A memorial presented in House of Representatives, December 6, 1815. Reported on December 29, 1815. (Vide same book, p. 276.)

A memorial presented in House of Representatives, December 9, 1816. Reported on December 23, 1816. (Vide same book, p. 407.) Reported on January 17, 1817. (Vide same book, p. 416.)

An act to enable the people of the western part of the Mississippi territory to form a constitution and State government, &c., was passed and approved on March 1, 1817, by which the State was to have one Representative until the next

census.

The said people having, on August 15, 1817, formed a constitution, &c., a joint resolution for the admission of the State of Mississippi into the Union was passed and approved, December 10, 1817.

On April 3, 1818, an act to provide for the due execution of the laws of the United States within the State of Mississippi, was approved.

ILLINOIS,

Formed out of a part of the North-western Territory which was ceded to the United States by the State of Virginia. (See remarks under "Ohio.") (For proclamation of General Gage respecting the country of Illinois, made December 30, 1764, see Bioren and Duane's edit. Laws, vol. 1, p. 506.)

An act for dividing the Indiana territory into two separate governments, and organizing the Illinois territory, was passed and approved February 3, 1809.

An act to amend the act of April 16, 1814, extending the western boundary of Illinois to the middle of the Mississippi, to include the islands between the middle and eastern margin of that river, was passed and approved, February 27, 1815. A memorial of the legislative council, to be allowed to form a State government, &c., presented in House of Representatives, January 16, 1818.

An act to enable the people of the Illinois territory to form a constitution and State government, and authorizing one Representative in Congress, &c., was passed and approved April 18, 1818. (By this act a part of the territory of Illinois was attached to the territory of Michigan.)

The said people having, on August 26, 1818, formed a constitution, &c., a joint. resolution declaring the admission of the State of Illinois into the Union was passed and approved, December 3, 1818.

An act to provide for the due execution of the laws of the United States within the State of Illinois, was passed and approved March 3, 1819.

ALABAMA,

Formed out of a part of the territory ceded to the United States by the States of South Carolina and Georgia. (See remarks under the head "Mississippi.”) The eastern part of Mississippi territory made a separate territory, and called "Alabama," by act of Congress, approved March 3, 1817.

A petition of the legislative council of Alabama on behalf of the people, pray ing to be allowed to form a constitution, &c., presented in the House of Repre sentatives, December 7, 1818.

An act to enable the people of the Alabama territory to form a constitution and

State government, &c., authorizing one Representative in Congress, was passed and approved, March 2, 1819.

The said people having, on August 2, 1819, formed a constitution, &c., a joint resolution declaring the admission of the State of Alabama into the Union was passed and approved, December 14, 1819.

The laws of the United States were extended to the State of Alabama by act of April 21, 1820, to establish a District Court, &c.

MAINE,

Formed out of a part of the territory of Massachusetts.

A petition of a Convention on behalf of the people of the district of Maine, prayIng to be permitted to form a separate State, was presented in the House of Representatives of the United States, December 8, 1819.

A constitution adopted in Convention, October 29, 1819.

An act for the admission of the State of Maine into the Union, was passed and Loved March 3, 1820, in the following words:—

"Whereas, by an act of the State of Massachusetts, passed on the 19th day of June, in the year 1819, entitled, 'An act relating to the separation of the district of Maine from Massachusetts proper, and forming the same into a separate and independent State,' the people of that part of Massachusetts heretofore known as the district of Maine, did, with the consent of the Legislature of said State of Massachusetts, form themselves into an independent State, and did establish a constitution for the government of the same, agreeably to the provisions of the said act: Therefore,

"Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, from and after the 15th day of March, in the year 1820, the State of Maine is hereby declared to be one of the United States of America, and admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, in all respects whatever."

On the 7th April, 1820, the following act was passed and approved: “AN ACT for apportioning the Representatives in the seventeenth Congress, to be elected in the State of Massachusetts and Maine, and for other purposes. "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in the election of Representatives in the seventeenth Congress, the State of Massachusetts shall be entitled to choose thirteen Representatives only; and the State of Maine shall be entitled to choose seven Representatives, according to the consent of the Legislature of said State of Massachusetts, for this purpose given, by their resolve passed on the 25th day of January last, and prior to the admission of the State of Maine into the Union. "SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That, if the seat of any of the Representatives in the present Congress, who were elected in and under the authority of the State of Massachusetts, and who are now inhabitants of the State of Maine, shall be vacated by death, resignation, or otherwise, such vacancy shall be spplied by a successor who shall, at the time of his election, be an inhabitant or the State of Maine."

MISSOURI,

Was formed out of part of the territory ceded by France by treaty of April 30, 1803. It was created under the name of the district of Louisiana by the "Act erecting Louisiana into two territories, and providing for the temporary government thereof," which was approved March 26, 1804. By this act the government of this district was placed under the direction of the Governor and judges of the Indiana territory.

On the 3d March, 1805, an act further providing for the government of the district of Louisiana was approved. By this act a separate government was formed, under the title of the territory of Louisiana.

An act providing for the government of the territory of Missouri was passed and approved June 4, 1812, by which it was provided "That the territory heretofore called Louisiana shall hereafter be called Missouri," &c.

An act to alter certain parts of the act providing for the government of the territory of Missouri was passed and approved April 29, 1816.

An act establishing a separate territorial government in the southern part of the territory of Missouri, to be called Arkansas territory, was passed the 2d March, 1819.

A memorial of the legislative council and House of Representatives of the territory of Missouri, in the name and on behalf of the people, for admission into the Union as a State, was presented in the Senate on December 29, 1819.

An act to authorize the people of the Missouri territory to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, and to prohibit slavery in certain territories, was passed March 6, 1820.

The people having, on July 19, 1820, formed a constitution in pursuance of said act, the same was laid before Congress on November 16, 1820. Mr. Lowndes, from the committee to which it was referred, made a report to the House of Representatives, November 23, 1820, accompanied by a "Resolution declaring the admission of the State of Missouri into the Union." (Vide folio State Papers, "Miscellaneous," vol. 2, p. 625.)

The Senate passed a joint "Resolution declaring the admission of the State of Missouri into the Union," on December 12, 1820, which was referred to a select committee in the House of Representatives, and on February 10, 1821, Mr. Clay made a report. (Vide folio State Papers as above, p. 655.) The House rejected the resolution of the Senate, on February 14, 1821. On February 22, on motion of Mr. Clay, a committee on the part of the House was appointed, to join a committee on the part of the Senate, on the subject of the admission of Missouri.

On February 26, Mr. Clay, from the joint committee, reported a "Resolution providing for the admission of the State of Missouri into the Union, on a certain condition," which resolution was passed and approved March 2, 1821. The said condition was accepted by the Legislature of Missouri by "A solemn public act, declaring the assent of this State" to "the fundamental condition" contained in a resolution passed by the Congress of the United States, providing for the admission of the State of Missouri into the Union, on a certain condition, which was approved by the Governor on June 26, 1821.

On August 10, 1821, the President of the United States issued his procla mation declaring the admission of Missouri complete according to law. (See Little & Brown's edit. Laws, vol. 3, appendix 2.)

On March 16, 1822, an act to provide for the due execution of the laws of the United States within the State of Missouri, &c., was passed and approved.

ARKANSAS,

Formed out of part of the territory ceded to the United States by France, by treaty of April 30, 1803. (See remarks under the head of Missouri.)

An act establishing a separate territorial government in the southern part of the territory of Missouri, was passed March 2, 1819, by which it was named Arkansas. An act relative to the Arkansas territory, declaring that the act of June 4, 1812, for the government of Missouri, as modified by the act of April 29, 1816, should be in force in Arkansas, was passed April 21, 1820.

An act to fix the western boundary line of the territory of Arkansas, and for other purposes, was passed May 26, 1824.

An act to run and mark a line dividing Arkansas from Louisiana was passed and approved May 19, 1828.

A memorial of the inhabitants, by a convention, praying that Arkansas may be admitted into the Union, accompanied by a constitution formed by said convention, was presented in the House of Representatives on March 1, 1836. (See printed documents, House of Representatives, 1st session, 24th Congress, vol. 4, Nos. 133, 144-5.) The proceedings of said convention were also communicated to the House of Representatives through the President of the United States on March 10, 1836. (See said printed documents, vol. 4, No. 164.)

"An act for the admission of the State of Arkansas into the Union, and to provide for the due execution of the laws of the United States within the same, and for other purposes," was passed June 15, 1836, containing the following preamble, viz.:

"Whereas, the people of the territory of Arkansas did, on the 30th day of January, in the present year, by a convention of delegates called and assembled for that purpose, form for themselves a constitution and state government, which constitution and state government, so formed, is republican: And whereas, the number of inhabitants within the said territory exceeds forty-seven thousand seven hundred persons, computed according to the rule prescribed by the Constitution of the United States; and the said convention have, in their behalf, asked the Congress of the United States to admit the said territory into the Union as a State, on an equal footing with the original States."

By this act Arkansas was allowed one Representative until the next census, and the laws of the United States were extended over the same.

On June 23, 1836, an act supplemental to the foregoing act was passed and approved.

MICHIGAN,

Formed out of part of the territory ceded to the United States by the State of Virginia. (See remarks under "Ohio.")

An act to divide the Indiana territory into two separate governments, and

establishing that of the territory of Michigan, was passed and approved January 11, 1805.

An act to authorize the President of the United States to ascertain and designate certain boundaries, was passed and approved May 20, 1812, by which the boundary between Ohio and Michigan was directed to be ascertained and marked.

By the act of April 18, 1818, to enable the people of Illinois to form a constitution and State government, &c., a part of that territory was attached to the territory of Michigan.

An act to amend the ordinance and acts of Congress for the government of the territory of Michigan, and for other purposes, was passed and approved March 3, 1823.

An act in addition to the above act, passed and approved February 5, 1825.

An act to provide for the taking of certain observations preparatory to the adjustment of the northern boundary line of the State of Ohio, was passed and approved July 14, 1832.

A memorial of the legislative council, praying that Michigan be admitted into the Union, was presented in Senate, January 25, 1833. (See Senate documents, 2d session, 22d Congress, vol. 1, No. 54.) A bill for that object was reported in the House of Representatives, on February 26, 1833.

A memorial for admission was presented in House of Representatives, December 11, 1833, and in Senate, February 28, 1834. (See documents House of Representatives, 1st session, 23d Congress, vol. 3, No. 168, vol. 4, Nos. 245, 302.)

A report was made by a select committee of the House of Representatives on the subject of boundary, &c., on March 11, 1834. (See reports of committees of House of Representatives, 1st session, 23d Congress, vol. 3, No. 334.) This report was accompanied by a bill to provide for taking a census or enumeration of the inhabitants of the eastern division of the territory of Michigan, and of the territory of Arkansas.

And on April 12, 1834, the same committee reported a bill establishing the territorial government of Huron.

An act to attach the territory of the United States west of the Mississippi river, and north of the State of Missouri, to the territory of Michigan, was passed and approved June 28, 1834.

A memorial was presented in the Senate, December 23d, and House of Representatives, December 29, 1834, for the erection of "Wisconsin" into a separate government. (See documents House of Representatives, 2d session, 23d Congress, vol. 2, Nos. 34, 47.)

Resolutions of the legislative council of Michigan, relative to boundary with Ohio, presented in House of Representatives, January 3, 1835. (See said vol. 2, No. 53.)

A memorial of legislative council of Michigan, relative to southern boundary thereof, presented in House of Representatives, March 2, 1835. (See said documents, vol. 5, No. 183.)

Two maps prepared under resolution House of Representatives of June 11, 1834. (See said documents, vol. 5, No. 199.)

Two messages to Congress by the President of the United States, with docu