South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-03-03

who have since been incorpora; ell into
the said regiment. TO be laid off in one
tract. the length or which not TO exceed
double the breadth
.. That in case the quantity OF good
land on the Sou,heastsill~ OF the Ohio.
upon tho wateis OF Cumberland river,
aud between tho Green river and Ten
nessee river. which have been reserved
10y law for the Virginia troops. upon con.
tinental establishment. should, from the
North Carolina line hearing further upon
the Cumberland lands than was expect
Ell. prove insufficient Tor their legal
boantie~, the deficiency saoulti be male
up 10 the said troops. in good lands. to
be laid Oh between the rivers Scioto and
Little Miami"
6. That all the land within the terri.
tory so ce led to tho United States. fox.
cept the reservations already mention.
e,i. shall be considered as q common
fund for the use and benefit OF such of
the United States ~ have become or
shall become members Of the Confcde.
ration or federal alliance OF the said
States. Virginia inclusive. according to
their usual respective proportions in tho
general charge, and expenditure
By virtue and force OF this Deed OF
Ccssion, the United Stales acquired the
North West Territory. aud the moving
consideration with the State oil Virginia
for its bestowal is EXPIRE ssel in one of a
series OF resolutions adopted by her lie.
gislature. Tuesday 2nd ofJanuary I 1Si,
as follows: THAT the above cession of
territory 10y Virginia TO the United States
shall be void and OF none effect, unless
all the States i'm the American Union,
(under the articles OF confedera ion pre-.
ceiling the present Constitution of the
United Siatcs.j shall ratify the articles
OF confederation heretofore transmitted
by Congress for the consideration of the
SAID States" Civil government was ey.
tended over the North West Territory
by an ordinance OF the Continental Con.
Sress. containing non.slavery provis.
ION, the authorship Of which, was erro.
neously ascribed TO Nathan Dane. of
Massachusetts. by Daniel Webster, in
his speech delivered, i'm the United States
Senate in 1929, replying TO General 10.
bert Y. ilaync, OF South Carolina.
In second paper, it will be shown,
that the United States having thus de
rivc'i it's title To the North West Terri.
tory from Virginia, the principal slave.
holding State, the Congressional Ordi.
nance for establishing its civil govern.
ment was framed by Thomas Jefferson.
Virginian, with the non-slavery pro.
vision, aad that the Ordinance Of 1887.
containing that provision, was adopted
rs the final law of the subjcc', upon the
report OF n Conyrc ssional Committee n
majority OF whom were from the Slave
States-Mr. Darlington, of Virginia.
Chairman by the votes of the Slave
States, which were unanimous i'm its IA
vour. The patriotism and self-levoiion
of those Southern Statesmen who con.
ccled so mnch to the prejudices and
feelings OF the non-slaveiiol,ling States.
for Tie sGse Of The Un'o,, may we'll clal.
lenSc the admiration OF posteriiy.-
In the same conciliatory spirit. the
Southern representation in Congress
advanced the Missouri Compromise in
1870; and tlIis subject just now ob-
tains additional interest from the fact
that the be1uest OF Henry Wilson, late.
~ Vicc-Pre siIent OF the United states.
10 future students of American History,
is work 'oa he 0JJyessioh Of tie ,toce
poccr." 1t is well. OH the other hand,
TO contemplate. with admiration, us coa-
css..oa. 10 lie prejmt'ces u,M lie Interests
Of G,e Feierut Unioa Il
a. The London Company had ca~ln.
see 'iJd to occGpy the regions from
tiitty.four to thirty eight degrees of n.
lat, from Cape Fear To the southern
limits OF Maryland; competitjce riyht
Of occupation between thirty eight and
forty-oDe degrees of y. lat. This is the
original Virginia charter.