Alexander+Martin's+Delegate+Profile

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__Profile Questions__
I am Alexander Martin. I was born in Hunterdon County New Jersey in 1740. My parents are Hugh and Jane Martin. I went to the college of New Jersey, when I got my degree in 1756 I moved to Salisbury. Where I started my career as a merchant, but turned to public service. On September 24, 1770 a group of mad leaders took over Hillsboro Court, other lawyers and I were serving as justice of peace were whipped and beaten. I was serving in the army in October of 1777. One day i had mistaken some Continental soldiers as British soldiers during the Battle of Germantown. There for i resigned from the army because of bad health and stress. In 1778 I was elected to North Carolina's senate were i was president of the senate's board of war. I was acting governor of North Carolina in 1781. I was elected governor of North Carolina in 1782. In 1787 I was elected delegate to the Federal Constitution Convention in Philladelphia.In1788 I ran for election to the Hillsborough Constitution Convention, but sadly I lost. I was elected governor again in 1789, and was governor until 1792. In 1799 I lost celebration with North Carolina's Federalists and I was voted out of the senate. That's just a short biography about me Alexander Martin. I think the national government shall be stronger, but I would like to protect the rights of the states. I say to you sir "It is doubtful whether any of the other twelve states witnessed such a clear thorough, and deliberate debate on the merits of state rights versus federal union." I "hate the English and the sort of government at a distance that the English has imposed on America." � It is no small task to bring to a conclusion the great objects of the United Government viewed one general Interest to be a Nation, at the same time preserving the particular interests of the Individual States." I vote for the national government being stronger. I think we shall determine the representation of the sates in Congress by population. Being a representative for a larger state, I see it as being a fare way to divide the representatives. Well I think there should be a two house legislature. An upper house and a lower house, and the lower house would pick the members for the upper house and the people, or citizens would vote for those members of the lower house. I think we should have one chief executive. It will keep the power limited to one person and fewer arguments will come up. The Chief Executive should be able to appoint ambassadors, members of the Cabinet, Justice of the Supreme Court and Judges of the lower federal Courts. The citizens of the United States of America shall elect the Chief Executive. I think slavery in the United States should be kept. Being a representative to a southern state I rely on slaves to help with the fields. The fields help our economy because we grow food. If we were to get rid of slaves who were to work on our fields? We would lack in crops to feed our families and our trade would go down. I don�t think slaves should count as part of the population. Counting slaves would give more representatives to the southern states. The southern states could end up out voting the north in slavery. Personally I think the national government should be able to regulate the commerce of the United States. The national government should be able to do this because the national government should be stronger then the state government. Also I think this will keep things orderly.
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 * Question: Which should be stronger, the state government or the national government? Why?**
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 * Question: How should we determine the representation of the states in Congress? By population, money, equality...?**
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 * Question: Who should vote for the members of the legislature, and why?**
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 * Question: Should we have one or more than one chief executive? Why?**
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 * Question; What kind of powers should the Chief Executive or Executives have?**
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 * Question: Who should elect the chief executive(s)?**
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 * Question: What should be done about slavery in the United States? Should it be kept or outlawed?**
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 * Question: Should slaves count in the population toward representation? Why or why not?**
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 * Question: Should the national government be able to regulate the commerce of the United States? Why or why not?**
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__Friends__
1.Benjamin Franklin 2.Charles Pinckney 3.Hugh Williamson 4.James Wilson 5.Pierce Butler 6.Richard. Dobbs Spaight 7.William Blount 8.William R. Davie

__Groups__
1. The North Carolina General Assembly 2. The Constitutional Convention in Philidalphia

**__Works Cited__**
//1. LEARN NC//. Web. 26 Sept. 2011. [|http://www.learnnc.org]. 2. Murray, Jonathan. "North Carolina History Project : Alexander Martin (1740-1807)." //North Carolina History Project : Encyclopedia//. Web. 26 Sept. 2011. []. //3. University of Louisiana at Lafayette: Main Page//. Web. 26 Sept. 2011. [|http://louisiana.edu].

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