Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-03-28


diana, requesting her Senators and Re-
representatives. in Congress to attempt to
obtain provisions by law for the extension
of the national road from Wheeling to
the seats of government of Ohio, Indiana,
and Illinois, and thence to ST. Charles,
in Missouri; which resolutions were
read
THE NEW STATES BILL.
The following amendment, offered by
Mr.. Thomas, and pending when the
Senate adjourned yesterday, being still
under consideration
"And be it further enacted, That the
sixth article of compact of the ordinance
oil Congress, passed on the thirteenth day
of July, one thousand seven hundred
and eighty seven, for the government of
the territory of the United States north
west Of the river Ohio, shall, to all in
tents and purposes, be, and hereby is,
deemed and held applicable to, and shall
have full force and effect in and over all
that tract of country ceded by France to
the United States, under the name of
Louisiana, which lies 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 by this act"
Mr.. Thomas rose and withdrew this
amendment, and in lieu thereof offered
substitute embracing the same limits,
beyond which slavery shall be excluded;
and varying from it, only in defining its
intentby express words, and emitting all
reference to the ordinance of 1897;
(the same as the amendment offered by
him on the Sd inst. and withdrawn
Mr.. Trimble, whose amendment yes
terday was rejected, and not withdrawn,
as stated moved to amend Mr.. Thomas
amendment, by striking out SO much
thereof as defines the line of separation,
and to insert the following: all that
|" part Of Louisiana Gas ceded by France
i" to the United States,) which lies west
i" of the Mississippi river, except that
part which is contained in the state of
Louisiana, and except that part OF the
territory which lies north of the stale
g of Louisiana, and east of the 18th or
Saith degree of west longitude, (agreea-
{" bly, to Mellish's 1nap) and south ofthe
q line which may be established for the
q northern boundary for the proposed
" state of Missouri" Gin substance, to
exclude slavery from the whole country
west of the Mississippi, except in Lou
isiana, Arkansaw, and Missouri.)
/ This motion was, after some discus
| sion, decided in the negative, by yeas
and nays, as follows:
| For MIR. 71lm6ie's observation-disclosures.
Burrill, Dana, Dickersols Horsey, Hunter,
King, OF New-York, Lanlnan, Lowrie, Mellen,
Morril, Otis, Palmer, Parrot, Roberts, Rug
gles Sanford, 2ichenor, Trinble, Van Dyke,
! Nilson-20.
Against it-Mcssrs. barbour, Brown, Eaton,
Elliot, Edwards, GaiDard, johnson, OF Ken
lucky, Johnson, of Louisiana, King, of Ala
pinkney, Peasants, Smith, Stokes, Taylor,
| Thomas, Walker, of Alabama, Walker, OF
Georgia, Williams, OF Mississippi. Williams, OF
Tennessee-24.
The question then REQUIRED on Mr..
Thomas amendment, which is IN the
following words:
Ind be itfurther enacted, That IN
all that territory coded by France to the
United States, under the name OF Lou
isiana, which lies north of thirty-six de-
grees and thirty minutes north latitude
excepting only such part thereof as IS IN
.cIuded within the limits of the state con-
templated by this act, slavery and In
/ voluntary servitude, otherwise than IN
the punishment Of crimes whereof the
party shall have been duly convicted,
shall be and is hereby for ever prohibit
ed: Provided, Arrays, That any person
escaping into the same, from whom la
Dor or service is lawfully claimed in
any state or territory of the United
States, such fugitive may be lawfully re-
claimed, and conveyed to the person
clsiming his or her labor or service, as
aforesaid"
On the adoption of his amendment
the question was taken bye and nays
and determined in the Affirmative, a:
follows:
For the Observation-Disclosures. Brown, Bur
ril Dana, Dckerson, Eaton, Edwards, Hor
sey, Hunter, Johnson, OF Kentucky, Johnson
of Louisiana, King, n Alabama, King, OF New
York, Lsnman, Leake, Lloyd, Logan, Lowrie
Mellen, Morril, Otis, Palmer, Parrot, Pinkney
Roberts, Ruggles, Sanford, Stokes, Thomas
1ichenor, Trmble, NaA Dyke, Walker, o