N. H. ay. Mass. ay. C^t no. N. J. no. P^a no. Del. no. M^d no. Virg^a ay. M^r Blair & M^r M. no. M^r R, Col. Mason and Gen^l Washington[25] ay. N. C. ay. S. C. no. Geo. no. [25] He disapproved & till now voted ag^{st} the exclusive privilege, he gave up his judgment he said because it was not of very material weight with him & was made an essential point with others who if disappointed, might be less cordial in other points of real weight.--Madison's Note. Question on Originating by H. of Rep^s & _amending_ by Senate, as reported Art IV. Sect. 5. N. H. ay. Mass. ay. C^t no. N. J. no. P^a no. Del. no. M^d no. V^a[26] ay. N. C. ay. S. C. no. Geo. no. [26] In the printed Journ Virg^a--no.--Madison's Note. Question on the last clause of Sect. 5, Art: IV--viz "No money shall be drawn from the Public Treasury, but in pursuance of _appropriations_ that shall originate in the House of Rep^s. It passed in the negative-- N. H. no. Mas. ay. Con. no. N. J. no. P^a no. Del. no. M^d no. V^a no. N. C. no. S. C. no. Geo. no. Adj^d. TUESDAY AUG. 14[27]. IN CONVENTION [27] General Henry Knox wrote to Washington from New York under date of August 14th: "Influenced by motives of delicacy I have hitherto forborne the pleasure my dear Sir of writing to you since my return from Philadelphia. "I have been apprehensive that the stages of the business of the convention, might leak out, and be made an ill use of, by some people. I have therefore been anxious that you should escape the possibility of imputation. But as the subjects seem now to be brought to a point, I take the liberty to indulge myself in communicating with you. "Although I frankly confess that the existence of the State governments is an insuperable evil in a national point of view, yet I do not well see how in this stage of the business they could be annihilated--and perhaps while they continue the frame of government could not with propriety be much higher toned than the one proposed. It is so infinitely preferable to the present constitution, and gives such a bias to a proper line of conduct in future that I think all men anxious for a national government should zealously embrace it. "The education, genius, and habits of men on this continent are so various even at this moment, and of consequence their views of the same subject so different, that I am satisfied with the result of the convention, although it is short of my wishes and of my judgment.