Virginia. Convention, Richmond (1861) Partial report from the committee on federal relations, presented March 9, 1861.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03112 Author/Creator: Virginia. Convention, Richmond (1861) Place Written: s.l. Type: Pamphlet Date: 9 March 1861 Pagination: 1 v. : 33 p. ; 23 x 14 cm. Order a Copy
Includes a partial report issued by Virginia delegates, stating "The people of Virginia recognize the American principle that government is founded in the consent of the governed, and they concede the right of the people of the several States of this Union, for just causes, to withdraw from their association under the Federal Government ... " Contains a report of the committee on federal relations, proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States. This report declares that involuntary servitude shall remain unchanged in Virginia. Includes a substitute for the report of the committee on federal relations, presented by Henry Wise, a former United States Representative from Virginia and delegate to the 1861 Virginia Convention. Contains reports from delegates Lewis E. Harvie, Robert L. Montague, and Samuel C. Williams.
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