...act of annexation that Texas shall enjoy all the rights and privileges now secured to that portion of territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, and lying south of thirty-six degrees thirty minutes north latitude. Be it further molted, tfc., That...

...Rtpresentativet of the "United States of America in Congress assembled. That all that portion of country ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies south of the Mississippi territory, and of an east and west line, to commence on the Mississippi river,...

...the temporary government thereof." The territory of Orleans embraced all " that portion of country ceded by France to the United States under the name of Louisiana, which lies south of the Mississippi territory, and of an east and west line to commence on the Mississippi river...

...first section of the act of the 26th of March, 1804 (1 Land Laws, 112), " all that portion of country ceded by France to the United States under the name of Louisiana which liea south of the Mississippi Territory, and of an east and west line to commence on the Mississippi...

...ndmission of Missouri into the Union as a sister-State, and in the following explicit words:— " SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That in all that Territory...by France to the United States, under the name of Lottie iana, which UPS north of thirty-six decrees and thirty minutea of north latitude, not included...

...abrogated) known as the "Missouri compromise," whereby slavery was .declared to be "forever prohibited in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees, thirty minutes north latitude, not included within...

...Illinois, then offered an amendment to the Missouri branch of the bill, proposing to prohibit slavery in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, lying north of 36 1-2 degrees north latitude, except within the limits of the proposed state of Missouri....

...next session of Congress, the Missouri bill being again under consideration, Mr. Thomas, of Ulinois, proposed, on the 18th of January, 1820, the following...further enacted, That in all that territory ceded hy France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of 36° 30' north latitude,...

...abrogated known as the Missouri compromise, whereby slavery was declared to be ' forever prohibited in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Lousiana, which lies north of 36° 30' north latitude, not included within the limits of the State...

...as a covenant of peace — with regard to certain specified territory therein described, namely : " All that territory ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana ; " according to which, in consideration of the admission into the Union of Missouri as a slave State,...