...western States were subject to be so far altered, that if Congress should find it expedient, they should have authority to form one or two States in that part of the said territory which lay north of an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan. Here...

...western states were subject to be so far altered, that if congress should find it expedient, they should have authority to form one or two states in that part of the said territory which lay north of an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan. Here...

...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...Michigan. 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...

...and it is further understood and declared, that the boundaries of these three States shall be subiect so far to be altered, that, if Congress shall hereafter...bend or extreme of lake Michigan. And whenever any of tho «aid States shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such State shall be admitted,...

...1 hereafter find it expedient, they shall hare authority to form one or two States in that part of said territory which lies north of an east and west...through the southerly bend or extreme of lake Michigan." Your committee are aware that it has been contended, by some, that the proviso in the above article,...

...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...states in that part of the said territory which lies nortb of an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan. And whenever...

...Provided, however, and it is farther understood and declared, that the boundaries of these three states shall be subject so far to be altered, that if Congress...Michigan. 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...

...provided, however, and it is farther understood, and declared, that the boundaries of these three States shall be subject so far to be altered, that if Congress...two States, in that part of the said territory which liea north of an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend, or extreme of Lake Michigan.*...

...provided, however, and it is farther understood, and declared, that the boundaries of these three States shall be subject so far to be altered, that if Congress...or two States, in that part of the said territory whieh lies north of an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend, or extreme of Lake Miehigan.a...

...provided, that Congress should have " authority to form one or two additional states in that part of said territory which lies north of an east and west...the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan." And it was further provided, that the " articles of compact bet ween the original states, and the people...