ISSUE BETWEEN THE VIRGINIA AND THE NEW JERSEY PLANS.--HAMILTON'S PROPOSITIONS.--MADISON'S VIEW OF THE NEW JERSEY PLAN. General Character of the Virginia Plan 89 Difficulties and Obstacles in its Way 91 The chief Cause of Opposition 92 The counter Plan by the New Jersey Members 92 Referred to a Second Committee of the Whole 92 Argument of Patterson in its Support 93 Hamilton interposes 94 The Nature of the Issue pending 95 Hamilton's Leading Principles 95 He states the Courses open to the Convention 96 Explains the Principles on which Government must be founded 96-98 Objects to the New Jersey Plan 98, 99 Not satisfied with the Virginia Plan 99 His Views of what must be done 99, 100 Introduces his own Plan 101 It must be judged by the Issue pending 101-106 Madison examines the New Jersey Plan 106 Explains its Effect on the smaller States 107 Declares the Representation to be the great Difficulty 108 The States must be represented proportionally 109 The Virginia Plan again adhered to 109 Note on the Opinions of Hamilton 110 CHAPTER VI. CONFLICT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL AND FEDERAL SYSTEMS.--DIVISION OF THE LEGISLATURE INTO TWO CHAMBERS.--DISAGREEMENT OF THE STATES ON THE NATURE OF REPRESENTATION IN THE TWO BRANCHES.--THREATENED DISSOLUTION OF THE UNION. Different Magnitudes of the States 116 Inequalities in other Respects 117 The Majority and Minority of States 117, 118 Views of New York 118-121 Luther Martin's Opinions 121 Position of Connecticut 122 Nature of the Question between the Larger and the Smaller States 122-125 Advantages of a National System 127 Difficulties attending it 128 Dangers of adhering inflexibly to Theory 129 Division of the Legislature into Two Chambers 130 Origin of the Division in England 130, 131