Alexander Hamilton Papers

New York Ratifying Convention. Second Speech of July 22, [22 July 1788]

New York Ratifying Convention. Second Speech of July 22

[Poughkeepsie, New York, July 22, 1788]

Ham[ilton]—among other reasons ag[ains]t it—1 mentions the probability of having the appointments better thro[ugh] the states, as the senators represent all the states—2

Gilbert Livingston Papers, MS Division, New York Public Library.

1. H was opposing an amendment which provided “That the Congress appoint in such manner as they may think proper a Council to advise the President in the Appointment of Officers” (John McKesson Papers, New-York Historical Society, New York City).

2. After H’s remarks, the Convention rejected the proposed amendment by a vote of 46 to 10 (Gilbert Livingston MS Notes, MS Division, New York Public Library).

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    New York Ratifying Convention. Second Speech of July 22, [22 July 1788]
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    Hamilton, Alexander
    Livingston, Gilbert
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    22 July 1788

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    “New York Ratifying Convention. Second Speech of July 22, [22 July 1788],” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-05-02-0012-0091. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 5, June 1788 – November 1789, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1962, p. 189.]