Military establishments, Washing-
ton on, 311. Military officers, distinction be- tween civil and, 82. Trial and punishment of, 82. Appoint- ment of, under the Confedera- tion, 282, 285. Militia, power of Congress over the, 125, 294. Discipline and || government of the, 126, 294. Commander of the, when cal- led out, 128, 298. Amend- ment of the Constitution re- specting the, 264, 303. Right of the, to bear arms, 264, 265, 303. Importance of the, 265. Clause respecting, in the Con- federation, 282. Ministers, public, appointment of, 172, 173, 299. To be received by the President, 176, 299. Ju- risdiction of the Judiciary as to, 186, 192, 213, 221, 223, 300. Mississippi River and its tributa- ries, freedom of the, according to the Ordinance for the gov- ernment of the Northwestern Territory, 140, 336. A boun- dary of the United States, 326. Freedom of the, according to the treaty of 1783, 329. Mode of passing laws in Congress, 96, 293.
Money, borrowing, under the Con- federation, 29, 287, 288. Coin- age of, under the Confedera- tion, 30, 287. Power of Con- gress for borrowing, 107, 141,|| 294; as to coining, 115, 294; regulating the value of, 116, 294; and counterfeiting, 116, 294. Appropriation of, for ar- mies, 122, 123, 294. On ap- propriating, before drawing from the treasury, 144, 295. || States forbidden to coin, 146, 147, 296. See Bills, and Pa- per. Montesquieu, on the judiciary, 180. Morality, indispensable to political prosperity, 316. See Religion.
N. National justice, 40, 289. Enjoin ed by Washington, 318. National prejudices, Washington on, 318. Naturalization, power of Congress respecting, 114, 294. See Cita izenship.
Naval officers, trial of, 82 Navigation, power of Congress over, 110. See Commerce. Navy, power of Congress as to, 43, 124, 141, 294. Necessary and proper, meaning of, as to powers of Congress, 131, 133.
Negative of the President on laws, 98, 293.
Neighboring States, Abbé Mably on, 38.
Neutrality, Washington on, 322. New countrics, laws of England for, 21.
New England, origin of the States of, 15.
New Hampshire, settled, 16. Gov- ernment of, at the commence- ment of the Revolution, 18. New Jersey, settled, 16. Adopts the Constitution, 35.
New States, admission of, into the Union, 137, 301, 336. New York, settled, 12, 16. Gov
ernment of, at the commence- ment of the Revolution, 18 Concessions of territory by, 29. Adopts the Constitution, 35. New-York city, the seat of govern ment, 34.
Nobility, prohibition of titles of, by Congress, 145, 296; by the States, 146, 156, 296. Nominations by the President, 172, 173, 299. North Carolina, settled, 16. Gov- ernment of, at the commence- ment of the Revolution, 18 Proceedings of, respecting the adoption of the Federal Consti- tution, 34.
Northeastern boundary of the Uni
ted States, according to the trea- ty of 1783, 325. Northern Colony, under the char- ter of James I., 15. Northwestern boundary of the United States, according to the treaty of 1783, 326. Northwestern Territory, 138. Peo- pling of the, 139. Dane's ordi- nance for the government of the, 139, 329. Division of the, into States, 140, 336. Articles of compact between the original States and the people and States of the, 334.
Oaths of office, of the President, 169, 298. Of Senators and Representatives, 252, 303. Of executive and judicial officers, 252, 253, 303. Of State officers, 252, 303. Washington on, 317. Obligation of contracts, impairing the, 146, 150, 154, 296. Mean- ing of, 152.
Offences, for impeachment, S1, 83, 88, 299. Against the law of na- tions, 119, 294. See Crimes. Office, tenure of, by Representa-
tives, 50,52,289; by Senators, 67,71,290. Disqualifications of members of Congress respect- ing, 94, 292. Prohibition to hold foreign, 145, 296. Tenure of, by the President, 159, 160, 296 by the Vice-President, || 159, 161, 296. Appointments to, 172-175, 299. Removal from, 174. Tenure of, 174; by judges, 181, 182, 300; by judges in different States, 206. See Appointments, Oaths, Qual- ifications, and Vacancies. Officers, United States', to be commissioned by the President, 178, 299. Appointment of mili- tary, under the Confederation, 282, 285.
Ordinance of the Continental Con- gress, of the 13th of July, 1787, || 31*
for the government of the terri- tory of the United States north west of the Ohio, 139, 329. Original and appellate jurisdiction of the National Judiciary, 212, 300. Suggestions respecting it, 213-228. Of inferior tribunals, 214, 218. On the exclusion of the one by the other, 215
Paper money, prohibited, 146, 147, 148, 149, 296. In the Revolution, 148, 149. Pardons, not extending to impeach
ment, 88, 170, 172, 298. By the President, 171, 298. Parliament, powers and rights of. over the Colonies, 23, 271. Stamp Act passed by, 24. May be prorogued by the King, 92. Parties to a suit, 186, 203, 300, 304, 305.
Party, Washington on the effects
and evils of, 312, 314. Patents for inventions, 118, 294. Peace of 1783, indifference of the
States as to taxation after the, during the Confederation, 31. Disregard of the, under the Confederation, 250. Definitive Treaty of, between the United States of America and his Bri tannic Majesty, 324. Provis- ional Articles of, signed at Paris, in 1782, 324. Penal sanctions, the Confederation without, 30.
Penn, William, 18. Versus Lord Baltimore, 201. Pennsylvania, Delaware a depen- dency upon, 12. Settled, 16. Proprietary government of, 18. Adopts the Constitution, 35. People, the Constitution framed by the, 36. Elect Representatives, 50, 289. Right of the, to as- semble, and petition for redress of grievances, 264, 303. Per pais, trial, 228. Petition, right cf, 264, 303. Claim
ed in the Declaration of Rights of 1774, 274 Rejected by the King of Great Britain, 278. Philadelphia, Convention at, for forming the Constitution, 34. Piracies, power to define and pun- ish, 119, 294.
Places of trial of crimes, 228, 229, 300, 304.
Pledges of Electors, 166, 167. Plymouth Company, 15. Settle- ment by the, 15, 16. Union of, with Massachusetts, 16. Poll taxes, 103, 104, 295. Postmaster-general, suits by the,
Post offices, 117, 294. Post roads, 117, 294. Powers and privileges, of both
Houses of Congress, 90, 292. Reserved to the States and peo- ple, 266, 305. See Congress, President, Representatives, Sen- ate, Senators, and States. Preamble of the Constitution and
the exposition of it, 37, 289. Presentments, 230, 231, 232, 304. Presents to persons in office, from foreign powers, prohibition of, 145, 296.
of, 161, 163, 164, 168, 298 306. Mode of electing the, 161 163, 164, 296, 297, 395 Qualifications for, 167, 297 Resignation of the, 168, 298. Provision for vacancy of the office of, 168, 298, 306. His compensation, 168, 169, 298. Oath taken by the, 169, 298. Powers of, 170, 298; to re- quire the opinions of the Heads of Departments, 170, 171, 298; to grant reprieves and pardons, 171, 298; to make treaties, 172, 298; appoint- ments to office, 172-175, 299. Removal from office by the, 174. Duties of, 175, 299. give information to Congress, and recommend measures, 176, 299. To convene and adjourn Congress, 176, 299. To re-
ceive ambassadors and other public ministers, 176, 299. To take care that the laws be faith- fully executed, 177, 299. To commission all the officers of the United States, 178, 299 Incidental powers of the, 178. Press, liberty of the, 255,261, 303 Restriction of the, in foreign countries, 262. Loose reasoning on the, 263. Licensing the 263. Licentiousness of the, 264 Princeton, adjournment of the Continental Congress to, 129. Private property, on taking for public uses, 230, 233, 304. Privilege from arrest, 93,281,292 Privileges of citizens, 242, 301 See Controversies, and Judic iary. Prizes, jurisdiction in cases of, 194 195. See Captures. Prohibitions, on the United States, 142, 295. On the States, 146, 296. Of religious tests, 252, 253, 259, 303. Of religious es tablishments, 255, 259, 303.
President of the Senate, Vice- President of the United States, 74, 291. Senatorial chair vacat- ed by the, 76, 291. See Vice- President. President of the United States, impeachment and trial of the,76, 78, 83, 291. Cannot pardon, in trials by impeachment, 88, 170,|| 172, 298. Power of the, to ap- prove and negative laws, 98, 293. Bills not approved by the, at the adjournment of Congress,|| 98, 100, 293. Commander-in- chief of the army, navy, and militia, 127, 170, 298. Power of, to call out the militia, 127. Duration and tenure of office of the, 159, 160, 296. Re-eligi- bility of the, 160, 161. Vice-Property, private, taken for public
President performing the duties
Proprietary governments, in the American colonies, 17, 18. troduction of the common law into, 20.
Proroguing, by the King, and by governors, 92.
Protecting domestic manufactures, 113
Provincial Assemblies, 17. Disso- lution of, by English governors, 92, 272. Provincial governments, in the American colonies, 17. Intro- duction of the common law into the, 20. Provisional Articles of Peace, sign- ed at Paris, in 1782, 324. Public acts, records, and judicial proceedings, the faith to be giv- en to, 135, 301.
Public credit, Washington on, 317. Public debts, see Debts.
President and Vice-President, 167, 297, 306. Quartering soldiers, 265, 303. Quorum, in the Houses of Con gress, 90, 91, 292. In voting
for President and Vice-Presi dent, 162, 163, 297, 306.
Ratifications of the Constitution, 254, 303. Recaptures, 196.
Receipts of public money, account of, to be published, 144, 145, 296.
Records and laws of States, admis-
sion and proof of, 135, 301 Effect to be given to, 136. Regulate commerce, power of Congress to, 108, 109, 110, 141, 294. Meaning of the words, 109. See Commerce. Religion, freedom of, 252, 253,
255, 259, 303. Right of gov- ernment to interfere in, 260 Washington on the necessity of, to political prosperity, 316. Religious establishments, unconsti tutional, 255, 259, 303. Religious tests, 252, 253, 259,
Public lands, owned by the Crown, || 29. Concessions of, by Virginia and New York, 29. See Ceded places. Public ministers, appointment of, 172, 173, 299. To be received by the President, 176, 299. Ju- risdiction of the Judiciary over, 186, 192, 213, 221, 223, 300. Public money, see Money. Punishments, on the infliction of, under the Confederation, 30. In cases of impeachment, unpar- donable, 88, 170, 171, 298. Of members of Congress, 91, 292. For counterfeiting securities and current coin, 116, 294. Of pi-Representatives under the Colonial racies, felonies, and offences against the law of nations, 119, 294. Of treason, 134, 135, 301. Of innocent persons, 135. Cruel and unjust, not to be in- Alicted, 238, 304.
Q. Qualifications, for electors of Rep- resentatives, 50, 51, 289. For Representatives, 54, 73, 289. For Senators, 73, 291. For
Removals from office by the Pres- ident, 174. Representation, in Parliament, 24, 273. The principle of, 50, 57. The right of, 273. In the Territory northwest of the river Ohio, 332.
Governments, 17, 19. Representatives, House of, in Con- gress, 49, 50, 289. Election of, by the people, 50, 89, 289 ; advantages of it, 50, 51. Quali fications of electors of, 50, 51. 289. Serve two years, 52, 289. Knowledge and experience re- quisite in, 52. Qualifications of, 54, 73, 289; as to age, 54, 73, 289; as to citizenship, 54, 55, 73, 290; as to inhabitancy, 54
55, 74, 290. Apportionment of, 56-62, 104, 290. Restriction as to the number of, 56, 61, 290. On the manner of apportioning, 58,290. Supplying vacancies in the, 62, 290. Choice of Speak- er, and other officers by the, 62, 290. The power of impeach- ment in the, 62, 63, 85, 87, 290. || Not impeachable, 83. Punish for contempts, 85, 98. Disqual- ifications of, 94, 292. Bills for raising revenue, to originate with the, 96, 293. Cannot be elec- tors of President and Vice-Pres- ident, 161, 297. Choice of President by, 162, 163, 165, 297, 305. See Congress. Reprieves, granted by the Presi- || dent, 171, 298. See Pardons. Reprisal, letters of marque and, 120, 121, 294. Forbidden to the States, 146, 296. Republican form of government, guarantied to the several States, 244, 245, 302.
Republics, remarks on, 267, 270. Reserved powers and rights, of the || people, 264, 265, 266, 305. Of the States, under the Confed- eration, 279.
Resignation of President, 168, 298.
Resolves, contained in the Declar-
ation of Rights, 273. Retrospective laws, prohibition of, by the Union, 144, 295; by the States, 146, 150, 296. Revenue, measures of Great Brit-
ain for raising, in the American Colonies, 24, 271. Want of power respecting, under the Confederation, 30. Bills for raising, 96, 293. Power of Congress to raise, 101, 293. See Duties, and Taxes.
of credit in the, 148, 286. gal tender during the, 149. Con fiscation laws, 150. Aliens made by the, 212.
Rhode Island, settled, 16. Char- ter government of, 19. Pro ceedings of, respecting the Fed- eral Constitution, 34. Rights, of discovery, 13. Declar- ation of, by the Continental Con- gress, in 1774, 24, 271. Reserv- ed to the States and people, 264, 265, 266, 305. Claimed in the Declaration of Independence, 275. See Bill of Rights. Rules of Congress, 91, 292
Salary of the President, 168, 169, 298. See Compensation. Salvage, 196.
Search-warrants, 237, 303. Seat of the government and other ceded places, power of Congress over the, 128, 295. Second trials, prohibition of, 230. 232, 304. See Trials. Secrecy in Congress, 92, 292. Self-accusation, criminals
bound to, 230, 233, 304. Senate, in Congress, importance of its existence, 64. Nature of the representation and vote in the, 67, 290. Supply of vacancies in the, 72, 291. President of the, 74, 291. Choice of officers by the, 74, 75, 291. Trial for impeachment, by the, 76, 78, 85, 291. Power of the, in re- gard to treaties and appoint- ments by the President, 172, 182, 299. Filling of vacancies during the recess of the, 175, 299. To concur in the appoint- ment of judges, 182, 299. Congress, and Senators
Revolution, the American, politi-Senators, 67-69, 89, 290.
cal state of the Colonies at the time of the, 22. Origin of the, 24
Government during the, 26 Army of the, 122. Bills
ber of, 67, 70, 290. Chosen by the legislatures, 67, 69, 290. Their term of service, 67, 71, 290 Change of one third of
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