...preservation of rights and property, it is understood and declared, that no law ought ever to be made, or to have force in the said territory, that shall in any...bona fide, and without fraud, previously formed." Soon after, a clause more concise, and of broader meaning, but of the same spirit, was made a part...

...and property, it is understood and declared that no law ought ever to be made, or have force in the territory, that shall in any manner whatever interfere with or affect private contracts or engagements, bonajide, and without fraud, previously made," thereby pointedly making a distinction between laws...

...rights and property, it is understood and declared, that no law ought ever to he made, or have force, in said territory, that shall, in any manner whatever,...interfere with or affect private contracts or engagements, bonafide, and without fraud, previously formed.' We now quote Mr. Dane's remarks in this ninth volume,...

...the constitution of the United States, and so ably and learnedly expounded by Marshall and Story — that no law ought ever to be made or have force in the territory, that shall in any manner whatever, interfere with or affect private contracts or engagements,...

...it is provided, that "in the just preservation of rights and property, it is understood and declared that no law ought ever to be made, or have force in the territory, that shall in any manner whatever interfere with or affect private contracts or engagements,...

...of bis peers.' 'And in the just preservation of rights and property, it is understood and declared, that no law ought ever to be made, or have force in the said territory, that shall in any manner affect private contracts.' This compact was formed between the original States and the people of the...

...the just preservation of "rights and property, that no law ought ever to be "made, or have force iu the said territory, that shall " in any manner whatever...with, or affect private "contracts or engagements, bond fide, and without fraud "previously formed." The third provides for the encouragement of religion,...

...required for the public use. And for the just preservation of rights and property, it was declared, "that no law ought ever to be made, or have force...bona fide and without fraud, previously formed." The ordinance, also, contained provisions for the organization and government of the northwestern territory,...

...for the same ; and in the just preservation of rights and property, it is understood and declared, that no law ought ever to be made, or have force in...engagements, bona fide, and without fraud previously formed. always be observed towards the Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without...

...for the same; and in the just preservation of rights and property, it is un-derstood and declared, that no law ought ever to be made, or have force in...with, or affect private contracts or engagements, bonl fide, and without fraud previously formed. ART. III. Religion, morality, and knowledge,, being...