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ests and concerns of the state, as have occur-
red to us during the present year, as worthy
of being presented for your consideration.

We proceed in the first instance, to give you
a detail of our acts and proceedings, under the
several resolutions and laws, passed at the last
session of the general assembly, conferring
upon us various powers, and devolving upon us
a variety of duties, accompanied by such obser-
vations on each subject, as seems to us pro-
per, and necessarily connected therewith.

As requested by the general assembly, we
forwarded to each of our senators and repre-
sentatives in congress, a copy of each of the
following resolutions, viz:—(No. 11,) declar-
ing "that the congress of the United States,
does possess the power, under the constitution,
to adopt a general system of internal improve-
ments, by means of roads ard canals, as a na-
tional measure." (No. 12,) declaring "that for
the purpose of electing the president and vice-
president of the United States, the constitution
ought to be so amended, that n uniform system
of voting by districts, shall be established in
all the states; and that the people in those dis-
stricts shall have the right of voting, directly
for those officers;" and "that the constitution
ought to be further amended, in such manner
as will prevent the election of the aforesaid
officers from devolving upon the respective
houses of congress"—and requesting the said
senators and representatives, to use their ex-