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Dr. 乔·艾伦·查塔姆
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惯例:每天写日记 is a day-by-day journal of the 1787 Constitutional Convention convened by twelve of the original thirteen states to amend the Articles of Confederation and create a “more perfect union.” It chronicles the daily activities of the Convention, profiles the delegates and their interactions with each other, and looks back to life in America in the 1780s. 用第一人称写作, the story is told from an “observer” hearing events as told in contemporary newspaper accounts and delegates’ personal notes and letters.
由公民教育中心提供 发布于2020年5月21日-阅读4分钟
Today two delegates representing Delaware arrived, but not enough to constitute a majority from Delaware. Consequently, the convention still lacks a quorum and cannot conduct business.
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由公民教育中心提供 发布于2020年5月20日- 4分钟阅读
Tomorrow will mark one week since the Federal Convention was scheduled to meet. Still, a quorum has not been achieved. George Washington has attended the informal meetings held each day in the State House but is increasingly frustrated that official proceedings cannot begin. Writing to Arthur Lee, a friend and fellow Virginian, he lamented the current state of affairs. “这些延误,他写道, “greatly impede public measures and sour the temper of the punctual members, who do not like to idle away their time.”
由公民教育中心提供 发布于2020年5月19日-阅读4分钟
Delegates continue to arrive but not in the numbers needed to achieve the required quorum of seven States. New Jersey was the first to name delegates and recently added two more, including William Livingston. Assuming Abraham Clark and William Paterson will arrive in the middle of next week, 而且大卫·布里尔利已经来了, New Jersey will soon have a majority of its delegates and be counted among the States needed for the quorum.
由公民教育中心提供 发布于2020年5月18日-阅读4分钟
Delegates continue to straggle in every day, but not in sufficient numbers to achieve a quorum. 对一些人来说,这是一个不祥之兆. 今天是杰瑞德·英格索尔, 宾夕法尼亚州的代表, 写信给他的朋友托马斯·希彭, “我们没有消息要传达, unless our prospects appear to become more gloomy. 我焦急地看着. 我害怕混乱,如果不是更糟的话. Our federal government seems to be expiring. 用什么来代替呢, whether better or worse or how soon any other system may get established it is impossible to predict.”
由公民教育中心提供 发布于2020年5月17日-阅读4分钟
Delegates continue to arrive daily, but still not enough for a quorum. Today John Rutledge and 查尔斯 Cotesworth Pinckney came in from South Carolina. 平克尼的表亲, 查尔斯, and Pierce Butler are expected any day, and will complete the South Carolina complement.
由公民教育中心提供 发布于2020年5月16日-阅读4分钟
Still, only two states are represented in the State House. For convenience it was agreed to alter the time of the daily meeting to one o’clock until enough States arrive to constitute a quorum. 与此同时, the Virginians meet together in the morning but have begun spending time with the Pennsylvania delegates, 旧情复燃, 并创造新的.
由公民教育中心提供 发布于2020年5月15日-阅读4分钟
“Repaired at the hour appointed to the State House, but no more States being represented than were yesterday (tho’ several more members had come in) we agreed to meet again tomorrow. (Govr. Randolph from Virginia came in today.)”
由公民教育中心提供 发布于2020年5月14日- 3分钟阅读
It has been raining for the last few days and it is overcast this morning. The streets are muddy, but the State House is only a few short blocks from the Morris mansion, 夫人. House’s boardinghouse and other inns where convention delegates have found lodging.
由公民教育中心提供 发布于2020年5月13日-阅读4分钟
大约8点钟. Corbin and myself set out, and dined at Chester (夫人. Withy’s) where I was met by the Genls. Mifflin (now Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly), 诺克斯, and Varnum – The colonels Humphreys and Minges and Majors Jackson and Nicholas – with whom I proceeded to Philada. At Gray’s Ferry the City light horse commanded by Colo. Miles met me, and escorted me in by the Artillery Officers who stood arranged & 在我经过时向我敬礼. 在人群中下车. Houses – but being again warmly and kindly pressed by Mr. & 夫人. 抢劫. 莫里斯想和他们住在一起. I did so and had my baggage removed thither. 侍候总统,医生. 富兰克林,我一到镇上. 我一到,钟就响了.”
由公民教育中心提供 发布于2020年5月12日-阅读4分钟
The Federal Convention is scheduled to begin this coming Monday, May 14. All of the state legislatures except Rhode Island have appointed delegates. 去年9月, the General Assembly of Rhode Island sent a letter to the Confederation Congress explaining its refusal to participate.
For more information, please contact the Director:
Dr. 乔·艾伦·查塔姆 Director, 公民教育中心 (电子邮件保护) 949-214-3200