Democracy, Liberty, and Property: The State Constitutional Conventions of the 1820s

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Democracy, Liberty, and Property Democracy, Liberty, and Property The S t at e Const itut ional Conv ent ions of t he 1820s Edited by Merrill D. Peterson With a Foreword to the Liberty Fund Edition by G. Alan Tarr     Liberty Fund ind ianap olis This book is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., a foundation established to encourage study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. The cuneiform inscription that serves as our logo and as the design motif for our endpapers is the earliest-known written appearance of the word “freedom” (amagi), or “liberty.” It is taken from a clay document written about 2300b.c. in the Sumerian city-state of Lagash. Original © 1966 by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. Originally published as part of the American Heritage Series under the general editorship of Leonard W. Levy and Alfred Young. Foreword to the Liberty Fund Edition and Index © 2010 by Liberty Fund, Inc. All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 p 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Democracy, liberty, and property: the state Constitutional Conventions of the 1820s/ edited by Merrill D. Peterson; with a foreword to the Liberty Fund edition by G. Alan Tarr. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-865 97-788-4 (hardcover: alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-865 97-789-1(pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Constitutional conventions—Massachusetts—History. 2. Constitutional history—Massachusetts. 3. Constitutional conventions—New York (State)— History. 4. Constitutional history—New York (State). 5. Constitutional conventions—Virginia—History. 6. Constitutional history—Virginia. I. Peterson, Merrill D. kf4530 .d46 2010 342.7302'92—dc2 2 2010010050 Liberty Fund, Inc. 8335Allison Pointe Trail, Suite 300 Indianapolis, Indiana 46250-168 4 ...