THE

DEBATES

IN THE SEVERAL

STATE CONVENTIONS.

ON THE ADOPTION OF THE

FEDERAL CONSTITUTION,

AS RECOMMENDED BY THE

GENERAL CONVENTION AT PHILADELPHIA,

IN

1787.

TOGETHER WITH THE

JOURNAL OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION,

LUTHER MARTIN S LETTER,

YATES'S MINUTES

CONGRESSIONAL OPINIONS.

VIRGINIA AND KENTUCKY RESOLUTIONS OF '38-98,

AND

OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION

IN FIVE VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

SECOND Edition, wiTH CONSIDERABLE ADDITIONS.

OLLECTED AND REVISED FROM CONTEMPORARY PUBLICATIONS.

BY JONATHAN ELLIOT

PUBLISHED UNDER THE SANCTION OF CONGRESS

PHILADELPHIA:

J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.