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rights to all her inhabitants, should now lift her voice, and use all her influence to prevent the extension and perpetuity of slavery. Nor do your Committee find any reason for our silence in the extraordinary manner in which the question has been brought before Congress, by connecting it with the act for the admission of Maine into the Union, when no reason whatever is known to exist against that measure! It would therefore be with the deepest concern, that the people of Massachusetts should perceive a determination on the part of any other members of the Union, to adopt a course which would endanger the common safety, by augmenting the materials for a convulsion, which may one day involve our country in scenes of horror and suffering, like those which have been endured by the wretched white inhabitants of some neighboring islands.

With these views, and under these general principles, your Committee respectfully recommend to the Legislature the adoption of the following resolutions.

By order of the Committee.

L. SALTONSTALL, Chairman.

Resolved, That in the opinion of this Legislature, it is the duty of the people and government of the United States, by all constitutional means, to prevent the extension of so great a moral and political evil as slavery; that Congress possess the constitutional power to prohibit the further introduction of slavery into the territory of the United States, not within the original limits of said States, and to make such prohibition a condition of the admission of any new State into the Union.

Resolved, That in the opinion of this Legislature, it is the duty of Congress to exercise this power on the admission of all new States beyond the limits of the original territory of the United States.

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Commonwealth be directed to transmit to each of the Senators and Representatives from this Commonwealth, in Congress, a copy of these resolutions.

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CHAP. CXXII.

Resolve on the petition of Jonas White and Others.
February 24th, 1820.

On the petition of Jonas White and Abijah White, for themselves and others:

Resolved, That the lot of three hundred and twenty acres of land, reserved for the future disposition of the General Court, in the original deed of township number four, in the fifth range of townships, north of the Waldo Patent, be, and hereby is granted to the proprietors of said township, in full of all claims on the Commonwealth, for any deficiency of measure, in the original survey thereof, made by Messieurs Ballard and Weston: And the Commissioners of the Land Office are hereby authorized and directed to make and execute the necessary releases to said proprietors.

CHAP. CXXIII.

Resolve on the petition of several Sick and Wounded Soldiers. February 24th, 1820.

Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the treasury of this Commonwealth, to Joseph Storer, of Brunswick, a soldier in Captain Woodard's company, for a wound received in September last, seventy five dollars.

Also, to Daniel Hart, of Townsend, in the County of Middlesex, a soldier in the second regiment, second brigade, and third division, for a wound received in October, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, while on duty, fifty dollars per year, during his life.

Also, to Isaac Noyes, for a wound he received in October, one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, while on duty, fifty dollars in full.

Also, to Joel Reynolds, of Marblehead, for a wound received while on duty, at Danvers, in a sham fight, ninety five dollars in full.

Also, to William Tozer, a soldier in General Ulmer's regiment, for a wound received in one thousand eight hundred and twelve, while on duty, fifty dollars, in addition to what he has already received, and in full.

CHAP. CXXIV.

Resolve for Paying the Committee on Accounts.
February 24th, 1820.

Resolved, That there be allowed and paid to the Committee on Accounts, one dollar per day, over and above their pay as members, for the present session, to wit:

Honorable Elihu Hoyt, forty two days, forty two dollars.
Honorable Stephen P. Gardner, forty two days, forty two dollars.
Honorable Samuel Porter, forty two days, forty two dollars.
David Perry, Esquire, forty two days, forty two dollars.
Josiah Chute, Esquire, forty two days, forty two dollars.

CHAP. CXXV.

Resolve on the petition of Nathaniel Peabody.
February 24th, 1820..

On the petition of Nathaniel Peabody:

Resolved, For reasons set forth in said petition, that the Court of Sessions, for the County of Essex, be, and they are hereby authorized to adjust the account of Nathaniel Peabody, for services and medicines rendered to prisoners confined in the gaol of said county, on criminal prosecutions, in behalf of the Commonwealth, during the year eighteen hundred and nineteen, and allow him such sum, as may be just and reasonable, to be paid out of the treasury of said county.

CHAP. CXXVI.

Resolve on the petition of William Tudor.
February 24th, 1820.

On the petition of William Tudor, of Boston, Administrator on the estate of William Tudor, Esquire, late of Boston aforesaid, deceased, praying that the endorsement of the said William Tudor, deceased, to certain notes in the treasury of the State, be relinquished:

Resolved, That, for reasons stated by the said petitioner, the estate of the said William Tudor, deceased, be exonerated from all claim, on account of principal or interest, arising from the said William Tudor, deceased, having endorsed certain obligations of John Peck, and William Wetmore, dated in May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety five; but nothing in this resolve, shall go to absolve the said obligors, Peck and Wetmore, from the amount of their obligation, or from any judgment which has been recovered thereon: Provided, that certain shares in the South Boston Association, transferred by the said William Tudor, deceased, in pursuance of a resolve of the Legisla ture, passed on the first of March, one thousand eight hundred and eight, as collateral security, shall remain in the hands of the Treasurer, who shall receive all dividends arising from them, until the whole amount, principal and interest, of the obligations of said Peck and Wetmore, shall be received by the Commonwealth; when the said shares, with their remaining property, if any, shall be given up to the heirs of the said William Tudor, deceased; and provided, also, that the Commonwealth shall have right to sell and dispose of the said shares, whenever it shall be deemed adviseable so to do.

CHAP. CXXVII.

Resolve for the Payment of certain Witnesses.
February 24th, 1820.

Resolved, That there be allowed and paid out of the pub

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For their travel and attendance as witnesses, before a Committee of the House of Representatives, during the present session; and the Governor is hereby requested to draw his warrant on the treasury, for the payment of the same.

CHAP. CXXVIII.

Resolve extending the time for Performance of Settling Duties. February 24th, 1820.

Resolved, That the time limited for the performance of the conditions, expressed in certain grants to colleges and academies, in certain bonds, for settling duties on lands in the District of Maine, which have been sold, or granted by this Commonwealth, shall be, and the same is hereby extended for the term of four years, from the expiration of the time limited in the resolve of December sixth, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen.

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