...expedient, and to form one or two States north of an east and west line drawn through the southern extremity of lake Michigan; and whenever any of the said States shall have 60,000 inhabitants, it shall be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States in all...

...expedient, and to form one or two States north of an east and west line drawn through the southern extremity of lake Michigan; and whenever any of the said States shall have 60,000 inhabitants, it shall be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States in all...

...Ohio river to the Canada line.' After which it is provided ' That the boundaries of these three States shall be subject so far to be altered, that if Congress...through the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan.' By this it would seem that Congress had no express power to continue a Territorial Government, after...

...provided, however, and it is further understood and declared, that the boundaries of these three states shall be subject so far to be altered, that, if congress...authority to form one or two states in that part of said territory, which lies north of an east and west line drawn through the southern bend or extreme...

...one free from some degree of absurdity. It has been asked, " why did the proviso say Congress should have authority to form one or two States in that part of said territory, &c. i nstead of of that part, &c." The reason is obvious. The whole fifth article is...

...were originally intended to run northwardly to the territorial line of the United States, should " be subject so far to be altered, that, if Congress...lies north of an east and west line drawn through the southern bend or extreme of Lake Michigan." Now, what disinterested man, on reading this ordinance,...

...were originally intended to run north» «dl) w the territorial line of the United States, should " be subject so far to be altered, that, if Congress...Territory which lies north of an east and west line drawn ihroufti the southern bend or extreme of Lake Michigan." Nofi what disinterested man, on reading this...

...declared, that the boundaries of these three States shall be subject so far to be altered, that if Congress hereafter find it expedient, they shall have authority to form one or two States in that part of said territory which lies north of an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme...

...of this compact, it is stipulated that, should Congress thereafter find it expedient, they should ' have authority to form one or two States in that part of said territory which lies north of an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme...

...»\iew.d,U«t if congress shall here-after find it expedient, they s\\a\\ lane wo&anvj v> fcmsv owt <si wo states in that part of the said territory which lies...Michi-gan: and whenever any of the said states shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such state shall be admitted by its delegates, into the Congress...