 | Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio - Ohio - 1839 - 356 pages
...formed into states, containing a suitable extent of territory, etc., and that the states so formed shall be distinct, republican states, and admitted members...sovereignty, freedom, and independence, as the other states." Now what were the rights of that character, possessed by the other states, under the old confederation?... | |
 | Michigan. Legislature - Michigan - 1840 - 632 pages
...variety of positive terms, that " the states so formed, shall be distinct republican states, and shall be admitted members of the federal union, having the...freedom and independence, as the other states." And are these high attributes in our case to be illustrated thus? Why, we may almost as fitly seek for... | |
 | Michigan. Legislature. Senate - Michigan - 1840 - 728 pages
...sales to be effected, a sufficient population should be persuaded to settle them, they should " be admitted members of the federal union, having the...sovereignty, freedom and independence as the other states." This condition and guaranty was invariably affixed to their invitations and acts, from 1779 to the... | |
 | Michigan. Legislature. House of Representatives - 1840 - 618 pages
...be effected, a sufficient population should be persuaded to settle them, they should "be admi tied members of the federal Union, having the same rights...sovereignty, freedom and independence as the other states.' This condition and guaranty was invariably affixed to theirinvitations and acts, from 1779 to the period... | |
 | Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1842 - 980 pages
...miles square, or as near thereto as circumstances will admit ; and that the States so formed, shall be distinct republican States, and admitted members...sovereignty, freedom and independence, as the other States." We come now to our own State. On 9th August, 1787, South Carolina, in the preamble, speaks of the invitation... | |
 | John Brown Dillon - Indiana - 1843 - 482 pages
...miles square ; or as near thereto as circumstances will admit: and that the states so formed shall be distinct republican states, and admitted members...sovereignty, freedom, and independence, as the other states. That the necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by Virginia, in subduing any British posts, or... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1844 - 440 pages
...and formed into distinct republican States, which shall become members of the federal Union, and have the same rights of sovereignty, freedom, and independence as the other States." And the same objects and conditions were also expressly stipulated by several of the States in their deeds... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 852 pages
...miles square, or as near thereto as circumstances will admit : and that the states so formed shall be republican states and admitted members of the federal...sovereignty, freedom, and independence, as the other states.'1 And the delegates conclude the deed thus: "Now know ye, "that we, the said Thomas Jefferson,... | |
 | Michigan. Legislature. Senate - 1846 - 272 pages
...miles square, or as near thereto as circumstances will admit; and that the states so formed shall be republican states, and admitted members of the federal...sovereignty, freedom and independence as the other states. The delegates nppointed by said statute conclude the deed of cession thus: " Now know ye, ihat we,... | |
 | James Handasyd Perkins - Indians of North America - 1846 - 632 pages
...fifty miles square, or as near thereto as circumstances will admit: and that the States so formed shall be distinct republican States, and admitted members of the Federal Union, having the same rights of sovereignly, freedom, and independence, as the other States. That the reasonable and necessary expenses... | |
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... and that the States so formed shall be distinct republican States, and admitted members of the Federal Union ; having the same rights of sovereignty, freedom and independence, as the other States. 
