 unfit to be the ruler of a free people", and that a select committee be appointed to prepare and report a memorial to the President of the United States, asking for his immediate removal.6 Such a memorial was actually written and presented to President...  Annals of Iowa - Page 218edited by - 1907Full view - About this book
 | Des Moines County (Iowa) - 1879 - 722 pages
...Government, as well as an insult and rude invasion of the rights of the Legislature,' ' Therefore, Resolved, That Robert Lucas is unfit to be the ruler of a free people, and that a Select Committee be appointed to prepare a report and memorial to the President * * * * praying... | |
 | Iowa - 1899 - 668 pages
...unite in himself the legislative, executive, and judicial departments. It was therefore, " Resolved, That Robert Lucas is 'unfit to be the ruler of a free people,' and that a select committee be appointed to prepare and report a memorial to the President of the United... | |
 | Benjamin F. Gue - Iowa - 1903 - 570 pages
...action of the Governor upon bills and joint resolutions passed by the Assembly, Mr. Bankson offered a resolution declaring that " Robert Lucas is unfit to be the ruler of a free people and that a committee be appointed to report a memorial setting forth our reasons to the President and praying... | |
 | Weston Arthur Goodspeed - Louisiana - 1904 - 436 pages
...governor was looked upon by the assembly as a declaration of war, and on the I5th of January they passed a resolution declaring that "Robert Lucas is unfit to be the ruler of V-3 a free people," and a committee was appointed to prepare a memorial to President Van Buren asking... | |
 | Harvey Reid - Biography & Autobiography - 1909 - 296 pages
...printed. On the 15th of January a resolution was introduced by Colonel Andrew Bankson which declared that "Robert Lucas is 'unfit to be the ruler of a free people' " and ordered that a memorial be sent to the President asking that he be removed from office. The resolution... | |
 | Iowa - 1917 - 686 pages
...preamble stating that the Governor had been writing "notes and explanations on sundry laws", resolved that Robert Lucas is "unfit to be the ruler of a free people", and that a select committee be appointed to prepare and report a memorial to the President of the United... | |
 | Iowa - 1917 - 684 pages
...preamble stating that the Governor had been writing "notes and explanations on sundry laws", resolved that Robert Lucas is "unfit to be the ruler of a free people", and that a select committee be appointed to prepare and report a memorial to the President of the United... | |
 | Iowa - 1917 - 656 pages
...preamble stating that the Governor had been writing "notes and explanations on sundry laws", resolved that Robert Lucas is "unfit to be the ruler of a free people", and that a select committee be appointed to prepare and report a memorial to the President of the United... | |
 | Iowa - 1907 - 816 pages
...he had no right of veto. It was »v'.op;od by 10 to 6. Cox voting in the affirmative. On January lo, Andrew Bankson offered the resolution declaring that...requested to forward to the President of the United States the joint memorial that he remove Gov. Lucas from the office of Governor of the Territory." One of... | |
 | Benjamin F. Gue - Iowa - 1903 - 590 pages
...action of the Governor upon bills and joint resolutions passed by the Assembly, Mr. Bankson offered a resolution declaring that " Robert Lucas is unfit to be the ruler of a free people and that a committee be appointed to report a memorial setting forth our reasons to the President and praying... | |
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