- Wednesday, 26 December 1860, at 10:00
The Road to Civil War
Senate Special Committee of Thirteen on the Condition of the Country
A committee formed through a resolution submitted by Mr. Powell on December 6, 1860 and adopted on December 18, 1860. The role of the committee was to examine the conflict between slaveholding and non-slaveholding States and provide solutions and concessions to avoid secession.
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Session 14193: 1860-12-26 10:00:00
The Committee considers Mr. Toombs' compromise resolutions; documents introduced in Senate by Mr. Bigler and Mr. Pugh are laid before the Committee.
Membership (at session start):
William Bigler, Jacob Collamer, John J. Crittenden, Jefferson Davis, James R. Doolittle, Stephen A. Douglas, James W. Grimes, Robert M. T. Hunter, Lazarus W. Powell, Henry M. Rice, William H. Seward, Robert Toombs, Benjamin Wade (13 total)
Representing 12 delegations:
Georgia Delegation, Illinois Delegation, Iowa Delegation, Kentucky Delegation, Minnesota Delegation, Mississippi Delegation, New York Delegation, Ohio Delegation, Pennsylvania Delegation, Vermont Delegation, Virginia Delegation, Wisconsin Delegation
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