Posted on 12/09/2014 3:20:59 PM PST by dontreadthis
As Constitution Daily counts down to the debut on December 15 at the National Constitution Center of an exhibition featuring an original copy of the Bill of Rights, we are looking at some fascinating facts about the iconic document. When James Madison spoke to the First Congress he proposed 20 amendments for a Bill of Rights, and not the 10 we all know about. So what did Congress delete from the final list that was ratified by the states?
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Federalist/Anti-Federalist ping.
Speaking of Madison, did anyone ever see this photo before? This is supposedly John Adams son, John Quincy Adams. Can anyone confirm this? Is this for real? This guy DIED in 1848!!
The 10th amendment is now treated as if it says the opposite of what it does.
The 2nd has been mostly ignored for the last 150 years.
Daugerrotype, i.e. early photograph. That’s JQA.
Supercool!
There is a Daugerrotype fan/buff on FR and I can’t think of her name to ping her!
Thanks, very cool.
Patrick Henry’s demand for a Bill of Rights at the Virginia Ratification debate:
“You have a bill of rights to defend you against the state government, which is bereaved of all power, and yet you have none against Congress, though in full and exclusive possession of all power! You arm yourselves against the weak and defenceless, and expose yourselves naked to the armed and powerful. Is not this a conduct of unexampled absurdity? What barriers have you to oppose to this most strong, energetic government? To that government you have nothing to oppose. All your defence is given up. This is a real, actual defect. It must strike the mind of every gentleman. “
http://www.constitution.org/rc/rat_va_13.htm
I recall a FReeper posting an article with dauggerotypes from the 1840’s, mostly showing landscapes. I don’t recall the FReeper’s/FReeperette’s name
He was the first POTUS we have a photo of.
Dolley Madison also survived into the daugerrotype era.
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5.56mm
The Last Muster: Images of the Revolutionary War Generation by Maureen Taylor.
Good read:
James Madison: A Life Reconsidered
by Lynne Cheney
I’m trying, and we were just talking about Daugerrotypes the other day. Cannot think of her name for the life of me!
You have to remember, he had a long career in the House after leaivng the Presidency. If I remember correctly, he had a stroke in the House of Representatives and died soon thereafter.
Use the “Pings” function. That should bring up your dialog.
Meh, had the Amendments all been ratified it would’ve just been more for the Pretender-in-Chief to ignore and subvert.
Certainly possible. I’ve seen photos of men who served under George Washington.
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