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244 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION Thursday McHENRY .dugust 9 being trusted with the framing of the Constitution, might be excluded from it. He had not been born in this country. He considered such exclusing as one of the most galling chains which the human mind could experience, It was wrong to deprive the government of the talents virtue and abilities of such foreigners as might chuse to remove to this country. The corrup of other countries would not come here. Those who were tired in opposing such corruptions would be drawn hither, etc. etc. Sect. 4 agreed to. Article VI. Sect. x. Agreed to with this amendment insted of "but their provisions concer?dng them." adjourned