Judge George Summers: Draft Resolutions Regarding the Virginia State Convention and Sectional Crisis

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Historic Glenwood Foundation

Name/Title

Judge George Summers: Draft Resolutions Regarding the Virginia State Convention and Sectional Crisis

Entry/Object ID

303_b_316_24_03

Category

Government

Archive Items Details

Description

This manuscript contains ten draft resolutions outlining a formal political stance on the burgeoning sectional crisis of the mid-19th century, likely prepared for the Virginia Secession Convention or a related assembly. The text asserts a commitment to the Union and the Constitution while simultaneously defending the rights of "slave-holding states," specifically regarding the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law and the expansion of slavery into new territories.

Date(s) of Creation

1861