▁the ▁rat ification ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁conditional ▁on ▁prior ▁proposal ▁of ▁am end ments ▁or , ▁perhaps , ▁ins ist ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁se ced e ▁from ▁the ▁union ▁if ▁am end ments ▁are ▁not ▁prompt ly ▁proposed . ▁Hamilton , ▁after ▁consult ing ▁with ▁Mad ison , ▁informed ▁the ▁Convention ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁accepted ▁by ▁Congress . ▁ ▁After ▁rat ification ▁by ▁the ▁nin th ▁state , ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁followed ▁shortly ▁by ▁Virginia , ▁it ▁was ▁clear ▁the ▁Constitution ▁would ▁go ▁into ▁effect ▁with ▁or ▁without ▁New ▁York ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Union . ▁In ▁a ▁comprom ise , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Convention ▁proposed ▁to ▁rat ify ▁with ▁in ▁confidence ▁that ▁the ▁states ▁would ▁call ▁for ▁new ▁am end ments ▁using ▁the ▁convention ▁procedure ▁in ▁Article ▁V , ▁rather ▁than ▁making ▁this ▁a ▁condition ▁of ▁rat ification ▁by ▁New ▁York . ▁John ▁Jay ▁wrote ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Circ ular ▁Let ter ▁calling ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁this ▁procedure , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁sent ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁States . ▁The ▁legisl atures ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁Virginia ▁passed ▁resolution s ▁calling ▁for ▁the ▁convention ▁to ▁propose ▁am end ments ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁demanded ▁by ▁the ▁States ▁while ▁several ▁other ▁states ▁table d ▁the ▁matter ▁to ▁consider ▁in ▁a ▁future ▁legisl ative ▁session . ▁Mad ison ▁wrote ▁the ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁partially ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁this ▁action ▁from ▁the ▁States . ▁ ▁Pro pos al ▁and ▁rat ification ▁ ▁Ant icip ating ▁am end ments ▁ ▁The ▁