...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."...

...name of Louisiana which lies north of 36°- 30' north latitude, excepting only such part thereof as is included within the limits of the State contemplated...Slavery and involuntary servitude otherwise than in punishment of crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall be and is hereby for ever...

...name of Louisiana which lies north of 36° 30' north latitude, excepting only such part thereof as is included within the limits of the State contemplated...Slavery and involuntary servitude otherwise than in punishment of crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall be and is hereby for ever...

...пале of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees aod thirtr minutes of north latitude, ceding. 3. An act for the admission of the state of California. This has no refer inTC-lnttt чгу servitude, otherwise than as the punishment of crimes, shall be aud is hereby for...

...this Act, Slavery and involuntary servitude otherwise than in punishment of crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall be and is hereby for ever prohibited." This is the celebrated Missouri Compromise, carried in February 1820, by a majority of 90 against 87....

...punishment of crimes, whereof the parties shall 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 is lawfully claimed, in any State or Territory of the United States, such fugitive...

...United States, under the name of Louisiana, lying north of 36° 30, north latitude, not included within the State contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than as a punishment for crime, whereof the parties shall be duly convicted, shall be, and is hereby, forever...

...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 : Provided always, That any 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...whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted, Bhall be, and is hereby, forever prohibited : Provided always, That any person escaping into the same,...

...and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the State contemplated by.this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise...convicted, shall be and is hereby for ever prohibited." dwelt upon in the argument" of this case, as determining whether, as was urged or supposed on one side,...