...Spain, and by cession from other states than Virginia. The ninth article of the confederation declared, that no state should be deprived of territory for the benefit of the United States. This was the origin of the cessionss. The cession from Virginia was authorized by act of her legislative...

...succeeded in getting a clause inserted in the final draft of the Articles of Confederation, providing that no state should be deprived of territory for the benefit of the United States. Maryland, however, set in motion the train of events which led to the creation of federal domain, for...

...third article of the Confederation, and the proviso to the ninth (according to which no State is to be deprived of territory for the benefit of the United States)," that "we mean not to subject ourselves to such guaranty." * * * "We declare that we will accede to the Confederation,...

...object of all parties in the regulation of the Territorial lands. The articles of confederation bad provided, that no State should be deprived of territory...Confederacy should participate in the proceeds of those lanrts ; and the ordinance further provided, that the new States, refusing to join the Union, should...