To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and
for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of
the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment
of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according
to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
1. | Sir Matthew Hale, History of the Common Law 1713 (posthumous) |
2. | William Blackstone, Commentaries 1:401--4, 1765 |
3. | Records of the Federal Convention |
4. | Charles Pinckney, Observations on the Plan of Government, 1787 |
5. | "John DeWitt," NO. 5, Fall 1787 |
6. | Alexander Hamilton, Federalist, no. 29, 181--87, 9 Jan. 1788 |
7. | Federal Farmer, no. 18, 25 Jan. 1788 |
8. | Luther Martin, Genuine Information, 1788 |
9. | A Native of Virginia, Observations upon the Proposed Plan of Federal Government, 1788 |
10. | Patrick Henry, Virginia Ratifying Convention, 5 June 1788 |
11. | Melancton Smith, Proposed Amendment, New York Ratifying Convention, 2 July 1788 |
12. | James Iredell, Proposed Amendment, North Carolina Ratifying Convention, 1 Aug. 1788 |
13. | James Madison, Fourth Annual Message to Congress, 4 Nov. 1812 |
14. | Vanderheyden v. Young |
15. | Gouverneur Morris to Moss Kent, 12 Jan. 1815 |
16. | Houston v. Moore |
17. | William Wirt, Courts-Martial--New York Militia, 19 June 1821 |
18. | Martin v. Mott |
19. | Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution 3:§§ 1199--1210, 1833 |
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