303. Amendments to the Con-
stitution, adopted by, 254, 303. |
Shall make no law respecting
an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise
thereof, 255, 259, 303; or
abridging the freedom of speech,
or of the press, 255, 259, 261,
303; or the rights of the peo-
ple peaceably to assemble, and
to petition the government for a
redress of grievances, 255, 259,
264, 303. Recommendations
required to be made by the, ac-
cording to the treaty of 1783,
327, 328. See Commerce, Con-
gress, Continental, Impeach-
ments, Judiciary, Representa-
tives, Senators, and States.
Connecticut, settled, 16. Charter
government of, 19. Adopts the
Constitution, 35.

Conscience, rights of, 252, 253,
255, 259, 303.

Constitution of the United States

of America, 33, 289. Origin of
the, 33. Adoption of the, 34, 35,
303. Remarks on the framers of
the, 35, 247. Exposition of the,
36. Formed by the people, and
not by the States, 36. Remarks
on the interpretation of the, 36.
Final interpreter of the, 37. The
Preamble of the, and its exposi-
tion,37,289. Distribution of pow-
ers by the, 46, 289. Separation
of the legislative, the executive,
and the judicial, departments by
the, 47, 49. On the House of
Representatives, 49, 50, 289.
On the Senate and Senators, 49,
64, 67, 290. On impeachments,
62, 63, 76, 291, 298, 299. On
elections and meetings of Con-
gress, 89, 291. On the powers
and privileges of both Houses,
90, 292. On the mode of pas-
sing laws, 96, 293. On tax-
ation, 101, 141, 293. On
borrowing money, 107, 294.
On regulating commerce, 108,

On nat
On bank-

109, 294. On trade with Indian
tribes, 108, 113, 294.
uralization, 114, 294.
ruptcy, 114, 294. On coinage
of money, 115, 294.
On post-
offices, and post roads, 117, 294.
On patents and copy-rights, 118,
294. On the punishment of
piracies and felonies, 119, 294.
On the declaration of war, 120,
141, 294. On the army, 122,
294. On the navy, 124, 294.
As to militia, 125, 294. On the
Seat of the Government, and oth
er ceded places, 128, 295. Gen
eral power of Congress under
the, to make necessary and prop-
er laws,131,295. On the punish-
ment of treason, 134, 239, 301.
On State Records, 135, 301
On the admission of New States,
137, 301. On the government
of Territories, 138, 301. Pro-
hibitions on the United States
by the, 142, 305; on the States
by the, 146, 296. On the struc-
ture, organization, and powers,
of the Executive department,
158, 296. On the powers and
duties of the President, 170, 298.
On the Judicial department,
179, 299. On the powers and
jurisdiction of the Judiciary,
186, 300, 304, 305. On trial
by jury, 228, 300. Definition
of treason by the, 239, 300. On
the privileges of citizens, 242,
301. On fugitive criminals and
slaves, 242, 243, 301. Guaran-
tee of republican government by
the, to the States, 244, 302.
Mode of making amendments to
the, 246, 302. Considered as
an experiment, 247, 267. On
public debt, 248, 302. Supre-
macy of Laws, treaties, and the,
249,302. On oath of office,251,
298, 303. On religious tests,
252, 253, 303. Ratification of
the, 254, 303. Amendments to
the, 254, 303. Regarded as a

Bill of Rights, 255, 259, 303.
Powers not delegated to the
United States by the, 266, 305.||
Concluding remarks on the, 267.
Disturbing causes of the, 269.
See Congress, Impeachment,
Judiciary, President, Represen-
tatives, Senate, Senators, and
States.
Constitutional questions, impor
tance of independence in the
Judiciary as to, 184. Jurisdic-
tion in, 186, 188, 190, 300.
Constructive treasons, 240.
Consuls, appointment of, 172, 173,
299. Suits by and against, 186,
193, 213, 223, 300.
Contempts of Congress, 93.
Continental Congress, see Con-
gress, Continental.
Contracts, laws impairing the obli-
gation of, prohibited, 146, 150,
248, 296, 302. Remarks on,
150. Express and implied, 151.
The obligation of, 152. What
impairs, 154. Insolvent laws
by States respecting, 155.
Controversies, judicial power in,
where the United States is a
party, 186, 187, 199, 300. Be-
tween two or more States, 186,
187, 199, 200, 221, 300. Be-
tween a State and citizens of an-
other State, 186, 187, 199, 201,
300. Between citizens of differ-
ent States, 186, 187, 205, 221,
300; of the same State, claiming
lands under grants of different
States, 186, 187, 209, 221, 300.
Between a State, or the citizens
thereof, and foreign States, citi- ||
zens, or subjects, 186, 187, 210,
211, 221, 300.
Conventions, at Alexandria and
Annapolis, 33. At Philadel-
phia, for forming the Consti-
tution, 34. For amendments to
the Constitution, 246, 302.
Ratifications of, 254, 303.
Conviction, in cases of impeach-
ment, 76, 79, 88, 291. Testi-

mony necessary .o, 76, 291 ; in
treason, 241, 300.
Copy-rights, 118, 294.
Corporations, non-identification of
States with, 204. Not, consti-
tutionally, citizens, 208. For-
eign, may sue in the courts ofthe
Union, 211.

Corruption of blood, in treason
134, 135, 301.
Council, The, under the Provincial
Governments, 17, 274.
Counsel for accused persons, 236,
304. See Accused.
Counterfeiting securities and mon-
ey, 116, 294.

Country, trial by the, 228. See
Jury.

Credit, States cannot emit bills of,

146, 147, 296. Meaning of
bills of, 147. Emission of bills
of, in the Revolution, and un-
der the Confederation, 148,
286. Washington on public,
317. See Debts.
Crimes, impeachable, 81, 83, 88,
299. Committed upon the high

seas, 119, 198, 294. Mode and
place of trying, 228, 229, 300,
304. Second trials for, 230,
232, 304. See High Seas, Im-
peachment, and Offences.
Criminals,on delivering up fugitive,
140, 242, 301, 337. Trial of,
228, 229, 300, 304. Not bound
to accuse themselves, 230, 233,
304. Not to be twice tried, 230,
233, 304. Delivering up fugi
tive, under the Confederation,
280.

Crown, see King.

Currency, of the country, 116

294. Paper, 148. See Money
Custom-house entries and clear
ances, 105, 295.
Customs, use of the word, 103.

D.

Dane, Nathan, ordinance by, for
the government of the Torri-
tory of the United States north-

7

Congress, 94, 161, 162, 292,

297.

west of the river Ohio, 139,
329.

93, 94, 292. In the Continen-
tal Congress, 281.
Debts, public, under the Confed-
eration, 32. To foreigners, un-
paid, 41. Prohibitions on the
States respecting, 146, 149, 296.
Tender in payment of, 146,
149, 296. State, at the adop-
tion of the Constitution, 216.
Contracted before the adoption
of the Constitution, valid after-
ward, 248, 302. Washington
on the public, 317.
Decimal mode of calculation, 116.
Declaration of Independence, 12,
24, 27, 275.

Declaration of Rights, in 1774,
24, 271.

Declaration of war, 120, 141, 294.
Defence, the common, provision

for, 42, 101, 141, 289, 293.
Definitive Treaty of peace, be-
tween the United States of
America and his Britannic Maj-
esty, 324. See Peace.
Delaware, settlement of, 12, 16.
Proprietary government of, 18.
Adopts the Constitution, 35.
Delegates, to the Continental Con-
gress, 26, 272, 280. For re-
vising the Articles of the Con-
federation, 34. The choice of,
and representation by, in the
Continental Congress, 280.
Democratic governments, features
of, 47.

Departments, see Heads of the
Departments.
Despotic governments, features
of, 46.

Direct taxes, apportionment of,
56-60, 97, 104, 290. Power
of Congress to lay and collect,
103, 295. Meaning of, 103.
Discovery, title founded upon the
right of, 13. Effect of, upon
the Indian title, 14.
Disqualifications of members of

ments, 46.

District of Columbia, 129, 295.
Division, of legislative, executive,
and judicial, powers, 47. Of
legislative powers, 49, 289.
Dock-yards, 129, 295. Reserva-
tions respecting, 130.
Domestic insurrections, suppres-
sions of, 244, 302.
Domestic manufactures, encour-
agement of, 113.

Domestic tranquillity, on insuring.
42, 289.

Dutch, early settlements by the,
in New York and Delaware, 12.
Duties, evils of want of uniformi-
ty in, among the States, 44.
Power of Congress to lay and
collect, 101, 293. Use of the
word, 103. Uniformity in, re-
quired, 104, 294. On imports,
105, 296. Not to be laid on
exports, 105, 295, 296. By
the States, unconstitutional,
106, 156, 296,

E.

East Greenwich, manor of, held
in free and common socage, 16.
Education, Washington on institu-
tions for, 317.

Elections for Congress, 89, 90,
291, 292. Judges of, 90, 91,
292.

Electors of President and Vice-
President, choice of, 161, 297.
Their mode of electing, 162,
163, 297, 305. Vote by ballot,
163, 165, 297, 305. Time of
choosing, 166, 297. Time of
their voting, 166, 297.
Electors of Representatives, quali-
fications for, 50, 51, 289.
Emigrants, 142, 295. See Natur-
alization.

Emission of bills of credit, by the
States, unconstitutional, 146,
147, 296.

tions by, 276. Definitive Trea-
ty of Peace between the United
States of America and, 324.
Peace between France and,
324. See King.
Georgia, settled, 16. Government
of, at the commencement of the
Revolution, 18. Adopts the
Constitution, 35. Chisholm ver-
sus, 202.

Germany, wars in, previous to the
institution of the Imperial cham-
ber, 200.
Glossary, 339.

Gold, to be legal tender in pay-

ment of debts, 146, 149, 296.
Governments, the Colonial, 17.
Provincial, 17. Proprietary, 17,
18. Charter, 17, 18. The
Revolutionary, 26. The three
great powers of, 46. Of the
Territory northwest of the Ohio,
139, 329. Republican, guaran-
tied to the States, 244,245,302.
Rights of, as to religious inter-
ference, 260. Difficulty of fix-
ing principles for, 268. Re-
marks on, in the Declaration of
Independence, 275.
Governors, under Provincial gov-
ernments, 17. Under proprie-
tary governments, 18. Under
charter governments, 19. Ap-
proval of Speakers by, 62.
Prorogued and dissolved Assem-
blies, 92, 272. Powers and
privileges of, according to the
Ordinance for the government
of the Territory northwest of
the Ohio, 139, 331.

the right to the, in the North
western Territory, 139, 324.
Privilege of, and suspension of
it, 143, 295. Meaning of the
143. On the exercise of au-
thority respecting, 224.
Hardwicke, Lord, on appellate ju-
risdiction, 201.

Hartley, David, British minister
plenipotentiary for signing the
Definitive Treaty of Peace, be-
tween the United States of
America and his Britannic Ma-
jesty, in 1783, 324, 329.
Heads of the Departments, restric-
tions respecting the, 94, 95, 292
President may require the opin-
ions of the, 170, 171, 298
Appointments by the, 172, 174

299.

Henry III., 20.

High seas, definition of, 119. Pury-
ishments of crimes upon the,
119, 294.
Jurisdiction in cases

of crimes committed upon the,
187, 196, 198, 300. See Crimes.
History, of the American Colonies,

11. Of the Confederation, 28.
House of Commons, election of
Speaker by the, 62. Impeach-
ment by the, 63. Money bills
originate in the, 97. On the
right to witnesses, by accused
persons, 235.

House of Lords, a court, 63. Re-
strictions on the, as to money
bills, 97.

House of Representatives, in the
colonies, 17, 19. See Represen
tatives.