James Madison

“ And the good people inhabiting the same, are invited and enjoined to pay due respect to him in that character, to be obedient to the laws ; to maintain order ; to cherish harmony ; and in every manner to conduct themselves as peaceable citizens ; under full assurance that they will be protected in the enjoyment of their liberty, property, and religion.
In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed, and signed the same with my hand. ”

“ Considering, moreover, that under these peculiar and imperative circumstances, a forbearance on the part of the United States to occupy the territory in question, and thereby guard against the confusions and contingencies which threaten it, might be construed into a dereliction of their title, or an insensibility to the importance of the state ; considering that in the hands of the United States it will not cease to be a subject of fair and friendly negotiation and adjustment ”