Page:The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787 Volume 2.djvu/23

 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION 19 .Monday MADISON Jly 6 Mss. no. Cont. no. N.J. ay. Pa. ay. Del. no. Md. ay. Va. ay. N. C. ay. S.C. no. Geo. no. So it was lost. [Ayes noes -- 5.] Mr. Broome thought it his dut 7 to declare his opinion agst. an adjournment sine die, as had been urged by Mr. Patterson. Such a measure he thought would be fatal. Something must be done by the Convention tho' it should be by a bare majority. Mr. Gerry observed that Masts. was opposed to an adjourn- ment, because they saw no new ground of compromise. But as it seemed to be the opinion of so many States that a trial shd be made, the State would now concur in the adjournrot. Mr. Rutlldge could see no need of an adjournt. because he could see no chance of a compromise. The little States were tixt. They had repeatedly & solemnly declared themselves to be so. All that the large States then had to do, was to decide whether they would 71eld or not. For his part he conceived that altho' we could not do what we thought best, in itself, we ought to do something. Had we not better keep the Govt. up a little longer, hoping that another Convention will supply our omissions, than abandon every thing to hazard. Our Constituents will be very little satisfied with us if we take the latter course. Mr. Randolph & Mr. King renewed the motion to adjourn till tomorrow. On the question Mas. ay. Cont. no. N.J. a�. Pa. ay. Del. no. Md. ay. Va. ay. N. C. ay. S.C. a�. Geo. divd. [Ayes --7; noes m 2; divided -- Adjourned * On the morning following before the hour of the Convention a number of the members from the larger States, by common agreement met for the purpose of consulting on the proper steps to be taken in consequence of the �ote in favor of an equal Representation in the 2d. branch, and the apparent inflexibility of the smaller States on that point--Several members from the latter States also attended. The time was See further Appendix A, LXIII.

�