Jonathan+Dayton's+Delegate+Profile

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I was born on October 16, 1760 in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. I graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1776, and then I immediately entered the Continental Army. I got the rank of captain when I was 19, while I served under my father, Gen. Elias Dayton. I was a prisoner of the British and I fought in the Battle of Yorktown. After I fought in the war and returned home, I studied law and established practice. I sat in the assembly in 1786-1787, and then was invited to the Constitutional Convention. I am looking forward to the convention and hope to achieve many things.
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I believe state government should be stronger. A strong state government for everyone would guide and protect our new nation. I think New Jersey needs good protection and a powerful state government grounded in law would protect New Jersey and keep us and our rights protected.
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I believe we should represent it with equality. I do not think it is fair that everyone gets treated differently. Everyone should be treated equally, especially slaves. Even though I do not enjoy slavery and would like to stop, they deserve to be treated just like everyone else. Everything and everyone should be equal.
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Congress should vote for the members of legislative. I believe Congress has the most knowledge and would make the best decisions for our country. I also think that if we let the people decide bad things could happen which we do not need to happen, so I think it would be best for Congress vote.
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I think we should have one chief executive. I believe it would be easier. If we had more than one chief executive arguments could occur, but if we had ne chief executive this problem wouldn’t happen.
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I think chief executive should have some powers, but not be completely powerful and take over everything. Chief executives should be able to make some decisions and accept and decline laws. Which I believe would be perfect for chief executive.
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I believe the Congress should elect the chief executives. Like I said for who should elect the legislative, I think it would be best for Congress to elect chief executives from their knowledge.
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Slavery NEEDS to end. I think it is completely unnecessary for people to “own” others as their “property.” I really hope at this convention this issue does get solved because I do not think slavery is right. Also, I honestly think people should be able to do their own work instead of making people their "property" and disrespecting them and treating them like they are nothing. They are people just like you me and should be treated with respect. I think slaves should not count but they are not being treated as people. I believe this is very unfair that they are not being treated like everyone else. I think when people stop calling them their "property" and they get their own rights and are seen as a regular and normal person just like me and you, they should count as a FULL person.
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Even though I am not a very big fan of national government, I believe if we have a national government, they should be able too. I think it could work and it could be able too help the United States.
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__Friends__
William C. Houston William Paterson (Patterson) David Brearly (Brearley) William Livingston

__Groups__
Small States Attended College Anti-Slavery = =

__Sources__
"JONATHAN DAYTON." //U.S. Army Center Of Military History//. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. <http://www.history.army.mil/books/revwar/ss/dayton.htm>.

"America's Founding Fathers - Delegates to the Constitutional Convention." //National Archives and Records Administration//. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. <http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_founding_fathers_new_jersey.html>.