...have authority to form one or two States in that part of the said Territory which lies north of an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of lake Michigan." Ohio claims it by possession; and because, by being received into the Union with this portion in possession,...

...drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan. Here was a clear stipulation, that an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan, was to be the boundary line between the three states, (and of which the eastern state or Ohio was one,)...

...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 was a clear stipulation that an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme...

...have authority to form one or two states in that part of the said territory which lies north of an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of lake Michigan. And whenever any of the said slates •hall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such stale...

...have authority to form one or two States in that part of the said Territory which lies north of an east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of lake Michigan. And whenever any of the said States shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such State...

...shall hare 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 lake Michigan." Your committee are aware that it has been contended, by some, that the proviso in the above article,...

...have authority to form one or two 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 any of the said states shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such state...

...consent to the same, shall become fixed and established, as follows," &LC. Virginia gave her consent. The "east and west line drawn through the southerly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan," became therefore an established boundary line, equally with the other line therein described, if congress...

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

...have authority to form one or 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.* • " There shall be neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than...