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Memorial against Missouri admission with slavery 1819
Boston memorial argues Congress may prohibit slavery in new states by constitutional power and practice. It recounts precedent from territorial ceded lands and emphasizes consent of states, with references to the ordinance of 1787, earlier compacts, and the Louisiana treaty as support for a prohibition condition on admission.
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