 There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said Territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted : provided always, that any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or...  De Bow's Review - Page 514edited by - 1858Full view - About this book
 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 268 pages
...the 18th July, 1787, as is contained in the following words ; viz. ' There shall he neither Slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said Territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted,' shall he and remain in force in the Territory of... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1860 - 292 pages
...declared to be unalterable, the sixth article of which provides that, " there shall be neither Slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said Territory, otherwise than in the punishment for crimes, whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted." In pursuance of this compact, all... | |
 | William O. Blake - Slave trade - 1857 - 934 pages
...declared to be unalterable, the sixth article of which provides that "there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment for crimes, whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted." In pursuance of this compact, all... | |
 | Political parties - 1860 - 268 pages
...declared to be unalterable, the sixth article of which provides that, " there »shall be neither ¡Slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said Territory, otherwise than in the punishment for crimes, wJwreof the parties nhall have been duly convicted," In pursuance of this compact, all... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - Law - 1861 - 644 pages
...United States, north-west of the river Ohio, was read a third time, and passed, as follows : ******* " ART. 6. There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary...territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the party shall have been duly convicted : Provided always, That any person escaping into the... | |
 | Nathaniel Carter Towle - Constitutional history - 1861 - 460 pages
...number of free inhabitants in the State than sixty thousand. ART. VI. There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted ; provided, always, that any person escaping into... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1847 - 824 pages
...passed on the 13th day of July, 1787. The 6th article provides, that " there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said Territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted: provided always that any person escaping into the... | |
 | Michigan. Legislature - Michigan - 1861 - 784 pages
...fathers, in 1787, spread over Michigan an ordinance which declares that "there shall neither be slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said Territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crime," and twice since Michigan came into the Union have her people adopted a Constitution containing... | |
 | James Williams - Campaign literature - 1862 - 538 pages
...unalterable except by the common consent, to wit : • •••**• Art. VI. There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. PROVIDED ALWAYS, that any person escaping into the... | |
 | Taliaferro Preston Shaffner - Slavery - 1862 - 438 pages
...of 1787, establishing the north-west territory, declared, that — "There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes," <kc. : provided, "that any person escaping into the same, from whom labour or service is lawfully claimed... | |
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