1843

RESOLUTIONS.

mises of the Constitution, and to encourage the fanatical
crusade against the rights of their southern brethren, and
well adapted to create serious apprehensions, as to the per-
petuity of our glorious union, the course of that great State
in her legislative capacity we cannot but consider as highly
disloyal to the constitutional integrity of the Federal compact
and under all the circumstances displaying very bad faith
to her sister States, whose peculiar institutions differ from
hers, that in a spirit of fraternal respect we invoke from
the patriotic sons of that ancient Commonwealth, a recon-
sideration of their aforesaid action, and beseech them as
they regard the holy connexion of the States, not to persist
in their efforts to open again this mixed question, which in
its renewed agitation must terminate in a State of things
which all friends of the constitutional union as it is, would
seriously deplore. That we call upon them in the spirit
which dictated its formation to pause in their careel of pro-
posed innovation.
Resolved, That justice and sound policy forbid the Fed-
eral Government to foster, one branch of industry to the
detriment of another, or to cherish the interest of one por-
tion to the injury of another portion of our. common coun-
try; that every citizen, and every section of the country
has a right to demand and insist upon an equality of rights
and priviledges, and to complete and ample protection of
person and property from domestic violence or foreign
aggression.
Resolved, That the Governor of this State, cause to be
transmitted a copy of the foregoing resolutions to each of
our Senators and Representatives in Congress, and to the
Governors of the several States of the union, with a request
that they will cause the same to be laid before the respec-
tive legislatures thereof,

No. 58.

Passed March
8, 1844.

Resolution in favor of James Iglehart.

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the Treasurer of the Western Shore, pay to James Igle-
hart, out of any unappropriated money in the Treasury, the
sum of ninety-two dollars and fifty-eight and three-fourth
cents, it being the amount due him as per bill rendered, for
sundry articles furnished the State.