Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19

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power Of appointing judges, and all
this by reason of an instrument which
did not contain a declaration of rights,
set forth in the ten amendments,
declaration Of rights, that was car
ried by the constitutions of the states.
These thoughts call to the mind of
the Rambler the following paragraph
IN Pamphlets on the Conatit:..oD OF
the United States. Published During Its
Discussion by the People, 1787-1s8S.
Edited with Notes and a BibliograShy
by Paul Leicester Ford, 1885," That
paragraph follows:
In America we are too apt to forget the
losing side Of a question. Few today know
Of the intense struggle which took place over
the ratification Of our Constitution or realize
that the adoption Of government which has
worked so successfully met with the strong
est opposition from such men as Patrick Hen
~. Richard Henry Lee, George Mason. George
Clinton. Samuel Chase, Elbridge Gerry. Al
bert Gallatin, James Monroe and others, while
many equally famous men were either neutral
or gave it but lukewarm support While the
great fear and prediction Of these men-that
the general government would entirely sub
vert the state governments with a consequent
loss of personal freedom-has not been realized.
were embodied in the future amendments and
the disregard Of others has occasioned some
Of our most serious national questions.
But let us on with our story. The
Rambler left or last week with this:
The only agreement Of importance reached
at Annapolis. or the agreement Of most i'm
portance, was that there should be "a meeting
Of the delegates Of the state at Philadelphia
on the second Monday ct the next May to con-
slider the situation Of the United States and de-
necessary to- render the Constitution of the
federal government adequate to the exigencies
Of the Union" At Philadelphia began the con-
stitutional convention Of 1877. Next Sunday
the Rambler Will not tarry long at Philadelphia,
but as quickly As he can he will get down to
the convention At Richmond, which reluctantly
point out to you the action and utterance of
George Mason, who Hyed ON Gunston Neck,
and Light Horse Harry Lee, who born
and liIed until his marriage on Freestone
Point
Picking up copy Of the Constitu-
ton. as usually printed, you see the
list Of signers attested by William
Jackson, secretary of the convention.
The list OF signers tells only a part
OF the story, and from several docu-
ments the Rambler has prepared
what follows:
The number Of delegates appoint
ed by the thirteen states to attend
the convention was sixty-five. Ten
OF these, for one reason and another
did not attend. OF the fifty-five in
attendance. thirty-nine signed and six
teen declined to sign A large pro-.
portion Of those signing did SO with
much mfsgiving as to the correctness
OF their course, as will be shown
further along.
The delegates from New Hampshire
were John LAngdon. Nicholas Gilman,
John Pickering and BENJAMIN West
Pickering and West did not attend.
and Langdon and Gilman were the
signers from New Hampshire.
Massachusetts, appointed Francis
ham, Rufus King and Caleb strong.
Dana did not attend. Gerry and
Strong refused to sign, and Massa-
chusett's signers were Nathaniel Cor
ham and Rufus King. King had been
outspoken in opposition to the An
napolis convention and against the
PHILADELPHIA convention until the lat
ter convention had received the in
dorsement of Congress.
Rhode Island appointed no delegates.
Connecticut appointed William Sam
rel Johnson, Pn~er Sherman and Oliver
Ellsworth. Ellsworth refused to sign
New York appointed Robert Yates.
Alexander Hamilton and John Lam
sing. These delegates attended, but
Yates and Lansing refused to sign.
New York being represented among
the signatories only by Hamilton.
New Jersey appointed William Liv-
ingston, David Brearley, William G.
Houston, William Patterson, John
Nelson. Abraham Clark and Jonathan
Nelson and Clark did not attend.
4 y X X
Pennsylvania sent Benjamin Frank
lin, Thomas Min1in, Robert Morris,
George Clymer. Thomas Fitzsimmons.
Jared Ingersoll. James Wilson and
Gouverneur Morris Each. of these
attended and signed the Constitution.
Pennsylvania. Delaware and South
Carolina sent the only delegations
which. were not divided.
Delaware appointed George Read,
Cunning Bedford. jr.; John. Dickin-
son. Richard Basset and Jacob Broom.
These attended and signed.
Maryland appointed James McHenry.
Daniel Of St., Thomas Jenifer. Daniel
Carroll, John Francis Mercer and Luz
ther Martin Mercer and Martin
would not sign.
inRton, Patrick Henry, Edmund Ran
dolph. John Blair. James Madison. jr.:
George Mason, George Wythe and J.
McClurg. Washington was unani-
mously chosen, president Of the con-
vention and signed the Constitution
ginia."., Patrick Henry declined APP
pofntnnefit and J. McClurg was ap-
pointed in his. stead. McClurg would
not sign Edmund Randolph did not
sign, John Blair and James Madison
jr., signed. but George Mason and
Georpe wvthe refused.
North Carolina appointed Richard
CasweIl. Alexander Martin. William r.
Davie. William Blount. Willie Jones.
Richard D. spaight and II. William
son. Caswel1; resigned and Blount
was appointed in his place. Jones de-
clined appointment and Williamson
was appointed in his place. Martin
and Davie did not sign. The signers
were Blount, Spaight and Williamson.
South Caroline appointed John But
ledge, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.
Charles Pinckney and Pierce Butler.
These attended and signed.
Georgia appointed William Few.
Abraham Baldwin. William Pierce.
George Walton. William Houston and
Nathaniel Pendleton. Only Baldwin
and Few signed. Walton and Pendie-
ton did not attend and Pierce and
Houston refused to sign.
As. the eenreaesce vas about to adj