I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of record in this Office. N. A. PHELPS, Sec'y of State. STATE OF CONNECTICUT. RESOLUTIONS IN RELATION TO THE WEST POINT ACADEMY. WHEREAS, The attention of many of the citizens of this State, has for years past been directed to the large appropriations of public money made by Congress for the support of the Military Academy at West-Point, in the State of New York, and as it appears evident to them that a very large proportion of the cadets received into that School, are the sons of wealthy and influential men, who by the interposition of Members of Congress obtain situations in that institution to the almost total exclusion of the sons of poor and less influential men, regardless alike of qualifications and of merit, and whereas, the practice of educating such persons at the expense of the United States, without any obligation on their part to continue in its service, after they have completed their educations, or in any way re-imburse to the United States the amount expended in their educations, is considered entirely at varience with our views of justice and equality-we are therefore of opinion that said Military Academy ought to be abolished. Resolved, Therefore, by the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and our Representatives requested to oppose all further appropriations for the support of said Military Academy. Resolved, That the Governor of this State cause that each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress, and the Governor of each State and Territory of the United States, be furnished with a copy of the preceding Preamble and Resolutions. HARTFORD, July 9, 1842. } I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of record in this office. N. A. PHELPS, Secretary of State. STATE OF CONNECTICUT. RESOLUTIONS IN RELATION TO THE BANKRUPT ACT. WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States, at the called session in 1841, passed an act entitled " An act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States," by the provisions of which, debtors, whether traders or not, on their voluntary application, may be discharged from their just debts without payment, and without the consent of their creditors, or any part thereof, and whereas, said act is retrospective in its provisions, not only in relation to debts, but in respect to contracts, and transfers of property, which are invalidated -is unjust in its operations, subversive of moral obligation, tending to encourage fraud, to destroy confidence between man and man, and in its influence has greatly aggraved the embarrassments and distress which afflict our country, and whereas, Connecticut being a creditor State, and its citizens extensively interested in claims due from persons in other States, said act operates with peculiar severity on the people of this State :-Wherefore, Resolved, That in the opinion of this Assembly, said act ought to be immediately repealed; and that the Representatives of this State in the Congress of the United States, be, and they are hereby requested, and our Senators in Congress are instructed to use their influence to procure the repeal of said act; and if necessary, to introduce and vote for a bill for that purpose. |