A.

1. Resolved, as the sense of this meeting, That the existence of slavery in the United States is a great political calamity, as well as moral evil, injurious to the character of the nation, hazardous to the existence of its free institutions, and repugnant to the spirit and principles of true religion.

2. Resolved, That whilst, in the opinion of this meeting, it is the bounden duty of several states to provide in such a mode as may be most consistent with a due regard to the acknowledged rights of property, for the effectual and speedy abolition of slavery with their respective jurisdictions, it is no less incumbent upon the national goverment, to prevent by all constituional means, the further extension of the evil in the United States, or in the territories thereof.

3 Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting, the congress of the United States have constitutional power to prohib prohibit the introductions of slavery into any state hereafter to be admitted into the union, whether the said state be formed within the original territory of the United States, or to be erected from territory acquired beyond the limits thereof, and to render the prohibition of the further extension of slavery in such new state, a condition of its admission into the union.

4 Resolved, That as congress have deemed it expedient, in the exercise of this undoubted and indisputable power, to prohibit the further importation of slaves into the United States, or any of the territories thereof, by an act passed on the 2d. of March, 1807, so, in the opinion of this meeting, equally just and expedient the power of congress to render the prohibition of the further extension of slavery a condition of admission in any new state of the union should be exercised in all future cases, whether such new state be forced within the original territory of the united States, or within a territory, not originally comprised within the limits thereof.

5. Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting are due to the members of the late congress of the United States who opposed the admission of the state of Missouri into the union except upon condition of prohibiting the further extension of slavery therein.

6. Resolved, that the senators and representatives in the congress of the United States, from this state, be requested to use their most zealous [effor]ts to prevent the further extension of slavery in the United States.

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