History of Tennessee, its people and its institutions . le them to admission as a State. The TerritorialLegislature now took the preliminary steps with the official sanction ofthe Territorial Governor. CHAPTER XVII. THE SOUTHWEST TERRITORY BECOMES THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. J 94. The Territorial Assembly Takes Preliminary Steps.—The first session of the Territorial Assembly met on the twenty-fifth dayof August, 1794. It had no sooner met than it began to prepare theway for the admission of the Territory into the Union as a , a resolution was passed, requesting the governor to cause ane
History of Tennessee, its people and its institutions . le them to admission as a State. The TerritorialLegislature now took the preliminary steps with the official sanction ofthe Territorial Governor. CHAPTER XVII. THE SOUTHWEST TERRITORY BECOMES THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. J 94. The Territorial Assembly Takes Preliminary Steps.—The first session of the Territorial Assembly met on the twenty-fifth dayof August, 1794. It had no sooner met than it began to prepare theway for the admission of the Territory into the Union as a , a resolution was passed, requesting the governor to cause anew census to be taken. Just before the session was prorogued an-? Putnam, pp. 495, 496, 523. 122 History of Tennessee. other resolution was passed, requesting that the sense of the peoplemight be inquired into at the same time, touching the admission ofthe Territory into the Union as a State. J 95* Governor Blount Consults Members of Congress.— GovernorBlount did not take any ofl&cial action under these resolutions. But Daniel Smiths (Publish. he earnestly desired the admission of the Territory. He thought itbest, however, to ascertain from members of Congress what steps thatbody would consider necessary to be taken. Up to this time, noTerritory of the United States had been admitted into the Union, andstatesmen differed as to what would be the correct mode of James White, the territorial delegate, after canvassing the matterprivately, reached the conclusion that Congress could not be inducedto act in advance of an application on the part of the Territory. He The Southwest Territory. 12^ thought, if the people wished to be admitted into the Union, theproper procedure would be to call a convention for the purpose offraming a constitution, to take effect as soon as Congress should passan act of admission. 196, Governor Blount Calls the Assembly emi- \p — From Imlay
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