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Rh Westmorelond, Barrette, Robinsen of Macon, Gilmore, Blount, Thomasson, Chandler, Avery. On Banks—Messrs. Villalonga, Harris, Neely, McDougald, Hill, Neal, Lane, Jones of Warren, Colbert. On Manufactures—Messrs. Jones of Paulding, Dawson, Kendall, Yopp, Heard, Richardson, Calder, Carlton, Faver of Troup, Strickland, Brandon. On the Penitentiary—Messrs. Nelson, Tompkins, Terrell of Coweta, Wilson, Griggs, Gaston, McWhorter, Roberts, Culberson of Troup, Goodman, Snelling, Villalonga, Wellborn. On Printing—Messrs. Calder, Sanford, Fleming, Fletcher, McLeod, Fortner, Leith, Hodges of Randolph, Waldhour. On Privileges and Elections—Messrs. Fish, Hines, Hodges of Houston, Morris, Reid, Hendrix, Shaw, Robinson of Fayette, Brown, Slaughter, Thornton. On Petitions—Messrs. Wiggins, Kenan, Talley, Terrell of Putnam, Wilcox, Woold ridge, Peacock, Dubignon, Faver of Meriwether, Farmer, Whitworth. On Journals—Messrs. Lawton, Digby, Deadwyler, Carter, Mclntyre, Hall, Penick, Pickett, Penland, Anderson of Wilkes, Dorminy. On Military—Messrs. Harrison, Hammell, Laughridge, Bryan, Riley, Mintz, O'Bannon, Tillman, Morris, Perkins, Nelson. On Enrolment—Messrs. Culberson of Floyd, Pringle, McDonald, Gresham, Gordon, Andrews, Colbert, Mclntyre. On motion of Mr. Jones of Paulding, Mr. Gartrell of Wilkes, was added to the Committee on the Judiciary. On motion of Mr. Phillips of Habersham, Mr. Brown of Burke, was added to the Committee on Finance. Mr. Gartrell of Wilkes, laid upon the table the following preamble and resolutions: Whereas, the people of the non-slaveholding States have commenced and are apparently persisting in a system of encroachment upon the Constitution and rights of a portion of the people of this Confederacy, which is alike unjust and dangerous to the peace and perpetuity of our cherished Union, be it

1. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly convened, That the Government of the United States is one of limited powers and cannot rightfully exercise any authority not conferred by the Constitution. 2. Resolved, That the Constitution grants no power to Congress to prohibit the introduction of slavery into any territory belonging to the United States. 3. Resolved, That the several States of the Union are acceded to the Confederacy upon terms of perfect equality, and