- Committee on Resolutions Document Library
The Peace Conference of 1861
In February 1861, following the inauguration of Lincoln and the secession of seven states from the Union, a convention of 131 politicians from the remaining states met in Washington, D. C., at the Willard Hotel. They aimed to prevent civil war, and the secession of further states, by proposing an amendment to the Constitution that would protect the existence and practice of slavery, within certain parameters, by enshrining them in constitutional law. An amendment was eventually agreed and recommended to Congress, where it was not passed.
Committee on Resolutions
The Committee on Resolutions was created to examine the different proposals of amendment to the Constitution or resolutions to introduce alternative options, and then to make a report to the Conference recommending a course of action for their consideration. On 11 February 1861, the Conference voted to allow resolutions to be submitted directly to the committee. Unfortunately, we do not have the records of this committee.
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The list of documents under consideration by committee: Committee on Resolutions at the end of its timeline.
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The Peace Conference of 1861, Date: 09 Feb 1861, 12:00
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The Peace Conference of 1861, Date: 09 Feb 1861, 12:00
Resolutions of Connecticut Democratic Meeting Presented by James Clay
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The Peace Conference of 1861, Date: 11 Feb 1861, 12:00
[Editors' Note: The resolutions were returned to the Convention alongside the report.]
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The Peace Conference of 1861, Date: 11 Feb 1861, 12:00
Report of the Committee on Resolutions on the Resolutions of the Democratic Party
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The Peace Conference of 1861, Date: 11 Feb 1861, 12:00
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The Peace Conference of 1861, Date: 15 Feb 1861, 12:00
Proposals of Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
People: Joseph F. Randolph Thomas Ewing Caleb B. Smith Lot M. Morrill Thomas White Reverdy Johnson Stephen T. Logan F. K. Zollicoffer Daniel M. Bates James Guthrie Asa Fowler Hiland Hall Thomas Ruffin James Harlan Samuel Ames Alexander W. Doniphan
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The Peace Conference of 1861, Date: 15 Feb 1861, 12:00
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The Peace Conference of 1861, Date: 15 Feb 1861, 12:00
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The Peace Conference of 1861, Date: 15 Feb 1861, 12:00
Mr. Baldwin's Substitute for the Proposals of Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
People: Roger S. Baldwin
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The Peace Conference of 1861, Date: 15 Feb 1861, 12:00
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The Peace Conference of 1861, Date: 15 Feb 1861, 12:00
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The Peace Conference of 1861, Date: 15 Feb 1861, 12:00
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The Peace Conference of 1861, Date: 15 Feb 1861, 12:00
Mr. Seddon's Further Proposals of Amendment to the Constitution
People: James A. Seddon
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The Peace Conference of 1861, Date: 15 Feb 1861, 12:00