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Preamble and Resolutions passed by the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida. 1845 106 (1845.1)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0161 and id is 1 raw text is: (106) Res olutiong. Be It therefore Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the Territory of Florida, That our Delegate in Congress be, and he is hereby requested, to procure for the in- habitants of said township, the privilege of locating elsewhere of a section, in place of the sixteenth section granted by the Government to the late Gen. La Fayette, to be for the benefit of the inhabitants of said township. Passed March 11th, 1845. NO. XLII. Preinblc and Resolution. WiriatFAS, it isdesirable to aflbrd mail facilities to a large portion of Walter county , which is now cut off irom such fa-. cilities. Therefore, Be it Resolved by the Governor ahd Legislative C ouncil of the Torriwory of Florida, That our Delegate in Congresb be re- quested to endeavor to procure the extension of the mail route now existing between Marianna and Euchecana, as far as the town of Geneva, in the State of Alabama. Approved March 7th, 1845. NO. XLIII, llewulution. Be it resolved by the Governor and Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida, That the Commissioner of the city of Tallahassee proceed forthwith to dispose of the lands and lots belonging tothe Territory, and which wore granted for the erection oftho Capitol, so as to clear up and settle the affairs of said office as early as practicable. Approved February 17th, 1845. NO. XLIV. rrcamllo ami Rcboittionv. WHEREAs, the admission of the Territory of Iowa as a sove- reign State of the Union, would, in our opinion, if Florida is not at the sailme time admitted, give an undue preponderance in the National Councils to the northern and non.slaveholding States, and tend to destroy that balance of power, which ever ought to prevail between the conflicting and sectional interests of the Republic: And whereas, we are warned by facts and circum. stances most significant, that the interests and institutions pc.. culiar to ourselves and the South generally, will be assailod

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