 | United States. Congress - Law - 1855 - 714 pages
...provide for the establishment of States, ' and their admission to a share in the Federal ' councils, on an equal footing with the original ' States, at as...early periods as may be consistent ' with the general mterest." The compact between the several States making the cession, and this ordinance, were declared... | |
 | United States. Congress - Law - 1855 - 748 pages
...Congress for its temporary government, and This celebrated ordinance i fori Ition. contained various "articles of compact between the original States and the people and States in the said Territory," which were " forever to remain unalterable, unless by common consent." I shall have occasion hereafter... | |
 | Edward Coles - Northwest, Old - 1856 - 48 pages
...then goes on to say, " for extending the fundamental principles of civil and religious liberty," &c. " It is hereby ordained and declared, by the authority...forever remain unalterable unless by common consent." Of these the first article secures the religious freedom of the inhabitants: the second secures to... | |
 | George Tucker - History - 1856 - 672 pages
...States, and permanent government therein, and for their admission to a share in the Federal Councils on an equal footing with the original States, at as early...general interest : It is hereby ordained and declared, ty the authority aforesaid, That the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact,... | |
 | Thomas Robinson Hazard - Slavery - 1856 - 40 pages
...government of the territory N. West of the Ohio.'' In this ordinance is contained what is designated " articles of compact between the original States, and...the people and States in the said territory," and it is enacted that these shall " forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent." Whatever right... | |
 | United States - Emigration and immigration law - 1856 - 350 pages
...other States. July, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, declared the following as one of the articles of compact between the original States and the people and States in the said territory, viz: [Here the 6th article of compact, of the ordinance of Congress of 13th July, 1787, is recited... | |
 | James Handasyd Perkins, James R. Albach - Indians of North America - 1857 - 1038 pages
...States, and permanent government therein, and for their admission to a share in the federal councils on an equal footing with the original States, at as early...following articles shall be considered as articles qf compact between the original States and the people and States, in 470 ORDINANCE FOB NORTH-WESTERN... | |
 | Michigan - 1857 - 840 pages
...States, and permanent government therein, and for their admission to a share in the Federal Councils, on an equal footing with the original States, at as early-...ordained and declared by the authority aforesaid, A^clc* of oom" That the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact between the original... | |
 | Michigan, Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Law - 1857 - 828 pages
...States, and permanent government therein, and for their admission to a share in the Federal Councils, on an equal footing with the original States, at as early...ordained and declared by the authority -aforesaid, A^les ot com' That the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact between the original... | |
 | Henry Sherman - Slavery - 1858 - 212 pages
...•which precedes the articles of compact enumerated, of which the foregoing is one, declares: — "It is hereby ordained and declared by the authority...territory, and forever remain unalterable unless by the common consent." It is evident that the phraseology here used is carefully selected, and was purposely... | |
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... shall be formed in the said territory; to provide also for the establishment of states, and permanent government therein, and for their admission to a share in the federal councils on an equal footing with the original states, at as early periods... 
