...shall be forever pro'hibited,' ahull not be so construed at to apply to the Territory contemplated A// this act, or to any other Territory of the United...slaves within any of the Territories or States to bo formed therefrom, as if tho said act, entitled as aforesaM, and approved as aforesaid, had never...

...i 'tori/ contemplated Ъу thii act, or to any other Territory of t/ie United State»; but that tho citizens of the several States or Territories shall...Territories or States to be formed therefrom, as if tho said act, entitled as aforesaid, and approved as aforesaid, had never been passed." This blunt...

...have been duly convicted, shall be forever prohibited,' shatt not be so construed as to apply to the Territory contemplated by this act, or to any other...therefrom, as if the said act, entitled as aforesaid, had never been passed." This was a distinct and deliberate repudiation of the vital points of the Missouri...

...prohibited,' shall iiot be so construed as to apply to the territory contemplated by this act, or to any Territory of the United States, but that the citizens of the several States and Territories shall be at liberty to take and hold their .slaves within any of the Territories of...

...have been duly convicted, shall be forever prohibited,' shall not be so construed as to apply to the Territory contemplated by this act, or to any other...therefrom, as if the said act, entitled as aforesaid, had never been passed." The announcement of this amendment startled the country as much as the Wilmot...

...servitude north of said line, should not be so construed as to apply to the Territory contemplated by the act, or to any other Territory of the United States...the citizens of the several States or Territories should be at liberty to take and hold their slaves within any of the Territories or States to be formed...

...servitude north of said line, should not be so construed as to apply to the territory contemplated by the act, or to any other territory of the United States;...the citizens of the several states or territories should be at liberty to take and hold their slaves within any of the territories or states to be formed...

...would move that " the Missouri Compromise be repealed, and that the citizens of the several States shall be at liberty to take and hold their slaves within any of the Territories." It was very soon found that this was not a capricious movement by Mr. Dixon alone, but that behind...

...literally: "The clause in question of the Missouri compromise, shall not be so construed as to apply to the territory contemplated by this act, or to any other...be at liberty to take and hold their slaves within the following day, Suinner gave notice of an amendment which expressly affirmed the restriction of...

...literally: "The clause in question of the Missouri compromise, shall not be so construed as to apply to the territory contemplated by this act, or to any other...be at liberty to take and hold their slaves within DIXON'S AMENDMENT. 301 the following day, Sumner gave notice of an amendment which expressly affirmed...