...permanent government therein, and for their admission to It is Jureby nrdjined and declared, !>y the authority aforesaid, That the following articles shall...as articles of compact between the original states, ;md the people and slates in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent,...

...periods as may be consistent with the general interest : — II is hereby ordained and declared, by the authority aforesaid, That the following Articles shall...articles of compact between the original States, and the ihe People and States in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by tommon consent,...

...thirteenth of July, one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven, declared the following as one of the articles of compact between the original states and the people and states^ in the said territory, viz : ^Here the 5th article of compact, of the ordinance of Congress, of 13th July, 1787, as above...

...introduced by the 6 4* following emphatic declaration, " It is hereby ordained and declared by the authority aforesaid, that the following articles shall...the said territory, and forever remain unalterable except by common consent." With regard to the states thus designated it is no longer in the power of...

...periods as may be consistent with the general interest: It is hereby ordained and declared, by the authority aforesaid, That the following articles shall...unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit: ART. 1. No person, demeaning himself in a peaceable and orderly manner, shall ever be molested on account...

...thirteenth of July, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, declared the following as one of the articles of compact between the original states and the people and states in the said territory, viz: " That there shall be formed in the said territory not less than three nor more than five states,...

...thirteenth of July, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, declared the following as one of the articles of compact between the original states and the people and states in the said territory, viz: " That there shall be formed in the said territory not less than three nor more than five states,...

...early periods as may be consistent with the general interest — It is hereby ordained and declared, that the following articles shall be considered as...forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent." Then follow the several articles, of which the sixth declares, " that there shall be neither slavery...

...equality with the other members of the Union. That Ordinance was established in July, 1787. It declares that " The following articles shall be considered...articles of compact between the original States and the people and States of said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent."...

...find, that, by the third article, the following provision is declared among others to be one of the articles of compact between the original states, and the people and states in the said territory (being the territory of the United States north west of the river Ohio), and for ever to remain unalterable....