...be in direct violation of the Missouri Compromise Act, passed by Congress in 1820, which declares, "That in all that Territory ceded by "France to the...under the name of Louisiana, " which lies North of 36 ° 30', North Latitude, not included " in the State contemplated by this ACT, SLAVERY AND INVOL"...

...usual form of territorial bills — the 8th section only relating to the slavery question.) SEC. 8. That in all that territory ceded by France to the...States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the state contemplated...

...Illinois, then offered an amendment to the Missouri branch of the bill, proposing to prohibit slavery in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, lying north of 36 1-2 degrees north latitude, except within the limits of the proposed state of Missouri....

...form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the Union, on an equal footing with the original states, and to prohibit slavery in certain territories." Second, The proceeds of the estates of all deceased persons, to which the state hits become entitled...

...form a Constitution an-d State Government, and for the admission of euch State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, and to prohibit slavery in certain territories. (All the previous sections of this Act relate entirely to the formation of the Missouri Terri;ory in...

...form a constitution and State government, and for the •admission of such State into the Union, on an equal footing with the original States ; and to prohibit slavery in certain Territories." The Senate resumed, as in Committee of the Whole, the consideration of the bill for the relief of Bowie...

...to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State nto the Union on an equal footing with the original States, and to prohibit slavery in certain Territories," be people of said Territory did, on the nineteenth day >f July, in the year one thousand eight hundred...

...form a Constitution and State Government, and for the Admission of such State into the Union on an equal Footing with the original States, and to prohibit Slavery in certain Territories. (All the previous sections of this act relate entirely to the formation of the Missouri Territory in...

...prohibit slavery in certain territories," approved by President Monroe, March 6, 1820, in which it is provided " That in all that territory ceded by France...States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of 36° 30' north latitude not included within the limits of the State contemplated by this act, slavery...

...latitude. For that purpose, both houses concurred in an amendment to the bill, by which it was enacted, " That in all that territory ceded by France to the...States under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, excepting only such part thereof as is included...