...ыА"'.«^ State contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servi- M«»«;. tude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the parties shall...convicted, shall be, and is hereby, forever prohibited : Provided always, That any person escap- PrOTÍ10 . fllK¡. ing into the same, from whom labor or...

...shall be formed or provided, to be transmitted to congress. 7. SEC. vin. In all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of...convicted, shall be, and is hereby, forever prohibited: Provided always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labour or service is lawfully claimed,...

...question. The act of March 26th 1804(6), sect. 1, declares " that all that portion of country ceded by France to the United States under the name of Louisiana, which lies south of the Mississippi territory, and of an east and west line to commence on the Mississippi river...

...government; — by the 8th section of this act, slavery is forever prohibited in all the territory ceded by France to the United States under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of 36° 30 ' north latitude, not included in the contemplated state. 1821. March 2d, congress passed a...

...applied. In the act passed for this purpose, there is an express clause, that in all the territory ceded by France to the United States under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of 36° 30' N. Lat., not included within the limits of the state of Missouri, slavery and involuntary...

...statute in which the celebrated compromise consists— the provision " that in all that territory ceded by France to the United States under the name of Louisiana,...lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes nortli latitude, not included within the limits of the State contemplated by this act, slavery and...

...effect whatever, until approved and confirmed by congress.(3) ABT. 675. In all that territory ceded is hereby authorized to appoint such staff officer...officers from the line of subalterns, sergeants, and mus (1) Ordinance, 1787, (3) Act 1st July, 1836, sec. 1. (2) Ibid. minutes north latitude, not included...

...and minutes north involuntary servilude, otherwise lha-n in the punishment of crimes, CelpTMwiouri. whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be, and • is hereby, forever prohibited : Provided always, That any person ti^s'nmy bo'" escaping into the same, from whom labor or service...

...Rtpresentatiict of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all that portion of country ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies south of the Mississippi territory, and of an east and west line, to commence on the Mississippi river,...

...this, Missouri was admitted without restriction, but it was provided ' that in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of...convicted, shall be and is hereby forever prohibited. Provided always, that any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed,...