308 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION Thursday MADISON ,4ugust their trade go into foreign bottoms, where it would not need our protection. Virginia by taxing her tobacco had given an advantage to that of Maryland. Mr. Sherman. To examine and compare the States in rela- tion to imports and exports will be opening a boundless field. He thought the matter had been adjusted, and that imports were to be subject, and exports not, to be taxed. He thought it wrong to tax exports except it might be such articles as ought not to be exported. The complexity of the business in America would render an equal tax on exports impracticable. The oppression of the uncommercial States was guarded agst. by the power to regulate trade between the States. As to compelling foreigners, that might be done by regulating trade in general. The Government would not be trusted with such a power. Objections are most likely to be excited by con- siderations relating to taxes & money. A power to tax exports would shipwreck the whole. Mr. Carrol was surprised that any objection should be made to an exception of exports from the power of taxation. It was finally agreed that the question concerning exports shd. lie over for the place in which the exception stood in the report. 9 {Maryd. alone voting agst it)?0 Sect: r. (art. VII) agreed to: Mr. Gerry alone answering no. Clause for regulating commerce with foreign nations &c. agreed to nem. con. for ? coining money. agd. to nem. con.! for regulating foreign coin. do. do. for fixing the standard of weights & measures. do.. do. "To establish post-offices". Mr Gerry moved to add, and post-roads. Mr. Mercer 2ded. & on question N- H- no- Mas- ay-Ct. no. N. J- no. Penn, no. Del. ay. Md. ay. Va. ay. N. C. no. S.C. ay. Geo. ay. [Ayes 6; noes -- 5.] Mr. Govr Morris moved to strike out "and emit bills on 9 See further August z?, note I5. ao Taken from Joura.al. at Madison omits clause 3, "to establish an uniform rule of naturalization", included in the Journal.
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