...act of annexation that Texas shall enjoy all the rights and privileges now secured to that portion of territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, and lying south of thirty-six degrees thirty minutes north latitude. Be it further molted, tfc., That...

...and state 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...

...was not then 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...

...rivers. The very clause of that statute in which the celebrated compromise consists— the provision " that in all that territory ceded by France to the...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...

...passed, shall have any force or effect whatever, until approved and confirmed by congress.(3) ABT. 675. In all that territory ceded by France to the United...which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty (1) Ordinance, 1787, (3) Act 1st July, 1836, sec. 1. (2) Ibid. minutes north latitude, not included...

...Rtpresentativet 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,...

...compromise," to wit: "Sr.cTlo.i fl. tfnd be it further rnarttd. That in all that territory ceded by Trance to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of 36 degrees and 30 minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the State contemplated...

...conference, by the following compromise in the eighth section of the bill for Missouri : " That in all the territory ceded by France to the United States, under...minutes north latitude, not included within the limits contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes,...

...the temporary government thereof." The territory of Orleans embraced 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...

...Illinois, offered an amendment to the Missouri branch of the bill, in the following words : — "And be it further enacted, .That in all that territory...thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, [excepting only such part thereof as is] not included within the limits of the State contemplated by...