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Joint Resolution in regard to the State of Georgia. 1843 196 (1843)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0311 and id is 1 raw text is: 196 JOINT RESOLUTIONS Of Instruction, on the subject of changing the Constitution of the United States. The Committee on Federal Relations, to which was referred certain Resolutions of the State of Massachusetts, proposing to change the Constitution of the United States, in such manner as to deprive the slave holding States of their present proportion of representation in Congress, have had the subject under consideration, and instructed me to report the following resolves, and respectfully ask their passage: The General Assembly of the State of Alabama will, in no event, give countenance to this proposition of Massachusetts. The provision proposed to be stricken from the Constitution, contains within it, the terms upon which the Union -was formed, and any attempt now to change it, and thereby disturb the confederacy, ought not to be made. Alabama views all such attempts as evidences of bad faith on the part of a sister State; having a direct tendency to weaken the bonds of mu- tual interest and good feeling which has hitherto bound us together: Therefore, Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representalives of the State of .dlabama in General dssemibl convened, That the proposi- tion of Massachusetts so to change the Constitution of the United States, is considered wholly inadmissable by the people of Alabama. Resolved further, 1st. That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and our Representatives requested, to use their utmost exertions against the proposed amendment of the Constitution of the United States to ex- clude the representation of 1 three-fifths of all other persons. 2nd. And be it further resolved, That it be made the duty of His Excellency the Governor, to forward a copy of the foregoing resolu- tions to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress. Approved, 17111 January, 1844. JOINT RESOLUTION In regard to the State of Georgia. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of .11aba ma in GeneralAssembly convened, Thatthe Stateof Alabama will support the State of Georgia in all proper and needful enactments, intended to enable the State of Georgia to sustain herself against ag- gressions upon her rights of sovereignty; among which we hold the right to pass laws preventing the ingress of free negroes into her terri- tory. Approved, 17th January, 1844.

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