Magistrate, as sure pledges that all his efforts will be directed to preserve unimpaired the union, happiness, and glory of our Republic.

Resolved, That the patriotic spirit and tone of the President's recent Proclamation, relating to the extraordinary proceedings of South Carolina, meet our warmest approbation; and we approve of the principles and policy avowed therein, as expounded, not in accordance with the federal doctrine of consolidation, but with the democratic doctrine of State rights, and a limitation of action of the Federal Government to the powers expressly delegated to it by the Constitution, and in accordance with the several messages of President Jackson, to Congress, and the uniform tenor of the acts of his administration; and in support of all constitutional measures adopted by him to preserve the Union, we tender him our undivided support.

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be, and hereby is directed to transmit a copy of these Resolves, with the Preamble, to each of the Representatives in Congress from this State.

Resolved, That the Governor be, and hereby is requested to transmit a copy of these Resolves, with the Preamble to the Executive of each of the other States of this Union, and the President of the Senate of the United States.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February 18, 1833.
Read and passed.

Attest-R. G. GREENE, Secretary of State.

RESOLVES

OF THE

LEGISLATURE

OF

MASSACHUSETTS.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

HOUSE OF REPREsentatives, January 9, 1833.

Ordered, That Messrs. CROWNINSHIELD, of Boston,

with such as the Senate may join, be a Committee to consider so much of the Governor's Address as relates to the proceedings of the late Convention of the people of South Carolina, and the purposes and policy thereof, and also the Resolutions of the State of Pennsylvania thereon: Sent up for concurrence.

L. S. CUSHING, Clerk.

IN SENATE, January 10th, 1833.

Concurred, and Messrs. Everett, Hoar, Barton and Burnell

are joined.

ATTEST,

CHAS. CALHOUN, Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

IN SENATE, February 15, 1833.

The Joint Select Committee, appointed to consider so much of the Governor's Address as relates to the proceedings of the late Convention of the people of South Carolina, and the purposes and policy thereof: and to whom have been referred Resolutions of the States of Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Illinois, North Carolina and Delaware upon that subject, have attended to the duty assigned them, and beg leave to submit the following

REPORT:

In the partial Report which they have already submitted, the Committee have stated in general terms the character of the proceedings of the late Convention of the people of South Carolina; and the subject is now so familiar to the public, that it does not seem necessary to enter very fully into a recapitulation of facts. It is generally known that this Convention, which appears to have been assembled agreeably to the forms prescribed by the Constitution of the State, met at Columbia on the 22d of last November :-that almost immediately after, and with very little deliberation, it proceeded to pass an Act, denominated an Ordinance, declaring null and void all the laws of the United States which impose duties upon the importation of foreign goods, particularly those of the 19th of May, 1828, and the 14th of June, 1832; prohibiting the execution of them within the State of South Carolina, and making it the duty of the Legislature to pass such laws as should be necessary to give full effect