The citizens of Clark County, in their remonstrance, express their sense of the impropriety of the measure, and solicit the Congress of the United States not to act on the subject, so as to permit the introduction of slaves into the Territory; at least until their population shall entitle them to form a constitution and State government.
Your committee, after duly considering the matter, respectfully submit the following resolution:
Resolved, That it is not expedient at this time to suspend the sixth article of compact for the government of the Territory of the United States north-west of the river Ohio.
Tuesday, November 17.
The President communicated a letter from James Fenner, stating the resignation of his seat in the Senate.
Slavery in Indiana.
The Senate took into consideration the report of the committee to whom was referred, on the 7th instant, the resolutions of the Legislative Council and House of Representatives of the Indiana Territory, on the propriety of suspending the 6th article of compact contained in the ordinance for the government of the North-western Territory, and agreed thereto; and,
Resolved, That it is not expedient, at this time, to suspend the 6th article of compact for the government of the Territory of the United States north-west of the river Ohio.
Thursday, November 19.
The credentials of Elisha Mathewson, appointed a Senator by the Legislature of the State of Rhode Island, in the place of James Fenner, elected Governor, were read.