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 RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL CONVENTION 365 MADISON .,4,gssz .r States had therefore ground for their suspicions. The case of Exports was not the same with that of imports. The latter were the same throughout the States: the former very different. As to Tobacco other nations do raise it, and are capable of raising it as well as Virga. &c. The irapolicy of taxing that article had been demonstrated by the experi- ment of Virginia-- Mr Clymer remarked that every State might reason with regard to its particular productions, in the same manner as the Southern States. The middle States may apprehend an oppression of their wheat flour, provisions, &c. and with more reason, as these articles were exposed to a competition in foreign markets not incident to Tobo. rice &c- They may apprehend also combinations agst. them between the Eastern & Southern States as much as the latter can apprehend them between the Eastern & middle- He moved as a qualifica- tion of the power of taxing Exports that it should be restrained to regulations of trade, (by inserting after the word "duty" Sect 4 art VII the words)8 -for the purpose of revenue." On Question on Mr. Clymer's motion N. H-- no-- Mas. no. Ct. no. N. J-- ay. Pa ay. Del. ay. Md. no. Va. no. N-- C. no. Geo. no. [Ayes -- 3; noes -- ?.]*g Mr. M(adison,) In order to require  of each House to tax exports -- as a lesser evil than a total prohibition (moved to insert the words "unless by consent of two thirds of the Legis- lature"), �Wilson 2ds. and on this question, (it passed in the Negative.) N.H. ay. Mss-- ay. Ct. no. N.J. ay. Pa. ay. Del. ay. Md. no. Va. no. ((Col. Mason, Mr. Randolph Mr. Blair no.) Genl Washington & J. M. ay.) N. C. no. S m C. no. Geo. no. [Ayes -- 5; noes -- 6.] Question on sect: 4. art VII. as far as to  "no tax shl. be laid on exports- (It passed in the atrmative}- N.H. no. Mss. ay. Ct. ay. N--J. no. Pa. no---Del. no. Revised from Journal. Detail of Ayes and Noes (Vote 334) includes outh Carolina in the negative. Revised from Journal. "as far as w" renders the clause meaningless; it may be a later insertion.

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