Preamble and resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of Virginia, January the 19th, 1861. : Whereas it is the deliberate opinion of the general assembly of Virginia, that unless the unhappy controversy, which now divides the states of this confederacy, shall be satisfactorily adjusted, a permanent dissolution of the Union is inevitable ... .

[Maine.] : [Stevens & Sayward, Printers to the State], [1861]

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Preamble and resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of Virginia, January 19, 1861. Virginia wanted states to send Commissioners to a peace conference in Washington, D.C. on February 4, 1861. Virginia was sending five men. Virginia proposed a Constitutional amendment leaving territory below latitude 36 degrees 30" to be where slavery was legal. The right of transit for slaveholders would be guaranteed.

Letter of transmittal: "To the Senate and House of Representatives: I herewith transmit resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of Virginia, January the 19th , 1861 ... Israel Washburn, Jr. Council Chamber, January 28, 1861" ; Executive Department, Richmond, January 20, 1861., Sir ... I have the honor to transmit herewith, resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of Viriginia on yesterday. Very respectfully, John Lechter"--unnumbered page 1.
Signed at end: A copy from the Rolls. Wm. F. Gordon, Jr. C.H.D. & K.R. of Va.

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