...Confederation, but in proportion to the whole number of white and other free citizens and inhabitants, including those bound to servitude for a term of years,...foregoing description, except Indians not paying taxes. In the debates in the committee of the whole upon Mr. Randolph's plan, or the Virginia plan, there had...

...the national legislature, not according to the rule established in the Articles of Confederation, but in proportion to the whole number of white and other free citizens and inhabitants, including those bound to servitude for a term of years, and three-fifths of all other persons not comprehended...

...that the quota of each State should be — " In proportion to the whole population of white and other citizens, and inhabitants of every age, sex and condition,...description, except Indians not paying taxes in each State." This change the States were slow in agreeing to. 9. Another trouble was, that each State, under the...

...the Arteles of Confederation, hut according to some equitable ratio of representation; namely, ¡n proportion to the whole number of white and other free citizens and inhabitants, of every age, sex, und condition, including those bound to servitude for a term of years, and three fifths of all other...

...postponed in order to add, after the words " equitable ratio of representation," the words following — " in proportion to the whole number of white and other free citizens and inhabitants of every a<;e, sex, and condition, including those bound to servitude for a term of years, and three fifths...

...condition, including those bound to servitude for a term of years, and" three fifths of all other prrsoas not comprehended in the foregoing description, except Indians not paying taxes, in each state. " 8. That the right of suffrage in the second branch of the national legislature ought to be aceording...

...objections ; and Congress proposed to amend the articles by substituting as the basis of contributions " the whole number of white and other free citizens...those bound to servitude for a term of years, and three fifths of all other persons, except Indians not paying taxes ;" this number to be ascertained...

...had been the basis, but no appraisement had been made. It was now proposed that the basis should be " the whole number of white and other free citizens...those bound to servitude for a term of years, and three fifths of all other persons, except Indians not paying taxes j " and that by a triennial census...

...objections ; and Congress proposed to amend the articles by substituting as the basis of contributions " the whole number of white and other free citizens...age, sex, and condition, including those bound to servi-| tude for a term of years, and three fifths of all other persons, except Indians not paying...

...Numbered the inhabitants of said Plymouth and find the whole number of white & other free citizens Inhabitants of every age sex and condition including those bound to servitude for a number of years to be five hundred twenty & eight, also four other Inhabitants not included in the...