his distinction is fictitious
or real: if fictitious let it be dismissed & let us proceed with
due confidence. If it be real, instead of attempting to blend
incompatible things, let us at once take a friendly leave of each
other. There can be no end of demands for security if every
particular interest is to be entitled to it. The Eastern States
may claim it for their fishery, and for other objects, as the
Southn. States claim it for their peculiar objects. In this
struggle between the two ends of the Union, what part ought the
Middle States in point of policy to take; to join their Eastern
brethren according to his ideas. If the Southn. States get the
power into their hands, and be joined as they will be the
interior Country they will inevitably bring on a war with Spain
for the Mississippi. This language is already held. The interior
Country having no property nor interest exposed on the sea, will
be little affected by such a war. He wished to know what security
the Northn. & middle States will have agst. this danger. It has
been said that N. C. S. C. and Georgia only will in a little time
have a majority of the people of America. They must in that case
include the great interior Country, and every thing was to be
apprehended from their getting the power into their hands.[551]

The Committee of Detail finally brought forward for the apportionment
of direct taxes and representation in the House a plan for taking the
Negroes into account.

(Direct Taxation shall always be in Proportion to Representation
in the House of Representatives.)

The proportions of direct Taxation shall be regulated by the
whole Number of white and other free Citizens and Inhabitants, of
every Age, Sex and Condition, including those bound to Servitude
for a Term of Years, and three fifths of all other Persons not
comprehended in the foregoing Description; which Number shall,
within the Term of every ten Years afterwards, be taken in such
manner as the said Legislature shall direct.[552]

This, as is shown below, is substantially what Rutledge as Chairman of
the committee to report a constitution reported.

Sect. 3. The proportions of direct taxation shall be regulated by
the whole number of white and other free citizens and
inhabitants, of every age, sex and condition, including those