ryland and Virginia, meet at
Alexandria, 33. Meeting of, at
Annapolis, 33.

Commissions from the President,
176, 178, 299. See Appoint-

ments.

Committee of the States, under the
Confederation, 285.
Common defence, provision for,

42, 101, 141, 289, 293.
Common law, of England, intro-
duced into the Colonies, 20.
Conservative principle in the,
20. Its effects in the Colonies,
22. Cases at, under the Consti-
tution, 189. See Law,and Laws.
Common socage, 16.
Compacts, see Alliances.
Compensation, of members of Con-
gress, 93, 292. Of the Presi-
dent, 168, 298. Of the judges
of the Supreme Court, 181, 185,
300. For private property taken
for public use, 233, 304.
Confederation, history of the, 28.
Delays and objections to the,
28. Final adoption of the, 28.
Defects in the, 29. Powers and
weakness of the, 29. Gave to
Congress no coercive authority,
30; nor penal sanction to their
enactments, 30; nor power to
lay taxes, or to collect revenue,
30, 102; nor to regulate com-
merce, 31. Prospective termi-
nation of the, 33. Convention
for revision of the Articles of,
34. Legislative power under the,
49. Voting in Congress under
the, 56, 68, 281. State of com-
merce under the, 108. Impoten
cy of the, as to armies, 122.
Restricted the authorit of Con-
gress to powers expressly grant-
ed, 132, 279. Want of an execu-
tive department in the, 159; of
judicial power, 180. Authority
under the, to determine differ-
ences between States, 200, 283.
Disregard of treaty stipulations
under the, 250. Articles of,

279. See Congress, Continental
Confederation among States, un-
constitutional, 146, 296. Sea
Alliances.

Confessions, au evidence, 241.
Confiscation, in punishment for
treason, unconstitutional, 134,
135, 239, 301. In the States,
during the Revolution, 150.
Articles respecting, in the treaty
of peace, of 1783, 327, 328.
Congress, Continental, first and
second meetings of the, 24, 26.
Declaration of Rights of the, in
1774, 24, 271. Voting in, 26,
68, 281. Organization of the,
27. Its powers and its weak.
ness, 27, 29, 30. Articles
of Confederation by the, 28,
279. Had no coercive author-
ity, 30; nor penal sanctions
for its enactments, 30. Could
not lay taxes or collect revenue,
for the public service, 30; nor
regulate commerce, 31. Repor:
laid before the, for a General
Convention, 33. Calls a Con-
vention for revision of the Arti-
cles of Confederation, 34. Puts
into operation the Federal Con-
stitution, 34. Adjournment of,
to Princeton, 129. Compelled
to violate the Confederation, in
order to preserve it, 132. Re-
presentation of the States in the,
280. Freedom of speech and
debate in the, 281. Sole and
exclusive rights and powers of
the, 283. See Confederation.
Congress, the first under the Con-
stitution, 34. Divided into two
branches, 49, 289. Impeachment
by, 62, 63, 76, 85, 290,
291, 299. Elections for, 89, 90,
291, 292. Meetings of, 90, 291
Powers and privileges of both
Houses of, 90, 292. Judgement
of elections by, 90, 91, 292.
Quorum of, 90, 91, 292. Absent
members compelled to attend,
90, 91, 292 Rules of, 91. Pan

over ceded places for forts, mag
azines, arsenals, dock-yards,
and other needful buildings,
128, 129, 295; to make all nec
essary and proper laws for car
rying their powers into effect,
131,295. Implied and inciden-
tal powers of, 131, 133, 141,
191

Ishment and expulsion of mem-
bers of, 91, 292. Journals of,
to be kept, 92, 292. Yeas and
nays of, 92, 292. Adjournment
of, 92, 292. Contempts of, 93.
Compensation of members of,
93, 292. Their privilege from ar-
rest, 93, 292. Liberty of speech
and debate in, 93, 94, 292.
Disqualifications of members of,
94, 161, 162, 292, 297. Mode
of passing laws in, 96, 293.
Power of the President to neg-
ative the laws of, 98-100, 293.
Power of, to lay and collect tax-
es, 101,103,141,293. May bor-
row money, 107, 141, 294. May
regulate commerce, 108, 109,
141, 294; inquiries respecting
this power, 109. On trade with
Indian tribes, 108,109,113,294.
Power of, respecting naturaliza-
tion, 114, 294; bankruptcies,
114, 294; to coin money, regu-
late the value thereof, and fix the
standard of weights and meas-
ures, 116, 294; as to counter-
feiting, 116, 294; post offices
and post roads, 117, 294; pa-
tents and copy-rights, 118, 294;
to constitute tribunals inferior to
the Supreme Court, 119, 181,
218, 294, 299; to define, and
punish piracies ana felonies,
committed on the high seas, and
offences against the law of na-
tions, 119, 294; to declare war,
120, 141, 294; grant letters of
marque and reprisal, 120, 121,
294; to make rules concerning
captures, 120, 122, 294; to
raise and support armies, 122,
123, 141, 294; to provide and
maintain a navy, 124, 141, 294;
to make rules for land and na-
val forces, 124, 294; to provide
for calling forth the militia, 125,
127, 294; for organizing and
disciplining the militia, 126,
294. Power of, over the Seat of
the Government, 128, 129, 295;

Power of, respecting trea-
son, 134, 239, 301; respecting
the faith and credit to be given
in each State to the public acts,
records, and judicial proceedings
of every other State, 135,301; as
to the admission of New States,
137, 140, 301, 336; respecting
the territory, or other property, of
the United States,138,301. Pro
hibitions on the powers of, 141,
266, 305; respecting the slave-
trade, 142, 295; respecting the
writ of habeas corpus, 143, 295;
respecting bills of attainder, and
ex post facto laws, 144, 239,
295; respecting appropriations
before drawing money from the
treasury, 144, 295; as to creat-
ing titles of nobility, 145, 296.
Power of, respecting Electors,
166, 297. Provision by, for va-
cancy of the Presidency and
Vice-Presidency, 168, 298; for
appointment of inferior officers,
172, 174, 299. The President
to give information to, and re-
commend measures, 176, 299.
Power of the President to con-
vene and adjourn, 176, 299
Authority given by, to the post
master-general, to bring suits
205. Restriction by, on appel-
late jurisdiction, 212–224, 226,
227, 300, 304. wer of, as to
designating places for trials, 228,
300; respecting amendments to
the Constitution, 246, 302.
Duty of courts, respecting un-
constitutional laws passed by.
251. Oaths to be taken by
members of, 251, 303. No
religious test require 1, 252, 258,

303. Amendments to the Con-1
stitution, adopted by, 254, 303.
Shall make no law respecting
an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise
thereof, 255, 259, 303; or
abridging the freedom of speech,
or of the press, 255, 259, 261,
303; or the rights of the peo-
ple peaceably to assemble, and
to petition the government for a
redress of grievances, 255, 259,
264, 303. Recommendations
required to be made by the, ac-
cording to the treaty of 1783,
327, 328. See Commerce, Con-
gress, Continental, Impeach-
ments, Judiciary, Representa-
tives, Senators, and States.
Connecticut, settled, 16. Charter
government of, 19. Adopts the
Constitution, 35.
Conscience, rights of, 252, 253,
255, 259, 303.
Constitution of the United States
of America, 33, 289. Origin of
the, 33. Adoption of the, 34, 35,
303. Remarks on the framers of
the, 35, 247. Exposition of the,
36. Formed by the people, and
not by the States, 36. Remarks
on the interpretation of the, 36.
Final interpreter of the, 37. The
Preamble of the, and its exposi-
tion,37,289. Distribution of pow-
ers by the, 46, 289. Separation
of the legislative, the executive,
and the judicial, departments by
the, 47, 49. On the House of
Representatives, 49, 50, 289.
On the Senate and Senators, 49,
64, 67, 290. On impeachments,
62, 63, 76, 291, 298, 299. On
elections and meetings of Con-
gress, 89, 291. On the powers
and privileges of both Houses,
90, 292. On the mode of pas-
sing laws, 96, 293. On tax-
ation, 101, 141, 293. On
borrowing money, 107, 294.
On regulating commerce, 108,

109, 294. On trade with Indian
tribes, 108, 113, 294. On nat
uralization, 114, 294. On bank
ruptcy, 114, 294.
On coinage
of money, 115, 294. On post-
offices, and post roads, 117, 294.
On patents and copy-rights, 118,
294. On the punishment of
piracies and felonies, 119, 294.
On the declaration of war, 120,
141, 294. On the army, 122,
294. On the navy, 124, 294.
As to militia, 125, 294. On the
Seat of the Government, and oth
er ceded places, 128, 295. Gen
eral power of Congress under
the, to make necessary and prop-
er laws,131,295. On the punish-
ment of treason, 134, 239, 301.
On State Records, 135, 301
On the admission of New States,
137, 301. On the government
of Territories, 138, 301. Pro-
hibitions on the United States
by the, 142, 305; on the States
by the, 146, 296. On the struc-
ture, organization, and powers,
of the Executive department,
158, 296. On the powers and
duties of the President, 170, 298.
On the Judicial department,
179, 299. On the powers and
jurisdiction of the Judiciary,
186, 300, 304, 305. On trial
by jury, 228, 300. Definition
of treason by the, 239, 300. On
the privileges of citizens, 242,
301. On fugitive criminals and
slaves, 242, 243, 301. Guaran-
tee of republican government by
the, to the States, 244, 302.
Mode of making amendments to
the, 246, 302. Considered as
an experiment, 247, 267. On
public debt, 248, 302. Supre-
macy of Laws, treaties, and the,
249,302. On oath of office,251,
298, 303.
On religious tests,
252, 253, 303. Ratification of
the, 254, 303. Amendments tc
the, 254, 303. Regarded as a