bly of Maryland, Martin reported
the proceedings of the federal Convention to them, and this was
afterwards printed in pamphlet form under the title of _Genuine
Information_.--_Ed._

47 June 9, according to Madison, the _Journal_ and Martin's _Genuine
Information_.--_Ed._

48 Gerry, though defeated in an election to the Massachusetts
Convention, was invited by them to attend, in order to furnish
information to the members.--_Ed._

49 To prevent any misconstruction the following is the publication
entire:

(This note is by the Landholder, and is followed by the article
already printed at p. 127. It therefore seems unnecessary to add it
here.--_Ed._)

I will not say this writer makes a distinction between a thing done
in convention and a thing done in committee. Be this as it may, he
confesses more than Mr. Martin; for it seems that Mr. Gerry proposed
that "the public debt should stand on the same ground it now stands
on by the articles of confederation." He might have subjoined that
Mr. Gerry prefaced this motion by observing that it was the same in
substance as his first, in as much as it included his first. But
notwithstanding this motion was readily agreed to without his
explanation being contradicted, yet he never afterwards favoured the
convention with a look of peace, or a word of reconcilement.

50 The convention of New Hampshire had met on the 13 of June, and after
a discussion of seven days, had adjourned without voting upon the
constitution.--_Ed._

51 See Letter of William Williams in this Collection.--_Ed._

52 This is a paraphrase of the arguments of "The Centinel" in _The
Independent Gazetteer_.--ED.

53 An attempt had been made in Congress, by the friends of the new
government, for Congress to recommend its acceptance, but this
produced protest from those opposed to it, and threats of an appeal
to the people, so in order to prevent such action a compromise was
eventually made, by which it was merely unanimously "transmitted to
the several legislatures."--_Ed._

54 A series of articles in the _New York Journal_, written by Robert
Yates.--_Ed._

55 John Smilie, a prominent Anti-Federalist.--_Ed._

56 William Livingston.--_Ed._

57 See _Ante_, pages 182 and 189.--_Ed._

58 The Maryland