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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.
Cite as: Grace Penn, Annabel Harris and Nicholas P. S. Cole, The Peace Conference of 1861, Quill Project at Pembroke College (Oxford, 2023).
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A summary view for the full record of the convention
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Sources:
2 historical records used for this dataset.
Process:
8 committees met in 53 sessions. Average 26.5 sessions each.
Dates from Monday, 04 February 1861 to Wednesday, 27 February 1861.
People:
138 people in 21 voting delegations.
Top 5 most active people are:
- James Guthrie (62 events)
- Charles A. Wickliffe (58 events)
- John Tyler (57 events)
- James A. Seddon (55 events)
- Salmon P. Chase (35 events)
Summary of person events:
- 181
join a committee. - 3
leave a committee. - 64
elections to a position.
Procedures:
251 procedural motions considered.
Summary of procedural events:
- 251
procedural motion proposed. - 37
motions debated.
Documents:
84 documents considered with 151 amendments presented.
Summary of document events:
- 84
new documents created. - 24
documents passed from another committee. - 151
amendments to a document proposed. - 143
debates on a proposal.
Decisions:
438 number of decisions made.
Summary of decision made:
- 211
proposals adopted. - 70
proposals rejected. - 24
proposals referred to another committee. - 8
debate of a proposal postponed. - 46
proposal dropped from discussion without a formal vote. - 13
some other decision on a proposal.