Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-22

Mr.. ghomaS, aud pendiug when The Sc.
nate adjourned Yesterday, heinz, still un-
dvr consideration
" ina be a further enacted. That The
sixth article oil compact OF the ordinance
of Congress, passed on the thirteenth day
o. july, o;'r thou. and seven hundred and
eighty -scven, Tor The government of The
isri'ory az the United States northwest
OF the river Ohio, shall Ia all in,enIs aud
purposes, be, aHd hereby is, deemed and
heidi applicable 10, ana shall have iuIi
force aud eject in aua over, all ,ba, ,rac,
| OF county coded bS France To the I'm.
ted States, under the name OF I.oni,iapa.
WHICH hes north ot ihirly.Six degrees and
| thirty minutes north latitude, excepting
only such part thereof as Is lmc!udedvttl
/ IN the hints OF The state contemplated by
| this act"
| Mr.. Thomas rose and withdrew The a.
mcndmeni, and IN lieu thereof offered :,
s ub>iltule mbraclng The limits, beyond
which slavery shall be excluded and
varying from II, only in defining lis intent
! by express words, and emitting all refer
ence 10 the ordinance of 1897; Ohe same
as The amendment, offered by him on the
3d inst. and wiihdrawu)
Mr.. IrimC{e, whose amendment YES
'erday was rejected ant: moi Withdrawn.
as stated moved 10 amend MIR. Thomas
amendment by striking out so much
thereof as defines the line of separation.
and To insert the following 4" all that
"par, OF Louisiana IDS ceded bv France
10 the United States, which lies ives, OF
the mississippi river, except that part
i Which Is contained in the state of Lou>
isidna, and except that part OF the ter.
! riiory which, lies north of the state of
Louisiana, and cast of The 18th or Oath
degree OF west longitude, (agreca5ly 10
Meiishs map and south Of the line
which may he established forthe north
ern boundary for the proposed state Of
y" Missouri" TN substance, 10 exclude
slavery lrom the whole country west of
the Mississippi. except in louisiana. Ar
RAMSAY, aud Mis>ourl.)
| las motion was, after some discussion
decided IN The negattre by yeas and NAYS,
as follows:
For MIR. 1'imbIe's amendment-M
Ter, King OF New York, Lanmau. towrie
Mullen, Morril, Oris, Palmer, Parrol,'
ROBBERS, RugsIrs, Sanford. Tichenor
irlmb!e, Van Dyke, Wilson-2O.
Against it-Nlessrs. Barbour. Brown.
Eaton, Elliot, Edwards, Gaillard, JOHN
son OF kentucky, Johnson of Louisiana.
hihg, OF Alabama, Leake, iLloy l. gan,
Macon, Noble, Pinkney. Plcasanrs
Smith, Stokes, Taylor, Thomas. Walker
81 Alabama, Walker OF Georgia. Williams
ot Mississippi, Williams of Tennessee-24
The question then required on Mr..
| IhOmdS'S amendment, which Is IN the fol
lowl g words:
A'id be it.farther enacted, That in all
that territory ce'ied by France 10 The
United States. under the name OF Louis
iand, "nch lies north of thirty six d.,
gie'S ana thirty minutes north latitude
| eA epiing only sub pari thereof as is in
! cindcd within lde limits OF The STATE con
'Smpiated by tils act, slavery and mvol-
unlaTy servltude, otherwise Than IN the
punishment OF crimes " hereof tire par,v
shall have been duly convicted, shall be
anu IS hereby forever prohibited Pro-
| rdded, Arrays. That auv person escauIug
INTO HE same, from whom labor or ser
| VIC" Is lawfully claimed in any state ur
territory OF The Uniled States, such fugi-
i've may be lawfully reclaimed, and CON
| Vtyed 10 The person claiming his or her
! 'abor0r service, aforesaid"
On HE adoption OF ihIsanendmpni the
question WAS taken by yeas and NAYS.
aud determined i'll The affirmative as fol-
| lows
For The amendment MesSrs. Brown.
BHrill, Dana, Dickerson, Eaton, Ed
wards, Horsey, llnnier, Johnson, of Ken.
Johnson, %! Louisiana, King, Of Alabama,
hing, OF New York, Lanman, Leake,
Lloyd. Logan, Lowrlc, MelIen, Morril,
Oiis, Palmer. Parrot, Pinkney, ROBBERS
Ruggles, Sanford, Stokes, Thomas. Tlcb,
enof, Trimble, Van DYKE, Walker. of
Alabama, Williams, OF Tennessee, vii
sOu--34
Against the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Bar.
bour, Elliot, Gallard, Macon, Noble,
Peasants, smith, Taylor, Walker, OF
Georgia, Williams, OF Mississippi-iO.
Mr.. IIrmbfs then moved 10 amend Tic
bill so as 10 briug The north line Of The
STATE OF Missouri about half "A degree
south OF the line proposed with The view.
rs he stated, substantially, 10 give 10 The
slate which shall hereafter be formed
north otihe Missouri, share of Tie fi,e
valley of the Drs MoIne., of which ne
spoke from personal knowledge, particu
ldrly as The Missouri stale viii possess
both sides Of tie Missouri river, which
RUS nearly through lis middle from lis
east 10 It's western boundary.
This moiion VAS nrgallyed and, after
some other amendments necessary 10
make the parts Of Tie bill conform 10 each
othuT,
The question was taken on ordering The
bill, rs amended, TO I've engrosscd aud
geac 4 third time; and decided by yeas
aid nays. as follows:
fEAS-Messrs. Barbour, Brown, Ea>
ton, Edwards, Elliot, GdIarJ, Horsey,
Hunter, Johnson, Of kentucky, Johnson'
Of louisiana, King, Of Alabama, Lcakc,
Lloyd, Logan, Parro't, Piukuey, ~ 80
AMI, STOKE Thomas, Vaudyke, Walker.
81 Alabama. Walkcr, Of Georgia, Williams,
at Mississippi, Williams OF Teun.-24
NAlS-N ssrs. BurriH, Dana, Di,ker.