liberty of speech
and debate in, 93, 94, 292.
Disqualifications of members of,
94, 161, 162, 292, 297. Mode
of passing laws in, 96, 293.
Power of the President to neg-
ative the laws of, 98-100, 293.
Power of, to lay and collect tax-
es, 101,103,141,293. May bor-
row money, 107, 141, 294. May
regulate commerce, 108, 109,
141, 294; inquiries respecting
this power, 109. On trade with
Indian tribes, 108,109,113,294.
Power of, respecting naturaliza-
tion, 114, 294; bankruptcies,
114, 294; to coin money, regu-
late the value thereof, and fix the
standard of weights and meas-
ures, 116, 294; as to counter-
feiting, 116, 294; post offices
and post roads, 117, 294; pa-
tents and copy-rights, 118, 294;
to constitute tribunals inferior to
the Supreme Court, 119, 181,
218, 294, 299; to define, and
punish piracies and felonies,
committed on the high seas, and
offences against the law of na-
tions, 119, 294; to declare war,
120, 141, 294; grant letters of
marque and reprisal, 120, 121,
294; to make rules concerning
captures, 120, 122, 294; to
raise and support armies, 122,
123, 141, 294; to provide and
maintain a navy, 124, 141, 294;
to make rules for land and na-
val forces, 124, 294; to provide
for calling forth the militia, 125,
127, 294; for organizing and
disciplining the militia, 126,
294. Power of, over the Seat of
the Government, 128, 129, 295;

over ceded places for forts, mag-
azines, arsenals, dock-yards,
and other needful buildings,
128, 129, 295; to make all nec-
essary and proper laws for car-
rying their powers into effect,
131, 295. Implied and inciden-
tal powers of, 131, 133, 141,
191. Power of, respecting trea-
son, 134, 239, 301; respecting
the faith and credit to be given
in each State to the public acts,
records, and judicial proceedings
of every other State, 135,301; as
to the admission of New States,
137, 140, 301, 336; respecting
the territory, or other property, of
the United States,138,301. Pro-
hibitions on the powers of, 141,
266, 305; respecting the slave-
trade, 142, 295; respecting the
writ of habeas corpus, 143, 295;
respecting bills of attainder, and
ex post facto laws, 144, 239,
295; respecting appropriations
before drawing money from the
treasury, 144, 295; as to creat-
ing titles of nobility, 145, 296.
Power of, respecting Electors,
166, 297. Provision by, for va-
cancy of the Presidency and
Vice-Presidency, 168, 298; for
appointment of inferior officers,
172, 174, 299. The President
to give information to, and re-
commend measures, 176, 299.
Power of the President to con-
vene and adjourn, 176, 299.
Authority given by, to the post-
master-general, to bring suits,
205. Restriction by, on appel-
late jurisdiction, 212-224, 226,
227, 300, 304. Power of, as to

designating places for trials, 228,
300; respecting amendments to
the Constitution, 246, 302.
Duty of courts, respecting un-
constitutional laws passed by,
251. Oaths to be taken by
members of, 251, 303. No
religious test required, 252, 253,

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