 | United States federal convention - 1819 - 524 pages
...DIVIDED—New York - - . •» 1 The following resolution was then moved by Mr. Randolph : Resolved, That the rights of suffrage in the national legislature...or the other rule may seem best in different cases. It was moved by Mr. Hamilton, seconded by Mr. Spaight, that the resolution be altered so as to read,... | |
 | United States. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional history - 1821 - 328 pages
...Patterson, the consideration of the 2d resolve was taken up, which is as follows : Resolved, therefore, that the rights of suffrage in the national legislature ought to be apportioned to the quotas of contribution, or to the number of inhabitants, as the one or other rule... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 562 pages
...common defense, security of liberty, and general welfare. " 2. Resolved, Therefore, that the right of suffrage, in the national legislature, ought to...number of free inhabitants, as the one or the other may seem best, in different cases. " 3. Resolved, That the national legislature ought to consist of... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - United States - 1836 - 534 pages
...Connecticut,!. Divided: New York, 1. The following resolution was then moved by Mr. Randolph : — " Resolved, That the rights of suffrage in the national legislature...the other rule may seem best in different cases." It was moved by Mr. Hamilton, seconded by Mr. Spaight, that the resolution be altered so as to read,... | |
 | United States. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1838 - 392 pages
...Patterson, the consideration of the 2d resolve was taken up, which is as follows: " Resolved, therefore, that the rights of suffrage in the national legislature ought to be apportioned to the quotas of contribution, or to the number of inhabitants, as the one or other rule... | |
 | United States. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional history - 1839 - 366 pages
...Patterson, the consideration of the 2d resolve was taken up, which is as follows: "Resolved, therefore, that the rights of suffrage in the national legislature ought to be apportioned to the quotas of contribution, or to the number of inhabitants, as the one or other rule... | |
 | James Madison, Henry Dilworth Gilpin - United States - 1840 - 708 pages
...institution ; namely, " common defence, security of liberty, and general welfare." 2. " Resolved, therefore, that the rights of suffrage in the National Legislature...or the other rule may seem best in different cases. 3. " Resolved, that the National Legislature ought to consist of two branches. 4. " Resolved, that... | |
 | James Madison, Henry Dilworth Gilpin - United States - 1840 - 692 pages
...The following Resolution, being the second of those proposed by Mr. RANDOLPH, was taken up, viz. " that the rights of suffrage in the National Legislature...the other rule may seem best in different cases." Mr. MADISON, observing that the words, " or to the number of free inhabitants" might occasion debates... | |
 | James Madison, Henry Dilworth Gilpin - United States - 1840 - 700 pages
...some better rule ought to be found. Colonel HAMILTON moved to alter the resolution so as to read, " that the rights of suffrage in the National Legislature ought to be proportioned to the number of free inhabitants." Mr. SPAIGHT seconded the motion. It was then moved that the resolution... | |
 | United States. Constitutional Convention, Robert Yates - Constitutional history - 1844 - 370 pages
...Patterson, the consideration of the 2d resolve was taken up, which is as follows: " Resolved, therefore, that the rights of suffrage in the national legislature ought to be apportioned to the quotas of contribution, or to the number of inhabitants, as the one or other rule... | |
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apprehended from any attempt to disturb it. The second resolution of the series proposed by Mr. Randolph was in these words: " That the rights of suffrage in the National Legislature ought to be proportioned to the quotas of contribution, or to the number... 
