...and of right constitutes a common fund for their common use and benefit, and ought to be faithfully disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatever. Resolved, That we protest against the surrender of this common property of all the states to a portion...

...respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure, and shall be' faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever." In the act ol cession by North Carolina, the precise language, as above, is also employed,...

...Common fund for the use and benefit of the United States, Georgia included, and shall be faithfully disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatever : Provided, however, that the United States, for the period and until the end of one year after the...

...respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure, and shall be faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever. Provided, that the trust hereby reposed hi the delegates of this state, shall not be executed...

...respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure, and shall be faithfully and bona jrdp disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever." The inducement to these liberal cessions of territory, was to raise the credit, and strengthen...

...respective proportions, in the general charge and expenditure, ana shall faithfully and bona fide, b* disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever. In whatever point of view therefore, the public lands are considered, whether as acquired...

...their respective and usual proportion in the general charge and expenditure, and shall be faithfully disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatever. Fourthly, That the territory so ceded, shall be laid out and formed into a state or states, containing...

...respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure, and shall be faithfully and bona fide disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatsoever.' Here is an express stipulation, and it is the spirit of all the acts of cession. Now,...

...common fund for the use and benefit of the United States, Georgia included, and shall be faithfully disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatever. Provided however, that the United States for the period and until the end of one year after the assent...

...respective proportions in the general charge and expenditure; and shall be faithfully and bonafide disposed of for that purpose, and for no other use or purpose whatever." The first stipulation, above recited in favour of the states to be formed out of the North Western...