Madison, James, doubts Henry's authorship of Virginia Resolves, 84, note; member of Virginia convention of 1776, 190; on committee to draft bill of rights and Constitution, 200; his slight influence, 204; introduces bill to check speculation in soldiers' certificates, 295; describes Henry's eloquent support of the measure, 295; less practical than Henry, 296; inferior to him in debate, 296; confers with Henry and finds him zealous for strengthening federal government, 305, 306; predicts intense opposition in South to treaty abandoning Mississippi navigation, 308; warns Washington of Henry's change of mind on matter of strengthening the Confederation, 310; informed by Randolph of Henry's refusal to attend convention, 310; comments on his reasons, 311, 312; informs Jefferson and Randolph of Henry's opposition to the Constitution, 315, 316; accuses Henry of wishing disunion, 317; letter of J. B. Smith to, condemning Henry's methods, 317; describes elements of opposition to Constitution, 319; the principal champion of ratification, 320; his power in debate, 333; suspects Henry of intention to destroy effect of Constitution, 343, 344; Washington's letters to on same subject, 346; defeated for senator through Henry's influence, 351; his defeat for representative attempted by gerrymandering, 351, 353; elected nevertheless, 354; leads House to consider constitutional amendments, 354, 355; probably led by fear of Henry's opposition, 355; forms opposition party to Washington, 397; writes Virginia resolutions, 408. Madison, Thomas, on Henry's defense of Holland for murder, 376. Marshall, John, on Henry's determination to have Mississippi navigation for the South, 311; favors ratification of federal Constitution, 320; with Henry in British debts case, 360; his argument not legally superior to Henry's, 366; commended for his conduct in France as a candidate for Congress by Henry, 410, 411. Martin, Luther, opposes federal Constitution, 330. Maryland, its convention recommends organization of militia, 132; its resolutions justifying this action imitated elsewhere, 133. Mason, George, leader of radicals in Virginia, 95; his high opinion of Henry's abilities, 98; in convention of 1776, 190; on committee to draft bill of rights and Constitution, 200, 204; favors a democratic government, 202; author of first fourteen articles of bill of rights, 208; a devout Episcopalian, 210; on committee to notify Henry of his election as governor, 212; opposes ratification of Constitution, 315, 316, 320; chief assistant of Henry in debate, 320; agrees to act as chairman of Virginia republican society, 342. Mason, Thompson, prominent member of Virginia bar, 93; surpassed by Henry in admiralty case, 93.