_Resolutions of the Senate, April 13, 1832._
Mr. TALLMADGE, from the select committee to which was referred the
memorials of the State Colonization Society, and of William A. Duer and
others, of the city of New York, reported the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
_Resolved_, That the Senate applaud the motives, and approve the objects,
of the American Colonization Society, and have full confidence in the
fidelity, discretion, and ability, of its executive officers.
_Resolved_, That, as the said society proposes to remove or mitigate
existing evils, and prevent or diminish apprehended dangers, it deserves
the confidence and encouragement of the American people.
_Resolved_, That the Senate commend the said society to the consideration
and patronage of the citizens of this State.
_Resolved_, That these resolutions be transmitted to the honorable the
Assembly, for their consideration.
The resolutions passed the House of Assembly with hardly a dissenting
voice.