[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 49 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 49

  Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
      should be issued to honor the life of Elijah Parish Lovejoy.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 26, 2010

    Mr. Burris (for himself and Mr. Durbin) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
      should be issued to honor the life of Elijah Parish Lovejoy.

Whereas Elijah Parish Lovejoy was an advocate for the abolition of slavery and, 
        as editor of the St. Louis Observer, wrote a series of editorials in 
        which he strongly condemned the practice of slavery and supported 
        efforts toward emancipation;
Whereas after being forced to move his printing press across the Mississippi 
        River to Alton, Illinois, Lovejoy became the Stated Clerk of the 
        Presbytery in 1837 and the first pastor of the present-day College 
        Avenue Presbyterian Church;
Whereas on the night of November 7, 1837, Lovejoy was killed by a pro-slavery 
        mob while he attempted to defend his press, a machine that came to serve 
        as a symbol for the abolition of slavery;
Whereas the murder of Lovejoy resulted in a great strengthening of abolitionist 
        sentiment and is recognized as one of the key events that led to the 
        Civil War;
Whereas Lovejoy gave his life in defense of freedom and equality, two traits 
        that define America; and
Whereas the Elijah P. Lovejoy Memorial asks that a postage stamp be issued to 
        honor the life of Elijah Parish Lovejoy and to commemorate the 175th 
        anniversary of his death: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United States Postal Service should issue a postage 
        stamp honoring the life of Elijah Parish Lovejoy and 
        commemorating the 175th anniversary of his death; and
            (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend 
        to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
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