Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-01-01

be preserved entire without endangering
the stability Of the general confederacy;
to remind them how indisPensably neces-
sary it is to establish the federal union on
a fixed and permanent basis, and on prin-
Iciples acceptable to all its respective MEM
bers; how essential to public credit and
confidence, to the supporter our army, to
the vigor of our counsels and success of
our measures, to our tranquility at home,
our reputation abroad, to our very exist,
ence as a free, sovereign and independ-
ent people; that they are July persuaded
the wisdom of the several legislatures will
lead them to full and impartial consid.
Grafton of a subject SO interesting to the
United States, and SO necessary to the
happy establishment of thtfederal union !;
that they are confirmed inthese expecta
tons by a review of the aforementioned
act of the legislature OF New York, sub
mitted to their consideration" &c.
"Resol0ed, That copies if the several
papers referred 10 the committee be trans
mitted, with copy of the 'eport, to the
legislatures of the several states; and that
ut be earnestly Recommended to those
Estates who have claims 10 the western
lcountry7 to pass such laws, and give theig
delegates III congress such pow egs, as may
ef1ectualiy remove the only obstacle to ,.
final ratification of the articles of co,fed-
Grafton; and that the legislature of M.ry
land be earnestly requested to authorize
their delcgatesin congress to subscribe til
said articles"
! Following cp this policy, congress pre-
ceeded, on the 10Th Oct. 1880, to pass
resolution plcdging the United States t
the several states as to the manner i
which any lands that might be coded b
!, them should be disposed OF, the materia
parts of which are as follows, viz:
ResoiOed, That the inappropriate
lands which may be coded or reinqusr
ed to the United States by any particula
state, pusuant to the recommendations 0
congress Of the 9TH day of Septembe
last. shall be disposed Of for the commo
benefit Of the United States, and be sci
tied and formed into distinct republica
states; winch shall become members G
the federal upion,an have the same right
of sovereignty, freedom, and indepent
f ence, as the other states, &c. &c. lha
the said lands shall be granted or settle
: at such times, aud under such regulations
as shall hereafter be agreed on by the |
States in congress assembled, or nine q
} more of them"
In Feb. 1881, the Legislature of Mary
land passed an act authorizing their dele
/ gates in congress to slgn the articles .
conf liberation. The following are extract
frem the preamble aud body Of tue act
viz:
/ "Whereas it hath been said that tn
common enemy is encouraged, by tin
state not accedIng to the coniede ration, Il
hope that the union Of the sister state
may be dissolved, and therefore prose
Gates the war in expectation Of an even
SO disgraceful to America; and our friend
and illuslrious ally are impressed with al
idea that the common cause would bt
Ipromoed by our formally accedipg to lhs
confederation, g."
! The act OF which this is the preamble
authorizes the delegates Of that state te
sign the articles, and proceeds to declare
shat, by accedlng to the said ccnfedera
ton, this state doth not relinquish, nor in'
tend 10 relinquish, any right or interest
she hath, with the other united or confed-
Grated states, TO the back country" &c.
o. the LIST March, 1871, the delegates
Of Mary land signed the articles of con
federation, aud the federal union, undeI
that compact, was complete. The con.
hlcting claims to the western lands, how
ever, were not disposed of, and continued
to give great tror'' : "''r".,-ess. Re
Ipeated and urg> ~,.ns were made bv
congress, upon the states claiming them
to make liberal cessions 10 the u. States
and it was not until long after the present
constitution was formed that the grants
were completed.
The deed of cesson from New York
was executed on the 1=t g" .--r
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