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and ~~any~~ angry regulations. Besides the vain attempts to supply their ^{par respective} treasuries by imposts , which turned their commerce into the ~~ports of the~~ neighbouring ports, and ~~even~~ to co-erce a relaxation of the British monopoly of of the W. Ind^a. navigation, which was attempted by Virg^a. [see the Journal of ] the States having ports for foreign commerce, taxed & irritated the ^adjoining States, trading thro' them, as N. Y. Pen^a. Virg^a. & S. Carolina. Some of the States, as Connecticut, taxed imports ^as from Mass^ts. higher than imports ~~for~~ even from G. B. of w^ch. Mass^ts. complained to Virg^a. and doubtless to other States [see letter of J. M. In ~~other States I was having~~ ^{sundry instances as of} N. Y. ~~D^w.~~ N. J. P^a. & Mary^d. [see] The navigation laws treated the Citizens other States as aliens.
 In certain cases the auth^y. of the Confederacy was ~~violated~~ disregarded, ^as in violations not only of the Treaty of peace; but of Treaties with France & Holland, which were complained of to Cong^s.
 In other cases the Fed^l. auth^y was violated by Treaties & wars with Indians, as by Geo: by Troops ^{raised &} kept up with^t. the consent of Cong^s. as by Mass^ts- by compacts ^{with^t. the consent of Cong^s. as} between Pen^a. and N. Jersy. and between Virg^a. & Mary^d. From the Legisl: Journals of Virg^a. it appears, that a ^vote refusing to apply for a sanction of Cong^s. was followed by a vote ~~rejectin[?]~~ ag^st. a communication of the Compact to Cong^s.
 ~~Violation of~~ In the internal administration of the States a violation of Contracts had become familiar in the form of depreciated paper made a legal tender, in of property substituted for money, of Instalment laws, and of ~~inter~~ the occlusions of ~~interference with the~~ ~~Courts, and~~ the Courts of Justice; ~~it being~~ ^although evident that all such interferences affected the rights of other States, relatively creditor, as well as ~~Creditors~~ ^Citizens Creditors ^& within the State
 Among the defects which had been severely felt ~~and~~ ~~foreseen~~, was that ^{of a uniformity in cases requiring it, as laws of naturalizer, bankruptcy,} of a Coercive ~~sanction to the a Fed^l acts; of a gua~~ ^{authority operating on individuals not States and} ^guaranty of the internal tranquility of the States. ~~and especially a ratification~~ ~~of the Fed^l. Gov^t. by the people, instead of the Gov^ts. of the States~~ and <del>any</del> angry regulations. Besides the vain attempts to supply
their <add><del>par</del> respective</add> treasuries by imposts , which turned their commerce into the
<del>ports of the</del> neighbouring ports, and <del>even</del> to co-erce a relaxation of
the British monopoly <del>of</del> of the W. Inda. navigation, which was attempted
by Virga. [see the Journal of ] the States having ports for foreign
commerce, taxed & irritated the <add>adjoining</add> States, trading thro' them, as N. Y.
Pena. Virga. & S. Carolina. Some of the States, as Connecticut, taxed
imports <add>as</add> from Massts. higher than imports <del>for</del> even from G. B. of wch.
Massts. complained to Virga. and doubtless to other States [see letter of
J. M. In <del>other States I was having</del> <add>sundry instances as of</add> N. Y. <del>Dw.</del> N. J. Pa. & Maryd. [see]
The navigation laws treated the Citizens other States as aliens.<p-end>
<p-bgn>In certain cases the authy. of the Confederacy was <del>violated</del>
disregarded, <add>as</add> in violations not only of the Treaty of peace; but
of Treaties with France & Holland, which were complained of to Congs.<p-end>
<p-bgn>In other cases the Fedl. authy was violated by Treaties
& wars with Indians, as by Geo: by Troops <add>raised &</add> kept up witht. the
consent of Congs. as by Massts- by compacts <add>witht. the consent of Congs. as</add> between Pena. and N. Jersy.
and between Virga. & Maryd. From the Legisl: Journals of Virga. it appears,
that a <add>vote</add> refusing to apply for a sanction of Congs. was followed by
a vote <del><unclear>rejectin</unclear></del> agst. a communication of the Compact to Congs.<p-end>
<p-bgn><del>Violation of</del> In the internal administration of the States
a violation of Contracts had become familiar in the form of depreciated
paper made a legal tender, <del>in</del> of property substituted for money, of Instalment
laws, and of <del>inter</del> the occlusions of <del>interference with the</del>
<del>Courts, and</del> the Courts of Justice; <del>it being</del> <add>although</add> evident that all such
interferences affected the rights of other States, relatively creditor,
as well as <del>Creditors</del> <add>Citizens</add> Creditors <add>&</add> within the State<p-end>
<p-bgn>Among the defects which had been severely felt <del>and</del>
<del>foreseen</del>, was that <add>of a uniformity in cases requiring it, as laws of naturalizer, bankruptcy,</add> <del>of</del> a Coercive <del>sanction to the a Fedl acts; of a gua</del> <add>authority operating on individuals <del>not States</del> and</add>
guaranty of the internal tranquility of the States. <del>and especially a ratification</del>
<del>of the Fedl. Govt. by the people, instead of the Govts. of the States</del>

Source:

Madison, James. James Madison Papers: Subseries 5e, James Madison's Original Notes on Debates at the Federal Constitutional Convention. 1787. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mss31021x001/>.