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

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

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,

205.

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.

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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-

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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

use 230, 233, 304

In-

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.

R.

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,

303.

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

S.

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

not

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

See

Num-

ber of, 67, 70, 290. Chosen by
the legislatures, 67, 69, 290.
Their term of service, 67, 71,
290 Change of one third of