ginia exceeded their calls for their services--That a
prohibition of Slaves into S. Carolina Georgia etc--would be a
monopoly in their favor. These States could not do without
Slaves--Virginia etc would make their own terms for such as they
might sell.

Such was the situation of the country that it could not exist
without slaves--That they could confederate on no other
condition.

They had enjoyed the right of importing slaves when colonies.

They enjoyed it as States under the confederation--And if they
could not enjoy it under the proposed government, they could not
associate or make a part of it.

Several additions were reported by the Committee.[564]

Upon taking up the report of the Committee of Eleven on the
twenty-fifth of August

Genl Pinkney moved to strike out the words "the year eighteen
hundred" (as the year limiting the importation of slaves,) and to
insert the words "the year eighteen hundred and eight"

Mr. Ghorum 2ded the motion

Mr. Madison. Twenty years will produce all the mischief that can
be apprehended from the liberty to import slaves. So long a term
will be more dishonorable to the National character than to say
nothing about it in the Constitution.

On the motion; (which passed in the affirmative.) N--H ay. Mas.
ay--Ct. ay. N. J. no. Pa. no Del--no. Md. ay. Va. no. N--C. ay.
S--C. ay. Geo. ay. (Ayes--7; noes--4.)

Mr. Govr. Morris was for making the clause read at once,
"importation of slaves into N. Carolina, S--Carolina & Georgia."
(shall not be prohibited &c.) This he said would be most fair and
would avoid the abiguity by which, under the power with regard to
naturalization, the liberty reserved to the States might be
defeated. He wished it to be known also that this part of the
Constitution was a compliance with those States. If the change of
language however should be objected to by the members from those
States, he should not urge it.

Col. Mason was not against using the term "slaves" but agst
naming N--C--S--C. & Georgia, lest it should give offence to the
people of those States.

Mr Sherman liked a description better than the terms proposed,
which had been declined by the old Congs & were not pleasing to
some people. Mr. Clymer concurred with Mr. Sherman.

Mr. Williamson said t