Excerpt from Union League Club of New York: Report of Special Committee on the Passage by the the House of Representatives of the Constitutional Amendment; For the Abolition of Slavery; January 31st, 1865 And whereas, For the avoidance of all further controversy on this vexed subject, and for the' advisement of the world of the future character of this republic, and that free homes in the South invite foreign emigration, and generally as a guaranty for the peace, unity, stability, prosperity and power of the republic, it is expedient that the abolition of slavery by the military and naval arm should be confirmed and concluded beyond all cavil by the constitutional will of the nation at the earliest moment possible; therefore, Resolved, That this Club approve of the passage by our pres ent Congress of the Constitutional Amendment forbidding the existence of slavery henceforth, to the end that the same may be promptly submitted to the judgment of the American people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.