In a message dated 2/12/2002 12:41:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > The 3/5s formula adopted in the Phila convention for > representation was based on percentage already in use by the Confederation > Congress > to assess state quotas for support of the national government. > After adoption of the Constitution, the advantage deriving to southern > states was a > sore spot with many New Englanders - The only formulas that I find in the Articles of Confederation are for the cost of the war allocated by "the value of all land" in a state(Art VIII), and the cost of the "national government" (the administration of the Congress), based on the "number of white inhabitants" (Art IX). I don't have Ames handy, but how would "state quotas" allow a different formula, i.e., the 3/5ths rule? _____________________________________________________________________ Richard E. Dixon 12106 Beaver Creek Road Clifton, VA 12104-2115 703-830-8177 fax 703-691-0978 ______________________________________________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html