Show i JUST HIST HISTORY RY U I. I By ALBERT F. F PHILIPS I Georgia was vas the last state to sign the tho constitution which had been completed by llY the Philadelphia convention The representatives were William Few loew and Abraham AbrahamI Baldwin The Tho first named was a aI I I native of Maryland l born near BalI Bal Bal- I on June 4 4 1758 By fly protest protes- protes I t sion slon he was a la lawyer er beginning the practice at Augusta Ga He served sered In the Revolutionary War and distinguished distinguished dis dis- j himself against the British and Indians Indian He lie was the presiding judge of or the Richmond county court and surveyor general In 1778 During the years ears 1782 1780 and 1788 1785 he served tho the people ope as delegate In the continental con conr I gress Kress He was el elected United States senator from Georgia serving servIng ling ing from March 4 4 1789 to 1793 He lIt was judge judg ot at the circuit court of 01 Georgia 1794 to 1797 and In 1799 ho he removed remo to New ew York and was elected in 1802 and 1805 to to the house of representatives in the New NewYork I I York legislature His Ills last official position was United States COmI commissioner com corn I missioner of loans He died In InI N. N Y July IC 10 1828 BALDWIN SIGNS LAST I 1 Baldwin was th the l last st stI I signature to the C constitution II III He lie was It was said said a a. gentleman of I super superior or abilities and 1 Joined in a public debate with great art and eloquence haYing having laid the foundation foundation foundation tion in a complete classical 1101 i at nt Yale ale lie was well ac acquainted ac- ac with books and character had an an accommodating turn of mind which enabled him to gain II the confidence of men and to understand un understand un- un them Ills His native state stat was Connecticut He was born I I November r o ber 6 1754 at He lIe was a tutor In mathematics In his and while there also stud stud- led th theology which led to his stud stud-I appointment appointment appointment ap ap- ap- ap as a chaplain In the Revolutionary army arny until 1783 After After Af Af- Af- Af I ter the war he moved to Savannah where he lie was admitted to the bar and began the pra practice of law lap He lie I was a member of 01 the Georgia legislature legislature legis legis- I I lature In 1781 1784 and delegate to the I continental congress 1785 lIe He lIes s was as elected to the First congress from his hi state n as a Democrat and reelected to the Seco Second Third fourth and Fifth Filth congresses Then he w was s elected United States s sen senator sell sell- 11 I ator tor and served from December 2 I 1799 until March Maich 4 4 1807 during which he s served two terms as president president pres pres- I ident pro tern tem of the tile senate He lie died in itt Washington J After r the signature of ot Delegate Baldwin had been affixed which I I completed the list of delegates the following was added b by the unanimous unanimous unanimous y vOte te of ot the convention I In c convention Monday ronda September Septem bet ber 17 1787 Present the tile states of or I New r Hampshire Massachusetts I Connecticut Mr 11 Hamilton from New ew York X New w Jersey lersey nia Delaware Maryland Virginia r rolna Ina South Carolina i lIna and Geor Georgia la I J j I PEOPLE PEOPLE TO DECIDE U 1 Resolved that the preceding I constitution be laid aid before the United States In congress aSsembled assembled assembled assem aSsem- I bled and that it is the opinion of this convention it should afterwards afterwards af- af I tei wards be e submitted t to a convention con con- of d delegates legates chosen In each s state te by the tho people thereof under the recommendation of its legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture for tor fort their assent and ratification tion and that each convel convention on as- as genUng to to It and ratifying the same should give notice thereof to the tile United States In congress assem assem assem- bled Resolved that it Is the opinion of this convention that as soon as the c conventions of or nine states shall i have r this constitution the United States In congress assembled assembled assembled assem assem- bled should fix a day on which which- electors should be le appointed by the states which shall have ratified the same and a da day dav on which the electors ejectors should assemble to vote for forthe forthe the tile president and the time and place for tor commencing proceedings and under this tills constitution That after such publication the electors should be appointed and the senators and nd I representatives be elected that the electors should meet on the tile day fixed for the election o of president and should transmit t their VOt votes votes- 3 certified i d signed sealed and di directed directed directed di- di as the constitution requires to the secretary o 0 of the United States in congress assembled that the senators and and representatives s should convene at the time and place assigned that the senators II should appoint a president ent of or th the tha senate f for i the sole sol purpose of or re receiving receiving re- re opening and counting the votes for president and nd that after atter he shall be chosen the tIle congress together with the president should without delay proceed to execute this constitution By unanimous order of the convention George Washington President W W. Jack Jack- soh Secretary WASHINGTON ACTS B By r the unanimous order of or the tile convention its president George Washington was directed on September Sep Sep- p 17 7 1787 to submit to the consideration of 01 the United d States in in congress assembled the tho constitution constitution 1 which appeared to the Convention convention con Con- the most moat desirable In Corn Corn- therewith Washington 11 In lii tr transmitting the Instrument nt to his excellency the tile president of or congress con con- gr gress ss wrote as follows The friends of OUr our country have long seen and desired that the tho power of ot making war peace and ann treaties that of ot l levying ning money and regulating g commerce and the correspondent correspondent correspondent cor cor- respondent executive and j judicial authorities should be fully and ef effectually ef- ef vested in the general gov gov- I of ot the Union Upton but the Impropriety impropriety im Im- 1 propriety of delegating such extensive ex extensive ex- ex trust to one body of ot men menis menIs menis is evident Hence results the ne necessity necessity necessity ne- ne of ot a different organization It It i is obviously impracticable in inthe inthe inthe the federal government of these states to secure all rights rIghts' of or Independent Independent Inde Inde- pendent sovereignty to each and yet provide for the Interest and safety of all In Individuals entering Into so society lety must roust give e up a share of liberty to preserve the rest The magnitude of ot the sacrifice must de depend depend depend de- de pend as well on on the situation and circumstances as on the object to tobe tobe be he obtained It is at all times diffIcult difficult difficult dif dif- td to draw with precision the theUne theline the theline line Une between these rights which must mut be surrendered and those I which may be reserved and on the present occasion this difficulty w was s Increased by a difference I I among among- the tile se several seral ral states as ils' ils to their situation extent habits and particular particular particular par par- Interests U I In all nou our deliberations on this tilts subject we kept ept steadily jn our view tl that which appears to us us' the greatest greatest greatest great great- I est Interest of eve every true American Amer Amer- ican thi the consolidation of our Union 1 I I I I I in which Is Involved our prosperity prosper prosper- ity felicity safety perhaps our national existence This important consideration seriously and nd deeply Impressed on our minds led each state in the convention to be less rigid on points of ot inferior Interior magnitude magnitude magni magni- tude than might have hayo been otherwise otherwise other other- wise wis wise expected and thus the constitution constitution con con- which we now present is ia the tile result res of a spirit of amity and of or that mutual deference and concession concession concession con con- cession which the peculiarity of ot political situations rendered Indis indis- That it will meet the full and entire approbation of ot every state is not perhaps to be expected but each pach will doubtless consider that had her interest alone been consulted consulted con con- suited the consequences might have been particularly disagreeable or injurious to others that it I is liable to as few exceptions as could reasonably have been expected w we hope and believe bellee that it ma may promote promote pro pro- mote the lasting welfare of that 1 country so dear to us all and se seCure secure so- so cure her freedom and happiness Is our our most ardent WI wish b. b |