Reports of New York ratification convention
Earl Maltz
emaltz at camden.rutgers.edu
Mon Feb 23 11:12:06 PST 2009
In America's Constitution, Akhil Amar asserts that "Federalists rose
up to oppose" John Lansing's motion at the New York convention that
would have reserved to the state the right to withdraw from the Union
for a number of years. Elliot's Debates reports only that the motion
was defeated, giving no details. Is there some more comprehensive
source that I am missing?
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