Oglethorpe sensed that he could not hold the ban in place through sheer force of will .
Oglethorpe sought and received Parliamentary backing when the House of Commons passed legislation codifying the prohibition on slavery in Georgia in 1735 .
Sensing that he could not hold the ban in place through sheer force of will , Oglethorpe sought and received Parliamentary backing when the House of Commons passed legislation codifying the prohibition on slavery in Georgia in 1735 .