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Description and Holding Information
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1842-02-19, Resolutions of Alabama, City of Alexandria, and South Carolina [Mass. doc.]
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Senate No. 65 On February 19, 1842, Governor Davis passed along several resolves from other states and the City of Alexandria, VA. Alabama voted
to admit Texas to the Union. The City of Alexandria had voted to remove itself from the District of Columbia and to be part of the state of
Virginia. Alabama, in lofty language and at length, declined to participate in distributing the proceeds of the sale of public lands. South Carolina also
rejected the distribution and gave a long history of the public lands. The public lands were supposed to benefit the Union, not the individual states.
Georgia was appalled by the extra session of Congress and by the behavior of its own Senator. According to the report, no one in Georgia wanted
public land money and especially did not want a national bank. The Legislature was also angry that a diplomat had said the United States should abolish
slavery in the District of Columbia and interdict slave trading between states. There were other Resolves on smaller topics. South Carolina had
passed a law to prevent New York or other northern captains from taking slaves with them when they sailed north. The Legislature tried to think of every
eventuality and attach a heavy penalty to it. A similar situation had occurred in Virginia, and when Virginia asked the Governor of New York to return
the fugitive, he declined to do so because slavery was not recognized in New York. (Digitized from a microfilm copy of title originally held by the
Library of Congress).
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Title:
Message : [documents transmitted to the Senate for the information of the two houses].
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OCLC Number:
1424478695
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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