Connecticut was the first to assent to the amendment .-- her Legislature being in session and her ratification made complete on the 30th,--precisely a fortnight from the date of submission.

New Hampshire followed on the 7th of July.

The third State was Tennessee.
Her Legislature ratified the amendment on the 19th of July, by a vote of 58 to 17, counting both branches.

Many of the States would doubtless have held extra sessions of their Legislatures to expedite the adoption of the amendment if such a course had been considered desirable by the leading members of Congress.

It was deemed best, however, to leave the question open to discussion and deliberation, in order that the provisions of the amendment, in all their length and breadth, should be completely understood by the people before the formal assent of the States should be urged.