The Mystery of the Pinckney DraughtNott, Charles C.
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The Mystery of the Pinckney Draught
Nott, Charles C.
Constitutional history -- United States; Pinckney, Charles, 1757-1824
Bancroft, George,
Expresses the general judgment, p. 7
Bill of Rights
Not adopted by the Committee or the convention, p. 270
But is, in Pinckney's draughts and Observations, p. 270
Bridge which Madison built
For Pinckney's friends, p. 6, 7, 21, 44
Butler Pierce of South Carolina
Thinks election by the people impracticable, p. 87
Charges of Madison
Analysed, p. 58, 62, 63
Chesapeak, the frigate,
Surrender of, p. 56
Citizens.
The clause securing privileges and immunities, p. 252
City Tavern,
Members of the Convention dinner at, p. 239
Committee of Detail
Appointed to prepare the Constitution, p. 69, 232
Report of the Committee, p. 69
Names of the Committee, p. 75
Secrecy of the Committee, p. 75, 76
Report exceeds instructions, p. 70
Consistent silences of the Committee until death, p. 200
How the Committee followed Pinckney, p. 213
The printing of the draught, p. 233, 234
Committee of Style
Appointed, p. 69
Really Committee of Revision, p. 78
Correction of language, masterly, p. 78
Compensation of Members
Adequate, p. 173
Resolution of the Committee of the Whole, p. 173
Report of the committee of detail, p. 174
In the Pinckney and Wilson draughts, p. 175
Deviation from instructions explained, p. 207, 209
Compensation of the President.
Committee's draught disregards the 12th Resolution, p. 209
Follows Pinckney's draught, p. 210
Compromises, The, of the Constitution.
Neither Madison nor Pinckney attempted a compromise, p. 265
Conclusions.
Final conclusions on the whole case, p. 273
Confederated States.
Bankrupt and drifting towards war, p. 249
Helpless as against the States, p. 251
Dependent upon voluntary contributions, p. 265
Could not enforce treaties on States, p. 265
Congress.
See Election and Eligibility.
Constitution, The.
Its four germinal stages, p. 66
Methods for consideration of, p. 67, 68
Birth of, p. 71
References to Committees, p. 69, 70, 78
The work of the Committee of Style, p. 78
Estimate of in 1818, p. 25, 27
Convention, The.
Surviving members of, p. 24, 202
Philosophical methods of, p. 67
First days of the, p. 128, 129, 130
The first business day, p. 135
The secrecy of the convention, p. 227, 229, 232, 237
A lost paper, p. 230
Its careful preservation of papers, p. 287
Copyright and Patents.
Not in the Department copy of the draught, p. 271
But Pinckney the author of those constitutional provisions, p. 271
Copyright cases, p. 206
Council of Revision.
Considered, p. 46, 47, 50, 51
Pinckney's action regarding it, p. 50
Delicate.
The word as used by Madison, p. 36
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