The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-08-22
Blythe President of The United States.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the Congress OF the United
States, by joint resolution Of the second day
Of March last, entitled Resolution provit.
ing for the admission of the State Of Missou-
RI into the Union on a certain condition." did
determine and deci,re--" That Missouri
should be admitted into this Union on an
equal footing with the original States. in all
respects Whatever, upon the fundamental
condition, that the fourth clause OF The TWEEN
V.sixth section oftbe third article OF the
constitution submitted on the part OF said
State TO Congress, shall never be construed
to authorize tho passage OF any law, and that
no law shall be passed in confor miiy thereto,
by which any citizen Of either of The States
Of thi. Union shall be excluded from The en-.
Joy men, Of any Of the privileges and mtnuni'
ties to which such cilizen is entltlEd under
the con,iitution Of the United STATES: Provi.
ced, That the Legislature Of the said State,
~ y solemn public act, shall declare the as
sen, OF the said State TO The said Fundamental
condition, and shall transmit TO the President
of the United States, on or before the first
Monday in November neSt, an authentic CO.
py Of SAID act upon tho receipt Whereof the
President, by proclamation, shall announce
the fact whereupon, and without any fur
ther proceeding on the part Of Congress, The
admission of the said State into this Union
shall be considered as complete :"-And
whereas, by a solemn public act Of the As
sembly Of tho said State of Missouri, passed
On the twenIysixth OF June, 10 the present
year, entitled " A solemn public act dcciac.
ing the assent Of this State to the fundamen-
tai condition contained IN a resolution passed
by the Congress Of the United States, provid.
ing for the ad mission of the State of Nilsson
ri into tho Union on certain condition )" an
satheatic copy whereof has been communca
ted TO me, IL is sole mnly and publicly enacted
and decla ed, that that State has as,ented, and
does assent, that tho fourth clause Of INC
twcn,y,s sixth section of the third etticle Of the
constitution Of said S.ate "shall never be con
s,rucd to authorize the passage Of any law,
Ind that no law shall be passrd in conformity
thercto, by which any citizen Of either OF the
United States shalt be excluded from tho en-
inyment Of any of the privileges and immuni E
tios to which such citizens are entitled under
the constitution Of the United States Now,
therefore, I, JAMES MONROE, President OF
the United States, in pursuance OF the rcsolu.
tion Of Congress aforesaid, have issued this
my Proclamation, announcing tho fact, that
.he said State Of Missouri has asson,ed to the
fundamental condition required by the resolu
tion OF Congress aforesaid Wneroupon the
admission of the said State Of Missouri into
dis Union is declared to he complete.
In testimony whereof, 1 have caused
The seal Of the United States Of
America TO be aff xed to these pres.
cuts, and signed the same with my
g.. s. hand. Done at the Ciy of Wash
ing,on, the tenth day OF August
1921 and Of the independence Of
tho said United States Of America
the forty sixth.
JAMES MONROE
BY the President:
JOHN QuINcy ADAMS.
occtIta'y Vt State.