United States, with a request that the same
be laid before their respective Legislatures."

[These resolutions passed the House of Representatives in April, by a
large majority--the newspapers say, 83 to 13. They were indefinitely
postponed in the Senate, by a vote of 21 to 9.]

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APPENDIX G.

The number of petitioners for abolition in the District of Columbia, and
on other subjects allied to it, have been ascertained (in the House of
Representatives) to be as follows:--

Men. Women. Total.
For abolition in the District, 51,366 78,882 130,248
Against the annexation of Texas, 104,973 77,419 182,392
Rescinding the gag resolution, 21,015 10,821 31,836
Against admitting any new slave state, 11,770 10,391 22,161
For abolition of the slave-trade
between the states, 11,864 11,541 23,405
For abolition of slavery in the
territories, 9,129 12,083 21,212
At the extra session for rescinding
the gag resolution of Jan. 21, 1837, 3,377 3,377
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Total, 213,494 201,137 414,631

The number in the Senate, where some difficulty was interposed that
prevented its being taken, is estimated to have been about two-thirds as
great as that in the House.

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APPENDIX H.

[On the 1st of December, one of the secretaries of the American
Anti-Slavery Society addressed a note to each of the Governors of the
slave states, in which he informed them, in courteous and respectful
terms, that he had directed the Publishing Agent of this society,
thereafter regularly to transmit to them, free of charge, the periodical
publications issued from the office of the society. To this offer the
following replies were received:--]

GOVERNOR CAMPBELL'S LETTER.

JAMES G. BIRNEY, Esq., _New York_

"RICHMOND, _Dec. 4, 1837_.

SIR,--I received, by yesterday's mail, your letter of the 1st
instant, in which you state that you had directed the publishing
agent of the American Anti-Slavery Society, hereafter, regularly to
transmit, free of charge, by mail, to all the governors of the slave
states, the periodical publications issued from that office.

Regarding your society as