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� State of Maine

                        In Senate    february [sic]     1827

The committee on Literature & Literary Institutions to whom was referred a communication from the Governor endorsing a Preamble & Resolution of the Legislature of the S submit the following Report.tate of Alabama disapproving the Resolution of the State of Delaware, Connecticutt[sic], Illinois & Indiana by which the last mentioned States concurred with a resolution of the State of Ohio proposing the emancipation of Slaves, together with a resolution of the State of New Jersey recommending a system of foreigen[sic] Colonisation[sic] to be adopted to affect the entire emancipation of Slaves; having considered the same respectfully submit the following Report.

                                             They cannot ["concur" is crossed out] accord with the sentiment expressed in the Preamble to the Resolution of the State of Alabama "That the" " Subject is one in which the States (where the "evil complained of exists) are alone[underlined]  interested". That Sentiment is unquestionably correct if Slaves be considered merely{underlined] a piece of property, an Article of Merchandise & traffic; But if they be considered, in a more enlarged view as Men[underlined], as Rational beings reduced to a State of Servitude & misery, and at the same time possessing capacities for improvement & knowledge, perhaps in our