...it in the ordinance, it was declared by it, should be considered " Articles of compact between tiit original states, and the people and states in the said territory, and for ever remain UNALTERABLE unless by common consent* This ordinance has of late become the theme of...

...footing with the original States, at as early periods as may be consistent with the general interest : original States and the people and States in the said territory, and for ever remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit : ART. 1. No person, demeaning himself...

...footing with the original States, at as early periods as may be consistent with the general interest : original States and the people and States in the said territory, and for ever remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit : ART. 1, No person, demeaning himself...

...States, at as early periods as may be consistent with the general interest : It is hereby ordained and declared, by the authority aforesaid, That the...and the people and States in the said territory, and for ever remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit : Ant. 1. No person, demeaning himself...

...it would have been perfectly absurd to declare these temporary arrangements " a compact between the original States ' and the people and States in the said territory, and forever unal' terable, unless by common consent." Why, they have been altered time and again by Congress, without...

...it would have been perfectly absurd to declare these temporary arrangements " a compact between the original States ' and the people and States in the said territory, and forever unal' terable, unless by common consent." Why, they have been altered time and again by Congress, without...

...prescribed to the people inhabiting the western territory certain conditions which were declared to be " articles of compact between the original states and the people and states in the said territory" which should " for ever remain unalterable, unless by common consent." In one of these articles it...

...unalterable but with common consent. After reciting the form of government, the ordinance says : " The following articles shall be considered as articles of compact between the original States and the people of the States in the said Territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent,...

...that memorable ordinance were set forth and should be considered as ABTICLES OF COMPACT between the original states and the people and states in the said territory, and should forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent. The ordinance then proceeded to lay the...

...general interest : /( is hereby ordained and declared, by the authority aforesaid, That the fallowing articles shall be considered as articles of compact,...and the people and States in the said territory, and for ever remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit : ART. 1. No person, demeaning himself...