The constitution as agreed to till a fortnight before the convention rose was such a one as he could have set his hand and heart to.
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2. Rotation in the senate. | 3. A vote of 2/3 in the legislature on particular subjects and expressly on that of navigation. The 3 New England states were constantly with us in all questions (Rhode Island not there, and New York seldom) so that it was these 3 states with the 5 Southern ones against Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.