Subentries

– after mature consideration adopt or amend [1 reference]

– amendments should be adopted before ratifying [6 references]

– proposed recommendatory amendments are unacceptable [1 reference]

– Article VII of Constitution quoted [1 reference]

– Article XIII of Articles of Confederation quoted [1 reference]

– debate over as violation of Articles of Confederation [16 references]

– conditional ratification is really a rejection [2 references]

– Congress transmits Constitution to states [23 references]

– debate over role of Congress in transmitting Constitution to states [11 references]

– Constitution can be adopted with conditional amendments [1 reference]

– Constitution should be adopted without condition of amendments [1 reference]

– Constitution is not being crammed down throats of people [1 reference]

– Constitution should be ratified as unanimously as possible [1 reference]

– Constitution should be ratified by the people [1 reference]

– Constitution should be rejected even without an alternative available [1 reference]

– if Constitution fails, Confederation is still in effect [1 reference]

– is a farce because Constitution isn’t what it purports to be [1 reference]

– Constitutional Convention submits Constitution to people in the states for ratification [2 references]

– criticism of Constitutional Convention resolutions for [1 reference]

– danger of ratifying with slim majority [1 reference]

– examination of has been long and thorough [1 reference]

– Federalists are trying to cram Constitution down throats of Americans [1 reference]

– five states have ratified [1 reference]

– Elbridge Gerry’s views on [3 references]

– Nathaniel Gorham opposes using state legislatures in ratifying [1 reference]

– Hampden’s conditional ratification outlined [1 reference]

– important that all the states ratify [1 reference]

– Rufus King favors use of state conventions and nine states [1 reference]

– Mass. amendments recommendatory only [2 references]

– Mass. Convention has no right to propose amendments to Constitution [1 reference]

– Mass. method of ratification as model [3 references]

– Mass. should be one of four non-ratifying states [2 references]

– Mass. should wait to see what other states do before it ratifies [3 references]

– attempt to undo Mass. ratification [2 references]

– call for conditional ratification in Mass. [1 reference]

– danger if Mass. Convention ratifies by a small majority [1 reference]

– Constitution must be accepted or rejected by Mass. Convention [1 reference]

– Constitution should have been sent to towns for their consideration [2 references]

– importance of avoiding anything inflammatory after Mass. ratification [1 reference]

– importance of Mass. to [2 references]

– incompatible with allegiance of citizens of Mass. for their commonwealth [2 references]

– in Mass. resolution appointing delegates to Constitutional Convention [1 reference]

– a minority of people in U.S. could ratify Constitution [2 references]

– moderation and deliberateness suggested [11 references]

– N.Y Senate opposes calling a convention [1 reference]

– newspaper propaganda estimate of number of people who now support Constitution [1 reference]

– opposition to [1 reference]

– opposition after ratification would produce evils [2 references]

– people’s assent is necessary but will be ignored after ratification [1 reference]

– praise of use of ratifying conventions elected by people [2 references]

– praised by Jarvis, Parsons, and Widgery [1 reference]

– ratifying all or nothing [13 references]

– compared with Shays’s Rebellion [1 reference]

– sister states of Mass. are divided over Constitution [1 reference]

– speedy ratification criticized [28 references]

– speedy adoption needed [7 references]

– objection to mere recommendations for state conventions [1 reference]

– criticism of bypassing approval of state legislatures [1 reference]

– need to call state ratifying conventions [1 reference]

– one state should not dictate to the Union [1 reference]

– and requirement that only nine states necessary to ratify [7 references]

– other states will agree to amendments [1 reference]

– total or partial rejection is advised [1 reference]

– unanimity is impossible [1 reference]

– no viable union of nine states without Mass., N.Y., Va., and N.C. [1 reference]

– what happens to non-ratifying states [8 references]

– willingness to acquiesce if Constitution is adopted [1 reference]