New States lawfully constituted or established within the limits of the United States, may be admitted, by the Legislature, into this government; but to such admission the consent of two thirds of the Members present in each House shall be necessary. If a new State shall arise within the limits of any of the present States, the consent of the Legislatures of such States shall be also necessary to its admission. If the admission be consented to, the new States shall be admitted on the same terms with the original States. But the Legislature may make conditions with the new States concerning the public debt, which shall be then subsisting. XVIII The United States shall guaranty to each State a Republican form of government; and shall protect each State against foreign invasions, and, on the application of its Legislature, against domestic violence. XVIIII On the application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the States in the Union, for an amendment of this Constitution, the Legislature of the United States shall call a Convention for that purpose. XX The Members of the Legislatures, and the executive and judicial officers of the United States, and of the several States, shall be bound by oath to support this Constitution. XXI The ratification of the Conventions of * * * States shall be sufficient for organizing this Constitution. XXII This Constitution shall be laid before the United States in Congress assembled, for their approbation; and it is the opinion of this Convention, that it should be afterwards submitted to a Convention chosen in each State, under the recommendation of its legislature, in order to receive the ratification of such Convention. XXIII To introduce this government, it is the opinion of this Convention, that each assenting Convention should notify its assent and ratification to the United States in Congress assembled; that Congress, after receiving the assent and ratification of the Conventions of States, should appoint and publish a day, as early as may be, and appoint a place for commencing proceedings under this Constitution; that after such publication, the Legislatures of the several States should elect Members of the Senate, and direct the election of Members of the House of Representatives; and that the Members of the Legislature should meet at the time and place assigned by Congress, and should, as soon as may be, after their meeting, choose the President of the United States, and proceed to execute this Constitution. INDEX Adams, Secretary J. Q. Applies to Pinckney for draught, p. 4, 26 Interview with Rufus King, p. 145 Ambassadors To be appointed by the Senate, p. 82, 102, 210 Article III of Pinckney's Draught Relied upon by Madison, p. 61, 62, 93, 99, 100 Article V of Pinckney's Draught Relied upon by Madison, p. 61, 101 Article VIII of Pinckney's Draught Relied upon by Madison, p. 60, 78, 79, 82, 84, 97 Sustained by the Observations, p. 134