...Congress. The terms of that compromise are conveyed in the following resolution: "Resolved, That in all the Territory, ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes, north latitude, not included within the limits contemplated...

...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," approved March 6tb, 1820, be, and the same U hereby, declared to extend to the Pacific Ocean ; and the said eighth...

...form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the union on an ity upon the federal government, directly or indirectly, to assume the debte of the sev Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America ш...

...form a Constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into tie Union, upon an equal footing with the original States, and to prohibit slavery in certain Territories. And the eighth section of the bill provides expressly, not merely for the establishment of a temporary...

...territory, in the usual form of territorial bills : " SEC. 8. That in all that territory ceded by Prance to the United 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...

...force of the act of Congress of 1820, usually known as the Missouri compromise act, which declares: "That in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, which lies north of thirty-six degrees thirty minutes north latitude, slavery and involuntary servitude...

...entitled, for the admission of Missouri and " to prohibit ilarery in certain territories." Sec. 8, provided, " That in all that territory ceded by France...States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirtysix degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the State contemplated...

...Louisianian territory, north of a certain latitude. His provision was — ' And bo it further enacted, That in all that territory ceded by France to the...States under the name of Louisiana which lies north of thirty-six degrees thirty minutes, north latitude, excepting only such part thereof as is included...

...purpose of preventing the further introduction of Slavery into Missouri: " And be it further enacted, That in all that Territory ceded by France to the...States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees thirty minutes north latitude, excepting only such part thereof as is included within...

...Territories;'' said 8th section imposing a prohibition and restriction upon the introduction of slaves in all that territory ceded by France to the United...States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of 86 degrees 30 minutes north latitude, not included in the State contemplated by that act. On submitting...