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Preamble and Resolutions, on the subject of the Missouri Question, pending in the congress of the United States. . 1819 113 (1819)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0321 and id is 1 raw text is: itesolitlions. 118s said c'ommissioner's mider the said arit; a list olfl' ihe nais of tlhe vi who pinti- Silte d ill tltf i'Weditioli, ail ot; such ill Illell a4 Illa ay have Ien pr'ovided fin' fly tie sa l co Inlit issilll'lrS : that lte'y ill-niih these do'cull'it',, with .ullich tilhc' iloriii atui'li as t ey y ihevin propr, relative to the it'sul ict, to the ( neral Assviiliblv, as sol)i as it c:Iii I)ll procileld : and, it nivCv;, ;,ry Ior hi, pIlulpose, that h, I it open ll 'rtwreps!iolehice lthiwitlh, with such if the c:loltissiOVl1i',5 IS 1iNLt' prohiab:Lh flloni 41 ilibrmu:litiii oil this smuiljct. flt''s.tltVd, ili., lihtt the ix'cutive itit'. hlirelv further r'leq let'cli to liliiishl Ille (;vjierl .set lbly 0ith ay ilikoriiatill wli'h they lav have, or call ol- laiil, ill relatioin to (lie claim ifi tile state of Vi'iiliia, ,aiil,t sit e mi', itt tlit lands, whic'h were by liw allotted to tie ollicers iiid soldier.; ofl' ihe i'-volu- I.io, iS will oii c'tiiiital t-; state esrttiliihtlt, aid ;Il olier ili'illiatioll I.hey illay dee i iecce'arv to atllird ielative to, lle slibject. NO,), ,11.- l11e,,0h116011 forl a sillvoy), ill oll'li t o .ll ( lil(' v bv at v'lla, Naniltoonllld andll Black- \watul, ri t r:ls-[-u rr Ofit 1t) by oth I iI( I -ot I, , aImtai 7tI 1, 18 20.} li'soltld, by lhe (en'l'It 'l q, Thait fill' Iiaid ito Publi it l'ks be, all Ill'y alt' lil)vit retquiried tit awtu, tie puiblc vl_'iit' el' tt take it corret srvey ol h e cttiIutr' lvitl. hiwt i the it :ild IttIer, itt t ill, Na i v 'ive', Ilack- mater'l iver'l and/I Smov~'lito c'l',e, , litl ordel r It) (' olinvvt: flhl- Iw\o 'l ',i r llS .I ri'al l andi that hi' i ept ilit, Itltot elhi'iblc iuitt' 10r .aid cail:t, is %ill Its the di,tailce N(. .-iroti.hic alne lusolttiolti oil thp ei.ie.t of tile Mie peiii ()e.,tioll, pvtote.K in the coligi 'c.. of' tile lVnituc d ~ tt-.- r'' to bN both ll,jutts 3:, /c'rlltrv I 't, 18.21.. 4he (WtlTral A\,Stilll v if* Vil'iiia have bileld, 1 ith flit- iht'llt' (iicerl, thie ltrtceetdinlt ill ttti togIT-, upon tile pI)titioli ott theIt tlh' tf Mipeopeui h't lie adillitt~ed inkto Ihb e l tl Thevy believ l ot til| he v l;)1.1, 1% hith is flow u i ,.- 1 iTvtlloe ll~ that peopqle, ii-i 0l,11 ('f lilt- Colldlitiowl of, theirit dtlmission, alll uonal- terIable iillhibiiti Of' .aveiTI'V, ik l'btihlii, Ill- i (tl flith, by the ctilslitutiot of tl,.! UniiteI States, and by collsiderati,is ifitimattely connectel '\ith the trant- quility and wellhue it' the taitn. By tie triatyv with France it* flie ;301 of April, 181t3, (lie faith of' the United State's is pleit'dgd ti thil' iluat)itallts if' Liolli-ianla, that they .liall he inro-'po- rated in the unlliol ol th Iliteit Statte.s, aId admiiitted, :1 50Oll as piitssitde, ctcc(rdiii to th. picripile of' ilei federal coititutiil, to the eil'joyllielit itt al t}1 vh riglhts, advalnta_-os arnd immun~itiv..; ol' ciliz'.viis oll 1.1tv United 'State, ; ani1 that, 11 ll ilh(- InvanI little, the y shall be Ipr'tetcdit'l, in their' libtr*ty, prloper.ty|, whlichi was fioiiit'tlo inito .a 'piarate dlktricr, hat iIII. passiti thtitiui-li il(lie1ii1tiul. pro- hatiot (t, a territorial .ovviiiitit, now &A k tiiiipi-'es toii ad i ii tiiern hto the u ilion, anl to adlit thil ) the tjoimen t of til ft' 'i'ls, adtl tt' agi's and irl- tuninlies oi-',itizt,,s of the Ui,,4u Stites. hi answetr io this denliall, it has beei propised in vlli trs,., iit that tte shall be denied atdmittante into, the union ; not that tht' adliission shall lie. deferrel, I ecause it is y'et impossible, act'orditg to thi' didtat es of the fP'lerul toaslitlatio, lit a mt it th m ; bit that tiey shall li' admiittetd, Upoll conlition that they will alipt a ie'rlmlallet regulation, Iirovidiiv,, | that the Iortit'ri ittrotucliotli of, slavery, of invo ' lunitarv servitude, ' into the said state, be prohibited, except l'i' tle imonishtnetnt of crim nes, whereo' the party shall have been duly c ovicted ; and that all chidrnid ',slaves

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