...with the general interest: SEC. 14. It is hereby ordained and declared, by the author- p«7.i4j ity aforesaid, That the following articles shall be considered...consent, to wit: ARTICLE I No person, demeaning himself hi a peaceable and orderly manner, shall ever be molested on account of his mode of worship, or religious...

...formed in said territory," proceeded, not to enact an ordinary statute, but to " ordain and declare that the following articles shall be considered as...articles of COMPACT between the original states and the states and people of said territory, and forever remain unalterable, except by common consent."...

...Indians. This significant national legislation provides in part: It is hereby ordained and declared by the authority aforesaid, that the following articles...remain unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit: Art. 3d. Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of...

...materias, las que se declaraban, a diferencia de las relativas a la organización política ya descrita, "as articles of compact between the original States,...forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent..." " El 7 de agosto de 1789, el nuevo Congreso enmendó la Ordenanza del Noroeste para conciliar sus disposiciones...

...reenacted by the same Congress that framed the Federal Bill of Rights, contained two noteworthy provisions: "No person, demeaning himself in a peaceable and orderly manner, shall ever be molested on account of hi* mode of worship, or religious sentiments .... Religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary...

...autonomy or quasi-statehood from the very outset. In contrast to the first part of the Ordinance, the "articles of compact, between the original States and the people and States in the said territory" were supposed to "forever remain unalterable" (Section 14). That this promise would not, in fact, be...

...governance of the Northwest Territories, provided that certain of the articles in the Ordinance were to "be considered as articles of compact, between the...forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent." Even after the adoption of the Federal Constitution two years later and the subsequent achievement...

...consistent with the general interest: SEC. 14. It is hereby ordained and declared, by the au- 757.14 thority aforesaid, That the following articles shall be considered...unalterable, unless by common consent, to wit: ARTICLE I 757.15 No person, demeaning himself in a peaceable and orderly manner, shall ever be molested on account...

...departure from the plan of the Holy Author of our religion. ..." 1787. The Northwest Ordinance states that "No person, demeaning himself in a peaceable and orderly...manner, shall ever be molested on account of his mode of worshipping or religious sentiments. . . . Religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary to good...

...period as may be consistent with the general interest: SECTION 14. It is hereby ordained and declared by the authority aforesaid, That the following articles...articles of compact, between the original states and the people and states of the said territory, and forever remain unalienable, unless by common consent,...