The Ordinance of 1787 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Ordinance of 1787The editor of the life of Cutler, while treating the matter more generally, and endeavoring to trace the idea of the erec tion of a State in the Western territory and its government from its earliest inception, is scarcely les's positive in the opinion he expresses that nearly every distinctive feature in the Ordinance was so in accord with the known sentiments of Cutler and his associates that it is Obvious that these features were the result of their in¿uence, and that the Ohio Com pany of Associates was organized for the purpose of carry ing into effect the long-cherished objects connected with their future homes. Dr. Cutler, he continues, in dealing with Congress, kept steadily in view the two great Objects of his mission: one was to procure land upon terms that would be acceptable to the Associates, the other to secure such organic law as would make the new State a congenial home for himself and his neighbors. And again, It was just as necessary to yield to the wishes and plans of the As sociates in the governmental system that was to be imposed upon their future homes as it was to meet their views in regard to land purchase. And When Dr. Cutler placed this scheme before Congress he could appeal honestly and urgently for the establishment there of such civil and social institutions as would meet his own wants and those Of his neighbors as pioneer settlers.The Rev. Edward Everett Hale, in an address at Marietta, after asserting that Dr. Cutler succeeded in doing in four days what had not been done in four years before, said, What was the weight which Manasseh Cutler threw into the scale? It was not wealth it was not the armor of the Old time. It was simply the fact, known to all men, that the men of New England would not emigrate into any region where labor and its honest recompense is dishonorable.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.