Goggin, William Leftwich (1807-1870) Substitue for the report of the Committee on Federal Relations, presented by Mr. Goggin, March 16, 1861.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08886.02 Author/Creator: Goggin, William Leftwich (1807-1870) Place Written: Virginia Type: Document Date: 16 March 1861 Pagination: 7 p. ; 22.6 x 14.7 cm. Order a Copy
Presented by Goggin, a delegate at Virginia's Secession Convention. Declares "Be it, therefore, ordained by the people of Virginia, and they do hereby declare, That the said State is no longer one of the Union of States known as the United States of America, and that the people of the said State owe no allegiance or duty to any other Government whatsoever." Contains other declarations pertaining to secession.
Goggin was a United States Representative from Virginia 1839-1844 and 1847-1848.
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