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&c, esxssss.noe efths SEQ Tsrriesbss 81 he usi-
wsss = he vescs % hi.s.sys wsss he essI-
nasee. wAieh peovidrd fgt The gsvsrpn~st 81 The
euHcfy sor'hve.i Of the rivss ohio. and Cor iis
evsc,uei sabdiviston isto ne 1taseo. vss adopted
70 ne Csesress % he eoaf~dsrsiisa. k 10 scs q b
supposed that The qas>iios of fstuss rviatvs powsf
40 b<tvern The St.sss which retained. ssd hose
,os 81 a. s s',sss sss.
Add yet The eosee>soa q hat territory IN The
tsssresss ssd cpiaicss of The sorhsrs has<s tes-
ri'esy nov The s>at Of Ave among the largss mem
Ter. u the Ualon. vas On great measure, the act
VI ID. sssn of visgtair asd Of the South
Wbeu Louisaas uas acquired ~ the United
States % vas IN acquisition not lee % the Scrth
nan 10 n: S,,tAi tsf shils q ss' important 70 ise
emPof q q 81 The ecanty above "a. 90 also Il YES
svea more important % The y hole nion 20 have
that enPofisn sed although the new prcvieee.
rvssrd~d O. on the Calf cf hsEics yei In fact, u
sEiended On the opposite Boundaries Of the Uniied
States. viii Tar greater breadth shove tban belov,
and vas In isrrsory - 10 everything eiss. equally
~ least seeession In ihs asrih<ra staica Ia y
dsiassoa and prsiadiee tserrtoss. 20 speak Of
Leasisns % an seaaisiiion 10 the special iasrsss
Of the South.
The psuis,ie and les, nsn, vhe bar,ieips,ed IN
that set, sefs iaaasneed By motives fsr above oil
'se,sa iesioasiss vas On truth The great evset
vhieh, ~ ec1spleiing for Ne the possesios Of The
vaiisy q the M,ssissippi. with eonaereisi access
ne ne s All: a. 80 s. ssd :sss
By ibdissoluble tirs the East and the Wesi a. well
q The fotth and the 6ouih.
Asto Florida. that vss hut The rsssfsf By Spain
- The United sies of itory % The east aide Of
The river Mississippi 90 sxchsnss fos large sriso-
W, whiea the Uoited States transferred 70 Spain
The vest side of that river the eairs diplomatic
history Of the uossactios serves 10 deDoassrate =
Moreover. u vas IN seqaisiiios demanded BY The
commercial Interests and the seearity of The whois
Uaioa.
In the nessIIns. the people Of the Usiisd States
s,s s,S-n s@rsr soseIs s 81 ., 'ssS s
In second seri01s war vith 0rrst Britain, they
had shaken "a all Which remained q undue rover
enee ior EaToP., and emerged from tAs sinospAsrs
the infant Rspublie, and had beean TO turn ihslf
attention 10 the full and sys,enatie devciopsmsni
OF the internal resources OF The Untoa-
Among the svanescent eoauoversies oi that pc
Tiod the mo. conspicuous vas the question Of REG.
ulaioa By Congress OF The social eO1ditloa Of the
failure States 10 be founded In The territory Of Leo
isiana-
The ordnance for the govcrnm meat Of the terrific
~ aoTthvest u the river Ohio he'd eoataised pro-
vision, which prohibited the NE Of servile labor
hsFein, subject 10 The eoadidoa q The extrsdticn
Of fugiiives ffon service due IN any other part q
The United Sssies. SubsequeEsly % he sdoptIoa
Of he eossiiatiOa, this HfovIsios ceased 70 rvnsip
lsw tor De operates ps sueh vas ahsoiatsly
superseSed By The eonsthuflos. Bot the reeoiiee-
ioa Of The fact ex-ted The srai Of social prOpagan
dism IN cone sections e. 10 eoafederaiioa and,
vAes . sseoad State, Ihas ef MIsecaf. esns 70 b
formed 10 ihs iesritoFy Of L0aisana, Psepofstion
we made % eItend - he lAiieF territory The re-
sireiiOa originally applied 70 The eeuntFJ situated
eetween TIE rivers Ohio add Mississippi
Most quesiioeaiSs - was tAis ptoposiiioA IN al
- eoastiuaioaal lsis,iees -svsfhslsss u received
the aenetioe ~ CoaRrrps - cone sliskl nodiA-
eaitoos 81 line io cave tie Eiisg rights Of The In
lsndee aev STATE ID va rtlsctanaly acaais.eed
IN By Sosihera Stalss aacfiace 70 the essse q
peace sad 81 The Usca oaly q he riekls siip-
slated By The treaty q L0atsis1a. bat % The pfia-
siPle Of equality saosg The saaIss gsaraniica By
IAe eoasiiIniioa- IL gas received By The Aortbern
States viii angry AID resestful eoademaatloa and
eomPlaini, because " did not eoueeds all which
hey had sHaetingiy dsmandeA. Having passed
ihrouga The fofms q leGis:atioa, q tOOk la place
N the staiate book staadise open 70 repeal like
any other set % doab'fal as,alIoaailiy s1hleet
70 be Psonosaeed aall and void b. he eoarts Of u
and posssssiag no Possible sfiesey 10 eosirol the
rights o. The States. Which aiehI theTeaftsf b or
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