There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted : Provided always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or... Proceedings and Collections - Page 79by Nebraska State Historical Society - 1892Full view - About this book
| Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1847 - 566 pages
...now propose to give some consideration. It is in these words. "Art. 6. There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. Provided always, That any person escaping into the... | |
| Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - 1847 - 1206 pages
...than three nor more than five States ;" and the 6th article declares "there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes." The delegates from eight States were present and voted on the final passage of the ordinance ; five... | |
| James Kent - 1848 - 1046 pages
...territory of the United States, north-west of the riBer Ohio, that there should be neither slaver)', nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes. This provision effectually prevented the introduction of slavery into any of the states nonh of the... | |
| Edward Everett - 1848 - 586 pages
...for the organization of the territory northwest of the Ohio, viz., " There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall be duly convicted." Mr. Adams was in the department of state at the time of... | |
| Oliver Cromwell Gardiner - 1848 - 356 pages
...being done to them, and for preserving friendship with them. ART. 6th. There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted : Provided always, that any person escaping into the... | |
| 1848 - 544 pages
...evident. The sixth article of the Northwestern ordinance reads thus : " There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted ; provided always, that any person escaping into the... | |
| Benjamin Franklin Hall - 1849 - 482 pages
...number of free inhabitants in the State than sixty thousand. " ART. VI. There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise...the punishment of crimes, whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted : provided, always, that any person escaping into the same, from whom labor... | |
| William Ingersoll Bowditch - 1849 - 182 pages
...evident. The sixth article of the North-western ordinance reads thus : " There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted ; provided always, that, any person escaping into... | |
| John Arthur Roebuck - 1849 - 282 pages
...number of free inhabitants in the state than sixty thousand. Art. 6. There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted ; provided always, that any person escaping into the... | |
| Edward Everett - 1850 - 716 pages
...for the organization of the territory north-west of the Ohio, viz., " There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall be duly convicted." Mr Adams was in the department of state at the time of... | |
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