Establishment of a National Government, [30 May] 1787

Establishment of a National Government

[30 May 1787]

The delegates were considering in place of the first resolution of the Virginia Plan a substitute offered by Randolph: “that a national Government ⟨ought to be established⟩ consisting of a supreme Legislative, Executive & Judiciary” (Farrand, Records description begins Max Farrand, ed., The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787 (4 vols.; New Haven, 1911–37). description ends , I, 33).

Mr. Madison—The motion does go to bring out the sense of the house—whether the States shall be governed by one power. If agreed to it will decide nothing. The meaning of the States that the confed. is defect. and ought to be amended. In agreeing to the …1

Farrand, Records description begins Max Farrand, ed., The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787 (4 vols.; New Haven, 1911–37). description ends , I, 44 (McHenry).

1. Left incomplete by McHenry.

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Title: Establishment of a National Government, [30 May] 1787
Author: McHenry, James
Date: 30 May 1787

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Cite as: “Establishment of a National Government, [30 May] 1787,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-10-02-0006. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, vol. 10, 27 May 1787–3 March 1788, ed. Robert A. Rutland, Charles F. Hobson, William M. E. Rachal, and Frederika J. Teute. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1977, p. 18.]