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Resolution of the Senate of the State of Georgia, Dec. 16, 1824 1824 173 (1824)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0172 and id is 1 raw text is: ktesolutions of Senatv. i7 IN SENATE, Dec. 16, 1824. The joint committee on finance, to whom was referred the petition of Emanuel Womberzee, Report- That they have had the said petition under their ma- ture conmideration,.but from the long standing of said claim and no proof beitig before them tihat .the said Enanuel Womberzee did in time make suitable endeavors to find said land as mentioned in his deed from the. commission- ers of confiscated property, and believing that the claim of said Womberzee is at this, time unreasonable and ought not to be granted. They therefore submuit the followilig resolution; Resolved, That the petition of Emanuel Womherzen is Onreasonable and ought not to be granted. Approved, Dec. 20, 1824. IN SENATE, Dec. 16, 18.4. The committee on the judiciary to whom was referred so much of the communicalion of his excellency the gov- ernor as relates to the Africans now in possession of the state, respectfully Report- That they hav6 had the subject under their conside- ration, and whilst they lament the embarrassments which have grown out of the subject, they cannot but approve of the course of conduct. pursuled by the ex- ecutive, as one imposed upon him by the duty of his sta- tiol) and the requirements of justice. Referring to the pro- seedings which were commenced and are now progressing to a final decision in the stipreme court of the United States, the c6mnittee 1ind that when a libel was filed by Madrazo, a Spanish subject, in the district court of the United States, William Bowen interposed it claim to the Africans in question according to the practice of admiralty courts. That from the decision of that court amtl from the

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