 | Tennessee. Supreme Court, Return Jonathan Meigs - Law reports, digests, etc - 1839 - 720 pages
...shows that the then Congress was of opinion that a clause in the Constitution of that State, directing the Legislature to pass laws, "to prevent free negroes...mulattoes from coming to and settling in the State," was a violation of the provision of the Constitution of the US in question. Accordingly, the resolution,... | |
 | Henry Clay - United States - 1843 - 624 pages
...article making it the duty of the legislature ' as soon as might be to pass such hvvvs as were necessary to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in the state under any pretext whatever.' This clause called forth the most violent censure of the friends of restriction,... | |
 | Emma Willard - United States - 1843 - 500 pages
...formed a state constitution ; a provision of which tated. required the legislature to pass a law " to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to, and settling in the state." When the constitution was presented to congress, this provision was strenuously opposed. The contest... | |
 | New York (State). Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1846 - 410 pages
...the duty of the general assembly, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary, First, To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this state, under any pretext whatever ; provided, that nothing in this constitution shall be construed... | |
 | United States - 1846 - 506 pages
...the duty of the General Assembly, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary, First, to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this state, under any pretext whatever ; Provided, that nothing in thi« Constitution shall be construed... | |
 | Indiana. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1850 - 1012 pages
...terms — " It shall be their duty, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary, " 1st. To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this State under any pretext whatsoever." Mr. GREGG. Read the whole article. Mr. FOSTER. Oh, no ; there... | |
 | Saint Louis (Mo.). - 1850 - 454 pages
...public charge. It shall be their duty, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary. First: To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this State, under any pretext whatsoever; and Second : To oblige the owners of slaves to treat them... | |
 | James Handasyd Perkins, John Mason Peck - History - 1850 - 820 pages
...injunction : — " It shall be. their duty, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary " To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to, and settling in this State, under any pretext whatsoever." , To this clause objections were made in Congress, the State... | |
 | United States - 1851 - 598 pages
...the duty of the General Assembly, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary. First, to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this state, under any pretext whatever. " That of Indiana is as follows — Negrouand Mulaltoes. —... | |
 | Emma Willard - United States - 1852 - 560 pages
...formed a state constitution ; a provision of which tated. required the legislature to pass a law " to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to, and settling in the state." When the constitution was presented to congress, this provision was strenuously opposed. The contest... | |
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It shall be their duty, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary, First. To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this state under any pretext whatsoever ; and, Second. 
