 Sensible of the justice of my statement, gentlemen remarked that the intention of the obnoxious resolution had been solely to prevent the future importation of slaves into the Federal country ; that it was not meant to affect the rights of the ancient...  Papers in Illinois History and Transactions - Page 281by Illinois State Historical Society - 1908Full view - About this book
 | Arthur St. Clair, William Henry Smith - Generals - 1881 - 682 pages
...that body with a number of petitions, I refrained. Sensible of the justice of my statement, gentlemen remarked that the intention of the obnoxious resolution...of the ancient inhabitants ; and promised to have a clanse inserted in it explanatory of its real meaning, sufficient to ease the apprehensions of the... | |
 | Arthur St. Clair, William Henry Smith - Generals - 1882 - 678 pages
...number of petitions, I refrained. Sensible of the justice of -my statement, gentlemen remarked that tie intention of the obnoxious resolution had been solely...sufficient to ease the apprehensions of the people, but it was not done. Entertaining the most respectful opinion of the justice of Congress, I did not... | |
 | Arthur St. Clair, William Henry Smith - Generals - 1882 - 684 pages
...that body with a number of petitions, I refrained. Sensible of the justice of my statement, gentlemen remarked that the intention of the obnoxious resolution...inhabitants; and promised to have a clause inserted iu it explanatory of its real meaning, sufficient to ease the apprehensions of the people, but it was... | |
 | Arthur St. Clair, William Henry Smith - Generals - 1882 - 702 pages
...that body with a number of petitions, I refrained. Sensible of the justice of my statement, gentlemen remarked that the intention of the obnoxious resolution...into the Federal country; that it was not meant to afieet the rights of the ancient inhabitants ; and promised to have a clanse inserted in it explanatory... | |
 | Jacob Piatt Dunn - History - 1888 - 484 pages
..." that it would be brought up in Congress, and that there would not be the least difficulty ; . . . that the intention of the obnoxious resolution had...sufficient to ease the apprehensions of the people, but it was not done." He stated further that the report had been circulated in the Illinois settlements... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Shambaugh - Iowa - 1910 - 676 pages
...letter to Governor St. Clair sometime later he claimed to have been assured by members in Congress "that the intention of the obnoxious resolution had...meaning, sufficient to ease the apprehensions of the people".286 Congress passed no interpreting clause, but Governor St. Clair upon his arrival in the... | |
 | Organization of American Historians - Mississippi River Valley - 1921 - 242 pages
...attention of President Washington, "and several other members of the late Congress," and had been assured that "the intention of the obnoxious resolution had...meant to affect the rights of the ancient inhabitants. ' ' l2 But, if this be true, why did not congress state plainly what it did mean? The explanation is... | |
 | Organization of American Historians - Mississippi River Valley - 1923 - 862 pages
...attention of President Washington, "and several other members of the late Congress," and had been assured that "the intention of the obnoxious resolution had...meant to affect the rights of the ancient inhabitants. ' ' " But, if this be true, why did not congress state plainly what it did mean? The explanation is... | |
 | Charles Burleigh Galbreath - Biography - 1925 - 844 pages
...that there would not be the least difficulty. * * * Sensible of the justice of my statement, gentlemen remarked that the intention of the obnoxious resolution had been solely to prevent the future introduction of slaves into the Federal country; that it was not meant to affect rights of the ancient... | |
 | Peter S. Onuf - History - 1991 - 470 pages
...with a number of petitions." Tardiveau assured St. Clair that certain unnamed "gentlemen" in Congress "remarked that the intention of the obnoxious resolution...to affect the rights of the ancient inhabitants." Tardiveau wanted St. Clair to convey this information to the settlers in the territory. In addition... | |
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