73, 74, 75. Remarks on the proportion of freemen to slaves in fixing the contributions of the states, 79. Calls for a report from the superintendent of finance, 80. Advocates a suspension of hostilities, 80. Proposes an indemnity to the officers of the army, 88. Proposes a statue of Gen. Washington, 88.
LEE, RICHARD H., views in regard to the Federal Constitution, 118, 566, 568, 570.
LEE, WILLIAM, sends proposal of Austria for commercial treaty, 52.
LEGISLATURE. See Congress of the Constitution; States.
LETTERS, written by Mr. Madison prior to the Convention of 1787, 106 to 108. Written after the adjournment of the Federal Convention, 566 to 576.
LEVYING WAR, evidence of, in cases of treason, 130, 379, 448, 563.
LIGHTHOUSES, states to levy duties to erect them, 548.
LIMITATION, relative to the continuance of the revenue laws, 462. On the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, 484, 561.
LINCOLN, GEN., course in Convention of Massachusetts to ratify Federal Constitution, 572.
LIPPENCOT, Congress discuss the matter of, 2. His punishment demanded by Congress, 3.
LIVINGSTON, ROBERT R., his wish to resign as secretary of foreign affairs, 9, 90. Agrees to continue, 9, 16. Disapproves the secret article about Florida, 67. Report on Carleton's refusal to suspend hostilities, 80. Prepares a proclamation on the cessation of hostilities, 84. Inadequacy of his salary, 9, 89, 90.
LIVINGSTON, WILLIAM, attends the Federal Convention, 155. Reports provisions relative to the public debt and militia, 451. Reports provisions relative to slaves, navigation, and capitation taxes, 470. Thinks the public creditors should be put in the same state under the Constitution as under the Confederation, 476.
LOANS, additional one from France, 76, 88. From the Dutch, 11. Congress apply for more from France, 11. Proposal to apply for further, abroad, 22, 23, 26. Propriety of disclosing their amount, 42. State of those with France, 76, 82. Amount of, in 1783, 82. To be made by Congress under the Constitution, 130, 378.
LORDS, HOUSE OF, impossible in America, 148, 235, 237. Considered a noble institution, 203. Senate should be like it, 166. Not a model for the Senate, 188, 235. Its negative on the Commons, 263, 416.
LOWELL, Mr., appointed judge of Court of Appeals, 11.
LUZERNE, vote of thanks to, 20. Remarks on conduct of American commissioners at Paris towards France, 65, 66, 76.
LYCIAN LEAGUE, 264.
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M'CLURG, JAMES, attends the Federal Convention, 123. Proposes the executive term to be during good behavior, 325. Desires some specific provision relative to the exercise of executive powers by the President, 344.
M'DOUGAL, GEN., a deputy from the army to Congress, 21, 23.
M'HENRY, JAMES, views on terms of cession of public lands by Virginia, 92. Attends the Federal Convention, 124. Remarks on the subterfuges adopted to avoid the provision in regard to money hills, 420. Proposes to raise taxes by requisitions, 453. Desires a prohibition in regard to attainders and ex post facto laws, 462. Desires a regulation in regard to trade between the states, 479, 503. Views as to the mode of ratifying the Constitution, 500. Desires a provision for the President to convene the Senate separately, 530. Signs the Constitution, 565.
M'KEAN, THOMAS, represents Delaware in Congress, 1. Opposes a separate provision by Pennsylvania for the public creditors there, 5. Proposes a conditional exchange of Cornwallis for Col. H. Laurens, 7. Advocates coercion towards Vermont, 10, 12.
MADISON, JAMES, his remarks on the admission of Vermont and the cession of public lands, 85, 92. Votes for Mr. Bland as president of Congress, 1. Opposes a partial exchange of prisoners, 1. Urges more formality and certainty in the directions of Congress to the executive departments, 4. Opposes a reduction of the salaries of ministers plenipotentiary, 5. Advocates an exchange of Cornwallis for Col. H. Laurens, 6. Proposes a plan for adjusting the allowances to the states that redeem paper money beyond their quotas, 8. Resolution of, relative to Paul Jones, 10. His views on the right of Congress to use coercive measures towards Vermont, 12. His views on fixing a rate of depreciation of paper money, 14. His views on reciprocity in the treaty between British and Americans in each country, 19. Endeavors to obtain stipulations for a reciprocal trade with Britain and the West Indies, 19. Opposes an alteration by Congress in regard to the Convention about consuls with France, 20. Views on a valuation of lands as the basis of taxation, 21, 25, 43, 46, 47, 51. Opposes distrust towards France, 22, 23. Urges an application to France for further loans, 23. Suggests funding the debt to army, 23. Appointed to confer with the superintendent of finance on a plan for settling the arrears of the army, 24. Intimates that Congress should not solicit Mr. Morris to continue in office, 29. Urges the establishment of general revenue system, 34, 35, 39. Suggests the establishment by Congress of an impost on trade, and qualified poll and land tax, 38. Urges the question of a valuation of land being considered with that of general revenue, 44. Advocates a commutation of half pay, 45. Considers an impost the only practicable tax, 55, 56. Explains the powers of Congress under the Confederation, 55. His plan for abating the proportions of certain states funding their expenses, and establishing a system of public lands, 59, 60, 77, 78. Remarks on the conduct of the American commissioners at Paris, 71, 74. Remarks on the proportion of freemen to slaves in fixing the contributions of states, 79. Desires information in regard to the department of finance, 80, 91. Disapproves of a proposed convention of the Eastern States, 81. On the committee to organize a peace establishment, 82. Endeavors to reduce the apportionment of Georgia, 83. Opposes a premature system in regard to the public lands, 83. Recommends circumspection in regard to commercial treaties, 85. Opposes a hasty ratification of provisional articles, 85. Proposes a commission to adjust the debts of the states, 86. Draws the address to states, 88. Urges a provision for Canadian refugees, 89. Becomes a member of the House of Delegates of Virginia, 112. Appointed a delegate to the convention at Annapolis, 113, 114. Draws act of Virginia appointing delegates to the Federal Convention, 117. Remarks on the insurrection in Massachusetts, and on raising troops by Congress, 95. Remarks in Congress on the plan of the Federal Convention, 96. Remarks on the operation of treaties on the states, 99. Communicates to Mr. Randolph his view of a new Federal Constitution, 107, 121. Sentiments on the effect of the American revolution in Europe, 575. Remarks on ancient confederacies, 109. Remarks on the colonies before the revolution, 110. His wish to remedy the evils of the Confederation, 113. Prepares to take reports of debates in the Federal Convention, 121. Attends the Federal Conven-
