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  3. Committee:The House of Representatives
  4. Session: 1861-01-14 12:00:00
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The Road to Civil War

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Session 11968: 1861-01-14 12:00:00

Mr. English and Mr. Florence present resolutions on the Crittenden Compromise. The Committee of Thirty-Three reports.

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Resolution on the Crittenden Compromise

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Resolved, That the present alarming condition of the country imperatively demands that Congress should take immediate steps to preserve the peace and maintain the Union, by removing, as far as possible, all causes of irritation and division; and to that end patriotism should prompt cheerful surrender of all partisan prejudices and minor differences of opinion; and this House, believing the plan of adjustment proposed by Hon. John. J. Crittenden, in the Senate, December 16, 1860, would be an equitable and honorable compromise, involving no sacrifice to any party or section that should not promptly be made for the sake of the inestimable blessings of peace and a united country, hereby instinct the committee of thirty-three here-tofore appointed by the House to report, without delay, the necessary measures to carry that plan into practical effect.

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