Read the excerpt from James Madison’s notes on the Constitutional Convention from July 7, 1787. Mr. SHERMAN Supposed that it was the wish of every one that some Genl. Govt. Should be established. An equal vote in the [Senate] would, he thought, be most likely to give it the necessary vigor. The small States have more vigor in their Govts. Than the large ones, the more influence therefore the large ones have, the weaker will be the Govt. In the large States it will be most difficult to collect the real.