STATE OF INDIANA._Report of the naval committee to the House of Representatives, August, 1850, in favor of the establishment of a line of mail steamships to the western coast of Africa, and thence via the Mediterranean to London; designed to promote the emigration of free persons of color from the United States to Liberia: also to increase the steam navy, and to extend the commerce of the United States.

_Preamble and joint resolutions, 1829._

Whereas the members of the present General Assembly of the State of

Indiana view with unqualified approbation the continued exertions of the

American Colonization Society to ameliorate the condition of the colored

population of our country, and believing that the cause of humanity

and the true interest of the United States require the removal of this

people from amongst us more speedily than the ability of the Colonization

Society will permit:

_Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana_, That

our Senators and Representatives in Congress be, and they are hereby,

requested, in the name of the State of Indiana, to solicit the assistance

of the General Government to aid the laudable designs of the Colonization

Society, in such manner as Congress in its wisdom may deem expedient.

_Resolved_, That the Governor be, and he is hereby, requested to forward

a copy of the foregoing resolution to our Senators and Representatives in

Congress.

Report of the naval committee to the House of Representatives, August, 1850, in favor of the establishment of a line of mail steamships to the western coast of Africa, and thence via the Mediterranean to London; designed to promote the emigration of free persons of color from the United States to Liberia: also to increase the steam navy, and to extend the commerce of the United States. · 第 20 / 22 题