Article I, Section 9, Clause 6

No preference ſhall be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue, to the ports of one State, over thoſe of another Nor ſhall veſſels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in another.

The paragraph prints Article I, Section 9, Clause 6 of the Constitution as signed; the quoted words are the same as the clause's (apart from capitals and the long s), though the pamphlet's punctuation differs in places.

The latter part of the clauſe provides that all Naval Officers fees and port charges ſhall be the ſame throughout the United States; and that a veſſel bound to one State from another, and calling at any intermediate State, ſhall not be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duty, in ſuch State.

The paragraph explains the latter part of the clause, on vessels bound to or from a state not being obliged to enter, clear or pay duties in another, which is Article I, Section 9, Clause 6.

The new constitution not only prohibits vessels, bound from one state to another, from paying any duties, but even from entering and clearing.

The paragraph describes the provision that vessels bound from one state to another need not pay duties, enter or clear, which is Article I, Section 9, clause 6.

…“that no state shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws; that no preference shall be given, by any regulation of commerce or revenue, to the ports of one state over those of another; and that no state shall emit bills of credit, make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts, pass any bill of attainder, ex…

Davie quotes this among the prohibitory provisions (the quotation passes through one word, "be", on which the scans disagree).

The 5th clause of the 9th section of the 1st article provides “that no preference shall be given, by any regulation of commerce or revenue, to the ports of one state over those of another.” If Congress be expressly prohibited to give preference to the ports of one state over those of another, there is a strong implication that they cannot give preference to…

The speaker cites "The 5th clause of the 9th section of the 1st article" and quotes it; the quoted words are those of the sixth clause of Article I, Section 9 as numbered in this library.

We have proceeded to make some regulations under the constitution; but have met with no inaccuracy, unless besaid that the clause respecting vessels bound to or from one State be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in another, is somewhat obscure; yet that is not sufficient, I trust, in any gentleman's opinion to induce an amendment.

The paragraph names "the clause respecting" vessels and gives its words, "vessels bound to or from one State be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in another."