KECOl?DS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION 559 Monday MADISON September Io Md. ay. Va. ay. N. C. no. S.C. no. Geo. no. [Ayes--5; noes -- 6.] 2 Mr. Wilson then moved to insert "three fourths of" be- fore "the several Sts" which was agreed to hem: con: Mr. Madison moved to postpone the consideration of the amended proposition in order to take up the following, "The Legislature of the U-- S-- whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem necessary, or on the application of two thirds of the Legislatures of the several States, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part thereof, when the same shall have been ratified by three fourths at least of the Legislatures of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof? as one or the other mode of ratification may be pro- posed by the Legislature of the U. S:" Mr. Hamilton 2ded. the motion. Mr. Rutlidge said he never could agree to give a power by which the articles relating to slaves might be altered by the States not interested in that property and prejudiced against it. In order to obviate this objection, these words were added to the proposition: "* provided that no amendments which may be made prior to the year 18o8. shall in any manner affect the 4 & 5 sections of the VII article "m? The post- ponement being agreed to, On the question On the proposition of Mr. Madison & Mr. Hamilton as amended N.H. divd. Mas. ay. Ct. ay. N.J. ay. Pa. ay. Del. no. Md. ay. Va ay. N. C. ay S.C. ay. Geo. ay. [Ayes- 9; noes m I; divided-- n] Mr. Gerry moved to reconsider art: XXI & XXII from the latter of which "for the approbation of Congs." had been struck out. 4. He objected to proceeding to change the Govern-
- (The Printed Journal makes the succeeding proviso as to sections 4 & 5 of art:
VII, moved by Mr. Rutlidge, part of the proposition of Mr. Madison.)
- Madison originally recorded both Massachusett? and New Jersey as voting
"ay". This made the total vote on the question affirmative. Later he revised his record to conform to Journal. s ?ee Appendix A, CCCXXXII. 4 "from . , . out" possibly a later insertion.
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