...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, tiii.s state, under any pretext whatsoever; and, Second, To oblige the owners of slaves to treat them...

...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; anil, • Second, To oblige the owners of slaves to treat them with humanity, and to abstain...

...Congress in the session of 1820-21, a provision in it which required the legislature to pass laws " to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to and settling in the state," was strenuously opposed on the ground that it violated the rights of such persons of that...

...presented to congress, in 1820-21, a provisional it, which required the legislature to pass laws " to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to, and settling in the state," was strenuously opposed, on the ground that it violated the rights of such persons of that...

...presented 1.0 congress, m 1 820-.. 1 , a provision in it, which required the legislature to pass laws " to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to, and settling in the state," was strenuously opposed, on the ground that it violated the rights of such persons of that...

...presented to Congress in 1820 — 21, a provision in it, which required the Legislature to pass laws, " to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to, and settling in the State," was strenuously opposed, on the ground that it riolated the rights of such persons of that...

...presented to congress, in 1820-il, a provision in it, which required the legislature to pass laws " to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to, and settling in the state," was strenuously opposed, on the ground that it violated the rights of such persons of that...

...formation. A State constitution was accordingly adopted by a convention in Missouri, in July, 1830. The fourth clause of the twenty-sixth section of the...resulted in the passage of a resolution on March 2, 182J, that Missouri should be admitted into the Union, ' upon the fundamental condition, that the fourth...

...section of the third article of this constitution, makes it the duty of the General Assembly, among otter things, ' to pass such laws as may be necessary to prevent free negroes and mulattoe* from coming to and settling in this State, under any pretext whatever.' This constitution...

...presented to congress, in 18-20-21, a provision in it, which required the legislature to pass laws " to prevent free negroes and mulattoes from coming to, and settling in the state," was strenuously opposed, on the ground that it violated the rights of such persons of that...