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Report and Resolutions of the committee on Federal Relations. 1846 385 (1846)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0546 and id is 1 raw text is: RESOLUTIONS. No, 13. 1847 PREAJ, L , AND RESOLUTION in relation to ihe unfinished Turnpike roads in this State. WiREAs, the Commonwealth of Kentuckly has expended large amounts of money in the construction of' Tuinpike roads, many of which have been left incomplete; and some of them witli only short intervals between long lines of fin- ished road, whereby the usefulness of the improved parts of said roads is greatly impaired and the productivenesm of said roads diminished; and whereas, it would not be politic for the State to embark in the project of completing all of said roads: Resolved by the General Assemnbly qf the Commronwealtlh Qf Kentucky, That the Board of Internal Improvement be and they are hereby directed to report to the LegislaturC, at its next session, all such roads, o parts of roads, as, in their judg- ment, ought to be completed, together with an estimate of the amount which would be requisite for their completion, sever- ally. ay Approved March 1, 18.17. No. 14. EroaT AN!u RESOLTIONS of the committee on Federal ReIntions. The committee on Federal Relations, to whom was referred the proceedings of a meeting of tie people of the counties of Trimble and Carroll, in relalion to a recent abolition mob in the town of Marshall, State of Michigan, have had the same under consideration, and submit the following report: It appears to the satisfaction of the committee, that one Francis Troutman was employed as ,gent and attorney in fact for Francis Giltner, of' the county of Cars,ll, to go to the said town of Marshall, in the State of Michigan, to reclaim, take. and bring back to the State of Kentucky, certain fugitive and runaway slaves, the property of said Giltner; that said Trout- mail proceeded Under th0 author'ity thus given him, to the said town of Marshall, for the purpose of rerlaiming and bringing home to the owner, the slaves aforesaid; and whilst endeav- oring to arrest said slaves, a mob, composed of free negroes, runaway slaves, and whi te men, to the number of from two to three hundred, forbid said Troutman, and those who accom- panied him for that purpose, to arrest and take into their pos- session the slaves atoresaid, and by their threats, riotous and disorderly conduct, did prevent said Troutman and those as- sociated with him for that purpose, from taking into their pos- session the slaves aforesaid. Your committee regret that the citizens of the town of Marshall, in the State aforesaid, have thus acted and conduct- ed themselves; such conduct and such outrages committed upon the rights and citizens of the State of Kentucky, or any other State of this Union, must necessarily result in great mischief, and is well calculated, and must, if persisted in by 49 385

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