 | Henry Sherman - 1860 - 216 pagina’s
...soon as may be, to pass such laws as may be necessary; FIRST. To prevent free negroes and nmlattoes from coming to, and settling in this State, under any pretext whatsoever. And, SECOND. To oblige the owners of Slaves to treat them with humanity, and to abstain from all injuries... | |
 | John Codman Hurd - 1862 - 854 pagina’s
...contrary to law. 4. To permit emancipation on giving security, Ac. It shall be their duty to pass laws: 1. "To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming...settling in this State under any pretext whatsoever." 2. " To oblige the owners of slaves to treat them with humanity and to abstain from all injuries to... | |
 | Henry Clay - 1863 - 830 pagina’s
...article making it the duty of the legislature ' as soon as might be to pass such laws 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... | |
 | Alexander Hamilton Stephens - 1870 - 942 pagina’s
...pretext of this refusal so to recognize her, was, that the Constitution of Missouri, as formed, directed the Legislature to pass laws to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from going to or settling in the State. It was pretended, that this was in violation of the Constitution... | |
 | Ninian Wirt Edwards, Ninian Edwards - 1870 - 572 pagina’s
...'that it shall be the duty of the Legislature, 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 that State, under any pretense whatsoever ;' a provision, said he, which, notwithstanding their competency... | |
 | Ninian Wirt Edwards, Ninian Edwards - 1870 - 554 pagina’s
...'that it shall be the duty of the Legislature, 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 that State, under any pretense whatsoever;' a provision, said he, which, notwithstanding their competency... | |
 | Lewis O. Thompson - 1873 - 336 pagina’s
...enjoyed at home. This radical correction was called out by the clause in her Constitution which excluded "free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in this State, under any pretext whatever." When this change should have been made by her Legislature, the President was authorized,... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Samuel Freeman Miller - 1875 - 848 pagina’s
...that State applied for admission into the Union, provided, that it should be the duty *of [ * 588 ] the legislature "to pass laws to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in the State, under any pretext whatever." One ground of objection to the admission of the State under... | |
 | 1877 - 738 pagina’s
...to be the duty of the General Assembly, as soon as may be, to pass such laws as may bo necessary " to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in said State, under any pretext whatsoever." This last clause is supposed by some to he repugnant to... | |
 | 1878 - 598 pagina’s
...legalized therein. It is also made the imperious duty of its legislature to pass laws, as soon as may be, "To prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to, and settling in that State, under any pretence whatever." 542 543 If Missouri be permitted to introduce and legalize... | |
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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. 
