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Session 14102: 1861-02-11 12:00:00
Mr. Mckean submits a resolution to instruct the Committee of Five on the slavery question. The House considers resolutions on compromise, slavery, and secession.
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Resolution to Instruct the Committee of Five to Inquire into the Emancipation of Slaves in Border States
Whereas the “Gulf States” have assumed to secede from the Union, and it is deemed important to prevent the “border slave States” from following their example; and whereas it is believed that those who are inflexibly opposed to any measure of compromise or concession that involves, or may involve, a sacrifice of principle or the extension of slavery, would nevertheless cheerfully concur in any lawful measure for the emancipation of the slaves: Therefore,
Resolved, That the select committee of five be instructed to inquire whether, by the consent the people, or of the State governments, or by compensating the slaveholders, it be practicable for the General Government to procure the emancipation of the slaves in some, or all, of the “border States;” and if so, to report a bill for that purpose.
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- Resolution to Instruct the Committee of Five to Inquire into the Emancipation of Slaves in Border States (introduced on 1861-02-11 12:00:00 - CREATE - e901414) [This document]
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- Resolution to Instruct the Committee of Five to Inquire into the Emancipation of Slaves in Border States (introduced on 1861-02-11 12:00:00 - CREATE - e901414) [This document]
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