A Resolution for the relief of the Inhabitants of the County of New Madrid

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Whereas in the Catalogue of Miseries and Afflictions, with which it has 
pleased the Supreme Being of the universe, to visit the Inhabitants of this 
earth, there are none more truly awful and destructive than Earthquakes. 
Man's wisdom Can not forsee, nor by precaution guard against them. In 
whatever Sections of the habitable world, this wreck of Matter, these 
convulsions of nature occur; They do not fail profoundly to impress us with 
awe, and to [obliterated] our [huh] at these terrible effects. As members of 
the great human family, our deepest Commiseration Should not fail, to the 
[huh], and our hearts expanded with charity for the relief of those whose 
lives were Saved from the general wreck. We ought Never to forget that what 
was their fate [huh] may be ours tomorrow. 
And Whereas It is Notorious to this general assembly, that the Inhabitants of 
the late District now County of New Madrid, in this Territory, have lately 
been visited with Several Calamities of this Kind, which have destroyed large 
portions of their Country and involved in the greatest Distress, many 
families, whilst others have been entirely ruined. Whole districts of county 
have been [obliterated] and many valuable farmsteads destroyed. Many of these 
our unfortunate fellow-citizens are now wandering about without a home to 
[obliterated] roof to Shelter them from the pitiless Storms. And whereas the 
[huh] light in which the Calamities are viewed by the enlightened humane 
government of the United States, has been conspicuously manifested, by their 
liberal [huh] [huh] [huh] of the [huh] at [huh]. This General Assembly can 
therefore doubt not but what it will be equally ready to extend relief to a 
portion of its own Citizens, under Similar Circumstances. Be it therefore 
resolved by the General Assembly for the Territory of Missouri, that they do 
recommend the Inhabitants of the Said County of New Madrid, who have thus 
Suffered, to the Consideration of the National Legislature, and that in the 
opinion of the said General Assembly provisions ought to be made by law, for 
granting to the Said Inhabitants relief, either out of the public land, or in 
such other way as may seem meet to the Wisdom & [huh] of the general 
government.

St. Louis, January 13th, 1814
[Signed]
William Clark
Governor of the Missouri Territory
[and] Gro. Bullett {?} Speaker of the House of Representatives
[and] S. [or G.]  Hammond
President of the Legislative Council