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Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Preface Introduction PART 1: THE DEBATE OPENS

Benjamin Franklin: Speech at the Conclusion of the Constitutional Convention Alexander Hamilton, Conjectures About the New Constitution, late September 1787 James Wilson, Speech at a Public Meeting, October 6, 1787 Brutus I, October 18, 1787 A Political Dialogue, October 24, 1787 James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, October 24, 1787 Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, December 20, 1787 Cato III, October 25, 1787 Publius (Alexander Hamilton), The Federalist No. 1, October 27, 1787

PART 2: OPPOSITION ORGANIZES

Elbridge Gerry to the Massachusetts General Court, November 3, 1787 Letters from the Federal Farmer to The Republican, November 8, 1787 Thomas Jefferson to William Stephens Smith, November 13, 1787 George Mason, Objections to the Constitution, November 22, 1787 Robert Yates and John Lansing, Jr., to Governor George Clinton, January 14, 1788

PART 3: TOWARD A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF POLITICS

Publius (James Madison), The Federalist No. 10, November 22, 1787 A Countryman (Roger Sherman) II, November 22, 1787 Brutus IV, November 29, 1787 Americanus (John Stevens, Jr.) III, November 30, 1787 Samuel Adams to Richard Henry Lee, December 3, 1787 A Landholder (Oliver Ellsworth) VII, December 17, 1787 Publius (Alexander Hamilton), The Federalist No. 23, December 18, 1787 Brutus VII, January 3, 1788 Publius (Alexander Hamilton), The Federalist No. 30, December 28, 1787

PART 4: SLAVERY AND LIBERTY

Luther Martin, The Genuine Information VIII, January 22, 1788 Giles Hickory (Noah Webster) I, December 1787 Publius (James Madison), The Federalist No. 39, January 16, 1788 On the New Constitution, January 28, 1788 Brutus XI, January 31, 1788 Civis (David Ramsay) to the Citizens of South Carolina, February 4, 1788 Publius (James Madison), The Federalist No. 54, February 12, 1788

PART 5: THE FUTURE OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC

Publius (James Madison), The Federalist No. 51, February 6, 1788 Brutus XII, February 7 and 14, 1788 Harry Innes to John Brown, February 20, 1788 Joseph Spencer to James Madison, Enclosing John Leland’s Objections, February 28, 1788 Publius (Alexander Hamilton), The Federalist No. 70, March 15, 1788 Brutus XV, March 20, 1788 Publius (Alexander Hamilton), The Federalist No. 78, May 28, 1788 George Washington to John Armstrong, April 25, 1788

PART 6: THE STATE RATIFYING CONVENTIONS

PENNSYLVANIA

James Wilson, Opening Address, November 24, 1787 James Wilson and John Smilie Debate the Need for a Bill of Rights, November 28, 1787 Benjamin Rush Speaks Against a Bill of Rights, November 30, 1787 James Wilson on the Slave-Trade Clause, December 3, 1787 Robert Whitehill Replies to Wilson on the Slave-Trade Clause, December 3, 1787 Dissent of the Minority of the Pennsylvania Convention, December 18, 1787

MASSACHUSETTS

Fisher Ames on Biennial Elections and the “Volcano” of Democracy, January 15, 1788 An Exchange on the Powers of Congress and Its Probable Corruption, January 17, 1788 Amos Singletary and Jonathan Smith on “Leviathan” and on the Danger of Anarchy, January 25, 1788 Daniel Shute and William Jones on Religious Tests, January 31, 1788 John Hancock Proposes Ratification with Recommended Amendments, January 31, 1788 Samuel Adams Supports Hancock’s Proposition, January 31, 1788 John Hancock’s Final Observations, “We Must All Rise or Fall Together,” February 6, 1788 The Form of the Ratification of Massachusetts, February 6, 1788

SOUTH CAROLINA

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Explains America’s Unique “Structure of Freedom,” May 14, 1788 Patrick Dollard Fears a Corrupt and Despotic Aristocracy, May 22, 1788

VIRGINIA

Patrick Henry’s Opening Speech Opposing Ratification, June 4, 1788 Patrick Henry States His Main Objections, and James Madison Responds, June 12, 1788 George Mason and James Madison Debate the Slave-Trade Clause, June 17, 1788

NEW YORK

Robert R. Livingston, Melancton Smith, and John Jay Debate Aristocracy, Representation, and Corruption, June 23, 1788 Melancton Smith Fears the Federal Taxing Power, June 27, 1788

NORTH CAROLINA

James Iredell on the Presidency and the Pardoning Power, July 28, 1788 James Iredell on Impeachment, July 28, 1788 Henry Abbot and James Iredell Debate Religious Tests, July 30, 1788 The Rev. David Caldwell and Samuel Spencer Debate Religious Toleration, July 30, 1788

The Constitution Chronology, 1774–1804 Biographical Notes Note on the Texts Notes Index About the Editors

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