FIRST GRAND COMPROMISES OF THE CONSTITUTION.--POPULATION OF
THE STATES ADOPTED AS THE BASIS OF REPRESENTATION IN THE
HOUSE.--RULE FOR COMPUTING THE SLAVES.--EQUALITY OF
REPRESENTATION OF THE STATES ADOPTED FOR THE SENATE.
Appointment of a Committee of Compromise 145
Representation adjusted by the Committee 146
Character of the Compromise 147
How treated in the Convention 147, 148
Apportionment of Representatives re-arranged 148, 149
Objections to the Plan 149, 150
Representation of the Slaves 150
Combined Rule of Numbers and Wealth 151
Test Question respecting the Slaves 153
Necessity for their Admission into the Basis of
Representation 154-162
The Difficulties only to be adjusted by Compromise 162
Form of the Compromise 163, 164
Equality of Vote adopted for the Senate 165, 166
Value of this Feature of the Constitution 166, 167
Population of the Slaveholding and Non-slaveholding States
compared 168