The public services of Gouverneur Morris to 1787 . state attachments and consider only the interests of thewhole comntry (3). As soon as the report had been amended and adopted, amotion was for a periodic census in order that the represen-tation of the future could be apportioned on an exact basis. HereMorris aristocratic interests and his opposition to the V/est madehim oppose t-ie If npportionment was left in the hands ofCongress with no restrictions, he had little fear but that thatbody would keep the power in its own hands. He frankly avowedhis purpose was to keep the Vest o
The public services of Gouverneur Morris to 1787 . state attachments and consider only the interests of thewhole comntry (3). As soon as the report had been amended and adopted, amotion was for a periodic census in order that the represen-tation of the future could be apportioned on an exact basis. HereMorris aristocratic interests and his opposition to the V/est madehim oppose t-ie If npportionment was left in the hands ofCongress with no restrictions, he had little fear but that thatbody would keep the power in its own hands. He frankly avowedhis purpose was to keep the Vest out of the government as much aspossible (4). WilliamGon introduced a new element when he amendedthe clause so that representation should be apportioned to all thewhites and to three-fifths of the negroes (5). The South had fail-ed in its first attempt to have the blacks counted as equal to thewhites, but was determined to secure sort of representation fl) ?arrand, I, 542. (2) Ibid, I, 559.(4) Ibid, I, 571. (5) Ibid, I, 581. (3) Ibid, I 567. 52 for her negroes. Morris was opposed to counting three-fifths ofthe negroes. He i^ointed out the logical difriculty in that if theslaves were being counted as wealth, wealth should not he restrict-ed to that one class of wealth; if the slaves were counted as pop-ulation, all should be counted (1). Morris could feel that hewas figntlng a losing fight, for the cetermination of the ^outhwas plainly apparent. In order, however, to stave off the end aslong as possible, he moved that taxation be proportioned to rep-resentation. This as a^Tided to include only direct taxation wasagreed upon (2). ^ven thn ntenace of increased contribution couldnot stave off the 3outh, and she again domanded representation forher blacks. The leaders saw the negroes must be coimted in theend; therefore they directed their best efforts to the establish-ment of a com^oromise. As the clause finally passod it providedthat both representation and taxation be pro-no
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