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Indian War at the West-Massacre of the Christián Dela-
wares
422
423
Unsuccessful Expedition against Sandusky.
Inroads into Kentucky-Battle at the Big Blue Lick..... 423
Operations in the Southern Department; Georgia recovered 424
Distress of the Southern Army; Charleston evacuated.... 424
Cherokees and Creeks ....
425
Second Newburgh Letter; Meeting of the Officers.. ... 432
Commutation of the Half Pay..
432
434
Arrival of the Preliminary Treaties; Peace proclaimed ... 433
Southern Department; Furloughs authorized
Proposed Amendment as to the Basis of Contributions... 435
Re-proposal of the Federal Import Duty; Revenue and Ces-
sions called for ....
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435
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Carleton refuses to surrender the Negro Refugees .
Washington's farewell Letter to the States; Disbandment
440.
of the Army....
440
Troops furnished by each State..
441
New York evacuated; Washington takes leave of his Offi-
cers.
Final Departure of the British; Washington's Accounts .. 441
He resigns his Commission; Mifflin's Address. .
442
Order of the Cincinnati......
443
British Bounty to the Tory Refugees...
Softening in America of the Feeling against the Tories.... 444
CHAPTER XLVI.
COST OF THE WAR. FEDERAL AND STATE DEBTS. WEST-
ERN LANDS. REGULATION OF COMMERCE. PEACE
ESTABLISHMENT. COMMITTEE OF STATES. ANNUAL
REQUISITIONS. DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS. INDIAN TREAT-
IES. NAVIGATION OF THE MISSISSIPPI. COINAGE AND
MINT. PECUNIARY DISTRESS AND PUBLIC DISCONTENT.
SHAYS'S REBELLION. PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF THE
RELIGIOUS ORGANIZA-
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION.
TIONS.
Proposed Federal City; Congress adjourns to New York.. 454
Jefferson Minister to France; Consular Convention.
Treaties with Prussia and Morocco...
......
454
455
British Debts; Hamilton and the Trespass Act.."
465
Economical Fruits of the late War; new moneyed Class;
Randolph's Resolutions, or Virginia Plan, referred to a Com-
Election of the first Branch of the National Legislature by
the People; Term of Service....
487
Second Branch of the national Legislature; Term of Service;
Method of Choice....
488
Ratio of Representation..
National Executive; Franklin's Ideas as to Salaries..
Judiciary; Presidential Veto..
489
490
Veto on State Laws...
491
Virginia Plan as amended and reported back to the House. 491
Dissatisfaction of the small States; Patterson's New Jersey
Proportional Representation in the first Branch carried.... 495
Proportional Representation in the second Branch carried.. 495
Great Excitement; Reference to a Grand Committee .... 495
Report of the Committee. . . .
496
New Questions; Northern and Southern Parties.
Number and Apportionment of the first Branch..
Future Apportionments; Question of Slave Representation 497
Last Effort for a proportional second Branch...
501
Equal Representation in the second Branch agreed to..... 502
New York unrepresented in the Convention.
502
Disappointment of the National Party
Final Triumph of the small States.
503
Bills of Credit; Restrictions on the States; the Militia... 508
Regulation of Commerce; Slave Trade.
509
Dissatisfaction with this Part of the Report; King's Speech 510
Speech of Gouverneur Morris; Replies by Sherman and
Pinckney...
511
Provisions relating to the President and Vice-president .... 520
New Modification of Parties; Committee on Style . . .
523
Modification of the Veto; Bill of Rights; Inspection Laws 523
Final Amendments; proposed Amendments rejected...... 524
Objections of Mason, Randolph, and Gerry ...
Counter Objections of Charles Pinckney.
Attempts at Conciliation; Signatures.
Records of the Convention
525
526
CHAPTER XLVIII.
ORDINANCE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE TERRITORY
NORTHWEST OF THE OHIO. SETTLEMENT OF INTER-
STATE CONTROVERSIES. RATIFICATIONS OF THE FED-
ERAL CONSTITUTION. EMIGRATIONS TO THE WEST.
CLOSE OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.
Organization of the Northwest Territory .
First Sales of public Lands; Ohio Company.
Kentucky asks Admission into the Union...
Congress refers the new Constitution to the States.
527
529
530