...under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the State contemplated...have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby, forever prohibited." Now, sir, what is that provision ? It is intervention north of the line of 36°...

...lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes, north latitude, not included within the limits contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary...have been duly convicted, shall be, and is, hereby, forever prohibited: Provided always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service...

...section of the act of March 6, 1820, (3 Stat. at Large, 548,) it was enacted that, within this Territory, "slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than...have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby, forever prohibited: Provided, always, that any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service...

...section of the act of March 6, 1820, (3 Stat. at Large, 548,) it was enacted that, within this Territory, "slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than...have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby, forevei prohibited: Provided, always, that any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service...

...section of the act of March 6, 1820, (3 Stat. at Large, 548,) it was enacted that, within this Territory, "slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than...have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby, forever prohibited : Provided, always, that anv person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service...

...under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the state contemplated...servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the panies shall have been duly convicted, shall be and is hereby forever prohibited. Provided...

...north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, excepting only such part thereof as is included within the limits of the State contemplated...servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby forever prohibited : Provided,...

...north of thirty-six degrees thirty minutes, north latitude, excepting only such part thereof as is included within the limits of the state contemplated...involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby for ever prohibited.'...

...France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of 36° 30' north latitude, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than...the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be for ever prohibited,' shall not be so construed as to apply to the Territory contemplated by this act,...

...by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of 36° 30' north, not within the limits of the state contemplated by this...involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crime, whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, shall be and hereby is, forever prohibited."...