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The Founders and the Constitution: The Connecticut Delegates

The Founders and the Constitution: The Connecticut Delegates

by Rob Natelson | Oct 18, 2023 | Constitution, Oliver Ellsworth, Roger Sherman, William Samuel Johnson

The other essays in the “Founders and the Constitution” series each covered one individual. This final essay covers three: the extraordinary group who served as Connecticut’s commissioners (delegates) to the 1787 Constitutional Convention. Early Connecticut was known...
The Founders and the Constitution: George Mason

The Founders and the Constitution: George Mason

by Rob Natelson | Sep 29, 2023 | Constitution, George Mason

“If the Govt. is to be lasting, it must be founded in the confidence & affections of the people …” -George Mason, at the Constitutional Convention, Aug. 13, 1787. George Mason of Virginia helped construct the Constitution. He then opposed ratifying the very...
Today in History: Pennsylvania Ratifies the Constitution

Today in History: Pennsylvania Ratifies the Constitution

by Dave Benner | Dec 12, 2022 | History, James Wilson, Ratification Debates

Today in 1787, Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the United States Constitution. The event was the culmination of a bitter fight in Philadelphia between delegates both for and against ratification in the state. James Wilson, who had represented the state...
Why the Framers Thought Ratification by Only Nine States Was Sufficient

Why the Framers Thought Ratification by Only Nine States Was Sufficient

by Rob Natelson | Oct 18, 2022 | Constitution, Constitutional Convention, Ratification Debates

In an earlier essay in my “Defending the Constitution” series, I responded to the common charge that the 1787 Constitutional Convention abused its trust. The charge is that the commissioners (delegates) exceeded the scope of the convention “call” issued by Congress....
Today in History: James Wilson Delivers “State House Yard Speech” in Favor of the Constitution

Today in History: James Wilson Delivers “State House Yard Speech” in Favor of the Constitution

by Dave Benner | Oct 6, 2022 | Constitution, History, James Wilson, Ratification Debates

On October 6, 1787, eminent Pennsylvanian James Wilson delivered his famous “State House Yard Speech” in support of the Constitution in Philadelphia. On the dawn of the first true test for the Constitution’s palatability, Wilson intended to explain how the...
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