The public services of Gouverneur Morris to 1787 . adopted, andbecame part of Ihp Constitution (2). Morris made every effort to havo an article adopted,which recommended to future legislatures that they take effectualmeasures for abolishing domestic slavery, as soon as it could bedone consistently with public safety and the rights of nrivate?narties (3). He had the support of Jay and many other members ofthe Convention in his efnrts to have the article adopted ,biitit did not have S;f-^icient suoport to pass, and, therefore, was notincor^orated in the GonFtitutioh. The Constitution was finally
The public services of Gouverneur Morris to 1787 . adopted, andbecame part of Ihp Constitution (2). Morris made every effort to havo an article adopted,which recommended to future legislatures that they take effectualmeasures for abolishing domestic slavery, as soon as it could bedone consistently with public safety and the rights of nrivate?narties (3). He had the support of Jay and many other members ofthe Convention in his efnrts to have the article adopted ,biitit did not have S;f-^icient suoport to pass, and, therefore, was notincor^orated in the GonFtitutioh. The Constitution was finally adopted on Sunday, Ariril20, 1777 (4), and with that act went into effect,since there wasno ^revision for submitting it to popular vote. The new govern-ment yet lacked organization, and a committee of Jay, Scott,Livingstone,, Yates, and Hobart was appointed to . tart the govern- ^1) Becker ,Political Parties in the Province of ITevir York, 120. (2) Lincoln, Constitutional History of New York, I, )lbid, I, 553. f4)lbid, I, 16 ment in oneration fl)» TJorris was also raade a me;-aber of the Goim^oil of Safety, which was insHtiited as the governing boiy untilthe elections oould be held. New York had not been left in peace and quiet to adoptand put in operation her Constitution. The very Convention whichhad adopted the Constitution had be^n forced to flee from placeto place to avoid the British (2). ITow all Nexv York was againendangered by the advance of Biirgoyne in his campaign of 1777. TheCouncil of Safety was filled with alarrs by the wild rumors ofnorthern disasters. Morris and states were ar)T:)ointed to go northto the array and confer v^ath General Schuyler as to the best meansof defence (3). Morris immediately joined the army, and began acorrespondence with the Council of Safety on the military condi-tions. Mis information was? not very definite, and his vague ex-pressions of disaster and depredations did little to cuiet theirapprehensions. The peop
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