...tKe legislative right of any state within its own limits be not infringed or violated-r-establishing and regulating post-offices from one state to another throughout all the United States, and exacting stich postage on the papers passing through the same as may be requisite to defray the expenses of...

...exclusive right of regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians not members of any other States? provided that the legislative right of any...within its own limits be not infringed or violated." Upon this clause and its proviso, the committee proceed to report: " In framing this clause, the parties...

...and measures throughout the United States... .regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians, not members of any of the states, provided...all the United States, and exacting such postage on ths papers passing through the same as may be requisite to defray the expenses of the said office.....

...and measures throughout the United States — regulating the trade and managing all aff'air* with the Indians not members of any of the States : — Provided,...post-offices from one State to another throughout the United States, and exacting such postage on the papers passing through the same as may be requisite...

...have the sole and exclusive right and powtr of regulating the trade, and managing all affairs with the Indians, not members of any of the states; provided...within its own limits, be not infringed or violated :" and whereas it is essential to the wflfare of the United States, as well as necessary for the mainte-...

...and measures throughout the United States—regulating the -trade and managing all affairs with the Indians not members of any of the States:— Provided,...any State within its own limits be not infringed or violated—establishing and regulating post-offices from one State to another throughout the United...

...United States. Congress had, also, the power " of regulating trade, and managing all affairs with the Indians, not members of any of the States : provided,...within its own limits, be not infringed or violated." This express proviso, and the proviso implied in the words " not members of any State," were the sources...

...consideration wai again resumed, and, instead of agreeing to them, the following was proposed and adopted ; " Provided, that the legislative right of any State,...within its own limits, be not infringed or violated. ''f Accordingly, on the 15th of Nov. '77, when the articles of confederation were finally discussed...

...exclusive right and potver of regulating the trade and managing all affairs with the Indians, not memhers of any of the states; provided that the legislative right of any state, within its o\vn limits, he not infringed or violated." In forming this clause, the parties to the federal compact,...

...have the sole and exclusive right and power of regulating the trade, and managing all affairs with the Indians, not members of any of the States, provided,...within its own limits, be not infringed or violated."}: These resolutions acknowledge the territorial claims and legislative rights of the States, within their...