Ratifies the Constitution 526 Position of Georgia 526 Ratifies the Constitution 527 Convention of Connecticut 527, 528 Her Adoption 529 New Aspect of the Subject 529, 530 Convention of Massachusetts assembles 530 Nature of her Opposition 531 Value of her State Constitution 532 Parties in her Convention 532, 533 Samuel Adams and the Opposition 533, 534 The Federal Leaders 534 They recognize the Necessity for Amendments 535 Dangers of this Admission 535, 536 Hancock proposes the Amendments 537 Ratification procured by them 538 Conduct of the Minority 539 Nature of the Amendments 539, 540 The People of Boston rejoice 540 Influence of Massachusetts on New Hampshire 541 Critical Position of Maryland 542 Her Ratification 543 Rejoicings in Baltimore 543 Good News from South Carolina 544 Liberal Conduct of her People 544, 545 Defence of the Constitution by her Delegates 546 The Convention admits the Justice of the Commercial Power 547 Efforts of the Opposition 548 Charleston celebrates the Constitution 548 CHAPTER III. RATIFICATIONS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, VIRGINIA, AND NEW YORK, WITH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. New Hampshire, Virginia, and New York are to act in the same Month 549 Hamilton's Expresses arranged 550 Virginia Convention meets 551 Patrick Henry leads the Opposition 552 His peculiar Tendencies 553 Character of his Politics 554 Edmund Randolph's Position 555 Unexpectedly supports the Constitution 556 George Mason on the Power of Direct Taxation 557