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| To establish uniform rules of naturalization in Article 6. | page 23. The Fed. Govt. should possess the exclusive right of declaring on what terms the privileges of citizenship & naturalization should be extended to foreigners— |
| Article 16. provides the same by ⅔—— | page 23. Article 16. provides that alterations may be made by a given number of the Legislature— |
| Nothing of it ———— | page 25. There is also in the articles, a provision respecting the attendance of members of both Houses—the penalties under which their attendance is required are such as to insure it &ca |
| It is provided in Art. 9. that “All criminal offenses (except in cases of impeachment) shall be tried in the State where committed. The trials shall be open & public, and be by Jury.” nothing as to the rest— | page 26. The next article provides for the privilege of the writ of Habeas Corpus—the trial by Jury in all cases, criminal as well as civil—the freedom of the press, and the prevention of religious tests as qualifications for offices of trust &a |
| Article 6. provides for a seat of Govt. & a National University thereat—but no protection for authors is provided— | page 26. There is also an authority to the National legislature, permanently to fix the seat of the Genl. Govt., to secure to authors the exclusive right to their performances & discoveries & to establish a federal university. |
| Not in the plan———— | There are other articles of subordinate consideration. |
CCCLXXXVI. Jared Sparks to James Madison.[1]
November 14, 1831.
“Gouverneur Morris” is in press … It will be in three volumes, the first a memoir, and the other two selections from his writings, all of which I hope to send you in January. He has left
- ↑ H.B. Adams, Life and Writings of Jared Sparks, II, 230–231.
