Unknown A defense of the legislature of Massachusetts, or the rights of New England vindicated
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.007 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Pamphlet Date: 1804 Pagination: 28 p. ; 20.5 x 13 cm. Order a Copy
Pamphlet defending the Massachusetts legislature's attempt to repeal the three fifths clause of the Constitution. Claims that the repeal is necessary for Massachusetts to retain any influence in national government. Argues that this clause gives Virginia the most power of any state, and that the policy favors the Southern states as a whole, but Virginia in particular. Also proposes changes regarding presidential election "to provide for the choice of Electors of President and Vice President by a General Ticket." With an appendix that lists the number of enslaved people registered in each state, a number of anecdotes related to unequal representation and copies of the motions themselves as put forward by the Massachusetts legislature. First edition. Printed "at the repertory office."
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