Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-01-07
No. l5....VoL. VIII.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
From Niles Register.
IN SENATE-DEcEMBER 81

4AI Ewing ullTOuuCeQ OIL 10 settle
the northern boundary of Ohio, and Sc.
cond reading oft being moved
Mr. Morris offered the following
Whereas it is provided in the SIKH sec.
ton of the seventh article of the constitu.
ton of the state of Ohio as follows: Tha,
the limits and boundaries of this state he
ascertained, it is declared that they are as
hereafter mentioned, that is to say, On the
east by the Pennsylvania line, and on the
south by the Ohio river to the mouth Of
the Great Miami river, on the west by
line drawn due north from the mouth of
the Great Miami river aforesaid, on the
north by the east and west line drawn
through the southerl y extreme of Lake
| Michigan, running east after interesting
! the due north line aforesaid, from the
mouth of the Great Miami river until it
shall intersect Lake Erie onthe territorial
line, and thence with the same through
Lake Erie to the Pennsylvania line afcre.
said ProUidid alacays, and it is hereby
fully understood and declared by the con.
vention, that if the southerlv bound or ex.
IRENE of Lake Michigan should extend 50
far south that line drawn due east from
it should not intersect Lake Erie, or iii
should intersect said Lake Erie east Of
the mouth ofthe Miami river of the Lake,
then and in that case with the assent Of
the Congress of the United States the
northern boundary of Ohio state shall Be
established by and extend to line running
from the southerly extreme of Lake Mich
igan to the most northerly cape Of the Mi
ami bay, after intcrscct;ng the due north
line from the mouth Of the Great Nliam!
river aforesaid, thence north east to the
territorial line, and bv the said territorial
line tothe PENNSYLVANIA line And where
as the state of Ohio claims that the assn:
of the Congress Of the United States has
been virtually and substantially given to
y the sixth section Of the seventh article CT
the constitution as above set forth, and
more especially to the latter clause there.
+, Of; describing her northern boundary as
: contained in the proviso TO said section, b.
IS admitting her senators and Representatives
to their seats in Congress, and more fully
by the act Of Congress as declared Febru.
airy 10, 1903, entitled an act to provide for
the due execution of the laws of the Uni.
y ted States within the state of Ohio, in the
" preamble to which act it is declared, that
A. the state Of Ohio has become one Of The
United States of America whereby as q
S matter of right the said state has ACQUIRED
and can rightfully exercise jurisdiction on
~ her northern border to the line as deScrib-
ed in the latter clause of the proviso con.
tanned in the sixth section ofthe seventh ar.
V tlcIe OF her constitution; but as doubts have
arisen whether the act of Congress Of The
n lth OF January, 1906, entitled an act &c
divide the Indiana territory into two sepa.
N rate governments, does not contravene the
rlghtful Jurisdiction of Ohio to the line as
to described in the article Of her constitution
as above stated: In order, therefore, that
he doubts may no longer exist on this sub.
jcct-
~ Res0lred, By the Senate and House Ct
Representatives of the United States IL
nd Congress assembled, That the assent Of
the Congress ofthe United States is here
nd by fully declared and given to the latter
clause of the sixth section of the seventh
- article of the constitution of the state Of
VI Ohio, which is in the following words -
to wit: The northern boundary Of this
ey state shall be established by and extend 10
direct line running from the southerY
IS extreme of Lake Michigan to the mos,
northerly cape of the Miami bay, after in
~ thrsectlng the due north line from the
" mouth Of the Great Miami aforesaid -
thence northeast to theterritorial line, and
is by said territorial line to the Pennsvlvan;s
line
us And 1t is further reso1red That any
40 state or states that may be formed Of the
territory of the United States, lying east Q
in the Mississippi river, which Congress ma,
hereafter deem proper to admit into th
union, shall be bounded on the south /,
II; the states Of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, g!
~ the law may require.
50 After sundry other resolutions had bee:
Sc disposed Of
Mr. Calhoun moved that so much Of TIL
ny presidents message as refers to the trans
/, mission of incendiary publications b,
''e mail, be referred to special committee
bv On this motion some debate took place
IN which the affirmative ofthe proposition
M was sustained by Mr. Preston, Mr. Man
gum, Mr. Clayton, Mr. Goldsborough, NJ
=, Leigh, Mr. Ewing and Mr. Davis, and t.
! negative by Mr. King of Alabama Nj
.co Grundy, Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Brown.
The motion of Mr. Calhoun was CARRIE
Nv in the aftirmative-ayes %.
On motion Of Mr. Calhoun, the con.
mlttee was ordered to consist of five sepa
tors.
The senate proceeded to ballot for tht
in committee, when the following senator
were elected Mr. Calhoun, Mr. King, {
is Ga Mr. Mangum, Mr. Davis and NJ
Linn. Adjourned