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Preamble and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama. 1840 196 (1840)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0261 and id is 1 raw text is: 196 I11EAMILE 'AND RESOLUTIONS, (0fithe 'General Assembly of the State of Alabama, responsive to certain reso- lutions of the State of Connecticut, in favor of the protective policy. Certain resolutions of the State of Connecticut, have been communicated 'by the Governor of this State, to this General Assembly, agreeably to a ro questcontained in said resolutions, which express sentiments in favor of which-they designate ' the protective policy of our government;' and contain a request-tothe Senators and Representatives in Congress from said State, to resist by-all constitutional means, any attempt to destroy or impair said poli- cy, and to use their exertions to procure the passage of suich laws as will effectually protect the labor of-this country from the policy and legislation of foreign -governments, The said resolutions further signify that it is the wish of our sister State, sta obtain fromus, an 'expression of our sentiments on the subject to which her said resolutions relate. It becomes us 4m -courtesy, under such 'circumstances, to make answer, which we -proceed respectfully to do as follows: We presume we properly comprehend the State of Connecticut, as intend- ing by the words, 'protective .policy of 'our government,' in her aforesaid resolutions, a protective tariff, and by the words 'labor of this sountry,' the manufacturing labor of this country. So understanding our sister State, we cannot forbear expressing our surprise:and regret to find, that she should feel it incumbent on her to press this fruitful source of discord and distraction, upon the attention of Alabama .and the south, at this time. Two years in advance of the expiration of that *.compromise,' which has for a period, al- layed the fierce and angry passions to which the 'protective policy' had heretofore given rise. But as she has thought proper to call upon us, for our sentiments on this subject, we proceed to give them fully embodied in the following resolutions, the principles of which we would kindly, but firmly admonish our sister Colnecticut, that we arc determined to maintain at every hazard. 1. Be it thereford isolved uinanimously, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the St6t of Alabama, in General dssembly convened, ' That that the.government of the United States was established, in order to form a 'morb perfect iinion, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, pro- vide for thO* commrni defence, and promote the general welfare,' to and among th. se*eral separate and. sovereign States of this Union, and to se- cure thb bleasingi of libeity to us and our children, as citizens of said States, 9. Reholved undninously, That said government never can establish jus. tice, isure domestic tranquility, or promote the general welfare of this wide- ly extended Union, and the diversified interests and pursuits thereof, especi- ally in vie* of their peculiar relations aforesaid, by enacting laws to foster, promote and protect the industry and occupation of one portion of the States or people, to the disparagement, injury and expense of another. 3. Resolved unanimously, 'That a tariff, for the protection of manufac- tures always was, and always must remain obnoxious to the objections set forth in 'the foregoing resolution, and that consequently, every such measure always has been and ever will be, in our estimation, unwise, unjust and un. constitutional -

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