Governor's Letter Book: copy of the letter from North Carolina General Assembly representatives to the Peace Conference to Governor Ellis and a report on the conference, Feb. 27, 1861

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Governor's Letter Book: copy of the letter from North Carolina General Assembly representatives to the Peace Conference to Governor Ellis and a report on the conference, Feb. 27, 1861

Creator

["North Carolina. General Assembly. 1861 Peace Conference Delegates."]

Place

["Washington, District of Columbia, United States","Wake County, North Carolina, United States"]

Local Call Number

GLB 49 (Governor's Letter Book)

MARS ID

340.2 (Series)

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Title

Governor's Letter Book: copy of the letter from North Carolina General Assembly representatives to the Peace Conference to Governor Ellis and a report on the conference, Feb. 27, 1861

Creator

["North Carolina. General Assembly. 1861 Peace Conference Delegates."]

Agency-Current

["North Carolina Governor (1859-1861 : Ellis), Office of the Governor"]

Rights

State Document see http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,63754

Description

Report and letter to Governor Ellis from the delegation sent to the Peace Conference. The failed 'Crittenden Compromise' in the lame duck session of the Thirty-Sixth Congress brought about one final attempt at a political solution to save the Union. Former president John Tyler, acting as an envoy of President James Buchanan, organized a meeting in February 1861. The North Carolina General Assembly decided to attend, designating five representatives to take part in the conference. The members of the Peace Conference recommended a series of resolutions to put before the Thirty-Sixth Congress. They examined previous negotiations concerning slavery from the Missouri Compromise of 1820 to the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and the contemporary concept of Popular Sovereignty. The resolutions primarily dealt with the status of slavery in the territories, but the resulting proposed changes were contrary to Abraham Lincoln's campaign platform. Even if Congress approved the suggestions, President Lincoln could not endorse them. This item was scanned as part of the American Civil War Sesquicentennial commemoration at the North Carolina State Archives. It was part of the monthly documents on the North Carolina Civil War 150 website (http://civilwar150nc.wordpress.com)

Subject

["Governors--North Carolina--Correspondence","Secession--North Carolina","Ellis, John Willis, 1820-1861","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources","North Carolina. General Assembly"]

Index Terms

Barringer, D.M.; Reid, David S.; Davis, George; Ruffin, Thomas; Morehead, J.M.

Local Call Number

GLB 49 (Governor's Letter Book)

MARS ID

340.2 (Series)

Place

["Washington, District of Columbia, United States","Wake County, North Carolina, United States"]

Time Period

["(1860-1876) Civil War and Reconstruction"]

Digital Collections

["Civil War Collection","Governors Papers, Modern"]

Source Collections

["John Willis Ellis. Governors' Papers. State Archives of North Carolina"]

Related Items

Letter: North Carolina General Assembly representatives to the Peace Conference to Governor Ellis, Feb. 27, 1861

Physical Characteristics

Letter book pages featuring a copy of a letter and a report; 5 pages

Format

["Letters (Correspondence)"]

Hosted By

["State Archives of North Carolina","State Library of North Carolina"]

Identifier

SR_340_2_GP_John_Willis_Ellis_Letter_Book_18610227

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