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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 12479: 1860-12-28 10:00:00
The Committee considers the Douglas Compromise and reports to the Senate.
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Joint Resolution Proposing Compromise: Revised Crittenden Compromise
Article 1. In all of the territory of the United States situate north of latitude thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes, except that part of New Mexico which lies north of said line of latitude, slavery or involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, is forever prohibited. The Territory of New Mexico, so long as it remains under a temporary or territorial government, shall retain its present status in respect to persons held to service or labor under the laws of said Territory made in pursuance of the act of Congress of the 9th of September, 1850, being one of the compromise acts of that year, and entitled “An act proposing to the State of Texas,” &c., “and to establish a territorial government for New Mexico.” During its continuance the territorial government of New Mexico shall have no power to legislate concerning or to interfere with the condition or status of the persons so held to service or labor in any way to impair the rights of the party to whom such service or labor is due, nor shall Congress have any power to legislate upon the subject.
The said Territory of New Mexico may be divided at the discretion of Congress, and, when prepared for it, admitted into the Union as provided for, by the said act of the 9th of September, 1850.
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- Joint Resolution Proposing Compromise: Revised Crittenden Compromise (introduced on 1860-12-28 10:00:00 - CREATE - e897179) [This document]
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- None (introduced on 1860-12-28 10:00:00 - REJECT_PROPOSAL - e898642) [view current proposal at this moment]