Missouri, Legislature Resolution of the legislature of Missouri, declaring, in their opinion, that Congress has no power to appropriate moneys to aid the American Colonization Society.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.046 Author/Creator: Missouri, Legislature Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: February 19, 1829 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 22.5 cm, Width: 14.5 cm Order a Copy
20th Congress, 2d Session, document no. 89. Congress has no power to appropriate money to aid the American Colonization Society (based on strict construction of the Constitution). The resolution mentions the concern that the next step would be Congress buying slaves for the purpose of liberating and colonizing them.
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