Convention, Federal, 238, 247, 284, 287; appeals to the people, 140; character of the members of, 20; committees of, 348; dissenting members of, 104; harmony of, 191; ignorance of the members of, 22; illegal action of, 104; irritated condition of, 367; journals of, 347; large vs. small states in, 355; meetings of, 345; meetings of members of, 355; object of, 35; powers of, 252, 290; proceedings in, 130, 174, 183, 341; secrecy of, 252, 298; spirit of, 167; wisdom of, 252. Convention, second, 62, 235, 375. Council, lack of, 162. “Countryman, A,” pseudonym of, 211, 415, 416. Courts, Federal, 36, 40, 83. Courts, State, 54. Coxe, Tench, 415. Credit, public, 73, 197. Creditors, public, 60; justice to, 35. Criminal prosecution, laws for, 67. Daily Advertiser, 250, 279, 415, 416. Davie, William Richardson, 415. Debt, Continental, 60, 73, 77, 95, 97, 127. Debtors, opposition of, to constitution, 144. “Decius,” pseudonym of, 416. Delaware, 163, 355. Dickinson, John, 415. Duer, William, 415. Duties, 77; Massachusetts’ share of, 84; paid by consumers, 271; uniformity of, 35. Eastern states, carrying trade of, 162. Elections, 116; frequency of, 227; power of Congress over, 30, 118, 276; provisions for, 37. Ellsworth, Oliver, 135, 415. England, laws of, against treason, 42; religious freedom in, 168. Europe, governments of, 256; treaties with, 89. “Examiner,” pseudonym of, 18, 416. Excise forbidden, 118. Executive, 158, 260, 310; advice of, 38; blended with legislative, 240, 275; council for, 163; impeachment of, 39; ineligible, after service, 234; may be a woman, 319; method of electing, 263; not specified, 319; objections to, 162; powers of, 39, 261; power over pardon, 234, 240; power to convene Congress, 275; re-eligibility of, 354, 374; to be elected annually, 119; under constitution, 37; vote of, 38; veto power of, 34. Ex post facto law, 163. “Fabius,” pseudonym of, 415. Federal Government, necessity for, 141. Federalists, aristocratic tendencies of, 89. Findley, William, 100, 321, 415. Fisheries, 194; power over, 234. Flax, 202. Foreign influence, 103. Foreign nations, intercourse with, 80. Forests, value of, 194. France, public debt to, 73. Franchise, 226. Frankland, 258. Franklin, Benjamin, 23, 26, 218, 321, 370. “Freeman,” pseudonym of, 415. “Friend to the Constitution,” 329, 415. Georgia, 164, 190, 259, 355. Gerry, Elbridge, 25, 51, 53, 104, 123, 127, 130, 137, 161, 172, 182, 186, 339, 341, 350, 416; conciliating conduct of, 174; hypocrisy of, 174; objections to constitutions, 132; remarks on, 150. Goddard, William, 341. Government, divisions of, 116; encroaching tendencies of, 376; General and State linked, 153; Greek and Roman, 55; importance, 247; necessity of, to society, 111; opposition to, 24; a strong one necessary for liberty, 147.