About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

Resolutions which originated in the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia. 1849-1850 405 (1849)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0368 and id is 1 raw text is: RESOLUTIONS WHICH ORIGINATED IN THfE HOUSE 01 ILE PILESENTATIVES. Report of the Committee on the State of the IeIulic. The .Joint Cornitt.ie on the State of the Republic, to which wai referred thtos*eportionts of thec Governor's Ilics- saOgO and tIhe several hills and resoltIHions elating to the sub- jeCt of slavery, introduced into either branch of the Legisla- Ltre, beg lon e to report ; That they have giveti the nost de- lierate and solein attentin 1o the various suggestions C1fn- braced in i-olositionH subllitted to them1, rherrintg to the sulject (I sAverY, and have, with titntds arlly iiliniessed witi the grait sigiticntece that iist he giVCn to all\ action whtatever on this i i el'r at ilte I-esetit homr, arriveid at the concliu-zidtt that we sholi, as far as tIte State of' Georgia is cotceried, rcolilii d such action as shall eoipose the pubuic initd, solpprls any frther agitation of a cotrmoversy in vliih Itr itttr than1i twelity years 1thc ()tll has heeni consnl-01y wante11d, or loP; 'mm, elli,-ient, and practical mttet s('tii that sh:h I lova' the sitc rity oh oir ComIdapifits, anId at1 the s!1une tinu rethe. Mie wronig . It, is vainl to de- ny theit ve, the iljiured piarty, have, lmr a sets o vears, by a vanthillatng and Htm)Ortis t pube vaonly 0 sredh tle cour- age oh out isailnts, and itnvited, by n excesive setisifbility, on the citfI-el of IIthe Ul~ie co(AUS,'neunPU(Yt lr dveisivue action, fbrther .nd still mtore iniluititolls experimienits upon our for- hourtance and p:.ttltie. 'T'lhe best dlelunce of libertY is Ibo first blow stricken in its dfnice, atm t r tIh fir t right violated. With all the accutil-mlitd injtry of oliheen years tIt we hiave had to endutlrte EmI the auti-slivery Stattes, and Itat we so sensibly fecl to-d:ly, we \et do not li1 miore keenly, nor do we ex- p)ress more hreibly our senise of' this outrage, than1tt did the Ltgisla no e of' (worgia txVetmty-two years ago upon v the bare proposition of' ite frietnds of colnizuaion t) \oWe an appro- print ion ho the removal of free negroa to Iblrit. Yet the J10ti1t CotInniltee otn the Site of the I eputblii iti the ear 1S27 dhcI iiri, in brwirnce ii this suibjiict, so hunriless ill the comarinoin with th audacitP rittccntt logi lation, th t1 they cMlu nol help reprobting the cohl-blodnd seilislniess or untthiiking I whihictultes many of our lllomw -citizens itn othir Stiles to all intetfn noee wilh omi local (oncernIs and theStic 11-h1tints I(ttIly unw1riantend cithTer b hu- Sub interference is becOiing every day iore deteni n-

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most