...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...himself in a peaceable and orderly manner, shall ever he molested on account of his mode of worship or religious sentiments in the said territory. Art. II....

...river Ohio, passed by congress on the 13th day of July, 1787, that certain articles therein contained " shall be considered as articles of compact between...forever remain unalterable unless by common consent;" And whereas it is stipulated in and by the 5th of the said articles of compact, that there shall be...

...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 and states in the said territory, should for ever remain unalterable, unless by common consent." Wisconsin, therefore, claims all that...

...Congress, who was to have a seat therein, and the privilege of debating, but not of voting. Certain other articles of compact between the original States, and the people and States, in the Northwestern Territory, were also incorporated into said ordinance, and were " to remain for ever unalterable,...

...early periods as may be consistent with the general interest : It is hereby ordnined and dectared, by the authority aforesaid. That the following articles...forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to witART. I. No person, demeaning himself in a peaceable and orderly manner, shall ever be molested on...

...which for ever hereafter shall be formed in the said territory It is here'by ordained and declared .... That the following articles shall be considered as...and the people and states in the said territory, and for ever remain unalterable unless by common consent, to wit : "'Art. 1st. No person demeaning himself...

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...constitution and State government, so formed, is republican, and in conformity to the principles of the articles of compact between the original States and the people and States in the territory north-west of the river Ohio, passed on the thirteenth day of July, one thousand seven hundred...

...original 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...remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit : ART. 1. No person, demeaning himself in a peaceable and orderly manner, shall ever be molested on...

...providing for the organization of a temporary government, this clause occurs: "It is hereby ordained and declared, by the authority aforesaid, that the...forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent." Clearly, the allusion here is, to the time when by that common consent, a new state should come into...