The St. Clair Papers: The Life and Public Services of Arthur St. Clair : Soldier of the Revolutionary War, President of the Continental Congress; and Governor of the North-western Territory : with His Correspondence and Other Papers, Volumen2R. Clarke, 1882 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 87
Página 5
... considerable , and , from all accounts , daily increasing . I would , therefore ( before I proceed further in this business ) , beg to know the pleasure of your Excellency and your particular orders upon the subject . The following is ...
... considerable , and , from all accounts , daily increasing . I would , therefore ( before I proceed further in this business ) , beg to know the pleasure of your Excellency and your particular orders upon the subject . The following is ...
Página 11
... considerable distance to the west of the Mississippi . He has been told , and , from the best observation he could make , is of the opinion , that a general war has been in contemplation among the Indians against the Americans . Mr ...
... considerable distance to the west of the Mississippi . He has been told , and , from the best observation he could make , is of the opinion , that a general war has been in contemplation among the Indians against the Americans . Mr ...
Página 21
... considerable conse- quence , and a party of regular troops being posted there would countenance and encourage the inhabitants , who , by all accounts , are well affected to the interest of the United States . From the Rapids to Post ...
... considerable conse- quence , and a party of regular troops being posted there would countenance and encourage the inhabitants , who , by all accounts , are well affected to the interest of the United States . From the Rapids to Post ...
Página 23
... considerable degree of ad- dress to conciliate and reconcile them to the movement . COLONEL HARMAR TO THE SECRETARY OF War . CAMP AT THE RAPIDS OF THE OHIO , June 15th , 1787 . Sir : -I had the honor of addressing you last on the 7th ...
... considerable degree of ad- dress to conciliate and reconcile them to the movement . COLONEL HARMAR TO THE SECRETARY OF War . CAMP AT THE RAPIDS OF THE OHIO , June 15th , 1787 . Sir : -I had the honor of addressing you last on the 7th ...
Página 25
... considerable diffi- culty . I have sent intelligence to Colonel Le Gras and Major Bosseron , the principal inhabitants at the Post , to inform them of this move- ment . Be pleased to receive the inclosed copy of my letter to these ...
... considerable diffi- culty . I have sent intelligence to Colonel Le Gras and Major Bosseron , the principal inhabitants at the Post , to inform them of this move- ment . Be pleased to receive the inclosed copy of my letter to these ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
appears appointed army arrived Arthur St assembled believe Butler Cahokia Captain Chillicothe Cincinnati circumstances CLAIR Colonel command committee Congress consequence considerable council court Delawares Detroit directed district doubt duty EDWARD TIFFIN execution expedition favor Fort Pitt Fort Washington gentlemen give GOVERNOR ST granted Hamilton Hamilton county Hamtramck Harmar honor horses House hundred Illinois country inclosed Indians inhabitants John Cleves Symmes Judge Symmes justice Kaskaskia Kentucky Knox lands legislative legislature letter Lieutenant Major Hamtramck ment Miami miles militia Mississippi mouth Muskingum nations necessary North-western Territory officers Ohio opinion Ordinance party peace persons Post Vincennes present President proper provisions received request respect River Sargent Secretary Secretary of War sent session settlements Shawanese taken Territory thence thing tion town township tract treaty troops United Vincennes Wabash Washington Western wish Worthington Wyandots
Pasajes populares
Página 618 - No man shall be deprived of his liberty or property, but by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land, and should the public exigencies make it necessary for the common preservation to take any person's property', or to demand his particular services, full compensation shall be made for the same.
Página 619 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common highways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory as to the citizens of the United States, and those of any other States that may be admitted into the Confederacy, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor.
Página 618 - The utmost good faith shall always be observed towards the Indians ; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent ; and in their property, rights, and liberty, they shall never be invaded or disturbed, unless in just and lawful wars authorized by congress ; but laws founded in justice and humanity shall, from time to time, be made for preventing wrongs being done to them, and for preserving peace and friendship with them.
Página 616 - The governor and judges, or a majority of them, shall adopt and publish in the district such laws of the original States, criminal and civil, as may be necessary and best suited to the circumstances of the district, and report them to Congress from time to time, which laws shall be in force in the district until the organization of the General Assembly therein, unless disapproved of by Congress ; but afterwards, the legislature shall have authority to alter them as they shall think fit.
Página 619 - Provided, however, and it is further understood and declared, that the boundaries of these three States, shall be subject so far to be altered, that if Congress shall hereafter find it expedient, they shall have authority to form one or two States in that part of the said territory which lies north of an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan...
Página 519 - ... for the execution of process criminal and civil, the governor shall make proper divisions thereof, and he shall proceed from time to time as circumstances may require to lay out the parts of the District in which the indian titles shall have been extinguished into counties and townships subject however to such alterations as may thereafter be made by the legislature...
Página 381 - The said territory, and the states which may be formed therein, shall forever remain a part of this confederacy of the United States of America, subject to the Articles of Confederation, and to such alterations therein as shall be constitutionally made; and to all the acts and ordinances of the United States in Congress assembled, conformable thereto.
Página 617 - Representatives shall nominate two persons, qualified as aforesaid, for each vacancy, and return their names to Congress ; one of whom Congress shall appoint and commission for the residue of the term; and every five years, four months at least before the expiration of the time of service of the members of...
Página 518 - And the governor, legislative council, and house of representatives shall have authority to make laws, in all cases, for the good government of the district, not repugnant to the principles and articles in this ordinance established and declared.
Página 612 - And whenever any of the said states shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such state shall be admitted, by its delegates, into the Congress of the United States, on an equal footing with the original states, in all respects whatever...