The Secession Movement in the United States, 1847-1852

31 Cong A. H. Stephens action adjourned adopted Alabama Alabama Platform anti-slavery Banner and Nashville Benton bill Bose Calhoun Correspondence California called Charleston Claiborne committee compromise measures Congressional Constitution December declared delegates Democratic disunion Du Bose election favor February February 14 fugitive slave Georgia Globe Governor Quitman Greenville County held Henry Clay Howell Cobb Ibid issue January Langdon Cheves laws legislation Legislature majority matter meeting ment Messages and Papers Mexico Mississippi Nashville Convention Nashville Whig National Intelligencer negro Niles Register North Northern November November 19 opinion opposed Oregon organization party passed Perry's Reminiscences political President proceedings purpose Quitman recommended Republican Banner resolutions secession Secessionists sentiment Sess session Seward slaveholding slavery South Carolina Southern Congress Southern rights speech Taylor Tennessee territory Texas tion Toombs Union United views Virginia vote Webster Weekly National Intelligencer William Gilmore Simms Wilmot Proviso wrote Yancey