Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-01-31
CONGRESS.

R-. Id;i, i,uM the ct,nmittrc 10 whom
as ?, Erfc.. lt.S BIZ. entitled " An Act 10
.,,b!r lie people OF the territory OF Or
leans 10 form c@usttun"n and stat s"-
,ernlur Ut, aud for the adaissi"n Ct such
s.s,c MO III Union, 90 ar ,qnai footing
u,th Abe Original states; and tnr other
puraos, s. re purl d The satne with lh- iol
io,y;nc ;,uenr other amrndmt
Strife zm tie lzeo FIRST sscti5ns (rom tie
zoyd. U.,a," Pm lie Secy1ld hHe, 0A9 i'.aert
| tie jsaaa0tns-
" rae D.aahitants Of all that past OF the
territory or cuoetry crded ussler ths aa,ne
Of Louisiana, by the treaty ilad- at i'a''s.
On the 80 h tay OF April, onr thousand
riga, hun,Ir, d and three, be,w>en The II.
States ard France, contained withia the fol-
lowing iini's, that is TO say: beginning at
tac rsiuuth a. The river Sabin-, thence by
Sac To be drawn along The middle OF the
sai,i river, ~, ludsng all i.lacds &c the ;hir-
~ s:co:d drg'ce ct latitude thence due
nnrth go ,hc aOftGcrnlOss part ct the thr.
a. ;hirs. degree o! siorih la;itude thence
aians III SGD i,trai;ci al latitude t. the RI
r1r Miss s,Ipp, thence down the .ai ri
r,r "a tn so,,thsrn boundary u. lhv Mis-
slss,2J,i trr:,;oIv; lheucc i oug ths said
tic western hank q sad r,,rr To lake
3 rsTge tH@Huc along tbs n@ltitt> ui sad
lake ;o the gui2h % a!cxico: thence bruad-
&C by .he SAID gu;pa 10 the place OF BE-
ssun,ns: including all islands vi hin three
!rs:ues oi he coast; b. and th>y are hcre-
l,v authorised 20 form Tor ,h-mse;ve u Goa,
ssisutsnn and state 6 'vsr.nen', and 10 as
ss,i.- ssci, name 30 they may d en- proper,
under the p o. i~ious and upon the cordi
,,crus :aerr!n after mentioned: Provided
uevrr,he.r.S, li,at he government Of the
ssstr,s States hereby ,ctaius the pow OF
;,tssrsGs 81 anv msnncr !. may hereafter
d., n, ;sscps-r, she li'n..s % all that pos,ion
rt ,sc s~ia lisctib, Il territory, which hes
GAYS mt IN river Mississippi and the island
us Ne~ Orleans"
Add tn following section
.Ie,sg5 s It further enacted, That
ecz- cc.1,1At Of tie nett proceeds fihe sales
s. tie Eg;.Gs zftAc Uaiisa States shGH BE- G1-
,JliSG. s:1scr tHs "@y "
81 A.yigs sGt aad constructing p1'bEc roads
ey.t leuees ia thr sad STATE, as the irsIs!a,
tgrc sk<rest moY otrect"
tANUARy SO,
Che snast rysli;u q TIE consideration Of
si-- bill rnab !us the peo2ir oi me territory
s.s OStesYa So .oln 81 j constitution and sta.e
GOV era4a< NJ and pre,it!jas tor inc admiss.
sss oil su2h ase Into ia UaIoa on an C.
IA sgUtps3 WI ;n~ L"igia Il stAes.
4 81 sc5slI was made ny Mr.. Crawford,
s-d xgrsc,i ~. 10 strike out ,he words,
- Soslss.er7a b t.na,ry OF the Aiiss!s6'p,i ter
srs,rr, tp-ase 4.osg tie sad boun lr. In.
G. prsnS rSvrr, thence down the western
bsne csE s-s5st rivcr to las- Housg-."
ija1 fv;rs aad sys on this "a, sr'on were
81 iia..f nsr:
YEAS -Messrs. Anderson, Bayard,
H,st&rex E. .ucli,. Crawford, FyAnkha,
d. agrr (, German, t',;o.u, G,ndr:"n. iio!-
a}v, L ynassv, !,.ia, Lloyd, hia,,hewson,
paasesraSr Reed, Snith, (Nd) Smith,
{ ~ , E$rytor, Wniteside, al.
NASS-Mts'rs. CsnpbeN, Clay, Cuts
G'r,.s.rsa psr-, KInnsou, Tai,> fu5nlr,
" ,at1seiasagIss
gllss GSlt xss tacn laid oven unlil to-mo,-