Excerpt from The Advantages and Surroundings of New Albany, Ind, , Floyd County: Manufacturing, Merchantile and Professional Interests Plainly Portrayed From a Matter of Fact Standpoint, Public Buildings and Officials, Schools, Churches, Societies, Canal, Rivers, Railroads, Etc, , EtcGovernor Harrison. Through the pressure of public opinion in Indiana, approved the repeal act. So close was the sentiment pro and con, that James Beggs, who was president of the council, gave the casting vote which made the soil of Indiana free from slavery, At this date there were 237 slaves in the area of the present state proper. These continued until death or freedom in other ways, but there \was no further introduction of human bondage into Indiana, and the State constitution adopted in 1816, forever precluded its extension.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.