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Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama on the state of the Union. 1865-1866 606 (1865)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0644 and id is 1 raw text is: 606 ville, Tennessee, were commenced, and' being in regular process of construction, when all operations and work towards their comple- tion were suspended by the late unfortunate civil war between the so-called Contederate States and the United States of America, and' the said railroad corporations thereby prevented from complying with the terms of the grant as to the time of completion of their respective roads, which was to be within ten years from the passage of the act; now, therefore, by reason of this prevention, wholly un- expected and unavoid'ableon the part of these corporations, who en- couraged by this very liberal grant of the general government had invested capital and expended time and labor in good faith for the prosecution of these great and important works of internal improve- ment, important to the United States as well as the State of Alaba-- ma, in enlarging the commercial resources, developing the mineral wealth of a common country, and strengthening the bonds of union between the States, the general assembly of the State of Alabama do most respectfully ask of the Congress of the United States to ex- tend to these railroad companies the time for the completion of their' roads five years from and after the third day of' June, 1S66, and your memorialists will ever pray, &c. Resolved, That the Governor of this State furnish a copy of this memorial to the President of the United States, with a request that he will, at an early day, bring the same to the favorable notice of Congress. Apprbved, February 20,A166. JOINT RESOLUTIONS Of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama on the state of the Union. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representaleves of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That the people of the State and their representatives here assembled, cordially approve the policy pursued by Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, in the reorganization of the Union. We accept the result of the late contest, and do not desire to renew what has been so conclusive- ly determined; nor do we mean to permit any one subject to our control to attempt its renewal, or to violate any of our obligations to the United States Government. We mean to co-operate in the wise, firm, and just policy adopted by the President, with all the energy and power we can devote to that object. Resolved 2. That the above declaration expresses the sentimente

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