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session until lately, no opportunity was afforded
of making to it, a personal explanation of the
purposes of their mission, or of the enactments
believed necessary to accomplish them. But
they addressed a written communication to his
excellency the governor of that state, (a copy
whereof is among the, documents accompanying
their report,) fully disclosing in a lucid and for-
cible manner, their views of the whole subject,
with a request that it be submitted to the le-
gislature; and we entertain the fullest confi-
dence, that that enlightened body will be found
animated by the same just and liberal spirit
which guided their sister states, ami that dur-
ing its present session, a law will be passed
equaly satisfactory with those of Delaware and
Pennsylvania.

We scarcely know which most to command,
the ability with which the committee supported
their application, or the enlightened and literal
spirit in which they were received, and the
sense of justice and good feelings that enabled
them so fully to succeed in securing the objects
cf their mission.

By virtue of the resolution No. 22, we se-
lected and employed the Hon. William Wirt,
attornty general of the United States and Roger
13. Taney, Equiie, to appear to the suit which
had been instituted, and was pending in the su-
preme court of the United States, against citi-
zens of this state, for arrearages of quit rents
claimed by the administration of Louisa-