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No. 6.
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Joint Resolution approving of the Quadri-Centennial commem-
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orative of the discovery of America by Columbus, by a World's
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Fair or Exposition at Washington under the control of the
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national government.
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WHEREAS, the history of Maryland is so closely interwoven with
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the history of the country as to entitle her to be heard in the
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expression of a preference as to where such exposition shall be
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held, inasmuch as it was in the colony of Maryland that
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civil and religious liberty and genuine independence were first
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asserted and established on this continent; and Maryland as
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one of the original thirteen States contributed its full share of
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men and money to achieve the independence of the nation and
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has in every hour of doubt or danger since, shirked no duty or
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burden; it was her first governor who nominated George Wash-
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ington as Commander-in-Chief of the American army; it was
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upon her soil the definite treaty of peace was ratified by con-
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Preamble
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gress; here Washington surrendered into the hands of the
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people the commission under which he won our independence;
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Maryland initiated the movement that led to the formation and
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and adoption of that model for all people desiring a republican
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form of government, the constitution, of the United States, and
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that the independence for which she had so freely expended
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her best blood and treasure, might be the better enjoyed; when
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the general government was without money and almost without
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credit, she freely donated to the nation, the District of Col-
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umbia for the permanent location of the capital of the country
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and advanced money for the erection of the public buildings ;
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and inasmuch as Maryland will take an active interest in the
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great American festival it is proposed to hold, and the visitors
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attending the exposition will naturally desire to visit this
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historic ground; in view of these facts,
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Be it resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
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State of Maryland most heartily approves of the proposed Quadri-
Centennial anniversity celebration of the discovery of America by
Columbus, by the holding of a World's Fair or Exposition iin
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World's
Fair at
Washing-
ton.
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eighteen hundred and ninety-two, at the city of Washington
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