Excerpt from The Journal of the Debates in the Convention Which Framed the Constitution of the United States, Vol. 2 of 2: May-September, 1787 Mr. Madison observed that this would make, in time, all or nearly all the States equal, since there were few that would not in time contain the number of inhabitants entitling them to three Electors that this ratio ought either to be made temporary, or so varied as that it would adjust itself to the growing population of the States. Mr. Gerry moved that in the first instance the Electors should be allotted to the States in the following ratio: to New Hampshire, one Massachusetts, three Rhode Island, one Connecticut two New York, two New Jersey, two Pennsylvania, three Delaware, one Maryland, two Virginia, three North Carolina, two South Carolina, two Georgia, one. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.