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Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and our Representatives requested, to oppose any further postponement
of the fourth instalment of the surplus revenue, and they be instructed to urge on
Congress the propriety of distributing the same among the several States of the Union, according
to their respective distributive shares: and be it further
Resolved, That the Governor be, and he is hereby, requested to transmit a certified copy of
the foregoing resolution to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress.
1On December 13, 1838, John Dawson introduced the resolution in the House of Representatives. The House tabled the resolution.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State
of Illinois, at Their First Session, (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1838), 81.
Printed Transcription, 1 page(s), Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State of Illinois at their First Session (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1838), 81