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 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION Monday JOURNAL .dugt 2o It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "or any of them" z section 7 article which passed in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to postpone the consideration of the 2nd sect. 7 article in order to take up the following. "Whereas it is essential to the preservation of Liberty to "define precisely and exclusively what shall constitute the "crime of Treason it is therefore ordained declared and es- "tablished that if a man do levy war against the United States "within their Territories or be adherent to the enemies of "the United States within the said territories giving to them "aid and comfort within their Territories or elsewhere, and "thereof be provably attainted of open deed by the People "of his condition he shall be adjudged guilt 7 of treason" On the question to postpone it passed in the negative. [Ayes- 2; noes- 8.] It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "against the United States" xst line, z sect. 7 article which passed in the affirmative [Ayes- 8; noes- It was moved and seconded to insert the words "to the same overt-act." after the word "witnesses" 2 sect. 7 article which passed in the affirmative [Ayes -- 8; noes -- 3.] It was moved and seconded to strike the words "some overt- act" out of the ISt line, 2 sect. 7 article 3 which passed in the affirmative It was moved and seconded to insert the words "Sole and exclusive" before the word "power" in the 2 clause, 2 sect, 7 article. which passed in the negative [Ayes- 5; noes --6.] It was moved and seconded to re-instate the words "against the United States" in the first line, 2 sect. 7 article which passed in the affirmative [Ayes -- 6; noes -- $.] It was moved and seconded to strike out the words "of the United States" in the 3rd llne 2 sect. 7 article which passed in the affirmative s Refers to insertion made by an earlier vote of this same day.

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