Virginia invites a Meeting of Commissioners from all the States at Annapolis 343 Action of New York 343 Final Appeal by Congress for the Establishment of the Revenue System of 1783 344 Exertions of Hamilton 345 The Revenue System again rejected by the New York Legislature 346 Commissioners appointed by New York to attend the Commercial Convention 346 Course of New York upon the Revenue System 346 Five States only represented at Annapolis 347 Hamilton's Original Plan, and its Modification 347, 348 His Report 348 He desires an entirely New System of Government 349 Caution in his Proposal 350 His extensive Views 350 Reception of the Recommendation of the Annapolis Commissioners in Virginia 351 Objections to it in Congress 352-355 Report of the Commissioners taken into Consideration 355 Opinions of different Members upon the Subject 355 Legal Difficulties in the Way of a Convention 356 Views entertained in Congress 357 Critical State of the Country 357, 358 It impels Congress to Action 358 Influence of the Course of New York upon Congress 358, 359 Their Delegation instructed to move a Convention 360 Failure of this Proposition 360 Adoption of a Resolve proposed by the Massachusetts Members for the same Purpose 361 Mode of Amendment recommended by Congress 362 Importance of this Action of Congress 362 Dangers of Inaction 363 Importance of the Sanction of the Old Government, in the Formation of a new one 364 Hamilton's Wisdom 365 Reason for not intrusting the Revision of the System of Government to Congress 365, 366 Powers of the Convention not defined by Congress 367 Nature of the Crisis 368 Danger of an Attempt to establish Monarchical Government 369